Paid4c4 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Recently while surfing the RCCL website looking at cruises I noticed a number of great cruises with a "Flash Sale" savings. The savings for the two of us usually amounted to 550 dollars per cruise per cabin. We generally stay in a Grand Suite and prefer the smaller ships. We also enjoy Perfect Day at CocoCay and Labadee over busy shopping ports. I guess you could say we enjoy cruising, ships and the nice people we meet. Also smaller ships are all older which greatly reduces the cost of cruising. Long story short I was able to book eight cruises which all had Flash Sale savings which allowed us to book an additional cruise with the savings. We're trying to get caught up after the shutdown and this should just about do it. At 73 every cruise is a blessing. Bill fireclan, Linda R, WAAAYTOOO and 8 others 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMW Hoosier Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 Oh, the old buy eight get one free marketing gimmick..... RCIfan1912, Ryan79, Paid4c4 and 7 others 1 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid4c4 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 25 minutes ago, BMW Hoosier said: Oh, the old buy eight get one free marketing gimmick..... A real gimmick, however I sure will have a big smile on the ninth cruise! AKM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montemy2419 Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Paid4c4 said: Recently while surfing the RCCL website looking at cruises I noticed a number of great cruises with a "Flash Sale" savings. The savings for the two of us usually amounted to 550 dollars per cruise per cabin. We generally stay in a Grand Suite and prefer the smaller ships. We also enjoy Perfect Day at CocoCay and Labadee over busy shopping ports. I guess you could say we enjoy cruising, ships and the nice people we meet. Also smaller ships are all older which greatly reduces the cost of cruising. Long story short I was able to book eight cruises which all had Flash Sale savings which allowed us to book an additional cruise with the savings. We're trying to get caught up after the shutdown and this should just about do it. At 73 every cruise is a blessing. Bill I do so much research that I can only book 1 or 2 cruises at a time. I think I need to learn from you and check out the sale section on their website more often. Great perk for them to give you a cruise after all the work that you put into planning all of this. As we get older I agree that we are enjoying the smaller ships more. RC only seems to be building larger and larger ships and I wish they would reconsider introducing a smaller ship to the fleet. Allen2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eamon Posted March 25 Report Share Posted March 25 1 hour ago, Montemy2419 said: As we get older I agree that we are enjoying the smaller ships more. RC only seems to be building larger and larger ships and I wish they would reconsider introducing a smaller ship to the fleet. This is an interesting idea, I kind of like it. What features of the big ships would you want to see on a new batch if RCCL were to add some midsized options? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid4c4 Posted March 25 Author Report Share Posted March 25 5 hours ago, Montemy2419 said: I do so much research that I can only book 1 or 2 cruises at a time. I think I need to learn from you and check out the sale section on their website more often. Great perk for them to give you a cruise after all the work that you put into planning all of this. As we get older I agree that we are enjoying the smaller ships more. RC only seems to be building larger and larger ships and I wish they would reconsider introducing a smaller ship to the fleet. Being semi retired I have a lot of time to research. One of the tools I use when scouting out cruises is cruise plum. Try them and see what you think. https://www.cruiseplum.com mac66 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid4c4 Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 21 hours ago, Eamon said: This is an interesting idea, I kind of like it. What features of the big ships would you want to see on a new batch if RCCL were to add some midsized options? You've ask a great question and I'm sure after some thought I'll come up with many ideas. I would like to see more speciality dinning venues, larger Schooner Bar or similar venues, a return to Solarium pools and areas with moveable tops, return the cigar lounges. I'm sure others will have better ideas but there a few of mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Montemy2419 Posted March 26 Report Share Posted March 26 20 hours ago, Paid4c4 said: Being semi retired I have a lot of time to research. One of the tools I use when scouting out cruises is cruise plum. Try them and see what you think. https://www.cruiseplum.com Thank you for the link to the website. I had never heard about it and it's easy to navigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid4c4 Posted March 26 Author Report Share Posted March 26 On 3/25/2023 at 3:44 PM, Eamon said: This is an interesting idea, I kind of like it. What features of the big ships would you want to see on a new batch if RCCL were to add some midsized options? You've ask a great question and I'm sure after some thought I'll come up with many ideas. I would like to see more speciality dinning venues, larger Schooner Bar or similar venues, a return to Solarium pools and areas with moveable tops, return the cigar lounges. I'm sure others will have better ideas but there a few of mine. I am also thinking perhaps on smaller ships there could be a return to old time dinning where quality, taste, menu selections and service would be more important than the fast food with the new menu. Eamon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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