ValP Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 We are due to cruise on Grandeur in August. We have booked the cruise from the UK. We see that the beverage package prices, shown in £ when we log in to our booking, are inflated by about 20% compared to the advertised beverage package prices shown in $ on the US site. For example, the current price for the Ultimate beverage package is £70.54 (which based on the current exchange rate of $1.28/£ is $90). The current price for the same package on the US site is currently $74.99. These are apparently 'discounted' 'pre-cruise' prices. Can anyone currently or recently on-board, please tell me if the Ultimate beverage package is discounted once we arrive on-board? Incidentally, the excursion prices seem to be similar in price (allowing for the exchange rate) whether in £ or $. The price differential appears to affect only the dining and beverage packages. Is this an error? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedNoodles Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 6 hours ago, ValP said: We are due to cruise on Grandeur in August. We have booked the cruise from the UK. We see that the beverage package prices, shown in £ when we log in to our booking, are inflated by about 20% compared to the advertised beverage package prices shown in $ on the US site. For example, the current price for the Ultimate beverage package is £70.54 (which based on the current exchange rate of $1.28/£ is $90). The current price for the same package on the US site is currently $74.99. These are apparently 'discounted' 'pre-cruise' prices. Can anyone currently or recently on-board, please tell me if the Ultimate beverage package is discounted once we arrive on-board? Incidentally, the excursion prices seem to be similar in price (allowing for the exchange rate) whether in £ or $. The price differential appears to affect only the dining and beverage packages. Is this an error? It's always less expensive to pre-purchase your drink packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantix2000 Posted June 16, 2023 Report Share Posted June 16, 2023 6 hours ago, ValP said: We are due to cruise on Grandeur in August. We have booked the cruise from the UK. We see that the beverage package prices, shown in £ when we log in to our booking, are inflated by about 20% compared to the advertised beverage package prices shown in $ on the US site. For example, the current price for the Ultimate beverage package is £70.54 (which based on the current exchange rate of $1.28/£ is $90). The current price for the same package on the US site is currently $74.99. These are apparently 'discounted' 'pre-cruise' prices. Can anyone currently or recently on-board, please tell me if the Ultimate beverage package is discounted once we arrive on-board? Incidentally, the excursion prices seem to be similar in price (allowing for the exchange rate) whether in £ or $. The price differential appears to affect only the dining and beverage packages. Is this an error? My understanding is that the UK and other non-US booking sites already include gratuity in their prices. However, on the US site, they do not. Dining/Beverage packages will have 18% gratuity added during the checkout process when purchasing on the US site. Therefore that $74.99 price you see will actually be $88.49 when purchased. That matches pretty well with the $90 you get from the exchange rate. Xaa, ChessE4, Pooch and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeRriii Posted June 18, 2023 Report Share Posted June 18, 2023 Your package price already include 18% gratuity. DDaley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ValP Posted June 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Thank you Atlantix2000 and TeRriii. That makes it more logical. I had enquired with Royal Caribbean and asked for my enquiry to be escalated to a senior and nobody has told me this. I am really surprised that Royal Caribbean Customer service are seemingly not aware! All your responses are very much appreciated. Thank you. PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pooch Posted June 24, 2023 Report Share Posted June 24, 2023 Royal Customer Service is unaware of so many things. This is no surprise. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavvy Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 UK pound prices include the 18% which they have to do under uk law. USD prices are before the 18% is added. It's showing in the final total. Last year they did run a UK promotion for £43 per day but that ended and wasent renewed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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