aitriad Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 I was excited to try the Apollo Escape Room on my oasis sailing next month but noticed on the app the price is now $40 per person. Does anyone know if the prices ever get discounted on the cruise? I’ve read how it’s been like $20 previously but $40 is quite the price hike especially for our group of 10+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 Wow! On my last Oasis sailing last winter, it was $20 and never discounted. It sold out at that price. Dunno if they'll discount the 40, they'll probably only do it if they have trouble selling out, otherwise we might see 60 soon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 Free on Wonder b/c it’s an undecorated room, lol. Puzzles were still very challenging & we had a lot of fun doing it. jbrinkm and Villageidiot 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 I did it in Jan and it was $20, never was discounted, I think it is like the cupcake and sushi classes as the set price has never changed...even for black Friday. If it is $40, then that is the new price as everything has gone up by a heck of a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted June 26, 2023 Report Share Posted June 26, 2023 I don't think $40 is fair. At that price there should be booze....At 20 I was underwhelmed with my Harmony experience. Villageidiot and Heymarco 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 I agree the price is high @ChessE4, but fair only requires an offer and an acceptance without duress. If they can fill their slots with people that see $40 value in the activity, then it is fair. If the marketplace as a whole feels that it doesn't offer the value for the cost, they/we will make that known with our choices. Based on the demand for it and anecdotal conversations with those that were closed out of the experience at the $20 price point, the market can likely bear an increase. I would have liked to see them try $25, but these guys are going aggressive lately. You see it all over PDCC. At $40 they only need to fill to 1/2 capacity plus 1 person to exceed the revenue of full capacity at $20. I think they can do that. I certainly wish it were just included like Royal Puzzles Society, but I never consider market based pricing for non essential goods to be unfair. Both sides agree to the exchange. OCSC Mike and RCIFanatic 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 It was $20 for us as well, but that was back in OCT 2021. $40 does seem a little steep! PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
putinbay Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Must admit, I'm not very good at math, but I think going from $20 to $40 is a 100% price increase, or roughly 10 times the rate of inflation... LOL! WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted June 27, 2023 Report Share Posted June 27, 2023 Think of what all of us that bought it at the deflated price of $20 saved. The market is going to accept $40 and those slots will still sell. I wish it weren't true, but it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villageidiot Posted June 28, 2023 Report Share Posted June 28, 2023 Did the escape room on Oasis at $20. I don't see the value at $40. The puzzle break on Explorer was almost as good and free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Just noticed this. What a crock or you know what. Just one more way they will not be getting my money. I really hope Mr. Liberty enjoys his short term success in getting in the black. Cause overall, in the next few years he is getting thousands less of my money. I have three sailings booked with RC right now and I am pretty sure that other than 5 or 6 beers during a week, they will be getting zero on-board spend from me. I used to spend a couple of hundred bucks up to a thousand on-board per sailing. But now they get none. No Casino... nothing. Gilley 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 I gotta say $40 is the going rate for real good themed escape rooms on land these days. OCSC Mike 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 9 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait said: I gotta say $40 is the going rate for real good themed escape rooms on land these days. I've been told you're not allowed to compare things to land prices. When I say that a good bacon cheeseburger and garlic parm fries at Playmakers for $12.99 is reasonable compared to my local sports bars/burger chains, someone inevitably tells me "but you already paid for food in your cruise fare so it should be discounted." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Miller Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 56 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait said: I gotta say $40 is the going rate for real good themed escape rooms on land these days. The Royal ones previewed online look like they'd be fun, but not nearly as elaborate as what I've participated in on land. $20 seemed fair. But at $40 you've opened yourself to a land value comparisons. Anyone whose done both, feel free to correct me, but while the Royal ones look nice, they don't quite seem to be on the same level as a $40 land based escape room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 I do think you can compare anything on the ship to land-based things. It just should be a fair comparison. In that case the $40 now, for an escape room on a ship, isn't worth it. I found it fun but short and rather......not as thought out. I wouldn't have paid more than $25 in any case and imho $40 is a rip off. But I can say that about many things at any place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 1 hour ago, OCSC Mike said: I've been told you're not allowed to compare things to land prices. Fair enough. I do believe entertainment type things on a cruise should only have a token surcharge. Like the $7.95 for roomservice is way less then what you would pay at any hotel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 48 minutes ago, Al Miller said: The Royal ones previewed online look like they'd be fun, but not nearly as elaborate as what I've participated in on land. $20 seemed fair. But at $40 you've opened yourself to a land value comparisons. Anyone whose done both, feel free to correct me, but while the Royal ones look nice, they don't quite seem to be on the same level as a $40 land based escape room. I'll say this. I've done many escape rooms on land. Still haven't done on a cruise. Would have done on Wonder if they had ever built a real one like they promised. So I cannot compare the experience just yet. Maybe next week on Mariner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 49 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait said: Fair enough. I do believe entertainment type things on a cruise should only have a token surcharge. Like the $7.95 for roomservice is way less then what you would pay at any hotel. Sorry if I wasn’t clear. I actually have no problem at all comparing prices onboard with prices on land. I know what’s included in my cruise fare and what isn’t & it’s up to me to decide to eat or see the included stuff or pay for the non-included stuff. CanHardlyWait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 12 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait said: Would have done on Wonder if they had ever built a real one like they promised. It’s actually a lot of fun & very challenging. Plus it’s free. The reason it’s not real is b/c they had to strip the original one as it was designed for China before Wonder wound up here thanks to Covid. The crew member running it in June told us RC kept telling them they would come back & install a US-facing one but never did. One of the math puzzles I worked on with my niece was especially confusing. After we were done we were told it’s because they never changed it & Chinese math is done a bit differently. CanHardlyWait 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Villageidiot Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 We did the one on Oasis back in February. I don't feel it would be a value at $40. It was DW and myself and a large group that knew each other. I was able to team up with someone and solve several of the puzzles. My wife felt left out as the big group relied on each other and effectively "froze" her out. She was really disappointed and will not do another one at any price for fear of that happening again. If I had my whole family where we could dominate the room I might do it again at $20, never at $40. JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babsy47 Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 The issue with escape rooms on ships is that you can only do them once. So, they are really a ‘one and done.’ To me, $40 to experience the adventure once is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xaa Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 They always sell out at $20 leaving people wanting to do them and not being able to. That is a situation begging for a price increase to sort those that hold the experience in higher value. Mission Control on Oasis is fun, we got it at $20, probably still would have gone at $40, but as Babsy47 says, it's one and done regardless really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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