WAAAYTOOO Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Head's up for anyone who may be looking to book a 2 BR ATS but cannot meet the normal 5 person minimum required to book that category. With today's new pricing (which is nothing new, of course) I believe that Royal has failed to implement its minimum occupancy protection on one of the 2 BT ATS on Harmony. They have become very strict on requiring a minimum number of guests in the 2 BR ATS (I believe 5 persons is the minimum for those rooms) but I stumbled upon one this morning that is in "general inventory" meaning that it can be booked without the minimum number of people. The sail date is 17 Feb 2019 and it is a 2 BR ATS on Deck 10 (I think it's 10730 but I cannot remember whether it's the port or starboard side). It's pricey but at least as of a few minutes ago, it is in general inventory. So, if you've ever wanted to book one of these suites but never could, b/c you didn't have enough people, go check it out. It probably won't last though....they will probably catch it and move it back under the occupancy protection quickly. We have now booked 3 of these suites with just the 2 of us...so it is possible but very hard to find these days. We are on this cruise in 8330. Good luck !! DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRoberts Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 Just checked this out and no longer showing in the inventory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 3 minutes ago, RRoberts said: Just checked this out and no longer showing in the inventory. Well, that didn't take very long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 For a second I thought Raye was posting about the Harmony GC sailing and I just about fell out of my chair, until I read 2019. hallyluhopper and WAAAYTOOO 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 1, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 2 hours ago, RRoberts said: Just checked this out and no longer showing in the inventory. Boooo....... I knew they would catch it. Dang it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted August 1, 2017 Report Share Posted August 1, 2017 I had to settle for a Star Loft on Allure in January of 2019, but received an excellent price, I never could get the 2 bedroom Aqua theater for 2 people. Not lucky like Raye. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 ALERT !!!!!!!! Today there is a 2 BR ATS available for our group cruise !!!! Sept. 16 Harmony It is NOT in general inventory so I don't think you'd be able to get it for just 2 people and it IS pricey (according to cruisefish it's up 44.1% - close to $9K for 2) but it's there !! I couldn't get in to see which deck it is on so you'd have to call to get information. It won't last !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Never mind. It's already gone. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianAlt Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Never mind. It's already gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 With apologies to @Christie, the jump in price from Sky Class to Star Class continuously amazes me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 Yes, the price jump is staggering. ...and it's getting worse. I paid nearly double for the 2 BR ATS on Harmony Feb 2019 than what I paid for the one we have for the group cruise. Granted, the one in Feb. 19 is an A1 and the one we have next month is an A2 but there isn't really that just difference...just a little square footage. The amenities are the same, which is really what you're paying for. BUT people still snatch them up as quickly as they come available so the price is only going to keep going up as long as they are in such high demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted August 3, 2017 Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 The Star Loft Suite I booked for January 2019, doubles in price the week after I booked mine according to Cruisefish, and it is trending up. So far, booking early for me has paid off... WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 3, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 3, 2017 It's back again. Someone must have been looking at it when I went there before. It's an A2 so it's either on deck 9 or 10. Still don't know if it is port or starboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 $13k for 2? Too rich for my blood. However, with kids sail free, I think it's same price for my family (2 adults + 2 kids). Still, that's about 2-3x what I'm paying for my Loft Suite. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 42 minutes ago, Matt said: $13k for 2? Too rich for my blood. However, with kids sail free, I think it's same price for my family (2 adults + 2 kids). Still, that's about 2-3x what I'm paying for my Loft Suite. No YOLO, in the name of research, . . . ? ;) RestingBird 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Hey, you can save $150 by booking today ! I guess it's the new instant savings thing. Price is WAAAY down. $75 PP discount ! DocLC and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 4 hours ago, DocLC said: No YOLO, in the name of research, . . . ? ;) I think the "YOLO Book It" mentality ends when I can spend the same amount of money for a new car. RestingBird, BrianAlt and DocLC 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 7 minutes ago, Matt said: I think the "YOLO Book It" mentality ends when I can spend the same amount of money for a new car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 4, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 Very interesting. I was reading on another site (sorry, Matt) that you can often get more reliable information about stateroom availability from the UK Royal Caribbean website than from the US site so I went to the UK site (www.royalcaribbean.co.uk/) to see what it would show me about this 2 BR ATS remaining. To my great surprise, it allowed me to select this stateroom (it's 10330, BTW) and showed me a price and everything even though I selected "2" for the number of people. Of course, the prices came out in Pounds and I have no idea how much that is in US dollars and I, of course, did not complete the booking, but it appears as though I could have booked this suite on the UK website if I had wanted to do that. I learned something today ! It's a good day ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted August 4, 2017 Report Share Posted August 4, 2017 "[Hey Siri / Alexa / OK Google], convert XXXX British pounds to US Dollars" ?? hallyluhopper and DocLC 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted August 5, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 I got an alert from the cruisefish this morning, saying that the 2 BR ATS was gone but when I went on the website today it was still there. Of course I cannot access it on the US website so who knows if it's really there or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 18 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: I was reading on another site (sorry, Matt) No problem. I'm under no delusions that there are other web sites out there on the internet. I think the power of the internet is having all these resources, so I don't have rules about not mentioning SiteX or SiteY. It's silly. WAAAYTOOO and BrianAlt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted August 5, 2017 Report Share Posted August 5, 2017 6 hours ago, Matt said: No problem. I'm under no delusions that there are other web sites out there on the internet. I think the power of the internet is having all these resources, so I don't have rules about not mentioning SiteX or SiteY. It's silly. Personally, I think that's a good policy and in the end drives more traffic to your site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constable145 Posted August 6, 2017 Report Share Posted August 6, 2017 I was able to book an A1 with 3 people for March break 2019. RestingBird and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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