PhantomWolf Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Was on the cruise planner today and at CocoCay there is the "swimming pigs tour"... and before the "sale" it is listed at $154. I have done this once before with my pig obsessed ex gf and I have no earthly idea why it would cost this much. You take a beautiful but short boat ride to the area where the pigs are at, and then you get to feed them apples if you choose, get into the water with them for a photo op. Why such a bloated price for a short, maybe ten minute boat ride and apples?! Its not like I'm getting to drive a jet ski over to the island and then taking home lobster. I love RC and I know this seems like a silly complaint, but I just had to point this out today. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TessFromFlorida Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 That is the average price in my experience, I have actually seen it offer around $200 or more if lunch is included. RCIfan1912 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 You can swim with pigs for free at any of the beaches if you look around closely. Ryan79, PhillyLady, Southern Dan and 4 others 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 This is what it is on ours 5/31. I feel your pain. The OTW Cabanas held at $4099, until they went on sale for $3299, and they are still not selling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wordell1 Posted April 12 Report Share Posted April 12 Supply and demand - it's worth what people are willing to pay. OCSC Mike and PPPJJ-GCVAB 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChessE4 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 13 hours ago, PhantomWolf said: Was on the cruise planner today and at CocoCay there is the "swimming pigs tour"... and before the "sale" it is listed at $154. I have done this once before with my pig obsessed ex gf and I have no earthly idea why it would cost this much. You take a beautiful but short boat ride to the area where the pigs are at, and then you get to feed them apples if you choose, get into the water with them for a photo op. Why such a bloated price for a short, maybe ten minute boat ride and apples?! Its not like I'm getting to drive a jet ski over to the island and then taking home lobster. I love RC and I know this seems like a silly complaint, but I just had to point this out today. Yes, overpriced, and not the authentic island according to other posts. Coco Cay is a beach day, and a normal beach for free, no parking, is a great deal! OCSC Mike and PhillyLady 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 56 minutes ago, ChessE4 said: Coco Cay is a beach day, and a normal beach for free, no parking, is a great deal! No parking, yummy unlimited food included, and even free drinks if you’re Diamond or above… I compare it to an AI beach club without the additional fee (since we have vouchers & a few drinks is good enough for me). PPPJJ-GCVAB, teddy, Sweety and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryansox Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 14 hours ago, SweetPea said: This is what it is on ours 5/31. I feel your pain. The OTW Cabanas held at $4099, until they went on sale for $3299, and they are still not selling. See on the two cruises I'm on for next year the OTW cabanas are also at 4099 and only a few of them remain. People are paying that much for them so the price won't go down. Really hopped for less so we could snag one but why would royal do that if they can make wayy more if people are willing to spend more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 The pricing is not all crazy high. My May 20 sailing of Freedom of the Seas has the lowest price I've ever seen for an OTW cabana Rackham, OCSC Mike, WAAAYTOOO and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ampurp85 Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 9 minutes ago, Matt said: The pricing is not all crazy high. My May 20 sailing of Freedom of the Seas has the lowest price I've ever seen for an OTW cabana I will be on that sailing. I saw hideaway passes for $16.99 for that sailing. OCSC Mike, WAAAYTOOO, SweetPea and 3 others 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 10 minutes ago, Matt said: The pricing is not all crazy high. My May 20 sailing of Freedom of the Seas has the lowest price I've ever seen for an OTW cabana Ok, I gotta call this particular sailings pricing more exception than rule. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 My icon sailing for next week had OW cabanas drop to $1,999. Beach club we got for $125 I think the cruise fare has gotten so high that people are forgoing extras. Rackham, SweetPea, CanHardlyWait and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanHardlyWait Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 10 minutes ago, Jill said: My icon sailing for next week had OW cabanas drop to $1,999. Beach club we got for $125 I think the cruise fare has gotten so high that people are forgoing extras. This is starting to be the case I think as well. My Icon in 3 weeks has been very competitive with PDCC. I too believe folks are only willing to pay so much for extras after paying for the top dollar ship. Still not as good as Matt's example, but more competitive. Jill and SweetPea 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jill Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 Just now, CanHardlyWait said: This is starting to be the case I think as well. My Icon in 3 weeks has been very competitive with PDCC. I too believe folks are only willing to pay so much for extras after paying for the top dollar ship. Still not as good as Matt's example, but more competitive. Now if they’d drop the drink package to about $68 I might bite. Lol We have our 5 drinks a day but there are so many cool craft cocktails on this ship, the package would be nice. So far it hasn’t gone below $72. Hoping the 10 drink card makes an appearance CanHardlyWait, tingtang and SweetPea 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ditchdoc Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 No interest in pigs at all unless they are bacon. So they can charge all they want to swim with them as far as I am concerned. teddy, barjpoe and SweetPea 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 37 minutes ago, Ditchdoc said: No interest in pigs at all unless they are bacon. So they can charge all they want to swim with them as far as I am concerned. I mean they have fishing trips where you can have your catch cooked on site, so... tingtang 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Matt said: The pricing is not all crazy high. My May 20 sailing of Freedom of the Seas has the lowest price I've ever seen for an OTW cabana Yes, but (you knew that was coming, right?) what about the other ship in port that day? SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 3 hours ago, Ryansox said: See on the two cruises I'm on for next year the OTW cabanas are also at 4099 and only a few of them remain. People are paying that much for them so the price won't go down. Really hopped for less so we could snag one but why would royal do that if they can make wayy more if people are willing to spend more. We book the BC exclusively when we are at PDCC, and everytime the CP shows Over the Water Cabanas as sold out, yet there are ALWAYS A LOT of vacant cabanas through the day (every time we have visited). SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoomSlayer Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Matt said: The pricing is not all crazy high. My May 20 sailing of Freedom of the Seas has the lowest price I've ever seen for an OTW cabana Our trip during the tail end of spring break was exactly the opposite on Symphony. There were a ton of families with kids on the ship. We were rerouted from Labadee and shared Coco Cay with Oasis, so two oasis class ships. Hideaway dropped in price dramatically a few days before the sale planner closed and we were able to get is for $22.95 a person. The water park was maxed out around $200 per person if I remember right. There was absolutely no crowd in Hideaway beach the day we went and my wife and I had a blast. Dynamic pricing and supply and demand definitely kicked in here. SweetPea 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rackham Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 58 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said: Yes, but (you knew that was coming, right?) what about the other ship in port that day? It's the Celebrity Reflection. From their cruise planner. $3,499 for the OTW cabanas and $198.99 for Beach Club on its own. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetPea Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 I think i need to be on @Matt's cruise for that crazy price for the OTW cabana . Thanks for the comparison on Celebrity @Rackham. I wish the Hideaway Cabanas were that price for our cruise. Ours were $2299 and sold out. Then 1 popped open at the same price and i was having FOMO and booked the last one before i retire and am poor . Then one more popped open and they're at $2549 now so I'm not unhappy. We'd done the OTW cabana once and decided to try a new experience this time since our helpful server pointed out a bunch of jelly fish when we were in the water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCSC Mike Posted April 13 Report Share Posted April 13 2 minutes ago, SweetPea said: We'd done the OTW cabana once and decided to try a new experience this time since our helpful server pointed out a bunch of jelly fish when we were in the water. Is that better or worse than my wife pointing out the lemon shark she encountered while snorkeling from the OTW cabana we freeloaded in the one time. Add in the nurse shark she saw by Chill Beach, the angry chickens, the seagulls, and the big iguana that lives on the Oasis pool island... lots of fun wildlife on CocoCay! Baked Alaska, WAAAYTOOO and SweetPea 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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