Matt Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Details: https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/2017/10/06/royal-caribbean-offering-30-cruise-planner-purchases-set-sail-save-sale Seems to end at midnight Sunday into Monday. BrianAlt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Thanks for the heads up, Matt. Just checked my Allure B2B for next March/April, not offered yet,but will keep looking. Guess I'm early on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madelyn D Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Hey Friends, Just wanted to give a heads up that I am seeing some really good sales in the cruise planner for my February 2018 sailing. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamabdw Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 Appreciate the heads up! Seeing some new options for combo packages on my Feb sailing on Harmony. We're going to book the ultimate dining + drinks combo and looks like we're saving about $250 versus booking them separately at regular price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Crush Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 FINALLY, a deal on the Refreshment Package for my upcoming Christmas sailing on the Majesty! Nothing yet on my March trip on the Allure, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 6, 2017 Report Share Posted October 6, 2017 No deals for me (March/April Eastern Caribbean). But if folks on February cruises are seeing some deals, gives me hope that next month (maybe Thanksgiving weekend?), my ship will finally come in. See what I did there? Boston Babe, rjac and Orange Crush 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted October 7, 2017 Report Share Posted October 7, 2017 10 hours ago, JLMoran said: No deals for me (March/April Eastern Caribbean). But if folks on February cruises are seeing some deals, gives me hope that next month (maybe Thanksgiving weekend?), my ship will finally come in. See what I did there? I am really hoping for a black Friday/cyber Monday sale...if we are buying 2 drink P kgs, it would really be nice if I could save 11 bucks a day! Jane ellcee and Hutcherl 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rwilson71 Posted October 8, 2017 Report Share Posted October 8, 2017 I got 20% of deluxe drink package for Jan 21 on Oasis . They offered deluxe and utilmate dining for 66 /day . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBRSKI Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 The drink package on the Allure sailing 3/18/2018 just went down. Even though it shows 55 when you add to cart it's 371 before grat. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 10, 2017 Report Share Posted October 10, 2017 Still no love for Freedom sailing on March 31, 2018. Maybe in another couple of weeks. I guess it's time for me to start checking the planner weekly instead of monthly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2mybugs Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 11 hours ago, JLMoran said: Still no love for Freedom sailing on March 31, 2018. Maybe in another couple of weeks. I guess it's time for me to start checking the planner weekly instead of monthly. Mine just went down from 55 to 45/ day fyi! Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 4 hours ago, mom2mybugs said: Mine just went down from 55 to 45/ day fyi! Jane Thanks for the heads-up on this! I re-checked this morning and mine has dropped overnight to $43/day! Timing is perfect, as I just started a new billing cycle today. Will be calling up Royal as soon as their service desk is open and I'm clear of my morning work calls. The Sip 'N Stream package is also discounted, but the internet part is only discounted by a dollar a day. Given that I need to buy a 4-device package anyway, and another post here noted the poster couldn't get that package for himself without also buying for his wife, I'll just get the Deluxe package for now and buy the internet another month. mom2mybugs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Still holding out hope for my Jewel cruise in April....first 7 day cruise I have booked so I need some savings as right now it costs as much as the cruise...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 2 hours ago, JLMoran said: Will be calling up Royal as soon as their service desk is open and I'm clear of my morning work calls. Joe, Please let us know how this goes for you. I remember one of your earlier posts where your TA contacted Royal about your wife being a non-drinker and they put a note on your account (?). I have a very similar situation. Thanks. rjac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 18 minutes ago, rjac said: Joe, Please let us know how this goes for you. I remember one of your earlier posts where your TA contacted Royal about your wife being a non-drinker and they put a note on your account (?). I have a very similar situation. Thanks. rjac @JLMoranand @rjac did you see my post from yesterday about getting one for myself but not my husband? Noticed yesterday mine was down to $43/day and jumped on it right away. Agent gave me a hard time and insisted I had to purchase the replenish package for my husband. I had to ask to escalate and speak to a supervisor and quote @twangster's email (about the exemptions) from the blog a few days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason.H. Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 No sales for my september 2018 oasis cruise yet :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 Just now, Jason.H. said: No sales for my september 2018 oasis cruise yet :( I think too early, but, don't give up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 53 minutes ago, Sabrinaklai said: @JLMoranand @rjac did you see my post from yesterday about getting one for myself but not my husband? Noticed yesterday mine was down to $43/day and jumped on it right away. Agent gave me a hard time and insisted I had to purchase the replenish package for my husband. I had to ask to escalate and speak to a supervisor and quote @twangster's email (about the exemptions) from the blog a few days ago. Sabrina, Yes I did see your post and I found twangster's e-mail. It will be interesting to hear about JL's experience. Hopefully it will be a good one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 OK, so I called up Royal and my package is all purchased. However, I definitely have to say that my experience mirrored @twangster's. I got a nice rep on the phone, and I made sure to explain right away that my wife had a note on her reservation that she is unable to drink due to medical reasons; because of that, I was calling to purchase the Deluxe Package for just myself. The rep confirmed he saw the note and put me on hold while he spoke with his supervisor. After he came back on the call, I was told that the "exception" they would make for me was that I could buy the Deluxe Package for myself, but I would also have to buy the Refreshment Package for my wife at the same time. Now, in my particular case, I was OK with this. My wife actually did want me to get the Refreshment Package for her, since she expects to be getting a fair number of specialty coffees, fresh juices, and bottled waters. I would have preferred to buy her package next month when I was on another new billing cycle, but the cost of the Refreshment Package (after gratuities) is a little over half what the discounted Deluxe Package costs and I felt I could swing the extra on the card this month. So, it does seem that the standard line you should expect from any CSR at Royal, even after speaking to a supervisor, is that you'll need to buy the Refreshment Package for the person requesting the exception. Maybe for most of you, this will be OK, but if it's not I would definitely make a point of bookmarking Matt's blog post that has the email screen shot. Then when you're on the phone with Royal, have that screen shot ready to read back to them and make them talk with their supervisor again and again until you have the specific purchase you need. rjac, ellcee and craig403 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Crush Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 On 10/7/2017 at 10:18 PM, rwilson71 said: I got 20% of deluxe drink package for Jan 21 on Oasis . They offered deluxe and utilmate dining for 66 /day . The combo deal just appeared in mine when I looked, $65 /day for me! Drink package dropped to $45 / day. I had already booked ultimate dining for about $24/day, so I cxled that and booked the combo. I'm netting a $14 / day savings (times two people, times seven days = almost 200 bucks!) Hooray! JLMoran 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Crush Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 5 hours ago, JLMoran said: The Sip 'N Stream package is also discounted, but the internet part is only discounted by a dollar a day. Given that I need to buy a 4-device package anyway, and another post here noted the poster couldn't get that package for himself without also buying for his wife, I'll just get the Deluxe package for now and buy the internet another month. Yeah, I had the same result. Internet was only a dollar cheaper in the drink bundle. I was better off getting the Deluxe Drinks + Ultimate Dining by about $4. I'm only doing a single device Internet package. How come you're going w/ the 4 device package? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 20 minutes ago, Orange Crush said: How come you're going w/ the 4 device package? I'm traveling with my family, and all four of us will be using our smartphones to keep in touch via iMessage and/or Snapchat as we wander around the ship. I'll probably also be checking in here to (semi-) liveblog the trip, maybe try a Periscope or two. And my two daughters will almost certainly be doing a fair bit of Snapchatting / Instagramming, as well as taking a ton of regular photos and video recordings of what they're seeing and doing on on the ship that they'll probably share with their friends via YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Crush Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 29 minutes ago, JLMoran said: I'm traveling with my family, and all four of us will be using our smartphones to keep in touch via iMessage and/or Snapchat as we wander around the ship. I'll probably also be checking in here to (semi-) liveblog the trip, maybe try a Periscope or two. And my two daughters will almost certainly be doing a fair bit of Snapchatting / Instagramming, as well as taking a ton of regular photos and video recordings of what they're seeing and doing on on the ship that they'll probably share with their friends via YouTube. Ah, I was going to suggest getting a smaller package and taking turns with who's logged in at one time, but that makes sense if the gang is going off to do their own exploring. My other half and I are just getting one device so we can keep in contact with family ashore. Communicating between each other aboard adds a wrinkle. I wish they'd offer a free/cheap option to allow messaging between passengers on the ship without having to buy a full Internet package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 11, 2017 Report Share Posted October 11, 2017 10 minutes ago, Orange Crush said: I wish they'd offer a free/cheap option to allow messaging between passengers on the ship without having to buy a full Internet package. Well, we could have gone with plain old text messaging and probably ended up paying less than the cost of one internet package. But my wife and kids are all on TracFone for their cellular service, and because they're an MVNO instead of a true carrier, there's no option for texting outside the country. Their phones / SIM cards just flat-out don't support it, the last I checked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Lump of coal for me. Deluxe + VOOM package for 12 day Anthem went up $2 per day since last week. $780 for 12 days is too rich for me, looks like I'm carry on two bottle of vino. Sadly I make diamond on this cruise but that won't help me until the next one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted October 12, 2017 Report Share Posted October 12, 2017 Congratulations on making Diamond ! That’s a biggie twangster 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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