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[ScottD]

14 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I think I was very fortunate to have discovered the sale late last night.  I think today is going to have a lot more issues than there were last night.

Same! Glad I did it last night before bed!

[SplashOfWater]

20 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I think I was very fortunate to have discovered the sale late last night.  I think today is going to have a lot more issues than there were last night.

Same here. I was a little bleary-eyed last night but managed to get everything rebooked.

[USCG Teacher]

46 minutes ago, barjpoe said:

I'm having a problem: when I hit the check out tab nothing happens. Any clue as what the problem might be?  thanks

 

44 minutes ago, Ampurp85 said:

I was able to hook up 2/3 Jan sailings before I hit a snag. I am running into issues with my Indy booking. 

Every time I entered the payment screen, my saved credit card information would not be there and it wouldn't let me complete the transaction even after manually re-entering my payment info.  Found out if I just refreshed the payment screen, it would take me back in and my CC info would be back.  After that, it was all good.

[RCIfan1912]

I was finally able to get in. Internet pretty good price. Dining sales pretty good too. I'm pretty happy with this sale other than the app and website being very wonky.

[FionaMG]

Anyone considering the beverage package with Voom, make sure you do your sums before you buy. On my CP for my upcoming Freedom cruise, internet for one device is $17.99. The beverage package is $56.99. Bought separately, that's a total of $74.98. The combo package is $90.99.  I don't know why, maybe I'm missing something, but that seems crazy.

[gi333]

Im interested in getting the refreshments package + 1 device . However I want to take 2 refreshments package and 1 time 1 device . Seems like its giving me 1 device for each adult. Any way around it?

[RockerDom31]

35 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

Anyone considering the beverage package with Voom, make sure you do your sums before you buy. On my CP for my upcoming Freedom cruise, internet for one device is $17.99. The beverage package is $56.99. Bought separately, that's a total of $74.98. The combo package is $90.99.  I don't know why, maybe I'm missing something, but that seems crazy.

I had to go back and double-check but for our August 2025 cruise on Symphony...the DBP + Zoom 1-device package for 2 people ended up being several hundred dollars less than getting the DBP and internet package separately for 2 people and 2 devices (even when assigning 1 person with 2 devices).

I suppose YMMV!

[Mrs. Thomas]

12 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

Wow, I repriced nearly every dining package/meal that I had previously purchased.  Best deals I've seen in many years.  I only had 1 3 night package that is currently more than I originally paid.  I must be very lucky b/c I had no website issues whatsoever...all cancellations [appear to have] went through cleanly and all re-purchases are showing as "booked".

Not only did I save lots of $$ on the re-pricing, but I will get 4X Royal Caribbean Visa points !

If I purchased a shore excursion with OBC and want to cancel it to rebook, how does that work? Will it go back to being OBC?

[dmattinson]

14 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

I also see Giovanni's lunch for 12.99, cheaper than that pasta day sale a week or so ago.

Be sure to check the menus for the lunch...it changed and now is a limited menu and not the same as the dinner menu as it was previously.

[OCSC Mike]

7 minutes ago, Mrs. Thomas said:

If I purchased a shore excursion with OBC and want to cancel it to rebook, how does that work? Will it go back to being OBC?

Yes. I did this once or twice and the OBC returned almost instantly.

[Mrs. Thomas]

Just now, OCSC Mike said:

Yes. I did this once or twice and the OBC returned almost instantly.

Thank you so much!!

[RCIfan1912]

5 minutes ago, dmattinson said:

Be sure to check the menus for the lunch...it changed and now is a limited menu and not the same as the dinner menu as it was previously.

We had Giovanni's on Liberty just last month and the menu was pretty dang good for the price we paid. Quite surprised and lunch at the specialty restaurants seems to be the best value. 

[PhillyLady]

3 hours ago, TessFromFlorida said:

My purchases are still not reflected in my purchase history. I figured I would give it some time, but it has been hours. I do not see the charges on my card either... like you, I am praying this does not end up like last year. I was on the line with CS earlier and after 30 minutes of the agent trying to figure it out the call mysteriously disconnected 

 

I have the same issue.  No email confirmation, and nothing in my calendar.  I did save the confirmation number, however.  Maybe the system is overwhelmed. 

A bit annoying.

[asquared17]

5 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Yes. I did this once or twice and the OBC returned almost instantly.

in fact i’d argue that this is one of the best use cases of using OBC in the cruise planner purchases vs a CC. 

refunds are nearly instantaneous. 

[J3N]

I just booked UDP for Wonder Sailing and paid.  CP said thank you for your order we will email you confirmation .....
Haven't received email confirmation yet nor does it show up on my card.  Should I wait or rebook?  Called and there is a 3 hour wait. 

Thanks for any help.

[JustMeJoe]

3 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

So I ended up with over 50 cancellation/rebookings

Got our dining through Dec 2025 all fixed (not 50, but close)  .  It did take a while rebooking, but the pricing was right for me.

[OCSC Mike]

5 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

in fact i’d argue that this is one of the best use cases of using OBC in the cruise planner purchases vs a CC. 

refunds are nearly instantaneous. 

Hidden benefit of being a cheapskate... I pretty much buy one meal (which OBC always covers) and nothing else in the CP, lol.

[Cactus527]

REALLY loving the new beverage package + internet combos on sale. It's saving me a ton on my 2025 cruises! 

[dmattinson]

I have a hanging order - not showing processing, not showing booked, and not able to cancel.  It was for Hideaway Beach and Internet as 2 items bought together.  I tried earlier and nothing was going through so I used the app.  That is the order that is hanging.  I rebooked each item as a separate purchase through Safari on my Mac vs. Chrome and they processed through pretty quickly.  I'd say if you have something hanging and no movement, it may catch up when they do some system maintenance or it may get lost.  Book to ensure you have it with confirmation and watch to cancel if the hung-up one moved to processing and booked.

[whitsmom]

My transatlantic cruise isn't until March 2026 so nothing is available for this sale except a couple of excursions (which I am not even ready to book yet).  Oh well, I will jut keep checking....

[TessFromFlorida]

3 hours ago, letscruise said:

My new orders are not appearing in my Order History either - though my 2 canceled orders are showing.  I have also not received email confirmations, though it's only been about 20 minutes since I've purchased.  

Same here 

[Vincent]

6 minutes ago, J3N said:

I just booked UDP for Wonder Sailing and paid.  CP said thank you for your order we will email you confirmation .....
Haven't received email confirmation yet nor does it show up on my card.  Should I wait or rebook?  Called and there is a 3 hour wait. 

Thanks for any help.

Was having similar issues, in fact couldn't get it to do anything after hitting the purchase button. Was using Google Chrome, but then open another window and used 2 different browsers (NON-Google) and they both worked fine, with no issues anymore. 

[RCIfan1912]

Just now, whitsmom said:

My transatlantic cruise isn't until March 2026 so nothing is available for this sale except a couple of excursions (which I am not even ready to book yet).  Oh well, I will jut keep checking....

They'll be others for sure. Memorial Day, 4th of July they have one I think? Best Black Friday also if it's that far out. 

[DoomSlayer]

4 minutes ago, Cactus527 said:

REALLY loving the new beverage package + internet combos on sale. It's saving me a ton on my 2025 cruises! 

I saw that and liked the bundle too!  Bought the refreshment package / internet for my March cruise.

[Cactus527]

5 minutes ago, DoomSlayer said:

I saw that and liked the bundle too!  Bought the refreshment package / internet for my March cruise.

I had one cruise that had the soda and internet-for-one-device bundled into $22.99/day! That's AMAZING!!!! Saw $23.99 and $25.99 on a few other cruises, but it's definitely better than the pricing individually.

[OCSC Mike]

11 minutes ago, OCSC Mike said:

Hidden benefit of being a cheapskate... I pretty much buy one meal (which OBC always covers) and nothing else in the CP, lol.

Jinxed myself... my wife wants me to book GK for lunch now just b/c of the sale and she loves the desserts.

[gi333]

Im trying to take refreshments and 1 device for 2 adults but i don t want 1 device each. Any way around that?

[WAAAYTOOO]

55 minutes ago, dmattinson said:

Be sure to check the menus for the lunch...it changed and now is a limited menu and not the same as the dinner menu as it was previously.

Class Royal move.  I can't believe I didn't notice this.  Oh well....I can still cancel if the menu(s) is (are) too limited.  Thanks for the head's up.

[FLTraveler]

Has anyone been able to book the Triple Taste Tour Package with the sale? That's the only thing that's consistently given me an error.

[SPS]

Has anyone received email reciepts for purchases today?

I snagged the beverage package for 35% off and a MUCH cheaper price on the Taste of Royal Lunch. (30% less that what I originally paid)

I got a cancellation email for the TOR Lunch but I have yet to get any emails for the repurchase of that or the other purchase of the Drink Package.

I know I don't actually need them since they show up in the app, but I do like to have the confirmation.

[FLTraveler]

7 minutes ago, SPS said:

Has anyone received email reciepts for purchases today?

I did earlier today, around 8:30 a.m. EST

ETA: And just got another one now.

Edited November 8, 2024 by FLTraveler
updated answer

[FionaMG]

57 minutes ago, RCIfan1912 said:

We had Giovanni's on Liberty just last month and the menu was pretty dang good for the price we paid. Quite surprised and lunch at the specialty restaurants seems to be the best value. 

I think (someone correct me, please, if I'm wrong) that Liberty has Giovanni's Table, which has a different (and I personally think) better menu than the newer Giovanni's Kitchen. I have embarkation day lunch booked at GK on Freedom but really wish that it was GT.

[RCIfan1912]

9 minutes ago, SPS said:

Has anyone received email reciepts for purchases today?

I snagged the beverage package for 35% off and a MUCH cheaper price on the Taste of Royal Lunch. (30% less that what I originally paid)

I got a cancellation email for the TOR Lunch but I have yet to get any emails for the repurchase of that or the other purchase of the Drink Package.

I know I don't actually need them since they show up in the app, but I do like to have the confirmation.

I got confirmation emails for everything I purchased. 

[FionaMG]

8 minutes ago, SPS said:

Has anyone received email reciepts for purchases today?

I got my emails pretty much instantaneously but I was doing my bookings at 8 am GMT, so 3 am EST when a lot of you were asleep. Everything was working fine then but I'm sure the system is overwhelmed right now as the whole of the US is awake now. I seem to remember this exact same thing happened last year too.

[RCIfan1912]

3 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I think (someone correct me, please, if I'm wrong) that Liberty has Giovanni's Table, which has a different (and I personally think) better menu than the newer Giovanni's Kitchen. I have embarkation day lunch booked at GK on Freedom but really wish that it was GT.

Correct, table and I didn't even know there was a difference. Is one better than the other? Isn't table going out in favor of Kitchen? 

[TessFromFlorida]

12 minutes ago, SPS said:

Has anyone received email reciepts for purchases today?

I am sure I will regret purchasing things multiple times, but I tried in the app and did get a confirmation. Edge and Chrome purchases are not going through on my end. I am on a PC (new) and I have an Andriod phone (newish).

[FionaMG]

Just now, RCIfan1912 said:

Correct, table and I didn't even know there was a difference. Is one better than the other? Isn't table going out in favor of Kitchen? 

I guess it depends on what you like. Comparing the two menus, Table appeals to me far more than Kitchen. There are some big differences, the most notable one being the Kitchen does pizzas while Table does not.

That said, I have not yet tried Kitchen. My cruise next month will be the first time so perhaps I will change my mind. I have never been disappointed with a meal at Table and found the filet there to be better than Chops.

[RCIfan1912]

9 minutes ago, FionaMG said:

I guess it depends on what you like. Comparing the two menus, Table appeals to me far more than Kitchen. There are some big differences, the most notable one being the Kitchen does pizzas while Table does not.

That said, I have not yet tried Kitchen. My cruise next month will be the first time so perhaps I will change my mind. I have never been disappointed with a meal at Table and found the filet there to be better than Chops.

We absolutely love Table for dinner and lunch. They give you a lot of food. Never ever had anything I didn't like there either. 

[letscruise]

1 hour ago, PhillyLady said:

 

I have the same issue.  No email confirmation, and nothing in my calendar.  I did save the confirmation number, however.  Maybe the system is overwhelmed. 

A bit annoying.

Are you seeing the charges to your credit card?  I'm not, though I don't want to re-buy and then have duplicates.  This is so annoying, year after year with this mess.  

[Cactus527]

My confirmations trickled in within 2-10 minutes for each one. Gmail was kind enough to put them all together in one email (sarcasm), so I've had to check multiple times that everything came through. We're good.