2026 Summer Caribbean Sailings

[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

Yes to both @Vlad and @RCIfan1912 I see Oasis and Indy are the ships from Bayonne.  I was doing all kinds of pricing yesterday!  Was also looking at Allure from FLL…since that ship will have been updated.

My issue is trying to price out for 13 of us…and kids ages by then will be 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.  So basically 13 adult fares!  I am waiting for my TA Josh from MEI to give me some prices once he gets the group rates.  I just know the price will be a whole lot more than it was for our July 2023 cruise from Bayonne on Oasis!  And THAT is another thing I need to consider!  

[Vlad]

Just now, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

Yes to both @Vlad and @RCIfan1912 I see Oasis and Indy are the ships from Bayonne.  I was doing all kinds of pricing yesterday!  Was also looking at Allure from FLL…since that ship will have been updated.

My issue is trying to price out for 13 of us…and kids ages by then will be 13, 14, 16, 17, 18.  So basically 13 adult fares!  I am waiting for my TA Josh from MEI to give me some prices once he gets the group rates.  I just know the price will be a whole lot more than it was for our July 2023 cruise from Bayonne on Oasis!  And THAT is another thing I need to consider!  

That company don't have a website, correct? I mean to see all the prices? 

I'm using harr, and so far group rates haven't been posted 

[FionaMG]

2 minutes ago, Vlad said:

Been looking into it. Reviews for that ship isn't great. 

In full disclosure, I haven't sailed it myself but I think a lot of that is to do with the fact that it's quite different from your typical mainstream American cruise line, so people go into it expecting it to be something it's not and then they're understandably disappointed. But there are a lot of fans out there and, given the price, if budget is an issue, I guess it can't hurt to try it once and see.

[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

23 hours ago, smokeybandit said:

And with that, I wonder what percentage of people ever reprice their cruises after initially booking. It's possible that number is low, so RC is taking a different approach with the schedule release.

I always reprice!  Sometimes 4 or 5 times!  Have saved substantially by doing this on just about every cruise I have been lucky enough to experience!

[RCIfan1912]

13 minutes ago, Vlad said:

And most probably the prices would continue to increase! 

Because people are not stopping, they keep buying them, so demand isn't going down. Therefore, don't hope for prices to get lower. Even thought most of those cruises 1.5-2 yrs in future. 

I'm one unfortunately, we really want to go back to Coco Cay and our older will be 12 and the little guy will be 5. I'm gonna end booking way over the price I would have liked. Ya know what, we will just spend less on the ship. Internet and that's it. No specialty restaurants, nothing else. 

[Vlad]

Just now, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

I always reprice!  Sometimes 4 or 5 times!  Have saved substantially by doing this on just about every cruise I have been lucky enough to experience!

There won't be any repricing, pricing strategy is different, demand is going up, people are buying at any given price. When you go in Icon with unbelievable prices, you would think you'll see different crowd? But no, you somehow see the same poor folks who literally spend last paycheck on it. Very strange... 

[PPPJJ-GCVAB]

5 minutes ago, Vlad said:

That company don't have a website, correct? I mean to see all the prices? 

I'm using harr, and so far group rates haven't been posted 

No I just correspond with Josh and he has been very reasonable with his deals.  He is great at getting back to me quickly and keeps in touch as needed.  He also knows if prices change to my favor and does the adjusting…although the group rates have always been so good there has not been much repricing needed!

[Vlad]

12 minutes ago, PPPJJ-GCVAB said:

No I just correspond with Josh and he has been very reasonable with his deals.  He is great at getting back to me quickly and keeps in touch as needed.  He also knows if prices change to my favor and does the adjusting…although the group rates have always been so good there has not been much repricing needed!

That's what I don't like, when travel agency doesn't have a full website that's connected to Royal. 

I have like dozens of ideas, for ships, locations, room categories, I can't possibly ask an agent to do 20 or more searches just to get an idea. No agent would spend hours on a client just to sell 2000 - 3000 cabin 

[OCSC Mike]

43 minutes ago, Vlad said:

No agent would spend hours on a client just to sell 2000 - 3000 cabin

Mine would... and the group rates will never be posted anywhere AFAIK, you need to ask a TA for them.

[asquared17]

agree with mike on this one -- i've asked for rates across a few cabin categories especially if we are deliberating between two ships -- and then if i've forgotten one or didn't know if there was a group rate, i've sent a follow up email for this.

i'm not saying i do this for EVERY sailing, but given how messy the pricing is for this newly released round of itineraries, i think it's smart to make sure you're doing your due diligence.

[Vlad]

11 minutes ago, asquared17 said:

agree with mike on this one -- i've asked for rates across a few cabin categories especially if we are deliberating between two ships -- and then if i've forgotten one or didn't know if there was a group rate, i've sent a follow up email for this.

i'm not saying i do this for EVERY sailing, but given how messy the pricing is for this newly released round of itineraries, i think it's smart to make sure you're doing your due diligence.

When I pick, I go though dozens of variations. It's not a few, more then 20-30

Ta won't be doing that many separate searches. Plus if you don't buy, prices maybe change tomorrow and all starts over again. 

There's only a few companies that have full online booking system build, that's directly connected to Royal Carribean. 

That's what I'm talking about, that's how it's done if you're able to. 

[Jtong]

Have been following a while, I am curious if anyone has a idea if Allure will be doing Southern Caribbean into November/December 2026? I see they stopped the dates for it in October of 2026. I know it may be possible all dates aren't up yet? Just curious, Thanks!