michelle Posted February 12, 2015 Report Share Posted February 12, 2015 So when a new offer ends, a new one beginsHeard today that the newest offer will be BOGO Wild Still BOGO, and OBC offers for Ocean View and higher the WILD part is that you can decline the BOGO offer, and choose the Premium Drink package for the first 2 people in the cabin NOW - my thought here is that is a good dealNot sure of sailings yet or if it has to be a new cruise booked, or dates to book but it will hit the streets soon. Michelle ;) bkirkham and Matt 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 That's good info. I had heard about the free drink offer (RC CEO Michael Bayley mentioned that the other day) but the BOGO deal too with it is news to me. Thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vitale Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Ok, the premium drink package free sounds too good to be true. It cost me $770 last year. How can they offer that at no cost ? PLUS $200 obc ??? Huh ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Unless I read Michelle's post differently than the rest, you'd have to decline the BOGO offer in lieu of receiving the drink package. That is, it's one or the other, not both. michelle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Going to jot down a few prices today and see how it looks over the weekend. Just booked NCL Escape which was BOGO AND Drink Package and the price didn't increase from the week before when I priced it when it was BOGO OR Drink Package ... will be interesting to see how the RCL offer looks. To make that clearer ... the price stayed the same but the Drink Package was now included ... and since RCI hasn't even released their schedule for springbreak 2016 yet that just made it even easier to decide to give NCL a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 I'll be checking prices this weekend, too. I did notice that the price of our Brilliance cruise out of the UK just dropped significantly. It's still $100 more than we paid, but for the last several months it was about $1000 more. I'm wondering if it's going to go up again after the new promo is rolled out to cover the cost of the drink package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 13, 2015 Report Share Posted February 13, 2015 Just did my "before" look and the prices on all the cruises I have watching all spiked up in the past week or so ... be curious to see if they magically come back to the same number next week or hold at the higher price. Right now I am glad I booked my two 2015 cruises at the start of BOGO last year and cant see myself booking another cruise on RCL anytime soon if the pricing doesn't come back to earth. Marc and Mike_ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 Ok, the premium drink package free sounds too good to be true. It cost me $770 last year. How can they offer that at no cost ? PLUS $200 obc ??? Huh ?? It's my guess that the deal they do is remove discounts on the cruise fare by offering you the drink package instead. Walt Disney World does this with their free dining package. They offer you their dining plan for free but they force you to pay rack rate for their hotel rooms. It's still a cost savings in the grand scheme of things but it's not the steal it may sound like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 14, 2015 Report Share Posted February 14, 2015 It's my guess that the deal they do is remove discounts on the cruise fare by offering you the drink package instead. Walt Disney World does this with their free dining package. They offer you their dining plan for free but they force you to pay rack rate for their hotel rooms. It's still a cost savings in the grand scheme of things but it's not the steal it may sound like. Actually, with free dining it's not always a cost savings as sometimes WDW runs 30-40% off room rate deals at the same time. Thus, for a couple, it is sometimes cheaper to take the room discount than the dining plan. Thus, with this offer, one will need to decide if the BOGOR is more or less valuable than the drink package. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Completely uninspired by the sale :) Sticking with my NCL booking for now for next spring which was BOGO AND UBP not Give up the BOGO if you want the Beverage package. Will continue to evaluate up until final payment but so far NCL Escape is way ahead on price :) Only time will tell on everything else. DocLC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Like you, I took advantage of a Norwegian offer, although it was just the beverage package since it's only two of us. However, instead of choosing Norwegian Escape instead of a Royal Caribbean cruise, I made it part of next year's already planned spring break trip with another cruise the following week on Freedom of the Seas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Nice, B2B is on the wish list, have to wait a while for the kid to be out of the picture though for vacation planning purposes .. only time he gets 2 weeks off is summer and the prices are always too high then ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Here's an idea for Royal, b2b discount or incentives on top of the base offer. I don't know if b2b'ers tend to taper off on how much they spend closer to the end of the whole cruise if at all. Depending on that it may or may not be in their business interest to offer something like that. Still, I think that would be a great way to offer something unique (I assume) within the industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 Royal Caribbean used to have a nice perk for guests who were sailing semi-back-to-back (two different ships with a day in between). They would provide a hotel for the night in between and transportation both ways between the port and the hotel. We took advantage of this in October 2012, shortly before they discontinued that benefit. We sailed on Freedom of the Seas out of Port Canaveral, Sunday to Sunday, stayed in a Royal Caribbean provided hotel in Orlando, then sailed on Monarch of the Seas out of Port Canaveral again, Monday to Friday. We didn't use RCI's transportation. Instead, we rented a car so we could drive ourselves around, explore, do laundry, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelle Posted February 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 totally agree- Celebrity used to do great B2B deals too and now they seem to not in the US this is a common thing for Europeans though - they get deals because they often book B2B cruises. Maybe something new will come out soon!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vitale Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 Ok, according to my TA (whom I'm completely dissatisfied with) it is either BOGO or free Premium Drink Package, which I assumed. You aren't going to get both. Bottom line for my E2 balcony is $1845 inc taxes, fees, gratuities. They DID apply my Crown & Anchor on top of the BOGO though, which is cool. I did NOT get the beverage package. That would've been $500 more, and I KNOW I didn't drink that much last year. I was also told I don't qualify for the OBC. It clearly says on the website BOGO + up to $200 spending money. I didn't expect to get the full $200 as I assume that's for suites & up, but I'm not sure why they said I don't qualify for ANYTHING. I'll keep y'all posted on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jticarruthers Posted February 17, 2015 Report Share Posted February 17, 2015 I think it is the C&A discount that invalidates the OBC. BOGO is combinable but with either the C&A or the OBC, not both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuzyS Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 With so many different offers (including past guest) it can get a bit garbled. But, for those who may be just starting to plan, the new offer in a nutshell: BOGO + Up to $200 OBC -OR- Free Beverage Package for Two + Up to $200 OBC Offer Excludes Quantum and Anthem of the Seas, Transatlantic, Transpacific and China sailings Ocean view = $100obc; Balcony/Suites = $200obc *** For All European sailings (except Anthem), it is a bit different: BOGO + Up to $200 OBC Plus: Book ChoiceAIR and save up $1000 *** Offer ends March 10th Applies to sailings of 5 nights or longer departing May 15, 2015 to April 30, 2016 OBC for Ocean view and higher Air credit for Inside and higher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Vitale Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 Suzy, that's what I'm seeing, BOGO + up to $200. Doesn't say anything about either C&A OR up to $200. I'll press them for an answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 The fine print at the bottom of the page contains "OBC offer is not combinable with Crown & Anchor discounts." I looked on this page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteSoxFan Posted February 18, 2015 Report Share Posted February 18, 2015 This is exactly how it was for the previous sale. I booked a 4 night at the end of December. The $200OBC was more than my Emerald balcony discount so I took the OBC. The great thing is, unlike my C & A discount, the OBC wasn't reduced for a shorter sailing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have yet to be able to find this deal on their website.....I have seen the ne BOGO, but nowhere does it mention drink packages...I have done ALOT of dummy bookings to try and find it..... Anyone have any luck or tips with this phantom deal?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 I have yet to be able to find this deal on their website.....I have seen the ne BOGO, but nowhere does it mention drink packages...I have done ALOT of dummy bookings to try and find it..... Anyone have any luck or tips with this phantom deal?! http://www.royalcaribbean.com/contentWithGallery.do?icid=wvq1_2_tctclp_bgw_hm_cntntr_1903&pagename=february2015_bogo_wild_caribbean http://www.royalcaribbean.com/contentWithGallery.do?icid=wvq1_2_tctclp_bgw_hm_cntntr_6256&pagename=february2015_bogo_wild_europe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes..thats the page I have visited many times..no mention of drink package on that page..just BOGO and OBC.....I have then proceeded to do dummy bookings and nothing.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted February 19, 2015 Report Share Posted February 19, 2015 Yes..thats the page I have visited many times..no mention of drink package on that page..just BOGO and OBC.....I have then proceeded to do dummy bookings and nothing.. From what I can tell, the free drinks package requires a special code of BEVERAGE to get it. I dont think the website supports codes but calling Royal Caribbean directly or using a TA, they can apply it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 The website does support promo codes. It can be found under your cruise on the rates page after you entered the number of passengers, state of residence, etc. in my case, the promo code resulted in a $1300 increase per person for the first and second passenger. The "Europeair" didn't offer any savings either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monctonguy Posted February 20, 2015 Report Share Posted February 20, 2015 So their website doesnt even list the promo., nor support it??...what kinda deal is that...how would people even know about it?? really? and $1300 per person for a drink package free??...something is defn missing and not sounding right here....... RCI needs to get their stuff together.... bkirkham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bkirkham Posted February 21, 2015 Report Share Posted February 21, 2015 I don't see the beverage package offer, just the bogo and obc just noticed the other posts. nevermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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