FlowBro Ty Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 By FlowBro Ty Can You Tell Us Any Way To Save Money My Brother Want To Know How To Save Money On The Ship I Told Him My Ways But Let Me Know You Ways Thanks FlowBro Ty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
princevaliantus Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 hooked-on-cruising, JLMoran, ellcee and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 If you know you'll be having a decent number of sodas / specialty coffee drinks / non-alcoholic cocktails, buy the Refreshment Package in advance, especially if you can get it on sale for just $18 a day. No money spent on board for drinks, and you can quickly break even or get ahead on the cost. If you drink alcohol, same rule applies for the Deluxe Package. If you know you want a t-shirt, cap, towel, whatever, wait for the sales that will be advertised in the Cruise Compass each night. And then be ready to line up outside the store before they open, so you can get in earlier and have a better selection. Might mean losing out on some sea day time, but if you want that thing and want to save a few bucks while getting it, that's the price you gotta pay. All of the staff on board are very friendly and helpful, so don't be afraid to ask them if they know if some special is coming up for something you might want to buy (specialty dining, a spa treatment, arcade tokens, whatever). Rascott03 and hooked-on-cruising 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
averbeck Posted September 28, 2018 Report Share Posted September 28, 2018 Don't go into the Casino Eat at complimentary places Bring your bottle of wine/champagne in your carry-on (2 per room) Don't do extravagant excursions Rascott03, 4ensic, Larry Muster and 3 others 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBro Ty Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 6 hours ago, JLMoran said: If you know you'll be having a decent number of sodas / specialty coffee drinks / non-alcoholic cocktails, buy the Refreshment Package in advance, especially if you can get it on sale for just $18 a day. No money spent on board for drinks, and you can quickly break even or get ahead on the cost. If you drink alcohol, same rule applies for the Deluxe Package. If you know you want a t-shirt, cap, towel, whatever, wait for the sales that will be advertised in the Cruise Compass each night. And then be ready to line up outside the store before they open, so you can get in earlier and have a better selection. Might mean losing out on some sea day time, but if you want that thing and want to save a few bucks while getting it, that's the price you gotta pay. All of the staff on board are very friendly and helpful, so don't be afraid to ask them if they know if some special is coming up for something you might want to buy (specialty dining, a spa treatment, arcade tokens, whatever). 6 hours ago, averbeck said: Don't go into the Casino Eat at complimentary places Bring your bottle of wine/champagne in your carry-on (2 per room) Don't do extravagant excursions Thanks All I Will Tell Him That Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dimysmith Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Be careful of the jewelry sales. We bought an Evictus watch on the last cruise. (Hubby just had to have it) When we returned home, it wasn't any where near the "MSRP" price they said. People hear jewelry sale and go crazy. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful watch, just not sure we saved that much money Rascott03, hooked-on-cruising and MikeK 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjac Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 Don't get on the ship, stay home. MikeK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBro Ty Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 3 hours ago, rjac said: Don't get on the ship, stay home. 4 hours ago, dimysmith said: Be careful of the jewelry sales. We bought an Evictus watch on the last cruise. (Hubby just had to have it) When we returned home, it wasn't any where near the "MSRP" price they said. People hear jewelry sale and go crazy. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful watch, just not sure we saved that much money Thank Will Tell Him That Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rascott03 Posted September 29, 2018 Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 If you don’t do the refreshments drink package, you can just drink the water, juice & tea they serve during meal times. On the last day before arrive the RC unlimited fountain drinks cups were on sale for $10. I got mine on that day. Don’t do excursions through the cruise. Go find a local at the beach & get a deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlowBro Ty Posted September 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Rascott03 said: If you don’t do the refreshments drink package, you can just drink the water, juice & tea they serve during meal times. On the last day before arrive the RC unlimited fountain drinks cups were on sale for $10. I got mine on that day. Don’t do excursions through the cruise. Go find a local at the beach & get a deal. Thanks Will Tell That To Him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hooked-on-cruising Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 On 9/28/2018 at 4:12 PM, averbeck said: Don't go into the Casino Eat at complimentary places Bring your bottle of wine/champagne in your carry-on (2 per room) Don't do extravagant excursions Excellent advice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floski Posted September 30, 2018 Report Share Posted September 30, 2018 16 hours ago, dimysmith said: Be careful of the jewelry sales. We bought an Evictus watch on the last cruise. (Hubby just had to have it) When we returned home, it wasn't any where near the "MSRP" price they said. People hear jewelry sale and go crazy. Don't get me wrong, it is a beautiful watch, just not sure we saved that much money Yep...got me, too. I really do love my watch, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 10 ways to save money on your 2018 Royal Caribbean vacation 10 ways to save money on your Royal Caribbean cruise Five ways to save money on food and drink on your Royal Caribbean cruise rjac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nancymc Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 7 hours ago, Matt said: 10 ways to save money on your 2018 Royal Caribbean vacation 10 ways to save money on your Royal Caribbean cruise Five ways to save money on food and drink on your Royal Caribbean cruise Matt I’m confused after reading the links you posted.... in one of them it said no corkage charge for wine you bring on and in the other link it said there was a corkage charge??? Which one is correct?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted October 2, 2018 Report Share Posted October 2, 2018 1 hour ago, Nancymc said: Matt I’m confused after reading the links you posted.... in one of them it said no corkage charge for wine you bring on and in the other link it said there was a corkage charge??? Which one is correct?? Well, technically both would be correct. It depends on where you consume your bottle. Drink in the MDR or other dining venue -- corkage fee will be assessed Just drink in your stateroom, or at least pour into a glass while in your stateroom and then go wander around the ship -- no corkage fee The confusion might be because one of those articles was originally written after Royal had gotten rid of their corkage fee some years ago (unique among cruise lines), and the other was written after the fee was restored last year. Also note that you can request a corkscrew and wine glasses for your room, and you still will not be assessed the corkage fee as long as you open and pour from the bottle while in your room. They can't really know if you poured a glass in your room and then took it with you to wander around the ship (e.g., you could just as likely have stopped at Vintages, brought it to your room, then gone back out), so as long you don't have the bottle in your hand then there's no risk of being charged. Long-winded way of saying if you bring wine, and want to have a single glass with dinner, but don't want to get hit with the fee, then just pour a glass in your cabin right before you head out to eat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susie Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 1 hour ago, JLMoran said: Well, technically both would be correct. It depends on where you consume your bottle. Drink in the MDR or other dining venue -- corkage fee will be assessed Just drink in your stateroom, or at least pour into a glass while in your stateroom and then go wander around the ship -- no corkage fee The confusion might be because one of those articles was originally written after Royal had gotten rid of their corkage fee some years ago (unique among cruise lines), and the other was written after the fee was restored last year. Also note that you can request a corkscrew and wine glasses for your room, and you still will not be assessed the corkage fee as long as you open and pour from the bottle while in your room. They can't really know if you poured a glass in your room and then took it with you to wander around the ship (e.g., you could just as likely have stopped at Vintages, brought it to your room, then gone back out), so as long you don't have the bottle in your hand then there's no risk of being charged. Long-winded way of saying if you bring wine, and want to have a single glass with dinner, but don't want to get hit with the fee, then just pour a glass in your cabin right before you head out to eat. LOL, that what we did on our 2017 cruise. I asked a room attendant to bring a few wine glasses for us and pour my own wine then take with me to the dining room. You can buy the wine that uses the cap. The past cruise in April this year, we just bought the deluxe package when it on sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted October 3, 2018 Report Share Posted October 3, 2018 16 hours ago, Nancymc said: Matt I’m confused after reading the links you posted.... in one of them it said no corkage charge for wine you bring on and in the other link it said there was a corkage charge??? Which one is correct?? Sorry, need to update that. There is a corkage fee charged these days (it was previously taken away and then re-introduced). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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