Cruise Deals

National Cruise Week begins today and Royal Caribbean is joining in with a cruise sale of up to $100 onboard credit on seven-night cruises that sail during summer 2014.

The sale is valid on 7-night cruises departing between June 1 and August 31, 2014.

If you book between today and October 25 an interior or ocean view stateroom, guests will receive $50 onboard credit with code SPO1.

Guests that book a balcony or suite stateroom will receive $100 per stateroom with code SPO2.

The National Cruise Vacation Week offer is applicable only on new individual bookings and the option code must be registered at the time of booking.

Royal Caribbean is offering a one-day sale on Saturday, October 19, 2013 for those looking to book a cruise in November or December of this year.

Book a Royal Caribbean cruise on October 19th that departs between November 1 – December 31, 2013 and you can get up to $100 onboard credit. If you book a cruise that departs from November 1 – December 20, you will receive up to $50.  But if you book a cruise that sails around the holidays, between December 21–December 31, and Royal Caribbean will double the onboard credit offer to $100. 

• Inside & Outside Staterooms will receive $25 onboard credit
• Balcony and Suite Staterooms will receive $50 onboard credit
• Holiday Inside and Outside Staterooms will receive $50 onboard credit
• Holiday Balcony and Suite Staterooms will receive $100 onboard credit

Offer applies to new individual bookings (not applicable to groups) made on October 19, 2013 from 12:00AM-11:59PM ET for all sailings departing Nov 1 - Dec 31, 2013. Onboard credit is per stateroom.

For the upcoming National Cruise Vacation Week, Royal Caribbean is offering up to $100 onboard credit on any seven-night Caribbean cruise during summer 2014.

Between October 20 and 25, those that book an interior or ocean view stateroom will recieve $50 onboard credit using option code SPO1.  If you book a balcony or suite-category stateroom, you can get $100 per stateroom (option code SPO2).  The onboard credit is valid for new individual booking on a seven-night Caribbean itinerary, sailing from June 1 through August 31, 2014. The National Cruise Vacation Week offer is applicable only on new individual bookings and the option code must be registered at the time of booking.

Details about Royal Caribbean’s National Cruise Vacation Week offer will be available during the week of October 14 at www.RoyalCaribbean.com/VacationWeek. 

Royal Caribbean is offering guests who book a Bahamas, Bermuda, Caribbean or Alaska cruise between September 23, 2013 and October 15, 2013 up to $300 in onboard credit per stateroom for salings between November 1, 2013 and June 30, 2014.

Royal Caribbean is reminding us all that winter is around the corner and for most of us, that means cold temperatures but the good news is Royal Caribbean has escapes to some very warm places.

Onboard credit will break down as follows

• Up to 5 night cruises
  • Interior and Oceanview staterooms: $25
  • Balcony and Junior Suite staterooms: $50
  • Grand Suite or higher staterooms: $150
• Six nights or longer
  • Interior and Oceanview staterooms: $25
  • Balcony and Junior Suite staterooms: $100
  • Grand Suite or higher staterooms: $300

The Winter Offer is applicable for all new individual U.S. and Canadian bookings.  The onboard credit offer is applicable for all new individual bookings.

Royal Caribbean is launching another sale for residents of the United Kingdom starting today.  In addition to it's free drinks and free balcony upgrade promotions, starting today an 11-day WOW sale is going on for residents of UK & the Republic of Ireland.

If you book by a cruise between September 1 and December 31, 2013, you will receive $100 (£65) in onboard credit for your cruise.  To qualify for the sale, the cruise must be booked by August 19, 2013.

Unlike WOW Sales in the United States, there does not appear to be a difference in the amount of onboard credit depending on cruise length. 

Onboard spend is only valid for bookings made in balcony & suite categories, including X & W guarantees.  Transatlantic sailings are included in the sale.

Royal Caribbean is offering those that book a cruise in the month of August a balcony upgrade for the price of an oceanview cabin.  A balcony stateroom will be available for the price of an ocean-view room on most ships, and an ocean-view category for the price of an inside stateroom.

Royal Caribbean is calling the deal, "Upgrade Your View" and applies to new, individual bookings on three- to 10-night Bahamas, Caribbean and Bermuda cruises departing September 1, 2013 November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.  The deal is open to residents of North America and South America.

The free upgrade deal is available on Allure of the Seas, Oasis of the Seas, Freedom of the Seas, Liberty of the Seas, Independence of the Seas, Explorer of the Seas, Adventure of the Seas, Navigator of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas, Jewel of the Seas and Serenade of the Seas.

Free upgrades to ocean-view rooms from inside cabins are available on Enchantment of the Seas, Grandeur of the Seas, Legend of the Seas and Majesty of the Seas.

UPDATE 8/1: Sale is for cruises departing November 1, 2013 through April 30, 2014.  As for price program UPG at time of booking.  

Royal Caribbean is launching a new promotion for cruises out of the United Kingdom called "Drinks on us!" that will begin on August 1, 2013.  

The new promotion offers a little something for everyone in the family.  For kids between the ages of 3 and 17 years old, they can enjoy free unlimited soda at all bars, lounges and restaurants.  Adults will enjoy free wine while you dive, with five complimentary bottles of wine per stateroom.

This offer is applicable on all sailings of seven nights or more traveling from the UK between May and October 2014.  

Royal Caribbean kicked off a new cruise sale today, called the Holiday Cruise Sale, where guests can get up to $200 in onboard credit for sailings between December 18 - 31, 2013.

The sale begins today and is applicable on sailings of five nights or longer on any of its cruise ships.  The deal says if you book an inside or ocean view cabin during these dates, you will receive $100 in onboard credit.  If you book a balcony cabin or a suite, you will get $200 per cabin in onboard credit.

This new sale is applicable for all new individual bookings from customers in North and South America, and is not combinable with Crown & Anchor discounts, Royal Caribbean shareholder benefits and other promotional offers.

The sale ends on July 31.

Royal Caribbean is planning a Super Saturday Sale on its summer cruises by offering up to $50 onboard credit on all July 1 through September 30 sailings. 

Only on Saturday, June 29, 2013, Royal Caribbean will offer vacationers who book a Royal Caribbean cruise on any sailings departing July 1 through September 30, 2013 $25 onboard credit per Interior and Oceanview stateroom, and $50 per Balcony stateroom and Suite-category stateroom. The Super Saturday Sale is applicable for all new individual U.S. and Canadian bookings.

For all deals on this sale, check out the Super Saturday Sale website or contact your travel agent.

Royal Caribbean is offering a trio of new offers aimed at families who are looking to cruise together.

Kids Tour Free in Europe

Families with children 12 and under who book a 2013 Europe cruise aboard Navigator of the Seas, Brilliance of the Seas or Serenade of the Seas can enjoy free shore excursion tours for children when two adults in their stateroom purchase the same tour during May 2013. For more information, please visit www.RoyalCaribbean.com/KidsTourFree.

Fall Upgrade Offer

Families that book a Royal Caribbean cruise to the Bahamas, Bermuda or the Caribbean, between May 1 through June 10, 2013 can book a balcony stateroom for the same price as an ocean view stateroom, or an ocean view stateroom for the price of an interior stateroom on sailings departing September 1 through December 15, 2013. For more information, please visit www.RoyalCaribbean.com/FreeUpgrades.

Royal Incentive Rewards

Royal Caribbean is offering for a limited time to consumers, Royal Incentive Reward certificates, normally a turnkey incentive solution for businesses and organizations looking to improve company performance. Available for purchase through the cruise line’s valued travel agent partners from May 1 through June 14, 2013, Royal Incentive Rewards are pre-paid cruise certificates where recipients enjoy the freedom to travel at their convenience and have the ability to upgrade or transfer their certificate, or to gift a loved one. Once the recipient is ready to book a cruise, they simply call the Royal Incentive Rewards Desk, and the cruise line will handle the rest. For more information, please visit www.RoyalCaribbean.com/RoyalIncentives.