How do I tell if I have a price drop?

[huenix]

This probably seems like a dumb question but... I have a reservation showing (for instance) $999 per person for a D2. I checked today, and the same category of cabin was $898. Note that I have not made final payment yet.

 

I also have a D1 on the same sailing (connecting rooms) that still lists the same price i paid. I did a bit of reading and from my understanding, the only difference in d1/d2 is the number of beds?

 

Anyway, do I just call RCCI and ask for the lower price?

 

I know, this seems like a dumb question, but I don't want to get into a "rules" argument with them on the phone.

[MIcruiser99]

You need to check the prices and if you see a difference, then call and ask for a price adjustment.

 

If you do get someone who does not seem to understand, call back and get another person!

[Bethee99]

Yeah just call and say there was a drop. They will check it then give it to you.

[maxs mom]

Yep......just made final payment on our summer B2B sailings. Before I did, I checked the rates again and found a residency rate for the second leg. Saved a good bit on that one. Will keep checking for further reductions as there may be more. You never know. We've gotten some kind of price reduction on just about every cruise we've taken in the past few years.

[Mark_K]

This probably seems like a dumb question but... I have a reservation showing (for instance) $999 per person for a D2. I checked today, and the same category of cabin was $898. Note that I have not made final payment yet.

 

I also have a D1 on the same sailing (connecting rooms) that still lists the same price i paid. I did a bit of reading and from my understanding, the only difference in d1/d2 is the number of beds?

 

Anyway, do I just call RCCI and ask for the lower price?

 

I know, this seems like a dumb question, but I don't want to get into a "rules" argument with them on the phone.

Don't forget today is Tuesday, make sure the lower price is not a Tuesday Special "for new bookings only" price.

[SDA1125]

If you already paid ahead of time can you still get a price adjustment ?

[huenix]

If you already paid ahead of time can you still get a price adjustment ?

 

Yeah, that one i figured out after searching...

 

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1053947

 

Basically, after final payment date, you get the difference in OBC's.

[maxs mom]

Yes....that is correct. After final payment, any price reductions are given as OBC.

[tahqa]

Yes....that is correct. After final payment' date=' any price reductions are given as OBC.[/size']

Or upgrades, if available.

[jonorma]

i noticed last week the cruise i am booked o for later this month was now selling a balcony for the same price i paid for an inside.i called ta who called rci and requested an upgrade.what chance do you think we have

[FLACRUISER99]

Just be careful you are not giving something else up

[39august]

To Huenix- It sounds as if you currently have a D1 cabin and you are looking at the rate for a D2. In order to get the cheaper rate you will have to change to a D2 cabin. The D catagory cabins are the same size. I don't know anything about number of beds as we are always just the two of us.

[TwoCruisers]

Yep......just made final payment on our summer B2B sailings. Before I did' date=' I checked the rates again and found a residency rate for the second leg. Saved a good bit on that one. Will keep checking for further reductions as there may be more. You never know. We've gotten some kind of price reduction on just about every cruise we've taken in the past few years.

 

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a “residency rate”? Does this have to do with the cruises being B2B? If this is the case where would it be listed as a residency rate?

 

Thanks

[angel69]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a “residency rate”? Does this have to do with the cruises being B2B? If this is the case where would it be listed as a residency rate?

 

Thanks

Residency rate is a special rate for the state you live in. Usually it is posted only for short period of time and not all category cabins have it. To be able to see it make sure you enter the state you live in at the begining of your reservation.

[maxs mom]

Please excuse my ignorance, but what is a “residency rate”? Does this have to do with the cruises being B2B? If this is the case where would it be listed as a residency rate?

 

Thanks

 

When you begin a reservation on the RCI website, they ask what state you are from because on certain cruises they give a discount to people who live in certain states. Those discounts pop up in red when you are looking at different categories. Same thing for the senior discounts. They ask if you are 55+ and those discounts will appear if there are any. We very rarely get a residency rate, but we have taken advantage of the senior rate quite a few times. It doesn't have anything to do with doing a B2B.

[RadioRay]

I still don't know the rules as well as most people here. But on the cruise coming up, I saw a much lower sale rate ($269 less). I called up and was told that this rate was a sale for new reservations only. I tried to appeal because it wasn't fair, but no luck. Lesson learned, don't book early. Wait until one month or less from the sail date.

 

A few days later I found an JS for less than I paid for my X class (Balcony to be named later). That upgrade saved me $70. Called again and this time it was no problem at all. They would have credited my CC but I took it as an OBC instead.

 

So... it depends. Call no matter what. The worse they can say is no. Then check and recheck online to make sure they didn't mess up your reservation. I check every couple of days. There are some horror stories on this web site about changes going very badly for the customer. Their ship, their rules.

[NJnewbie]

Quick question. New cruiser here :)

 

I noticed a $250 price drop (residency rate) show up today, but my TA isn't in the office today.

 

1) Can I call RCCI myself and get the new price, or do I have to wait for my TA to do it and..

 

2) If I have to wait, what are the chances of this prices being gone by tomorrow?

 

That's a huge savings that I don't want to miss out on!

[RadioRay]

The way I think of Residency rates: Whoops, we have way too many cabins empty a few weeks away from the sail date. This close to the sail date airfare is going to be way too expensive for most people. So let's sell them at a lower price to the people who can drive to the port. Even breaking even we can still make some money off them on drinks, duty free and the casino. An empty cabin makes no money.

 

Or it's the drunk monkey. Take your pick.

[huenix]

All that work of looking this up several times, asking the question here, then calling RCCI, not once but twice, to find out that the cabin map I have that shows one of my two cabins as a D1 and one as a D2 is wrong. We have a connected pair of D1's. i wondered how in the heck a connecting door pair of cabins would be different classes.

 

No discount for me. :( Oh well, there is always tomorrow.

[39august]

NJNewie- When you book with a TA, you must go thru' the TA as she/he "owns" your reservation. Is there another person in the agency's office who can call for you? Unless this is a one-person operation, anyone in the agency can call for you. I have done that many times. Most senior and resident rates last for longer than a day or two, but there are no guarantees.

[NJnewbie]

Appreciate the response, thanks!

[TwoCruisers]

Residency rate is a special rate for the state you live in. Usually it is posted only for short period of time and not all category cabins have it. To be able to see it make sure you enter the state you live in at the begining of your reservation.

 

When you begin a reservation on the RCI website' date=' they ask what state you are from because on certain cruises they give a discount to people who live in certain states. Those discounts pop up in red when you are looking at different categories. Same thing for the senior discounts. They ask if you are 55+ and those discounts will appear if there are any. We very rarely get a residency rate, but we have taken advantage of the senior rate quite a few times. It doesn't have anything to do with doing a B2B.[/size']

 

The way I think of Residency rates: Whoops, we have way too many cabins empty a few weeks away from the sail date. This close to the sail date airfare is going to be way too expensive for most people. So let's sell them at a lower price to the people who can drive to the port. Even breaking even we can still make some money off them on drinks, duty free and the casino. An empty cabin makes no money.

 

Or it's the drunk monkey. Take your pick.

 

Thanks, to all of you for clarifying the “residency rate” for me!:D