Herbaltees Posted February 6, 2012 #1 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Is this rate only applicable in Florida? I've never seen it offered for sailings in my home port (Baltimore). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parrotthead Posted February 6, 2012 #2 Share Posted February 6, 2012 its offered on 'select' sailings... I have only gotten it once, and that was a TX rate when sailing out of Florida... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Mom Posted February 6, 2012 #3 Share Posted February 6, 2012 For our west coast cruise, it was cheaper than the past guest rate (by a little bit). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Mach* Posted February 6, 2012 #4 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Nope... resident rates are allowed by state... not just Florida. Many of the cruises from Florida get additional discounts because the level of competition for cruise dollars is high there. I've seen resident discounts for Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nevada and Wisconsin to name a few... Carnival will target states where they feel their share of the market a bit low... boosts sales!!! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gapearl Posted February 6, 2012 #5 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Just last night, I saw a resident rate for GA residents leaving from FL. For my Valor cruise last year with my mom, who lives in TN, I did see TN resident rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanessa L Posted February 6, 2012 #6 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It was in fact a resident rate (for Kentucky) that let me upgrade from an OV to an aft balcony for only $200 for 3 of us for our cruise in April. I think they're offered for most states periodically. Not all sailings, not all states, and not all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alliezona09 Posted February 6, 2012 #7 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Is this rate only applicable in Florida? I've never seen it offered for sailings in my home port (Baltimore). Here are some of the specials running right now for Maryland: https://www.goccl.com/content/specials/Resident/MD.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcuchio24 Posted February 6, 2012 #8 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I've seen them for all kinds of states, and not only port states for sure. I made an ES claim on an Indiana resident rate that was posted for like 10 hours last spring, who knows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M&MGirl1 Posted February 6, 2012 #9 Share Posted February 6, 2012 My last cruise on the Triumph was booked with a resident rate for Missouri. They definitely run them for states that don't have ports! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barefoot cruiser Posted February 6, 2012 #10 Share Posted February 6, 2012 I got a great resident rate on the Carnival Dream and I am from PA. it beat every other rate category by quite a bit...so much so that I eventually decided to go from my lowly 1a to a spa interior, which also had a resident rate that was GREAT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmdknw Posted February 6, 2012 #11 Share Posted February 6, 2012 We got resident rate for our 3-24 Dream cruise...we're in NC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erinzma Posted February 6, 2012 #12 Share Posted February 6, 2012 It was in fact a resident rate (for Kentucky) that let me upgrade from an OV to an aft balcony for only $200 for 3 of us for our cruise in April. I think they're offered for most states periodically. Not all sailings, not all states, and not all the time. They let you upgrade to the Resident Rate?? I'm currently in an inside cabin and the Resident Rate for an OV is less than what I paid, will they let me upgrade to that? I think it might be a crap shoot depending on who you talk to?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdGuyMG Posted February 6, 2012 #13 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Carnival will target states where they feel their share of the market a bit low... boosts sales!!! :) Actually, the target states for Resident Rates are for sailings that historically attract a significant number residents from the state it's being offered in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceleven Posted February 6, 2012 #14 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Actually, the target states for Resident Rates are for sailings that historically attract a significant number residents from the state it's being offered in. Can you give me an example? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NanCan Posted February 6, 2012 #15 Share Posted February 6, 2012 When you are searching for a cruise make sure you go to the advanced box and check off all the boxes that apply to you (past guest, over 55, military) and make sure to hit the state you are from, if there is a resident rate available, it will show up when you get to the booking part (try some mock bookings)and give you that option to choose from and will tell you what the price is... I see them for Michigan a lot and they had one for the Conquest cruise I just booked, however I had the casino promo and that was cheaper than the resident rate. I think it saved me about 160 over the resident rate...but had I used the resident rate, it still beat the past guest rate (yes it can be very confusing and a bit time consuming, but it pays -literally- to be very diligent) It also helped that I had a great PVP go over all the options with me once I found a cruise that worked for us.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILUVNKOTB Posted February 7, 2012 #16 Share Posted February 7, 2012 My latest cruise, I booked ES and the Resident Rate has dropped on my rooms quite a bit, so I was able to upgrade to Spa Interior from a regular interior room. I am crossing my fingers for more drops with the resident rate. I am in UT and I am going on a CA cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Kat Posted February 7, 2012 #17 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I've gotten them for Colorado in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scgamecock Posted February 7, 2012 #18 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Here are some of the specials running right now for Maryland:https://www.goccl.com/content/specials/Resident/MD.pdf Great link! You can change "MD" to the letters for your state and see your state's deals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
86004 Posted February 7, 2012 #19 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I am waiting for prices to drop for the Miracle May 22nd cruise and yesterday the prices went down $50 per person for AZ residents. I put in New Mexico and those residents did not get the discount. I don't try to figure it out. I just try to get the best price possible. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdGuyMG Posted February 7, 2012 #20 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Can you give me an example? A ship and sail date specific example? No. But cruise lines have extensive and accurate data of the demographics of each and every sailing. And lets say that last year and the year before that and the year before that the week of July 4th sailing of the Carnival Splendor consistently had a significant number of passengers (percentage wise) hailing from Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Nevada and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. That high representation is a trend. Marketers market to trends and consumers tend to be creatures of habit. If you were Carnival and you wanted to take advantage of a pool of people who by statistical past performance were most likely to book 2012's Splendor sailing for the week of July 4th... what states would you entice with an attractive resident rate? Idaho, Kansas and Missouri? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iceleven Posted February 7, 2012 #21 Share Posted February 7, 2012 A ship and sail date specific example? No. But cruise lines have extensive and accurate data of the demographics of each and every sailing. And lets say that last year and the year before that and the year before that the week of July 4th sailing of the Carnival Splendor consistently had a significant number of passengers (percentage wise) hailing from Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Nevada and the Canadian Province of British Columbia. That high representation is a trend. Marketers market to trends and consumers tend to be creatures of habit. If you were Carnival and you wanted to take advantage of a pool of people who by statistical past performance were most likely to book 2012's Splendor sailing for the week of July 4th... what states would you entice with an attractive resident rate? Idaho, Kansas and Missouri? Actually I would NOT target them because I would assume that these people had "been there--done that" and would be looking for something different. I would target a totally different market. Maybe I'm a different type of traveler. I enjoy different experiences. Personally I don't understand how so many people (mostly those from the deep south) can take the same cruises out of Florida over and over again with the same itineraries. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin2paradise09 Posted February 7, 2012 #22 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Here are some of the specials running right now for Maryland:https://www.goccl.com/content/specials/Resident/MD.pdf Great information .... and FYI, if you are not a resident of Maryland, just change the state abbreviation in the link .... if there specials, it will come up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdGuyMG Posted February 7, 2012 #23 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Actually I would NOT target them because I would assume that these people had "been there--done that" and would be looking for something different. I would target a totally different market. Maybe I'm a different type of traveler. I enjoy different experiences. Personally I don't understand how so many people (mostly those from the deep south) can take the same cruises out of Florida over and over again with the same itineraries. I didn't sat it was the same people. Repeat passengers are targeted with past guest offers. I said it was people from the same geographic areas. Say you had a retail store and you drew customers from a 15 mile radius from your store that covered maybe 10 - 12 different zip codes. And over the years, based on customer data (you've hopefully wisely garnered) you notice that an above average amount, maybe 40-50% of your business comes from 3 or 4 of those zip codes. You've always promoted and advertised, but next month is gonna be huge. You're planning a big sale event or promotion for your store. And it's not the first time you've done this. Certainly you want folks to come to your store and buy, buy buy!! And you want the most bang for your marketing $$$. Do you target your marketing to the 3 or 4 zip codes that in the past have historically drawn a large percentage of customers??... or do you target the 7 or 8 zip codes that over the years have not particularly produced a large number of customers in the past and most probably for this latest event will do the same? If you were cruise line and a heavier than average number of people from certain states were aboard the same sailings for the last several years, what states do you offer the resident rate to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
near the beach Posted February 7, 2012 #24 Share Posted February 7, 2012 I have yet to see a resident rate for any cruise that we have sailed on. I have heard that they are only short term and switch from state to state frequently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crzycick Posted February 7, 2012 #25 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Do they go off of drivers license/established residency, or where you live? We are Kansas residents but have lived in Arlington VA for 2 years and NC the 3 years prior. What do they use to determine which rate you qualify for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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