Rare ggo85 Posted June 20, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2012 As a follow up to my earlier post on why RCI offers discounts based on the state in which you live, I'd like to see whether the various theories hold water (no pun intended:). Do most people get discounts for cruises that depart from nearby ports or is RCI trying to woo people from more distant states? For those who've received "state" discounts in the past couple of years, would love to see you post the state in which you reside and the port from which your cruise departed. I would volunteer to go first but have never had the pleasure of a discount based on where I live.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daghis Posted June 20, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I received my first state residency discount for our upcoming Freedom of the Seas cruise (out of Port Canaveral, FL) in October. I live in Pennsylvania. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3DobermansDZS Posted June 20, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We received a residency discount for our Jewel of the Seas cruise this past April. We live in Georgia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepless Posted June 20, 2012 #4 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I live in Michigan. I received my first state discount for a cruise on the Explorer of the Seas in 2009. My second state discount was on the Oasis in July of 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrn2cruise Posted June 20, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 20, 2012 How can you tell if you get one? I dont think we did when we did FOS last summer. I live in Texas. Sometimes, I wonder if RC will give me one for Mariner, but I dont see that either:mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 20, 2012 #6 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We've received a good number of state discounts over the last few years. We live in Illinois and have received state discounts for cruises out of Port Canaveral, Port Everglades, Miami, Galveston, and San Pedro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bighairtexan Posted June 20, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I've never gotten a state discount on any cruise line. HOWEVER, I finally got my 1st senior discount for a Sept. cruise. I was beginning to think I was the unluckiest cruiser in the world. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kruzerci Posted June 20, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We have lived in Georgia and Alabama the past few years and have received discounts from Port Canaveral and Miami several times. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shonandsuzie Posted June 20, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We live in Michigan and we've gotten the state discount several times for cruises out of varying ports. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted June 20, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I only received a state discount once, on Explorer New Years cruise out of NJ. We live in NY. It was offered about 4 months out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gw2fll Posted June 20, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 20, 2012 For our last cruise on NOS we received a residency discount. The cruise departed from Port Everglades (Fort Lauderdale, FL) and we live in NC. We booked the cruise over Memorial Day weekend last year. There was a big sale going on at the time - we did not get reduced deposits or an OBC, just a price reduction when I entered our state of residence. (I also recall our cruise tickets indicating that we had received a special rate and to remember to bring the supporting documentation with us to the pier or else we would have to pay additional before boarding.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northcove Posted June 20, 2012 #12 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We got it. In NY, sailing out of NJ. Here's what my receipt says: Promo Restrictions: RESIDENT At least one guest must be resident of the following: CT,DE,MA,ME,NH,NJ,NY,PA,RI,VT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Voyager Posted June 20, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I have received the resident discount quite a few times out of Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, and Bayonne. I live in Delaware. The discount usually became available to me very close to final payment, sometimes after final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenashleysmom Posted June 20, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Always check the residency box, never had it apply. I generally cruise on school break weeks, that may be why. I also wondered what the criteria was for them to apply the law inforcement discount, and the armed forces discount. We would be eligible for both, but they have never applied to our sailing. Once I *thought* it applied, but alas I had plugged in the wrong date!:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Voyager Posted June 20, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Always check the residency box, never had it apply. I generally cruise on school break weeks, that may be why. I also wondered what the criteria was for them to apply the law inforcement discount, and the armed forces discount. We would be eligible for both, but they have never applied to our sailing. Once I *thought* it applied, but alas I had plugged in the wrong date!:eek: My resident discounts were almost ALL over Easter Week! We have also received the Military Discount several times. It is usually equivalent to the resident discount savings. Sometimes we have had them both available at the same time (but can only choose one, of course). Sometimes we got NADA! :p;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Host Faith Posted June 20, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We live in NJ, and have usually found a state discount/price drop for our cruises sailing out of San Juan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakenashleysmom Posted June 20, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 20, 2012 My resident discounts were almost ALL over Easter Week! We have also received the Military Discount several times. It is usually equivalent to the resident discount savings. Sometimes we have had them both available at the same time (but can only choose one, of course). Sometimes we got NADA! :p;) Interesting. Do you recall how close to sailing they were offered? We are going out of Baltimore in February....I will keep checking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmt514 Posted June 20, 2012 #18 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We booked our Oasis for June 30 in April - so only 2 1/2 months out. Got a state residency discount, we live in Florida. We are also eligible for military and 55+ (DH, not me) discount, but they didn't apply to this cruise. We did book through an on-line agent and they still gave us pre-paid grats, special dinner and one spa since we books a balcony, even with getting the residency discount. I had checked RC directly and they offered that discount. I did notice it went away about a week later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxs mom Posted June 20, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 20, 2012 It all depends on how well the cruise is selling out. We live in NC and have received the resident's discount and the senior discount quite a few times out of many different ports. Once or twice, the discount was subsatantial. Haven't received any of these recently, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BillOh Posted June 20, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 20, 2012 A resident rate for Ohioans got us to try our first cruise on Majesty that we didn't plan on taking, so they did win us over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted June 20, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I have gotten residency discounts on sailings from California and NJ. I live in Wisconsin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Voyager Posted June 20, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Interesting. Do you recall how close to sailing they were offered? We are going out of Baltimore in February....I will keep checking! Typically when I have gotten a resident/military/senior discount it has been very close to final payment when it was offered, so probably 3 or 4 months out from the sail date. Just keep checking! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justforkicks Posted June 20, 2012 #23 Share Posted June 20, 2012 Received a discount sailing from Baltimore a couple of years ago, seems it was given near the date of final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMG Posted June 20, 2012 #24 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We received a discount when we booked our August cruise. Cruise out of Balt, we live in PA. Booked cruise in Jan. In Feb we got a 55+ discount for the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kag19 Posted June 20, 2012 #25 Share Posted June 20, 2012 We received one on our last trip in 2009 on Serenade of the Seas leaving out of San Juan. We live in Michigan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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