Jana60 Posted May 21, 2013 #1 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hey everyone who booked earlysaver. There has been a small price reduction today. Check it out! Also luckilly it is the earlysaver rate with the 50% deposit and the OBC so they won't take that away from you when you take advantage of the price increase. Its so confusing to try to figure out if indeed a price drop IS a price drop. I thought I had a price decrease the other day until I found out that to get the $25 decrease in price I would have to lose my $25 of OBC and would require me to pay another $200 deposit. I've also noticed that if the port charges go up they make you pay the higher port charges in order to take advantage of the price drop. Also if the price drops and the room you are booked in is no longer available you don't get the price drop even if early savors with higher categories of rooms get a price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPH711 Posted May 21, 2013 #2 Share Posted May 21, 2013 It's always helpful to let us know your ship and departure date. Mine for the Breeze in September has not changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted May 21, 2013 #3 Share Posted May 21, 2013 Mine went UP $30/pp yesterday!! :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deedle7544 Posted May 21, 2013 #4 Share Posted May 21, 2013 no changes on Fascination or Freedom in September Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swt910hrt Posted May 21, 2013 #5 Share Posted May 21, 2013 No change for Splendor Dec 11th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ready 2 Go Posted May 21, 2013 #6 Share Posted May 21, 2013 We are on the dream july 27 and we got $50 price drop. Enough for a couple DOD's :) Sent from my BlackBerry 9800 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2013LibertyCruiser Posted May 22, 2013 #7 Share Posted May 22, 2013 Have yet to experience a price drop for my November cruise...and the fare viewer is now listing even higher prices than before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo31 Posted May 22, 2013 #8 Share Posted May 22, 2013 We just got 367.00 OBC for June 1st on the Dream...we have 3 ppl in our cabin. I'm so excited. Whoop whoop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJPhilly Posted May 22, 2013 #9 Share Posted May 22, 2013 What is best way to find a "price drop"? Is it to try to book a whole "new" trip? I'm on Pride in August in a 4K.. there are about 8 rooms left and price hasn't changed. Will this type of room go down? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphfam4 Posted May 28, 2013 #10 Share Posted May 28, 2013 We just got a Holiday Bonus Offer for cruise between Dec. 19 and Jan. 3. which dropped ours 200.00 per cabin PLUS 200.00 OBC!!!! WOOHOO!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookeybear1966 Posted May 28, 2013 #11 Share Posted May 28, 2013 Yep...just got another $60.00 today...total of $630.00 OBC so far :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hommiette Posted June 2, 2013 #12 Share Posted June 2, 2013 That is so awesome! Do you guys use the Fare Viewer to find these drops? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookeybear1966 Posted June 2, 2013 #13 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I don't use fareviewer....I use a mock booking. I go thru like I'm booking a cruise and see what it shows for total and then use that. Only reason I do I that was is because port charges are added and I can see the total pricing w/port charges. Then I submit my form with total pricing and date I found it on early saver form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted June 2, 2013 #14 Share Posted June 2, 2013 I don't use fareviewer....I use a mock booking. I go thru like I'm booking a cruise and see what it shows for total and then use that. Only reason I do I that was is because port charges are added and I can see the total pricing w/port charges. Then I submit my form with total pricing and date I found it on early saver form. Port charges are embedded in the cruisefare.. the add on fees and taxes (which are not port charges) are not price protected. If they are less when you cruise you get OBC on your S&S account. You need to find out how much only the cruisefare is total .. not including the add on taxes and fees. If add on taxes and fees went up then they do subtract that when they refare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookeybear1966 Posted June 2, 2013 #15 Share Posted June 2, 2013 Port charges are embedded in the cruisefare.. the add on fees and taxes (which are not port charges) are not price protected. If they are less when you cruise you get OBC on your S&S account. You need to find out how much only the cruisefare is total .. not including the add on taxes and fees. If add on taxes and fees went up then they do subtract that when they refare. Actually that's not completely true in our case. Fareviewer is different then mock booking in our case due to our upgrade of deck and category...if I use that I'd be wrong in my pricing. We booked midship, empress deck balcony. If I use fareviewer it's 130.00 less because it is NOT taking into account the "midship" upgrade and the "empress deck" upgrade (and I believe the cove balcony is cheaper too which we don't have). It's pricing at the minimum category for a balcony cabin. When I look at a "mock booking" I get same pricing as I booked a week or so ago. When I look at the "Farefiewer" it's pricing 130.00 less because it does not account for the move from normal balcony to midship,empress balcony (And a cove balcony is also cheaper so going to regular balcony adds more to my pricing). They charge for those upgrade changes even though I'm still in a balcony cabin. Just an FYI and that's why I always use the mock booking and compare that way. I know port charges change but I also know the fareviewer is definitely not accurate for our balcony we have. I think fareviewer only prices at the lowest category balcony period...and not if you move to midship and up a level. BTW: I've never had my port charges or taxes change at all. Normally it's the pricing on the cabin only that changes. Our upcoming cruise we have 570.00 in OBC due to this. And booking ES I don't get an OBC until final payment is due and the one I'm looking at is the Breeze I have booked in 2014 and I'd get a drop in final payment due if I got a price drop...not an OBC (until final payment date which isn't til April 2014 then I get an OBC). So I said it wrong above in my previous post. I check mock booking only because we have a higher category balcony (fareviewer only gives the minimum balcony category (is that an 8A?) and it's wrong for us because we are in an 8C) and I ONLY compare the cruise price (disregard the port charges)...and then file my ES form using that pricing (I do not compare port charges). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted June 3, 2013 #16 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Actually that's not completely true in our case. Fareviewer is different then mock booking in our case due to our upgrade of deck and category...if I use that I'd be wrong in my pricing. We booked midship, empress deck balcony. If I use fareviewer it's 130.00 less because it is NOT taking into account the "midship" upgrade and the "empress deck" upgrade (and I believe the cove balcony is cheaper too which we don't have). It's pricing at the minimum category for a balcony cabin. When I look at a "mock booking" I get same pricing as I booked a week or so ago. When I look at the "Farefiewer" it's pricing 130.00 less because it does not account for the move from normal balcony to midship,empress balcony (And a cove balcony is also cheaper so going to regular balcony adds more to my pricing). They charge for those upgrade changes even though I'm still in a balcony cabin. Just an FYI and that's why I always use the mock booking and compare that way. I know port charges change but I also know the fareviewer is definitely not accurate for our balcony we have. I think fareviewer only prices at the lowest category balcony period...and not if you move to midship and up a level. BTW: I've never had my port charges or taxes change at all. Normally it's the pricing on the cabin only that changes. Our upcoming cruise we have 570.00 in OBC due to this. And booking ES I don't get an OBC until final payment is due and the one I'm looking at is the Breeze I have booked in 2014 and I'd get a drop in final payment due if I got a price drop...not an OBC (until final payment date which isn't til April 2014 then I get an OBC). So I said it wrong above in my previous post. I check mock booking only because we have a higher category balcony (fareviewer only gives the minimum balcony category (is that an 8A?) and it's wrong for us because we are in an 8C) and I ONLY compare the cruise price (disregard the port charges)...and then file my ES form using that pricing (I do not compare port charges). When you use Fareviewer, you have to click "continue" (ie. ES, PG, etc.) to see the final rate for whichever category you book. That would then include midship cost, etc. Try it that way, and it's much easier than doing a mock booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icruz Posted June 3, 2013 #17 Share Posted June 3, 2013 When you use Fareviewer, you have to click "continue" (ie. ES, PG, etc.) to see the final rate for whichever category you book. That would then include midship cost, etc. Try it that way, and it's much easier than doing a mock booking. You are SO correct !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookeybear1966 Posted June 3, 2013 #18 Share Posted June 3, 2013 When you use Fareviewer, you have to click "continue" (ie. ES, PG, etc.) to see the final rate for whichever category you book. That would then include midship cost, etc. Try it that way, and it's much easier than doing a mock booking. Ah thanks dummy me did not know that!!! Much quicker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpennin217 Posted June 3, 2013 #19 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Darn nothing for the Liberty on our November cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silent Penguin Posted June 3, 2013 #20 Share Posted June 3, 2013 When you use Fareviewer, you have to click "continue" (ie. ES, PG, etc.) to see the final rate for whichever category you book. That would then include midship cost, etc. Try it that way, and it's much easier than doing a mock booking. I tried this for the first time just now. The page shows the chart with the category fares (cruise only). Is that as far as you can go? There doesn't appear to be any "continue" button. I did a mock booking from the main page instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Silent Penguin Posted June 3, 2013 #21 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Last week - Pride - November 24th: Drop of $80.00 for a category 4D with 3 people in it. Drop of $90.00 for a category 8A with 2 people in it. Drop of $130.00 for a category 8D with 3 people in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovefuninthesun Posted June 3, 2013 #22 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Booked ES only 3 days ago, small price drop already today! Yay! Every dime counts!!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted June 3, 2013 #23 Share Posted June 3, 2013 Ah thanks dummy me did not know that!!! Much quicker I didn't realize it at first so you're not really a dummy. Eventually clicked on "continue" and voila, all the categories listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted June 3, 2013 #24 Share Posted June 3, 2013 I tried this for the first time just now. The page shows the chart with the category fares (cruise only). Is that as far as you can go? There doesn't appear to be any "continue" button. I did a mock booking from the main page instead. Isn't that as far as you need to go? It shows the total price (w/o taxes) which is what you need to compare to. Didn't you come out with the same fare as the mock booking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arpie05 Posted June 4, 2013 #25 Share Posted June 4, 2013 We are on the dream july 27 and we got $50 price drop. Enough for a couple DOD's :) Sent from my BlackBerry 9800 using Tapatalk Hey Ready 2 Go - are you joined Roll Call???? Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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