Funbobby68 Posted March 16, 2016 #2776 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I think some sailings are having a 20% off sale on drink packages which helps with the exchange hit. I purchased today at not a whole lot more than I would have paid in USD on board. Sadly not applicable on my next cruise but I keep checking just in case they change it Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hancogran Posted March 16, 2016 #2777 Share Posted March 16, 2016 It just makes me more determined to have a good time on Oasis next month. Then again, I always have a good time cruising. It's by far my fav vacation choice :-) I am sure you'll LOVE Oasis. We were on her a few months ago and before boarding I was a bit unsure of whether we'd find it too large but we had an awesome time. One of the best ships we've sailed and hopefully we'll sail her again. Have a fantastic cruise!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 20, 2016 #2778 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Dollar is a penny shy of where it was this time last year ... Hopefully it will be time for an adjustment by RCL soon Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 20, 2016 #2779 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Dollar is a penny shy of where it was this time last year ... Hopefully it will be time for an adjustment by RCL soon Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Fingers crossed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michiganblue45 Posted March 20, 2016 #2780 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Proud Canadian lives in Michigan and moving to FL soon...no more airfare for this family of 6! :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 20, 2016 #2781 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Proud Canadian lives in Michigan and moving to FL soon...no more airfare for this family of 6! :) Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Yep if I ever had to move I would pick a city with a year round cruise port .... Would most likely be my to priority.. :) Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danicolie Posted March 20, 2016 #2782 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just booked our beverage packages this morning! I've been watching the prices for the past several months. The ultimate was as high as $94 CDN a few weeks ago. I was excited to find that our cruise (Allure May 22nd) qualifies for the recent beverage package discount! Yaaay! Ulitmate $63 CDN plus grats Premium $52 CDN plus grats Select $42 CDN plus grats Bought Premium for me and Select for hubby! Too good to resist considering that drinks onboard are $10 to $12 USD so with the current exchange rate it's only approx 4 drinks per day to break-even! Check your cruise planner, I read on another thread that more sailings are being added sporadically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 20, 2016 #2783 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just booked our beverage packages this morning! I've been watching the prices for the past several months. The ultimate was as high as $94 CDN a few weeks ago. I was excited to find that our cruise (Allure May 22nd) qualifies for the recent beverage package discount! Yaaay! Ulitmate $63 CDN plus grats Premium $52 CDN plus grats Select $42 CDN plus grats Bought Premium for me and Select for hubby! Too good to resist considering that drinks onboard are $10 to $12 USD so with the current exchange rate it's only approx 4 drinks per day to break-even! Check your cruise planner, I read on another thread that more sailings are being added sporadically. Nice!! We have 4 sailings booked and none of them are coming up with the discounted packages. I am glad that you got to take advantage! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retird Posted March 20, 2016 #2784 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I checked and OBC exchange rate today is still 1.50 Ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moopetguy Posted March 20, 2016 #2785 Share Posted March 20, 2016 I checked and OBC exchange rate today is still 1.50 Ouch! That's crazy. My "big five" bank is selling at approx 1.33 which means any currency exchange counter is probably selling at approx 1.31. If you purchase stuff from the Cruise Planner in CAD (e.g. drink package, shore excursions) and opt to cancel it on board, you get your refund as OBC, right? Would it be OBC at what would have been the pre-cruise USD price? Is that a way to score some OBC at a more favourable exchange rate, since I think Cruise Planner prices are usually around 1.2 to 1.3? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 20, 2016 #2786 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just booked our beverage packages this morning! I've been watching the prices for the past several months. The ultimate was as high as $94 CDN a few weeks ago. I was excited to find that our cruise (Allure May 22nd) qualifies for the recent beverage package discount! Yaaay! Ulitmate $63 CDN plus grats Premium $52 CDN plus grats Select $42 CDN plus grats Bought Premium for me and Select for hubby! Too good to resist considering that drinks onboard are $10 to $12 USD so with the current exchange rate it's only approx 4 drinks per day to break-even! Check your cruise planner, I read on another thread that more sailings are being added sporadically. Funny mine comes up at 78 bucks a day for the ultimate package Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted March 20, 2016 #2787 Share Posted March 20, 2016 That's crazy. My "big five" bank is selling at approx 1.33 which means any currency exchange counter is probably selling at approx 1.31. Yep, could have bought it at 1.313 on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hancogran Posted March 20, 2016 #2788 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Just booked our beverage packages this morning! I've been watching the prices for the past several months. The ultimate was as high as $94 CDN a few weeks ago. I was excited to find that our cruise (Allure May 22nd) qualifies for the recent beverage package discount! Yaaay! Ulitmate $63 CDN plus grats Premium $52 CDN plus grats Select $42 CDN plus grats Bought Premium for me and Select for hubby! Too good to resist considering that drinks onboard are $10 to $12 USD so with the current exchange rate it's only approx 4 drinks per day to break-even! Check your cruise planner, I read on another thread that more sailings are being added sporadically. Those are great prices! Enjoy :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danicolie Posted March 20, 2016 #2789 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Funny mine comes up at 78 bucks a day for the ultimate package Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Hmmmm... maybe yours includes gratuities? They are probably testing response rates to various offers by posting prices with and without gratuities included. However, $78 is still high even if the gratuities are included. My Ultimate would only come out to $74 with grats ($62.78 per day + 18% grats). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danicolie Posted March 20, 2016 #2790 Share Posted March 20, 2016 Hmmmm... maybe yours includes gratuities? They are probably testing response rates to various offers by posting prices with and without gratuities included. However, $78 is still high even if the gratuities are included. My Ultimate would only come out to $74 with grats ($62.78 per day + 18% grats). The grand total we paid with everything included per week is: $430.64 CAD for Premium $342.76 CAD for Select Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 20, 2016 #2791 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) Here is a screen shot of drink package cost in Canadian, May 7 night Liberty , price includes grats Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Edited March 20, 2016 by Funbobby68 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 20, 2016 #2792 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) I am getting different prices for my 2016 cruises than I am for my 2017 cruises. Neither are at the 20% discount. Select for my 2016 cruises is $51.87 + 18%. I do no remember what the 2017 was, but it was higher. I think $65. I cannot log into MyCruises to confirm but I will when I can. Edited March 20, 2016 by Canadian Disney Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hancogran Posted March 21, 2016 #2793 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I am getting different prices for my 2016 cruises than I am for my 2017 cruises. Neither are at the 20% discount. Select for my 2016 cruises is $51.87 + 18%. I do no remember what the 2017 was, but it was higher. I think $65. I cannot log into MyCruises to confirm but I will when I can. I can't get any drink prices at all for my 2017 cruises! I'm beginning to think that the drink package prices are dependent on the ship you are on.. they all seem to be different. I know on Oasis this past Feb. we purchased the 10 drink card halfway through the week, and it was more expensive than the one another cruiser had purchased when they were on Vision the same week. :confused: I thought it was the same across the board but apparently not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danicolie Posted March 21, 2016 #2794 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Here is a screen shot of drink package cost in Canadian, May 7 night Liberty , price includes grats Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Those sound like the old prices I was seeing before I got the 20% discount. This is what you'd see in your cruise planner if your sailing qualified... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 21, 2016 #2795 Share Posted March 21, 2016 I purchased the premium drink package for my May 2017 sailing , but the 20% off was only offered on the premium package That price on that screen shot is actually less than what it was 2 weeks ago Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 21, 2016 #2796 Share Posted March 21, 2016 (edited) I was finally able to get into my cruises. This is the pricing I see for my August 28 2016 cruise on the liberty. Per day pricing is the same for my Nov 2016 cruise on the Oasis This is my Freedom cruise on March 4 2017. It is higher per day. It is an 8 night cruise so that is why the total is so much more. Edited March 21, 2016 by Canadian Disney Mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 21, 2016 #2797 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Liberty May 2016 Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 21, 2016 #2798 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Sorry looks like my pics didn't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funbobby68 Posted March 21, 2016 #2799 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Sorry looks like my pics didn't work Little blurry ... That's how they would look after an evening with the drink package [emoji483] Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JessyCruises Posted March 21, 2016 #2800 Share Posted March 21, 2016 Little blurry ... That's how they would look after an evening with the drink package [emoji483] Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Lol!! I wish there was a like button! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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