Is today's promo worth it?

[Imasima752]

I might not be doing the math correctly and seriously don't know what to do as I ponder whether to jump on today's promo or stick with what I have. I currently have a 2br suite (H4) booked on the Escape for my husband, my mom and me. My current booking totals $6,900 and includes the Cruise Event promotion and OBC (I think for booking a suite early but I'm not sure) that gives us the following:

Dining, French Restaurant for 2 Guests

Dining, Italian Restaurant for 2 Guests

Dining, Steak Restaurant for 2 Guests

$50 Mandara Spa Gift Certificate

Free $75 On-Board Credit Certificate

Free $150 On-Board Credit Certificate

Chocolate Covered Strawberries

1 Bottle of Wine

We would have to pay for my mom to eat in the restaurants with us, which would cost me $65 in total based on the current prices. Last year when my husband and I were on the Jewel, we purchased the 4-bottle Viva Vino package ($80), which I would do again as I know my mom would also enjoy it. In addition, I had at least two alcoholic beverages per day; my husband probably had 3 or 4 for the entire cruise; and we had a couple of sodas. I really wanted to drink more than I did, but I tried to stay within our OBC amount. Anyway, so figure on top of the $6,900 I'd add $145 for the dinners and wine package for a total of $7,045.

This morning I saw that with the Friends & Family Sail Free and Freestyle Choice promos for the same cruise and suite, it would cost us $7,558 if we rebooked to get the $300, UDP and UBP and I'm wondering if it's worth switching. Yes, we'd have $25 more in OBC and I know we'll still get chocolate covered strawberries from our butler at least once and a bottle of wine for being in a suite, but are the dining and drinking packages worth the additional $513? On our last cruise we dined in a specialty restaurant every night as there wasn't a Haven restaurant on the Jewel for dinner. But with the Haven restaurant on the Escape and the 3 free dinners for 2, I just don't know. Then again, I'd love to have the UBP as I'd enjoy trying new drinks and wouldn't feel bad if I didn't like something, such as the Pear Pleasure I had to suffer through on the Jewel (husband and mom could fight it out as to who'd be stuck with the soda package :D ). But I will also have to increase our trip insurance coverage… What to do???

[Liltx31]

For us no it wouldn't be worth it. You say your dh doesn't drink very much, neither does mine. So will you and your mom drink $500 worth? That's a lot of drinks or at least would be for me and my mom. The other package would be plenty of specialty dining esp since you have the haven.

[Imasima752]

I'm doing my happy dance thanks to so many useful tips posted in this forum. I used a CC "sponsored" TA (tip from another thread) and re-booked an H4 on the same deck with today's promo for $6,876 - actually added the UBP, UDP, and an additional $25 OBC and paid less than I did when I booked in September!

[Imasima752]

For us no it wouldn't be worth it. You say your dh doesn't drink very much, neither does mine. So will you and your mom drink $500 worth? That's a lot of drinks or at least would be for me and my mom. The other package would be plenty of specialty dining esp since you have the haven.

 

That's what I was thinking as well until I saw I could get it for less. If I couldn't have, I would have kept my booking.

[pieshops]

booked an h6 on the BA for Bermuda in October, 4 of us in Cabin.

 

Rebooked this morning and Saved 1200 dollars with the free extra people promotion

[Imasima752]

booked an h6 on the BA for Bermuda in October, 4 of us in Cabin.

 

Rebooked this morning and Saved 1200 dollars with the free extra people promotion

 

Now that's a Sweet Suite deal :D!

[sc2011]

We saved $1100 on our Epic 10 Day H4 which includes adding 2 people to our suite for free. Very happy!