mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I knew this would happen. I booked our cruise after waiting weeks for the price to drop a little, instead it kept going up. 2 1/2 days later the price of our room is almost $500 LESS than when I booked. Will Royal Caribbean give a credit for the price difference now? I can't cancel and re-book because since its a 50% penalty. That's money we would put towards drink package or shore excursions. :mad::mad: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF_Knight Posted January 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Sorry... not past final payment date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MommaBear55 Posted January 19, 2016 #3 Share Posted January 19, 2016 No money back. They might upgrade your room, however. Doesn't hurt to give them a call. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I knew this would happen. I booked our cruise after waiting weeks for the price to drop a little, instead it kept going up. 2 1/2 days later the price of our room is almost $500 LESS than when I booked. Will Royal Caribbean give a credit for the price difference now? I can't cancel and re-book because since its a 50% penalty. That's money we would put towards drink package or shore excursions. :mad::mad: You missed it by a half-day. Royal has a 48-hour price drop guarantee: http://www.royalcaribbean.com/contentWithHero.do?pagename=best_price_guarantee&cid=RCConsumerWebLP-091609BestPriceGuarantee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) I knew this would happen. I booked our cruise after waiting weeks for the price to drop a little, instead it kept going up. 2 1/2 days later the price of our room is almost $500 LESS than when I booked. Will Royal Caribbean give a credit for the price difference now? I can't cancel and re-book because since its a 50% penalty. That's money we would put towards drink package or shore excursions. :mad::mad: If your still in that 2+ day mark I would call and ask about their guarantee. I know someone who was over the 48 hour mark buy about 4 hours and. They got it. It ever hurts to ask. Edited January 19, 2016 by Ourusualbeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted January 19, 2016 No money back. They might upgrade your room, however. Doesn't hurt to give them a call. They sais we could upgrade to a Junior Suite for $3000 more - no thanks. I already paid more than I wanted but it's "whatever" I guess. Didn't get the option to pay anything less than "in full" even though the cruise is 2 1/2 months away. Customer service wasn't even available at 9:08pm Monday night, which was the 48 hour deadline. Kinda disappointed but my fault I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnaK Posted January 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Our Anthem cruise started dropping the day after final payment was due. About 2 weeks later, it had dropped $569 from what I had paid. I was venting on another thread, and some kind CC folks informed me that I was still in the penalty phase where I'd only lose my deposit if I canceled now, so I'd still come out ahead if I rebooked. (My deposit was only $50pp because I booked during a reduced deposit promo) And, that's what I did. I called RCI and explained the situation and told them what I wanted to do. I was able to keep my same cabin, and I received a $469 credit to my credit card. Does it work for you to forfeit the deposit and rebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) They sais we could upgrade to a Junior Suite for $3000 more - no thanks. I already paid more than I wanted but it's "whatever" I guess. Didn't get the option to pay anything less than "in full" even though the cruise is 2 1/2 months away. Customer service wasn't even available at 9:08pm Monday night, which was the 48 hour deadline. Kinda disappointed but my fault I guess. At first you said you were in the 50% penalty but if your cruise is 2 1/2 months away you should only be in the "lose your deposit" penalty stage. 6 Nights or longer 75+ No charges 74-57 Deposit amount 56-29 50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* 28-15 75% of total (taxes & fees excluded)* 14 or less No refund except for taxes and fees Read more at http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/faq/details.do?pagename=frequently_asked_questions&pnav=5&snav=2&faqId=227&faqSubjectId=323&faqSubjectName=After+You+Purchase&faqType=faq#1z1tQEmqhVzvU5kV.99 Edited January 19, 2016 by Ourusualbeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted January 19, 2016 If your still in that 2+ day mark I would call and ask about their guarantee. I know someone who was over the 48 hour mark buy about 4 hours and. They got it. It ever hurts to ask. I did call twice at 8am when they opened and again at 8:20 (different person)...sometimes you get different responses from different people Neither one could help out. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted January 19, 2016 At first you said you were in the 50% penalty but if your cruise is 2 1/2 months away you should only be in the "lose your deposit" penalty stage. 6 Nights or longer 75+ No charges 74-57 Deposit amount 56-29 50% of total price (taxes & fees excluded)* 28-15 75% of total (taxes & fees excluded)* 14 or less No refund except for taxes and fees Read more at http://www.royalcaribbean.com/customersupport/faq/details.do?pagename=frequently_asked_questions&pnav=5&snav=2&faqId=227&faqSubjectId=323&faqSubjectName=After+You+Purchase&faqType=faq#1z1tQEmqhVzvU5kV.99 There was no deposit. I was only given the option to pay in full when I booked. I couldn't select "pay deposit amount" or the "pay different amount" buttom. I made a mistake on the penalty now that I'm reading my paperwork. If I cancel AFTER 1/11/16 (but before 1/29/16) it's $250 per person. That would be $500 and the price difference is only $470. The 50% penalty was AFTER 1/29/16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted January 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I would go ahead and fill out the RCL Best Price guarantee form that is on their website. Like Ken said above if you are close to the 48 hours they "may" still give you the credit. You have nothing to lose by filling it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I would go ahead and fill out the RCL Best Price guarantee form that is on their website. Like Ken said above if you are close to the 48 hours they "may" still give you the credit. You have nothing to lose by filling it out Not even an option: "We are unable to process your claim. Your reservation was made outside the 48 hour timeframe." (We're sorry our customer service folks weren't even working at your 48 deadline) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted January 19, 2016 #13 Share Posted January 19, 2016 As I mentioned in another thread, if you're going to wait to book around final payment, wait till about 60 days out - like the OP's sailing and others, if there's going to be a drop, that's when it's likely to happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeychicky Posted January 19, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted January 19, 2016 Looking further into this.... I went into book a new cruise as if I were a new customer the BOGO and up to $300 OBC are no longer available (on this cruise) even though it was extended thru 2/14/16. So I've learned that the promotions they run are not even a "deal" and just to wait until there are no promos. Because we got BOGO and $200 OBC and still are paying more. Lesson learned!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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