skatermanjon Posted February 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I booked my honeymoon on the Freedom last year during the BOGO event. Has there been any chatter of that sale coming back around? Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted February 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted February 19, 2016 OMG, we JUST got rid of it! It has been around since MAY 2014. Just ended this week. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatermanjon Posted February 19, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Well damn. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted February 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Well damn. Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app The current promotion is 30% off everyone in the cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbflex Posted February 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Here in Norway we had a weekend in january with 50% off on outside or higher on everyone in it for Jewel or Vison in July. Booked 4 balcony for 11 persons (3 kids) and saved almost $3000 on prices from the week before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefighterhoop Posted February 19, 2016 #6 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The current promotion is 30% off everyone in the cabin. Oddly enough, when repricing everything not inside final payment- it still came out to about the same.. some a bit more, and some a bit less. :rolleyes: However, no OBC with the 30 percent off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipLondon Posted February 19, 2016 #7 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Good grief I hope not....Lets just have some sensible prices that reflect what we will get for our money. We all know the BOGOHO is a farce, the base prices are topped up so that a "so called" discount can be applied. Please Royal, just tell us what you want us to pay, and we will decide if it is worth it. Sure offer options on prices, for example "with or without drink packages" etc, but just keep it simple .....Thanks :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I booked my honeymoon on the Freedom last year during the BOGO event. Has there been any chatter of that sale coming back around? The new promo is 5% better than BOGOHoax. Plus, a WOW sale starts (tomorrow?) that will add OBC and reduced deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmstl97 Posted February 19, 2016 #9 Share Posted February 19, 2016 In the time I've spent watching prices for a handful of itineraries, this past 30% off was the best I found for next winter. The prices just don't fluctuate much, all things considered. Of course no drink package option this time around, which is a big one for us. We had to go with Celebrity which saved a lot of money and came with $600 OBC in a standard balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 19, 2016 #10 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The new promo is 5% better than BOGOHoax. Plus, a WOW sale starts (tomorrow?) that will add OBC and reduced deposit. I was wondering why someone would be looking for BOGO when the current one is a bit better discount;);) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 19, 2016 #11 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I was wondering why someone would be looking for BOGO when the current one is a bit better discount;);) I don't know either. Also, doesn't the 30% off apply to 3/4 guests too, where the BOGO only had a discount on the second guest? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted February 19, 2016 #12 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) BOGO, BOGOHO, 30%, it's all irrelevant. Just names for sales on inflated prices. All that matters is the bottom line price regardless what RCCL is calling the latest "sale"....... The never ending "sales" are just name games to make new customers think they are getting a bargain. Edited February 19, 2016 by bouhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted February 19, 2016 #13 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Not necessarily. I just priced my RC Serenade of the Sea cabin originally booked on board Celebrity this past January under BoGo. Now under the 30% off promo, my cabin is $1 more plus the loss of the OBC. So, it is not always cheaper now. The new promo is 5% better than BOGOHoax. Plus, a WOW sale starts (tomorrow?) that will add OBC and reduced deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 19, 2016 #14 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I don't know either. Also, doesn't the 30% off apply to 3/4 guests too, where the BOGO only had a discount on the second guest? That's correct- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtleeH Posted February 19, 2016 #15 Share Posted February 19, 2016 This is correct. The only way to know if a deal is a deal is to track the price for a particular cabin on a particular cruise for a long time. BOGO, BOGOHO, 30%, it's all irrelevant. Just names for sales on inflated prices. All that matters is the bottom line price regardless what RCCL is calling the latest "sale"....... The never ending "sales" are just name games to make new customers think they are getting a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackshirt Posted February 19, 2016 #16 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The new promo is 5% better than BOGOHoax. Plus, a WOW sale starts (tomorrow?) that will add OBC and reduced deposit. It works out to more like 6-7%, provided of course that the cruise fares don't change, which we all know is not the case. For example, if the full price fare was $2000, under the 50% bogo the total would be $2000+$1000=$3000. Under the 30% for each passenger, the fare is $1400+$1400=$2800. That $200 savings works out to 6.7%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 19, 2016 #17 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) Not necessarily. I just priced my RC Serenade of the Sea cabin originally booked on board Celebrity this past January under BoGo. Now under the 30% off promo, my cabin is $1 more plus the loss of the OBC. So, it is not always cheaper now. I didn't mean to imply anything was cheaper now, because I know how Royal manipulates the underlying prices such that these fake sales are not really cheaper. However, if the underlying price did not change, the 30/30 sale should be at least 5% less than the BOGO, for two guests in a stateroom. Edited February 19, 2016 by clarea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelerThom Posted February 19, 2016 #18 Share Posted February 19, 2016 BOGO, BOGOHO, 30%, it's all irrelevant. Just names for sales on inflated prices. All that matters is the bottom line price regardless what RCCL is calling the latest "sale"....... The never ending "sales" are just name games to make new customers think they are getting a bargain.I thought this was CEO Fain's way of keeping us from having a "used car salesman" mentality - NOT! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouhunter Posted February 19, 2016 #19 Share Posted February 19, 2016 (edited) I thought this was CEO Fain's way of keeping us from having a "used car salesman" mentality - NOT! :):D We have 5 cruises booked in the next 11 months. Amazingly ALL of them are pricing higher under the "fantastic new 30% sale!" than what we booked them for. Most by several hundred dollars........... Edited February 19, 2016 by bouhunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crcossel Posted February 19, 2016 #20 Share Posted February 19, 2016 The new promo is 5% better than BOGOHoax. Plus, a WOW sale starts (tomorrow?) that will add OBC and reduced deposit. I can't find the WOW sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted February 19, 2016 #21 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can't find the WOW sale. All I know is what has been posted here: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2317505 I have not seen anything on Royal's website yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted February 19, 2016 #22 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can't find the WOW sale. It starts Saturday....:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted February 19, 2016 #23 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I can't find the WOW sale. It is on the RCL blog but CC won't allow us to post the link to it on here. Try googling it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra36 Posted February 19, 2016 #24 Share Posted February 19, 2016 I guess you will only know if a deal is a better deal by actually pricing out the options. a lot depends if the base price for the cabin does not change between the promotions and all of the other goodies(?) offered for each promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumeof3 Posted February 19, 2016 #25 Share Posted February 19, 2016 We booked ours on the last day it was offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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