the griswolds Posted April 21, 2016 #1 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hi i have just noticed that my next cruise from the UK 18th June 2016 has come down in price quite a lot. There are 3 of us going and the price now for the same deal is £816 cheaper. I'm sure i read somewhere that i could maybe get some of this back as obc. Can anyone confirm? Thanks. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted April 21, 2016 #2 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow. Very nice price drop. Call right away, as sometimes it changes back very quickly. You should receive as OBC. :):):) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abo Posted April 21, 2016 #3 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hi i have just noticed that my next cruise from the UK 18th June 2016 has come down in price quite a lot. There are 3 of us going and the price now for the same deal is £816 cheaper. I'm sure i read somewhere that i could maybe get some of this back as obc. Can anyone confirm? Thanks. Sean No harm trying, but under UK T&Cs they are not required to honour price drops. People in the UK have had mixed results, with occasionally OBC or an upgrade given, but not always. It's now less than 60 days out so I'm guessing the hit you would take on cancel and rebooking would outweigh the benefit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted April 21, 2016 #4 Share Posted April 21, 2016 No harm trying, but under UK T&Cs they are not required to honour price drops. People in the UK have had mixed results, with occasionally OBC or an upgrade given, but not always. It's now less than 60 days out so I'm guessing the hit you would take on cancel and rebooking would outweigh the benefit. Oh, that stinks!!!! Why don't they have the same rules we do??? :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 21, 2016 #5 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Wow. Very nice price drop. Call right away, as sometimes it changes back very quickly. You should receive as OBC. :):):) The OP is within final payment deadline - you wouldn't get that price drop even with the US rules. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beardedladies Posted April 21, 2016 #6 Share Posted April 21, 2016 If higher grade cabins have come available you may be able to upgrade for little or no cost. They won't honour price drops for the same cabin in the uk even before final payment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rangersgirl Posted April 21, 2016 #7 Share Posted April 21, 2016 No in the UK they wont offer price drops they make you cancel and rebook so you lose your deposit. But as final payment has passed i dont think you will get anything. Maybe a upgrade let us know how you get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the griswolds Posted April 21, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted April 21, 2016 I have just rang them but i forgot i have used a travel agent lol They have advised me to get the travel agent to ring them. It's worth a try. To be honest i am quite happy what i paid but it won't harm to be cheeky.;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagne123 Posted April 21, 2016 #9 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The OP is within final payment deadline - you wouldn't get that price drop even with the US rules. Ahhhhh. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadOnion Posted April 21, 2016 #10 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Update in price is handled differently within the different sub-markets inside RCCL. For the Nordic markets customers RCCL have the policy that price updates can be done for a change fee (250 SEK/NOK/DKK or 30 Euros) up to 42 days before sailing. If between 42 - 30 days the price can still be adjusted but it would count as cancellation and making a new booking. For Nordic countries this would mean either 5% on Cruise fare for Sweden, 300 NOK/DKK for Norway and Denmark and 50 Euros for Finland. The exact rules changes from country to country to meet requirements of the laws to sell vacations packages in each country. Other markets have 60 days limit but no change fees. Another have a deadline of 75 days. Some pays out back to the credit card and some of them apply it as refundable OBC on the sailing. Trying to learn them all is confusing but I tried my best ;) In your bookings confirmations the policy should be mentioned in the Terms and Conditions section. On our T&C the cancellation policy is under paragraph 9 and policy for changes to the booking is written under paragraph 13. That layout should not be too different for your markets. I know it is a long read but I strongly advice to read them through at least once :) Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogofman Posted April 21, 2016 #11 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Update in price is handled differently within the different sub-markets inside RCCL. For the Nordic markets customers RCCL have the policy that price updates can be done for a change fee (250 SEK/NOK/DKK or 30 Euros) up to 42 days before sailing. If between 42 - 30 days the price can still be adjusted but it would count as cancellation and making a new booking. For Nordic countries this would mean either 5% on Cruise fare for Sweden, 300 NOK/DKK for Norway and Denmark and 50 Euros for Finland. The exact rules changes from country to country to meet requirements of the laws to sell vacations packages in each country. Other markets have 60 days limit but no change fees. Another have a deadline of 75 days. Some pays out back to the credit card and some of them apply it as refundable OBC on the sailing. Trying to learn them all is confusing but I tried my best ;) In your bookings confirmations the policy should be mentioned in the Terms and Conditions section. On our T&C the cancellation policy is under paragraph 9 and policy for changes to the booking is written under paragraph 13. That layout should not be too different for your markets. I know it is a long read but I strongly advice to read them through at least once :) Good luck! umm will look into this we have family in Sweden, we could use there address ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 21, 2016 #12 Share Posted April 21, 2016 The OP is from the UK (and assume booked under UK T&C) and generally you lose your deposit up to 57 days out if you cancel - no price drops after booking. You have to do the math to see if the price drop is bigger than the deposit - if so, it might make sense to cancel and rebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 21, 2016 #13 Share Posted April 21, 2016 umm will look into this we have family in Sweden, we could use there address ;) If you are going to fudge the address, you might as well get a US one.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the griswolds Posted April 21, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Thanks for all your advice and feedback. I am not going to cancel or anything like that. It would be nice for a little obc maybe or an upgrade. The new price also includes $300 obc. Again this was not available when i booked. Sean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bogofman Posted April 21, 2016 #15 Share Posted April 21, 2016 If you are going to fudge the address, you might as well get a US one.:cool: Definitely, just done a dummy booking on the Swedish site makes the UK prices look very cheap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 21, 2016 #16 Share Posted April 21, 2016 It would be nice for a little obc maybe or an upgrade. Definitely look for an upgrade - currently the X GTY (balcony) is less than some OVs and close to a PR cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champagnebarfly Posted April 21, 2016 #17 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) Hi i have just noticed that my next cruise from the UK 18th June 2016 has come down in price quite a lot. There are 3 of us going and the price now for the same deal is £816 cheaper. I'm sure i read somewhere that i could maybe get some of this back as obc. Can anyone confirm? Thanks. Sean This has happened to us on a Brilliance cruise twice. The first time we were able to have the price dropped, but since then the system has been changed and they don't honour price drops any more We had to cancel the cruise and lose our £300 deposit, but we still saved £500. You would lose the deposit of £450 but still save £366 and get $300 OBC. Only you know whether it is worth it. Good luck Edited April 21, 2016 by champagnebarfly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abo Posted April 21, 2016 #18 Share Posted April 21, 2016 This has happened to us on a Brilliance cruise twice. The first time we were able to have the price dropped, but since then the system has been changed and they don't honour price drops any more We had to cancel the cruise and lose our £300 deposit, but we still saved £500. You would lose the deposit of £450 but still save £366 and get $300 OBC.Good luck UK T&Cs mean you lose 50% when there's between 56 and 29 days to the cruise date. I haven't calculated exactly, but that must be very close and possibly passed (might be why they see the price drop now). Likely if that's the case that the cancellation penalty outweighs the price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the griswolds Posted April 21, 2016 Author #19 Share Posted April 21, 2016 UK T&Cs mean you lose 50% when there's between 56 and 29 days to the cruise date. I haven't calculated exactly, but that must be very close and possibly passed (might be why they see the price drop now). Likely if that's the case that the cancellation penalty outweighs the price drop. Yeah! only 57 days left so Cancelling is a definate no no.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abo Posted April 21, 2016 #20 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Definitely look for an upgrade - currently the X GTY (balcony) is less than some OVs and close to a PR cabin. That X GTY is a great price, especially when you factor in the $300 OBC, plus inclusive select package - if only I could free that time up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the griswolds Posted April 21, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Hi, just to let you know that they will not do anything. I was'nt really expecting anything i just thought i'd try. Bit stinky though when you consider with everything i could have saved about £1000. Sean:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MNfamilycruiser Posted April 21, 2016 #22 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Update in price is handled differently within the different sub-markets inside RCCL. For the Nordic markets customers RCCL have the policy that price updates can be done for a change fee (250 SEK/NOK/DKK or 30 Euros) up to 42 days before sailing. If between 42 - 30 days the price can still be adjusted but it would count as cancellation and making a new booking. For Nordic countries this would mean either 5% on Cruise fare for Sweden, 300 NOK/DKK for Norway and Denmark and 50 Euros for Finland. The exact rules changes from country to country to meet requirements of the laws to sell vacations packages in each country. Other markets have 60 days limit but no change fees. Another have a deadline of 75 days. Some pays out back to the credit card and some of them apply it as refundable OBC on the sailing. Trying to learn them all is confusing but I tried my best ;) In your bookings confirmations the policy should be mentioned in the Terms and Conditions section. On our T&C the cancellation policy is under paragraph 9 and policy for changes to the booking is written under paragraph 13. That layout should not be too different for your markets. I know it is a long read but I strongly advice to read them through at least once :) Good luck! Sorry to intrude on this thread..;) What are the rules for the Netherlands? We have a young friend from there who is hoping to join us for our August cruise. The prices are very high now, and I have been telling him NOT to book unless he confirms he could get price drops. It might be better at this point for him to wait until after final payment date. But then final payment date is different for each country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 21, 2016 #23 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Sorry to hear that, but not unexepcted. You might check out booking next time with a US travel agent. You might lose some of the perks, like the "free" beverage package, but I suspect you will find you are saving money in spite of losing the perk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchclogs Posted April 21, 2016 #24 Share Posted April 21, 2016 Sorry to intrude on this thread..;)What are the rules for the Netherlands? We have a young friend from there who is hoping to join us for our August cruise. The prices are very high now, and I have been telling him NOT to book unless he confirms he could get price drops. It might be better at this point for him to wait until after final payment date. But then final payment date is different for each country? I think, the loss of deposit pre final payment would also apply. But I have never succeeded in booking through a Dutch TA (another story). You could quite legitimately make the booking in US on his behalf though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gooners1968 Posted April 21, 2016 #25 Share Posted April 21, 2016 (edited) That X GTY is a great price, especially when you factor in the $300 OBC, plus inclusive select package - if only I could free that time up! The X Gty price doesn't include the OBC and the drinks package-there are 2 prices quoted with this current promotion,one with the add ons and one for Gty prices :( We are currently looking at Independence for 13th August-£1299 inside guarantee or £1699 inside with the "free" drinks package and OBC!! Edited April 21, 2016 by gooners1968 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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