njaloha Posted November 27, 2016 #1 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Question - Why isn't there a Go Big, Better, Best promo for the Equinox sailings? I was going to book October 2017 and realized the suite price doesn't include the GO BEST. :( Wondered if there was a reason or a method to X madness. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Junky Posted November 27, 2016 #2 Share Posted November 27, 2016 Question - Why isn't there a Go Big, Better, Best promo for the Equinox sailings? I was going to book October 2017 and realized the suite price doesn't include the GO BEST. :( Wondered if there was a reason or a method to X madness. :rolleyes: which sailing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 27, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted November 27, 2016 which sailing? 10-night Southern Caribbean (KW, GC, ABC) - all four dates 5/5, 9/15, 10/6, 10/27 11-night Southern Caribbean - all dates 9-night Memorial Day The shorter 7-nights cruises look like they have the promo offered. Just looked at a few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted November 27, 2016 #4 Share Posted November 27, 2016 (edited) 10-night Southern Caribbean (KW, GC, ABC) - all four dates 5/5, 9/15, 10/6, 10/27 11-night Southern Caribbean - all dates 9-night Memorial Day The shorter 7-nights cruises look like they have the promo offered. Just looked at a few. We booked the 10/6 sailing back in mid August and got the Go Best promo along with a very low price, as well as Additional loyalty discount, along with Other extras, but they yanked that deal off the table earlier than the previously indicated book-by date of August 29 due to it being capacity controlled and that they were selling lots of cabins. Immediately after we booked, the prices increased substantially and the go Best deal wasn't being offered anymore. That is not to say that it won't be offered in the future, however. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Edited November 27, 2016 by 4cats4me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JasYHZ Posted November 27, 2016 #5 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I think it's a weird glitch. I booked the 16NOV17 sailing a week ago and when my travel agent confirmed everything the Celebrity rep asked which perk we'd like with Go Big.... Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZipGirl Posted November 27, 2016 #6 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I think it's something specific to the celebrity website....if you check things at an online ta, you'll find the the different package options are being offered...so can't imagine that isn't coming from Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted November 27, 2016 #7 Share Posted November 27, 2016 I think the website is butting heads with itself and can't decipher which promo you're trying to book with... They don't reference any perks in the fine print on their website for the 10/11 day cruises. http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Caribbean/Special_Offers/16054130_CEL_EQ_Fall_LongCaribbean_LoyaltySavings.pdf But if you go to the November Offers that expire 11/30, there is a link to a spreadsheet that does include 10/2017 sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 28, 2016 Author #8 Share Posted November 28, 2016 We booked the 10/6 sailing back in mid August and got the Go Best promo along with a very low price, as well as Additional loyalty discount, along with Other extras, but they yanked that deal off the table earlier than the previously indicated book-by date of August 29 due to it being capacity controlled and that they were selling lots of cabins. Immediately after we booked, the prices increased substantially and the go Best deal wasn't being offered anymore. That is not to say that it won't be offered in the future, however. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk That is as I suspected. Unfortunately for me. Fortunate that you were able to get such a great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 28, 2016 Author #9 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I think the website is butting heads with itself and can't decipher which promo you're trying to book with... They don't reference any perks in the fine print on their website for the 10/11 day cruises. http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Caribbean/Special_Offers/16054130_CEL_EQ_Fall_LongCaribbean_LoyaltySavings.pdf But if you go to the November Offers that expire 11/30, there is a link to a spreadsheet that does include 10/2017 sailings. I think it's a weird glitch. I booked the 16NOV17 sailing a week ago and when my travel agent confirmed everything the Celebrity rep asked which perk we'd like with Go Big.... Sent from my iPhone using Forums Thank you Thank you. I wasn't going to book but now....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 28, 2016 Author #10 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Here's what I found out.... Resident Rate applies on the 10/6/17 sailing and is not combinable with the Go Big, Better, Best promo according to TA website :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 4cats4me Posted November 28, 2016 #11 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Here's what I found out.... Resident Rate applies on the 10/6/17 sailing and is not combinable with the Go Big, Better, Best promo according to TA website :( I just went onto a cruise web site and did a mock booking and go Best is offered, but they don't refer to it as "go best" and the price is $1,000 more than when we booked in August. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 28, 2016 Author #12 Share Posted November 28, 2016 I just went onto a cruise web site and did a mock booking and go Best is offered, but they don't refer to it as "go best" and the price is $1,000 more than when we booked in August. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk DANG! That's harsh. But that's why it's good to book super early. I'm waiting and checking waiting and checking for those new itineraries. Any day now!!!!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtlantaCruiser72 Posted November 28, 2016 #13 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Here's what I found out....Resident Rate applies on the 10/6/17 sailing and is not combinable with the Go Big, Better, Best promo according to TA website :( Resident and Senior discounts are not combinable with Big/Better/Best on any sailing. You can call and ask for pricing without those discounts and with B/B/B instead and compare to see what works for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstcruiserDB Posted November 28, 2016 #14 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Call celebrity or your TA! I thought the GO Best wasn't offered, but when I called they said it is available! It does not show up on the website! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_tbird Posted November 28, 2016 #15 Share Posted November 28, 2016 Call celebrity or your TA! I thought the GO Best wasn't offered, but when I called they said it is available! It does not show up on the website! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Agreed, talk with either Celebrity or your TA, we recently decided to upgrade from the Go Better to the Go Best promo package on our existing booking. Very straight forward and the call probably took less than 5 minutes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSV-Cruiser Posted November 28, 2016 #16 Share Posted November 28, 2016 The OP was asking about suite perks. We booked a CS on the Equinox on 8/22/16 for the 10/16/17 sailing which included the Go Best. The price actually dropped for us $200 pp on 11/1/16 and is still the same as of today. We contacted our TA and got the lower price and the Go Best is still included. According to X website all "suites" sailing to almost everywhere through April 2018 get the Go Best (all 4 perks) but the current offer says if booked from Nov 1 to Nov 30, 2016. Here is the link: http://www.celebritycruises.com/htmlpage/celebrity-suites-offer You may want to hurry as no one knows what will happen with the next promo. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BosoxI Posted November 28, 2016 #17 Share Posted November 28, 2016 DANG! That's harsh. But that's why it's good to book super early. I'm waiting and checking waiting and checking for those new itineraries. Any day now!!!!. I dunno about super early. Sometimes the rates only rise, but sometimes there are even better rates to be had by waiting. We did not book our typical Christmas cruise on the Eclipse this year because the prices were outrageously high, but out of nowhere this month, the rate for an Aqua guarantee dropped to about I/3 of the most recent A1. Very briefly then offer disappeared. We grabbed it and were assigned an A1. On the preceding cruise a CS is now only $600 or 700 higher than the S1 we booked on board back in January. Ya never know. And then OBCs and promotions make it more complicated My rule of thumb is if it's a can't miss it cruise, book early. If it's a ho-hummer, wait until final payment and hope for the best. Most of our cruises fall into the latter category Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdn_tbird Posted November 28, 2016 #18 Share Posted November 28, 2016 (edited) I dunno about super early. Sometimes the rates only rise, but sometimes there are even better rates to be had by waiting. For those that don't like the idea of chancing room assignment going with a guaranteed room booking, and you're dealing with a reputable TA or the cruise line directly there is no danger in booking early. A simple call will get you the lower price. We wanted a specific location so we booked 15 months early and saw prices jump by more than $2k the following week. A week after that the price dropped $800 below what we booked and a simple call adjusted it for us in less than 5 minutes. Keeping an eye on price after booking is no different than watching it beforehand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Edited November 28, 2016 by cdn_tbird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
griffy116 Posted November 29, 2016 #19 Share Posted November 29, 2016 We booked early for a June 2018 cruise on Equinox and received all four perks, which made this cruise an incredible bargain. It has gone up in price since then and the four perks aren't being offered...at least for now, so we feel very fortunate. Just lucky timing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanger727 Posted November 29, 2016 #20 Share Posted November 29, 2016 For those that don't like the idea of chancing room assignment going with a guaranteed room booking, and you're dealing with a reputable TA or the cruise line directly there is no danger in booking early. A simple call will get you the lower price. We wanted a specific location so we booked 15 months early and saw prices jump by more than $2k the following week. A week after that the price dropped $800 below what we booked and a simple call adjusted it for us in less than 5 minutes. Keeping an eye on price after booking is no different than watching it beforehand. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk This is true before final payment, but post final payment the cruise line is under no obligation to honor a lower price Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njaloha Posted November 29, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I thought I was a pretty savvy customer but once again Cruise Critic pax taught me a thing or two through this thread about booking cruises. Very valuable information and I thank you all. Here's what happened....determined to book a cruise for this $25 deposit offer, I compared Anthem of the Seas to Summit. I found that the Summit S2 in August was a better deal with the GO BEST than the Anthem 5 night in October in a Spa Jr Suite. DH said pull the trigger on the Anthem because it's only 5 nights, no flight needed, only 3 days off work, like a little mini vacation, until I showed him how much it would cost after I added a beverage package, internets (can't stay off), gratuities and no OBC. And then, I showed him the price on the Summit with the GO BEST, reminded him that the Anthem doesn't have Luminae, shared with him the difference in ship size and he said go with the Summit, no bumper cars!!! :rolleyes: So we opted for a cruise out of Bayonne at the end of August instead of a 10-night on the Equinox in October. This is good. We don't have to fly. We've never been to Bermuda. Here's hoping for a cool summer. :cool: But hey, Aruba in October nearly melted me this past October. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted December 1, 2016 #22 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Here's what I found out....Resident Rate applies on the 10/6/17 sailing and is not combinable with the Go Big, Better, Best promo according to TA website :( You can choose either the Resident Rate or the Promo, whatever works best. Cannot combine the two. We booked the 10/27 the first day it was offered with the promo. That rate with the perks cannot be beat. We also booked a 7 night for June, where the resident rate was just too good to pass up so we chose to go with that and not get the perks on that shorter cruise. So whatever works for you, you pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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