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riekl

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I understand that a "good deal" varies from person to person, but from experienced cruisers out there, what have you seen as "good" pricing on a grand suite? I don't mean the out of this world pricing that you found one time on a blue moon, but that with proper planning you can get on a regular basis.

 

I keep running into prices like 3700+/pp and that seems high to me for what a GS is. Thoughts ? (oh .. i'm mostly interested in Alure/harmony/symphony 2018 sailings)

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I understand that a "good deal" varies from person to person, but from experienced cruisers out there, what have you seen as "good" pricing on a grand suite? I don't mean the out of this world pricing that you found one time on a blue moon, but that with proper planning you can get on a regular basis.

 

I keep running into prices like 3700+/pp and that seems high to me for what a GS is. Thoughts ? (oh .. i'm mostly interested in Alure/harmony/symphony 2018 sailings)

Unfortunately those ships are the most expensive. I'm trying to book those for 2019 but it's pushing $10000 for 4 people. It's a huge jump from the junior suites (which I know don't include much). I haven't seen the prices you're talking about but I usually see around $2500 per person. If it we're just my husband and I we would gladly pay it but since we travel with 2 teens who barely take advantage of the perks it becomes not worth it. GS on freedom class is much less but, again, that class just doesn't have the perks.

 

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Wow. Even on Independence I couldn't get that. It was $240 per person per day. If I could get that on Oasis class I'd jump on it.

I've found Oasis class prices to be higher than the same category on other ships. Hard to even get a JS for $200pp/pd on Oasis class.

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I understand that a "good deal" varies from person to person, but from experienced cruisers out there, what have you seen as "good" pricing on a grand suite? I don't mean the out of this world pricing that you found one time on a blue moon, but that with proper planning you can get on a regular basis.

 

I keep running into prices like 3700+/pp and that seems high to me for what a GS is. Thoughts ? (oh .. i'm mostly interested in Alure/harmony/symphony 2018 sailings)

 

We really like cruising in GS, have been paying about 1600-1700 a cruise each for 7 days and have a great deal on 9 day cruise later that is less than 200 a day(on Voyager and Freedom class ships) . But prices on Oasis etc seem to start about 3k per person or more for 7 day cruise. This is the reason we have yet to sail on the newer ships

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those are the newest ships with the most bells and whistles. so while I can get a GS for under $5K on other ships, finding anything under $7K is problematic.

 

especially since they have all the 'real' new suite perks ( like specialty dining, drink packages, wi fi.. all of which I have to pay for on the smaller classes)

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I've found Oasis class prices to be higher than the same category on other ships. Hard to even get a JS for $200pp/pd on Oasis class.

 

 

I agree.

 

Just booked 3 Grand Suites for 2 on the Oasis. Sailing 9-9-18, 10-7-18 and 1-20-19. Average price per day was $760 for the 2 of us. Price included our Diamond Plus discount. Insurance was not included.

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Karter

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Occasionally there are good deals out there. While we were on Harmony of the Seas a few weeks ago we booked the Oasis of the Seas GS for 2 people at $3,080 total + free gratuities and $375 OBC. The price did include the D+ balcony discount @ $225 since it was less than 6 months out. I could have booked a L1 crown loft for an extra $1,200 but didn't think it was worth the extra $.

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Clarea; $200/pp/night for a GS? I want to shop where you shop!

 

Sailed to Alaska on HAL is a Suite in 2015 and paid $328/pp/night and that included the premium drink package, $200 OBC and free WiFi plus all the other suite perks.

 

Sailing to Canada/New England on RC next Fall in a Grand Suite on Serenade and will pay $389/pp/night. BOGO offer. No drink package. $100 OBC. No free WiFi.

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I just booked a Crown Loft for 3500 (Nov 12 on Allure) total with free gratuities with my D+ discount and a GA State resident discount.

 

 

 

I pays to watch for the good deals, they are out there you just have to watch for them.

 

 

 

On Symphony they want $13,222.02 for an L2 crown loft. [emoji31][emoji857]

I’m currently in at $4500 for a JS for a week.

September 2018.

 

 

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I had a balcony a few years back on a TransAtlantic, 16 nights, on Legend of the Seas. Yes, it was a small ship but I'd never done a TA. Booked a regular balcony for $2400. I got an email asking if I'd like to upgrade to a GS for $27 per night; Absolutely. We ended up paying about $3200 for that cruise. Such a good time and great ports at that.

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Just off the Harmony in a GS...loved it !

 

Started pricing for next Sept/Oct.

GS on Allure runs about $2200.pp & Harmony is about $1000. more

I have lots of time & will keep checking.

When It gets down to the Allure price, I will book.

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We booked a GS on Harmony for the week before Easter 2019, right before NRDs were introduced. The cost for 2 adults + 1 teen was about $7k. Oddly, that price was lower than the cost of a JS for 3. We haven't decided yet whether we'll go. The price is tough to swallow for a Caribbean cruise, but we were in an AquaTheater suite on Allure earlier this year and were spoiled by the sky class perks!

 

 

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We booked a GS on Harmony for the week before Easter 2019, right before NRDs were introduced. The cost for 2 adults + 1 teen was about $7k. Oddly, that price was lower than the cost of a JS for 3. We haven't decided yet whether we'll go. The price is tough to swallow for a Caribbean cruise, but we were in an AquaTheater suite on Allure earlier this year and were spoiled by the sky class perks!

 

 

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That is a great price. Competes somewhat with our Casino Rates.

 

 

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In May 2017 we booked a GS on the LOS for May 2018 during a 30% off sale. We are booked at $220.00 per day, per person, including the taxes

 

We have friends who decided last week they wanted to go too. There was 1 GS left on the sailing. With the BOGO 50% off "Sale" they would have had to pay $376.00 per night, per person. Needless to say, they are not going with us since they did not want to pay nearly $2200 more than we will pay.

 

Funny thing is, I called them last May and told them about the great deal we got, but they said it seemed expensive to them! And, ours is not a non-refundable, but the one they were offered was.

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those are the newest ships with the most bells and whistles. so while I can get a GS for under $5K on other ships, finding anything under $7K is problematic.

 

especially since they have all the 'real' new suite perks ( like specialty dining, drink packages, wi fi.. all of which I have to pay for on the smaller classes)

 

 

 

Don't you have to pay for dining, drinks etc on the big ships.

 

 

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