Ken at the beach Posted April 27, 2018 #26 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Ken...exactly...that's what I 'thought' I had read (and was surprised) so was curious on the price. Our older one just turned 13 but our younger one will be 9 when we sail so wondering the cost. But hvaing said that....the refundable cost is currently $1000 more than we had locked in a few weeks ago. We just switched to non-refundable for a good savings and even that is curretnly 800 more than our locked in price. So something tells me that we'll still be better off with our booking. Thank you for posting! I suspect that you are right about the pricing. Unbelievable how much that sailing has increased in 2 weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted April 27, 2018 #27 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I'm guessing that the OBC isn't combinable with the balcony discount? Sent from my BG2-W09 using Forums mobile app I wouldn’t think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 27, 2018 #28 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I'm guessing that the OBC isn't combinable with the balcony discount? Most likely not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted April 27, 2018 #29 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I wouldn’t think so. Most likely not. I was pleasantly surprised when the last Wandering sale or whatever is was called actually allowed the OBC with the balcony discount, unless that was in error Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted April 27, 2018 #30 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I have tried pricing out two different cruises and noticed something. If you select 1 room, then the price per person would be lower than if you selected 2 rooms. It appears that if you select 1 room, then that would be the non-refundable fare. If you select 2 rooms, then that would be the refundable fare. If that is the case, then you wouldn't have to go through the booking process to find out what the refundable and nonrefundable fares are. The reason the price pp is lower in one room is because they are averaging the cost between more people. Since the lower prices are usually for the 3rd and 4th people, if you put everyone (say 4 people) in one room, it averages out lower per person than two per room at the full 1st and 2nd price. I have to remind myself of this every time I put in different numbers of people per room. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 27, 2018 #31 Share Posted April 27, 2018 I was pleasantly surprised when the last Wandering sale or whatever is was called actually allowed the OBC with the balcony discount, unless that was in error You mean they didn't even reduce the balcony discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fancypants! Posted April 27, 2018 #32 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The exclusion dates always mess this one up for me. Kids can sail for free...anytime of the year that kids can't actually sail (if they are school age). "Kids Sail for Free Offer” Free cruise fare for 3rd guests and higher who are 12 years old or younger on 4 nights or longer Europe, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, Canada, Coastal and Caribbean sailings departing between September 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019. The Kids Sail Free Bonus excludes sailings between 2/15/19 – 2/18/19, sailings between 3/16/19 – 3/30/19, sailings between 4/13/19 – 4/22/19, sailings between 11/17/18 – 11/23/18 and sailings between 12/17/18 – 1/1/1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marci22 Posted April 27, 2018 #33 Share Posted April 27, 2018 The exclusion dates always mess this one up for me. Kids can sail for free...anytime of the year that kids can't actually sail (if they are school age). "Kids Sail for Free Offer” Free cruise fare for 3rd guests and higher who are 12 years old or younger on 4 nights or longer Europe, Bahamas, Bermuda, Hawaii, Canada, Coastal and Caribbean sailings departing between September 1, 2018 – May 31, 2019. The Kids Sail Free Bonus excludes sailings between 2/15/19 – 2/18/19, sailings between 3/16/19 – 3/30/19, sailings between 4/13/19 – 4/22/19, sailings between 11/17/18 – 11/23/18 and sailings between 12/17/18 – 1/1/1. That's when they have the capacity to encourage the parents to bring the kids. No sense having a sale when kids are overrunning the ship at full price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmcg1975 Posted April 27, 2018 #34 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Don't forget that you are only able to qualify for the price drop if there are still staterooms left in the category you booked in when the price drop is announced. So say you booked a JS and all the JS are sold out for the sailing. A price drop is announced; you won't be able to get the difference. We have a Pano on Deck 12 on FOS in April 2019..fingers crossed there are still some left by 05/01 because there aren't that many to begin with!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted April 27, 2018 #35 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Don't forget that you are only able to qualify for the price drop if there are still staterooms left in the category you booked in when the price drop is announced. So say you booked a JS and all the JS are sold out for the sailing. A price drop is announced; you won't be able to get the difference. We have a Pano on Deck 12 on FOS in April 2019..fingers crossed there are still some left by 05/01 because there aren't that many to begin with!! Even less with those new panoramic suites on deck 12, there are only 2 of them so getting a price drop is not too likely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Fun Researcher Posted April 27, 2018 #36 Share Posted April 27, 2018 sooo, where is says it excludes "sailings between 3/16/19 – 3/30/19" ... What if the sailing starts on 3/15/19 but extends into that window during the sailing? Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 27, 2018 #37 Share Posted April 27, 2018 Don't forget that you are only able to qualify for the price drop if there are still staterooms left in the category you booked in when the price drop is announced. So say you booked a JS and all the JS are sold out for the sailing. A price drop is announced; you won't be able to get the difference. We have a Pano on Deck 12 on FOS in April 2019..fingers crossed there are still some left by 05/01 because there aren't that many to begin with!! We have had our Star Loft repriced twice now since booking and I grabbed the last one when I booked it. RC agent told me you can still re-price if the category is gone and it has held true so far. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 27, 2018 #38 Share Posted April 27, 2018 May 1 to 31 sale http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/18061946_May_Consumer_Flyer.pdf Thanks so much for sharing this. I am surprised that the window actually includes our spring break next March. Now the question becomes whether or not I will actually save as when I booked in January it was 30%off all guests and now it is only 25%off. But I do have two kids under 12 so we'll see. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonnie&dgd Posted April 28, 2018 #39 Share Posted April 28, 2018 May 1 to 31 sale http://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Promotions/18061946_May_Consumer_Flyer.pdf On this site it says it's for new bookings if I'm reading it right. If by some great miracle my cruise drops in price can I get the reduced rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted April 28, 2018 #40 Share Posted April 28, 2018 On this site it says it's for new bookings if I'm reading it right. If by some great miracle my cruise drops in price can I get the reduced rate? In most cases yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired LEO Posted April 28, 2018 #41 Share Posted April 28, 2018 There certainly is a so called "Sale" on the horizon. My booked cruises have been holding steady for while. They're starting to increase today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hearts4me Posted April 28, 2018 #42 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Don't forget that you are only able to qualify for the price drop if there are still staterooms left in the category you booked in when the price drop is announced. So say you booked a JS and all the JS are sold out for the sailing. A price drop is announced; you won't be able to get the difference. We have a Pano on Deck 12 on FOS in April 2019..fingers crossed there are still some left by 05/01 because there aren't that many to begin with!! Is this a new thing? I’m booked in a pano room (1854) for next March on AOS, and have repriced it four times since I originally booked. The other cabin went months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 28, 2018 #43 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Is this a new thing? I’m booked in a pano room (1854) for next March on AOS, and have repriced it four times since I originally booked. The other cabin went months ago. No, I've re-priced my Star Loft twice since January. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted April 28, 2018 #44 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Is this a new thing? I’m booked in a pano room (1854) for next March on AOS, and have repriced it four times since I originally booked. The other cabin went months ago. If there are no more cabins left in your category how do you know if it went down? Do you have to call them every time a new sale starts to check the price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted April 28, 2018 #45 Share Posted April 28, 2018 If there are no more cabins left in your category how do you know if it went down? Do you have to call them every time a new sale starts to check the price? For myself, I track the prices of the categories close to my cabin. If those have dropped then I make a call. So for example, my next sailing in the Star Loft, I am currently tracking the GS and above prices. If those drop, I call. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tekguy26 Posted April 28, 2018 #46 Share Posted April 28, 2018 Thanks. I see now. What a pain to have to enter all the info. And wow..what is up with pricing? It went up $800 from last week for non-refundable and refundable is another $500 on top of that. Of course the prices went up... then they'll offer kids sail free. I find their promos so fake. But in the end, you just need to look at the final amount and decide if you're ok with that price. Seems like the promos mean nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3hearts4me Posted April 28, 2018 #47 Share Posted April 28, 2018 If there are no more cabins left in your category how do you know if it went down? Do you have to call them every time a new sale starts to check the price? My last price adjustment was in Jan and that price won’t be beat now, so I’m done adjusting. But I was tracking the JS suite pricing, if that went down I’d call. It was a pain but well worth it as I saved significantly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted April 29, 2018 Author #48 Share Posted April 29, 2018 Of course the prices went up... then they'll offer kids sail free. I find their promos so fake. But in the end, you just need to look at the final amount and decide if you're ok with that price. Seems like the promos mean nothing. Yes totally. And just checked again and the non-refundable is now $1800 more than we locked in at :eek: What? Like you say, they are getting ready for kids sail free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SarcasmSpasm Posted April 29, 2018 #49 Share Posted April 29, 2018 We're not sailing until 10/19...do you think there will be another KSF promo for our sail date? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted April 29, 2018 #50 Share Posted April 29, 2018 We're not sailing until 10/19...do you think there will be another KSF promo for our sail date? Probably since that is a long time from now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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