scottraveller Posted April 23, 2019 #1 Share Posted April 23, 2019 I’ve booked the three speciality restaurant package but wondered, as both my wife and I are D+, if it might be better waiting on the bogo benefit. Does anyone know what’s on offer with the bogo please? Do both my wife and I have the benefit so in theory we could have four meals for the price of two? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 23, 2019 #2 Share Posted April 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, scottraveller said: ... Do both my wife and I have the benefit so in theory we could have four meals for the price of two? Correct, and the rule is that those meals must be on day 1 or day 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXTROT Posted April 23, 2019 #3 Share Posted April 23, 2019 We have taken another couple & only pay for 2 meals total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted April 23, 2019 #4 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, scottraveller said: I’ve booked the three speciality restaurant package but wondered, as both my wife and I are D+, if it might be better waiting on the bogo benefit. Does anyone know what’s on offer with the bogo please? Do both my wife and I have the benefit so in theory we could have four meals for the price of two? If you want to use both D+ coupons, you need to use them on day 1 & 2 only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottraveller Posted April 23, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted April 23, 2019 Thanks for the heads up. Don’t think there’s much in it either way really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 23, 2019 #6 Share Posted April 23, 2019 1 hour ago, scottraveller said: I’ve booked the three speciality restaurant package but wondered, as both my wife and I are D+, if it might be better waiting on the bogo benefit. Does anyone know what’s on offer with the bogo please? Do both my wife and I have the benefit so in theory we could have four meals for the price of two? On a 5 night cruise on Independence last May I pre- booked FNDR plus i also booked the last night with 30% discount. Night 2 on board I booked Giovanni's with 30% discount and used our D+ BOGO for night's 3 and 4 in Giovanni's where we only paid for 1 meal each night. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted April 23, 2019 #7 Share Posted April 23, 2019 5 hours ago, grapau27 said: On a 5 night cruise on Independence last May I pre- booked FNDR plus i also booked the last night with 30% discount. Night 2 on board I booked Giovanni's with 30% discount and used our D+ BOGO for night's 3 and 4 in Giovanni's where we only paid for 1 meal each night. Graham. What a pretty picture! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 24, 2019 #8 Share Posted April 24, 2019 7 hours ago, Arzeena said: What a pretty picture! Thank you. This was Pauline in Giovanni's on Independence. Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted April 24, 2019 #9 Share Posted April 24, 2019 13 hours ago, scottraveller said: I’ve booked the three speciality restaurant package but wondered, as both my wife and I are D+, if it might be better waiting on the bogo benefit. Does anyone know what’s on offer with the bogo please? Do both my wife and I have the benefit so in theory we could have four meals for the price of two? For one of our upcoming cruises we are planning on using my D+ BOGO for lunch day 1, DHs D+ BOGO for dinner day 2, and then we have bought the 3 meal deal for subsequent dinners during the rest of the cruise. I appreciate using D+ BOGO at a lunch isn’t getting the most bang for your buck, but it is cheaper then turning up and hoping they may have a day 1 sale on! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted April 24, 2019 #10 Share Posted April 24, 2019 If I want to use my D+ BOGO on day one or two, can I pre-book or do I have to wait until I board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted April 24, 2019 #11 Share Posted April 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, papaflamingo said: If I want to use my D+ BOGO on day one or two, can I pre-book or do I have to wait until I board? Book on board it is mentioned on the D+ letter in your cabin. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #12 Share Posted April 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, papaflamingo said: If I want to use my D+ BOGO on day one or two, can I pre-book or do I have to wait until I board? One technique that has worked is to pre-book for one person and once onboard change the reservation to two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barklee Posted April 24, 2019 #13 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Is there a BOGO benefit available for a solo cruiser? My next cruise will be my first as a D+, but my wife won't be going along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted April 24, 2019 #14 Share Posted April 24, 2019 18 minutes ago, Barklee said: Is there a BOGO benefit available for a solo cruiser? My next cruise will be my first as a D+, but my wife won't be going along. Yes you get 2 dinners - use it first 2 nights. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted April 24, 2019 #15 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I have found that the bogo on the ships is very expensive. It is cheaper to just buy a three night pkg ($69.00 and get three meals). I believe we were charged $50 plus 18 percent gratuity the last time we did bogo. We will never use it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arubamoose Posted April 24, 2019 #16 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Recently on a B2B on the Serenade, we went to book onboard but both restaurants were booked the first and second night. The CL concierge was able to make a reservation for us later in the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barklee Posted May 29, 2019 #17 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 9:22 AM, little britain said: Yes you get 2 dinners - use it first 2 nights. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kccrzr Posted May 29, 2019 #18 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 12:05 PM, Host Clarea said: Correct, and the rule is that those meals must be on day 1 or day 2. We have found that some ships will make an exception to the rule that BOGO must be used on day 1 and/or 2. Most recently on Radiance we were able to use ours on day 2 and day 6. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILCTCRUISER Posted May 29, 2019 #19 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 4/23/2019 at 12:05 PM, Host Clarea said: Correct, and the rule is that those meals must be on day 1 or day 2. Bob, we've had times when we could buy the D+ BOGO and use the GO on a night other than day 1 or 2. As a matter of fact we've done this quite a bit. We each buy a BOGO. We tend to use first one on day 2 and then the second one later during the cruise. Just did this on Jewel in April. I'm sure it depends on the cruise and the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare little britain Posted May 30, 2019 #20 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 2:46 PM, Colorado Babe said: I have found that the bogo on the ships is very expensive. It is cheaper to just buy a three night pkg ($69.00 and get three meals). I believe we were charged $50 plus 18 percent gratuity the last time we did bogo. We will never use it again. Never seen 3 n for $69..... it’s $99 or once I got it for $89...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 30, 2019 #21 Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) 2 hours ago, little britain said: Never seen 3 n for $69..... it’s $99 or once I got it for $89...? Our total bill for 3 nights in Giovanni's including D+ BOGO was $96. Additionally I gave $32 in cash tips to our wonderful waiters. Edited May 30, 2019 by grapau27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 30, 2019 #22 Share Posted May 30, 2019 On 4/24/2019 at 8:55 AM, Host Clarea said: One technique that has worked is to pre-book for one person and once onboard change the reservation to two. Isn’t this a good way for Royal to stop providing this benefit for D+. I am not sure why Royal offers this benefit on only days 1 & 2 but speculate it’s because the first two nights are more difficult to fill. It’s used to entice filling empty seats first two nights. By booking one online prior to the cruise, Royal loses opportunity to sale two or more seats (at a discount). If the seats/reservations are full prior to the cruise, D+ wouldn’t get seats at BOGO. Asking for a friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Babe Posted May 30, 2019 #23 Share Posted May 30, 2019 4 hours ago, little britain said: Never seen 3 n for $69..... it’s $99 or once I got it for $89...? Its $79.00 right now on the adventure in september Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted May 30, 2019 #24 Share Posted May 30, 2019 11 hours ago, ILCTCRUISER said: Bob, we've had times when we could buy the D+ BOGO and use the GO on a night other than day 1 or 2. As a matter of fact we've done this quite a bit. We each buy a BOGO. We tend to use first one on day 2 and then the second one later during the cruise. Just did this on Jewel in April. I'm sure it depends on the cruise and the ship. The description says nights 1 & 2. If Royal enforced their requirements, I wonder how many would complain? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 30, 2019 #25 Share Posted May 30, 2019 (edited) 9 minutes ago, Milwaukee Eight said: Isn’t this a good way for Royal to stop providing this benefit for D+. I am not sure why Royal offers this benefit on only days 1 & 2 but speculate it’s because the first two nights are more difficult to fill. It’s used to entice filling empty seats first two nights. By booking one online prior to the cruise, Royal loses opportunity to sale two or more seats (at a discount). If the seats/reservations are full prior to the cruise, D+ wouldn’t get seats at BOGO. Asking for a friend Hi Rory. We have just got off a 3 night cruise on Independence from Southampton UK. We went to Giovanni's every night and the food was fantastic. We used the D+ BOGO on board and on all 3 nights Giovanni's was never more than 25% full even with the waiters trying to upsell. The manager was brilliant and gave us 50% off the last night so our total bill for the 3 nights was $96 plus I gave $32 cash to our excellent waiters. Edited May 30, 2019 by grapau27 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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