Does Celebrity ever have Cruise Planner Sales?

[skrapngal]

This will be my first cruise on Celebrity. On Royal, it seems that there is a Cruise Planner Sale on excursions, dining/beverage packages and spa treatments every couple of weeks or so. I have seen very few items on sale. Does Celebrity traditionally have sales at certain times of the year. My sailing is already very economical because it is a repositioning, but I was hoping that maybe I could save even more money on the items we want to prepurchase.

[jelayne]

Yes there are sales.   Not all sales include all sailings.  Recently there was a sale with discounts on select shore excursions. That sale included 2 of our 5 booked cruise. Also occasional sales on beverage packages, internet and dining packages.  I haven't seen as many sales on Celebrity as I remember seeing when we were booked on Royal. 

[Guindalf]

It's best to heck the cruise planner often as sales come and go. Often you'll see 20% off shore excursions and other offers depending on the sailing and how well the pre-booking is going (based on previous experience too) I guess.

 

For example, we're sailing to Alaska in August and now have all our excursions booked.. In Ketchekan, we were interested in the Baring Sea Crab Fishing Experience (Deadliest Catch), which, booking direct, would cost $199 pp. WHen we first booked, it was on the cruise planner for $169 and, being a procrastinator, I didn't book. One day I looked and it was $151.20, so I jumped on it! We saved around $100 just by watching the planner.

 

Of course, depending on your ports of call, it can pay to book direct, too. Alaska is expensive and, although the competition is expanded, is still limited compared to other destinations