Deluxe Drink Package on Black Friday?

[DISFANS3]

What is the best price you have paid For the DDP on Black Friday? Anyone one lower then $45? We will be on the Harmony next May 2020, just wanted to know if I should buy on Black Friday or wait??  

[Ourusualbeach]

6 minutes ago, DISFANS3 said:

What is the best price you have paid For the DDP on Black Friday? Anyone one lower then $45? We will be on the Harmony next May 2020, just wanted to know if I should buy on Black Friday or wait??  

Buy.  If the price goes down just cancel and rebook 

[vacationlover_mn]

We got $37, but that was several years ago.

[Cel_cruise]

We noticed best prices on Cyber Monday the past few years but nothing significantly lower than that.    

 

We are on Navigator 4 night cruise and the prices are at $69..I’m hoping to see something in the 50s that weekend!!

[DISFANS3]

Just want a better price then RCI has on the web site now..

[Judyrem]

On 10/21/2019 at 7:39 AM, DISFANS3 said:

Just want a better price then RCI has on the web site now..

Agree, it is a big chunk of change.😳

[timf2001]

I wouldn't count on a cheaper deluxe drink package on Black Friday.  Historically, it's only the dining package that has the best price of the year for Black Friday.

[PhoenixCruiser]

3 minutes ago, timf2001 said:

I wouldn't count on a cheaper deluxe drink package on Black Friday.  Historically, it's only the dining package that has the best price of the year for Black Friday.

 

Not for us, our beverage package was also on sale

[timf2001]

12 minutes ago, PhoenixCruiser said:

 

Not for us, our beverage package was also on sale

 

How big of a discount did you get off of the typical sale prices?

[CruisingCrewsers]

It is currently $53 + 18% on my cruise planner for Freedom  May 2020. Is there a chance for a better price?  

 

How do they calculate final cost, do they include the final day when we leave the ship in the total?

Edited October 23, 2019 by CruisingCrewsers

[brillohead]

29 minutes ago, CruisingCrewsers said:

How do they calculate final cost, do they include the final day when we leave the ship in the total?

However many nights you sleep on the ship, that's how many days you use to calculate the cost.  

So a 7-night cruise is cost per day times seven.

[molly361]

9 hours ago, timf2001 said:

I wouldn't count on a cheaper deluxe drink package on Black Friday.  Historically, it's only the dining package that has the best price of the year for Black Friday.

And now that it seems the 7 day UDP is up to $215 the sale price might not be as good this year

[smokeykat]

I paid $48 + tip for the deluxe beverage package and it is presently showing $52 for my upcoming Anthem cruise.

On our last Anthem cruise we paid $46 + tip per person as a Black Friday deal. I am hoping that it will go down again!

[PhoenixCruiser]

On 10/22/2019 at 7:06 PM, timf2001 said:

 

How big of a discount did you get off of the typical sale prices?

 

I think it went down to $47 from $52

 

Right now I think it is $88 pp/pp for our planned Odyssey cruise

Edited October 24, 2019 by PhoenixCruiser

[jled]

My Navigator 3 nighter in January is also $ 69...I usually take the beverage package but its getting ridiculous

[DISFANS3]

Thanks for info, we do like the DDP...

[ToroAzul]

$65 for my brilliance and harmony cruises. 

 

Nope. 

 

I have five and 11 months. I'll begrogingly be a buyer below $55pppd.

 

Would love anywhere in the $40s.

[Jeff13]

We just got $45 a couple weeks ago on Serenade in Jan.  We had originally booked at like $52 or so and then re-booked to get the $45.  That was 30% off I think.  Today it is $47.  The buy one get one 50% off deal.  Seems like the 30% off is the best deal I have seen in the past 3 years.  Wasn't paying attention before that.

 

Can't speak to Black Friday.  Have not checked before.  May have to this year!  We have 2 more cruises booked in 2021, but neither has any drink package offered yet at all.  I keep looking to make sure we don't miss some early deal.  :-)

[fdthird]

For our recent Liberty B2B (9/22-10/6) we got it for $42 +18%.   Keep checking!

[KsucAts]

If the price drops and you already have it purchased, do you have to call to get the new price?

[rhuntington3]

7 minutes ago, KsucAts said:

If the price drops and you already have it purchased, do you have to call to get the new price?

 

No, you have to cancel (gets refunded to the form of payment used) and the buy it again.

[KsucAts]

1 minute ago, rhuntington3 said:

 

No, you have to cancel (gets refunded to the form of payment used) and the buy it again.

 

Thanks.  Is the refund immediate or does it take time to show back up?  

[rhuntington3]

Just now, KsucAts said:

 

Thanks.  Is the refund immediate or does it take time to show back up?  

 

It can take up to 5 business days but usually its faster than that from what I have experienced.

[MsMaryPoppins]

20 hours ago, jled said:

My Navigator 3 nighter in January is also $ 69...I usually take the beverage package but its getting ridiculous

Kicking myself right now ... booked a 3 nighter (1/10) back in August and DIDN'T purchase the drink package which was at $54/nite ... It's been consistently $69 since then, with about 2 days that it went down to $67 or $65.  Grrrrrr ... checking it daily!!!!!  That's crazy.  Did this same cruise in July and paid $57.

[AtlantaCruiser72]

I used to be a Royal cheerleader as they build amazing ships, with fantastic entertainment and awesome crew, but all of their fluctuating pricing for drink packages, dining packages, Internet packages, shore excursions, etc has really soured me and I have been taking my business elsewhere. Every time I see a Royal cruise I like all of the unpredictability of ancillary costs on the back end has been the reason I didn't book it.  Celebrity is even going down the Royal route with pricing (and their fares have gotten stupid expensive!). NCL, Princess, HAL and even Carnival have a much more level playing field and are getting my cruise $$$

Edited October 26, 2019 by AtlantaCruiser72