Balconies for 1 person cheaper than for 2 persons?!

[ludde]

The pricing for solo reservations doesn't make sense on the Harmony 24th of October cruise from Barcelona (on the Spanish website).

 

1 balcony guarantee room for 2 persons: €649 per person, €1298 in total.

2 balcony guarantee rooms for 1 person each : €549 per person, €1098 in total.

 

How can 2 rooms be cheaper than 1 room? Am I missing something?

 

Edited: wrong date

Edited August 27, 2021 by ludde

[Biker19]

6 minutes ago, ludde said:

How can 2 rooms be cheaper than 1 room? Am I missing something?

There have been some pricing glitches in the past and O class solos at 100% supplement this fall seems to be the norm. There may also be some very underhanded things at play here - like RCI wanting to claim a certain occupancy rate (for shareholders) and thus incentivizing filling cabins that way.

Edited August 27, 2021 by Biker19

[firefly333]

8 minutes ago, ludde said:

The pricing for solo reservations doesn't make sense on the Harmony 24th of October cruise from Barcelona (on the Spanish website).

 

1 balcony guarantee room for 2 persons: €649 per person, €1298 in total.

2 balcony guarantee rooms for 1 person each : €549 per person, €1098 in total.

 

How can 2 rooms be cheaper than 1 room? Am I missing something?

 

Edited: wrong date

My travel agent keeps saying solos cannot boom gtys. Try booking it as a solo and you should get a error. 

[bajathree]

7 minutes ago, ludde said:

The pricing for solo reservations doesn't make sense on the Harmony 24th of October cruise from Barcelona (on the Spanish website).

 

1 balcony guarantee room for 2 persons: €649 per person, €1298 in total.

2 balcony guarantee rooms for 1 person each : €549 per person, €1098 in total.

 

How can 2 rooms be cheaper than 1 room? Am I missing something?

 

Edited: wrong date

I booked for Dec Oasis 2 assigned connecting balcony cabins as singles for the same price as booking one double occupancy balcony cabin. 

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, firefly333 said:

My travel agent keeps saying solos cannot boom gtys. Try booking it as a solo and you should get a error. 

The posters' pricing in Euros indicates an out of the US booking which may not have that restriction.

[cruiseguy1016]

I wish this were the case on my upcoming cruise. I see this as a way to get more points. Book two cabins at the solo rate for less money than the double rate. You'll each get double points for the sailing. If you book before 9/30/21, you'll get 4X points.

[ludde]

8 minutes ago, Biker19 said:

The posters' pricing in Euros indicates an out of the US booking which may not have that restriction.

I was able to book it.

[Funky Fusion FoodsJ]

16 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

My travel agent keeps saying solos cannot boom gtys. Try booking it as a solo and you should get a error. 

I just booked one for a client.

[GateGuardian]

I booked Oasis and Odyssey for December with 0% supplement rate on a balcony in December. MSC also has a similar deal going on, but with drinks and wifi included.

[ludde]

24 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

My travel agent keeps saying solos cannot boom gtys. Try booking it as a solo and you should get a error. 

On the Harmony 10th of October cruise from Barcelona it's not possible to book a balcony solo gty, but it's possible on other dates. So perhaps they only allow a low number of solo gtys per sailing.

Edited August 27, 2021 by ludde

[kptbylorraine]

Also working for Anthem December 24. My kids moved from single studio balcony to large balcony for the same price.