sfaaa Posted November 19, 2021 #51 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, cruisegirl1 said: I didn't bite. What caused my suspicion was one free cruise every MINUTE for 24 hours. A bit too generous. I didn't do the math , but that would be a lot of free cruises. M EDIT - has it been determined that it is for real? m Cost RCCL nothing and tons of publicity. Prizes are likely the crappiest INT cabin on lower deck. Taxes + DSC may be extra and you will have to pay to trade up. A win for RCCL. Brilliant marketing campaign. Edited November 19, 2021 by sfaaa 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maitaivegas Posted November 19, 2021 #52 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) Here is the tweet with the times, hopefully the site comes up to register on soon. Edited November 19, 2021 by Maitaivegas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathscof Posted November 19, 2021 #53 Share Posted November 19, 2021 I can’t seem to find the tweets on their account, unless they are all DMs, they have only posted 3 times in the past 24 hours, and none of it about the contest…. but hey, we have a week for them to release more info…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maitaivegas Posted November 19, 2021 #54 Share Posted November 19, 2021 Just now, Kathscof said: I can’t seem to find the tweets on their account, unless they are all DMs, they have only posted 3 times in the past 24 hours, and none of it about the contest…. but hey, we have a week for them to release more info…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted November 19, 2021 Author #55 Share Posted November 19, 2021 (edited) deleted, someone else already posted. Edited November 19, 2021 by rockmom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammee Posted November 19, 2021 #56 Share Posted November 19, 2021 5 hours ago, rockmom said: I'm betting (and could be totally wrong) that it will be a targeted campaign at the U.S., so maybe they won't post it on the main site? They created it's own domain, so they could be planning on using social media, targeted emails, whatever. It's common practice for companies to use some sort of ad agency to run these contests. I've entered quite a few that do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy Po Posted November 19, 2021 #57 Share Posted November 19, 2021 2 hours ago, Kathscof said: I can’t seem to find the tweets on their account, unless they are all DMs, they have only posted 3 times in the past 24 hours, and none of it about the contest…. Check under 'Tweets and Replies.' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra36 Posted November 20, 2021 #58 Share Posted November 20, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 7:18 PM, rockmom said: How long will it take the website to crash? Royal's IT department must be so excited. Well it has been down since at least yesterday. Tempted when and if it comes back up but not sure worth the bother once your email addy will most(?) likely be passed on to who knows what filling up mail box with junk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted November 20, 2021 #59 Share Posted November 20, 2021 (edited) Any other way to enter the contest. Don't know why they do not have on their web site. Ps. I believe in Santa Claus.😄 Edited November 20, 2021 by nelblu 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted November 20, 2021 Author #60 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, nelblu said: Any other way to enter the contest. Don't know why they do not have on their web site. Ps. I believe in Santa Claus.😄 I think they don't have it on their actual website because they expect a ton of us in the U.S. to go to the contest site to enter, and that would probably crash their site, which will also be busy with people looking for Black Friday deals. I know, that is assuming that their IT department has thought this through. And the other reason, is it appears they do have a 3rd party running the contest (like they have a 3rd party running Royal Up), so that they don't have to open up their website to additional people 'behind the scenes running the contest', and it keeps their site more secure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammee Posted November 20, 2021 #61 Share Posted November 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, rockmom said: I think they don't have it on their actual website because they expect a ton of us in the U.S. to go to the contest site to enter, and that would probably crash their site, which will also be busy with people looking for Black Friday deals. I know, that is assuming that their IT department has thought this through. And the other reason, is it appears they do have a 3rd party running the contest (like they have a 3rd party running Royal Up), so that they don't have to open up their website to additional people 'behind the scenes running the contest', and it keeps their site more secure. I agree. "Instant wins, prize a minute" contests run a huge crowd attempting, so they know what they are doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotsauce126 Posted November 20, 2021 #62 Share Posted November 20, 2021 22 hours ago, Kathscof said: I can’t seem to find the tweets on their account, unless they are all DMs, they have only posted 3 times in the past 24 hours, and none of it about the contest…. but hey, we have a week for them to release more info…. It was a reply yesterday to someone named Rehydrated Potato Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted November 21, 2021 #63 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Can't get in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted November 21, 2021 #64 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Is this a leftover Halloween prank, It's still down for maintenance. I guess their IT is as dependable as RCL's.😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammee Posted November 21, 2021 #65 Share Posted November 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, nelblu said: Is this a leftover Halloween prank, It's still down for maintenance. I guess their IT is as dependable as RCL's.😁 They probably don't want us on the site, they maybe tweaking and testing before it actually goes live. We can't enter it til Friday anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted November 21, 2021 #66 Share Posted November 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, sammee said: They probably don't want us on the site, they maybe tweaking and testing before it actually goes live. We can't enter it til Friday anyway. Maybe they were joshing, but from some earlier posts they seemed to have already entered the contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted November 21, 2021 #67 Share Posted November 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, nelblu said: Maybe they were joshing, but from some earlier posts they seemed to have already entered the contest. The sign-up was to receive an email when the contest begins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadowphoto Posted November 21, 2021 #68 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Interesting... a cruise a minute for 24 hours! I think I'll hang back and just be a spectator this time, but, good luck to all! Steve 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FTLCruiseGal Posted November 22, 2021 #69 Share Posted November 22, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 7:51 PM, rockmom said: Hmmm, it was an article on Travel & Leisure's site https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/royal-caribbean-free-cruise-giveaway I just checked the article. Only cruise line mentioned is Virgin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmom Posted November 22, 2021 Author #70 Share Posted November 22, 2021 5 hours ago, FTLCruiseGal said: I just checked the article. Only cruise line mentioned is Virgin. It no longer links to the Royal article, I noticed that yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socialworker Posted November 23, 2021 #71 Share Posted November 23, 2021 Does RCCL give price adjustments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted November 23, 2021 #72 Share Posted November 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, socialworker said: Does RCCL give price adjustments? Yes, on US bookings, most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare JimInBuffalo Posted November 23, 2021 #73 Share Posted November 23, 2021 The process as described is very similar to when Royal had the drawing for the test cruises. You submitted your email address and within one day, they selected all of the “winners”. My wife and I won a 7-day trip on the Oasis out of Bayonne. We were skeptical when we submitted the entry but the results were pretty nice. The difference on that drawing was that as soon as Royal started the process, you could put your email address in but you had to do it by midnight that day. With this one, you can’t start putting in your address until the contest starts. I will be online at 12:01 AM Friday to try but I expect the website to crash very promptly. As someone said in the thread previously, RCL is getting a ton of (free) publicity with this promotion and it seems like the less they say about it now, the faster the word gets out virally. -Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted November 23, 2021 #74 Share Posted November 23, 2021 I contacted Royal Caribbean and here is a screenshot of most of their response. They indicated they do not have any affiliation with this website. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted November 23, 2021 #75 Share Posted November 23, 2021 So at first they acknowledge it but now they deny it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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