gavvy Posted July 15, 2022 #1 Share Posted July 15, 2022 So I was watching a blog on Anthem about how they were miss led into a royal up offer and had to fight for what they thought they were getting. Made me look at my royal up offers and I think I have the same thing. Look at the 2 royal up offers isn't the ocean view large balcony photo a jr suite? I would be disappointed to win that and get a normal balcony room with a slightly bigger balcony given this photo Am I wrong? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 15, 2022 #2 Share Posted July 15, 2022 Just now, gavvy said: Am I wrong? No. RCI marketing photos are many times not representative of what you actually get. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted July 16, 2022 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, Biker19 said: No. RCI marketing photos are many times not representative of what you actually get. I would think most people assume the photos are accurate depictions of what you are bidding on. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted July 16, 2022 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, yogimax said: I would think most people assume the photos are accurate depictions of what you are bidding on. Until you discover with a real life experience or via posts here, that they are not. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yogimax Posted July 16, 2022 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2022 12 minutes ago, Biker19 said: Until you discover with a real life experience or via posts here, that they are not. So you will agree it's misleading advertising to induce one to place a bid? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted July 16, 2022 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Like everything else, you must do your research. Should you have to? No, room depictions should be close to accurate but this is not the reality. Why boards like this are so popular. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted July 16, 2022 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) It looks misleading to me. Maybe it was an honest mistake😈. I bet they didn't mistakenly list any jr suites with inside cabin photos.🤪 Since Plusgrade does this marketing, RCI will probably just argue that it wasn't their mistake, and they didn't know anything about misleading advertising being done on their behalf. Edited July 16, 2022 by Old Fart Cruisers 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DaKahuna Posted July 16, 2022 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Those are not pictures of the same class room. Not the TC’s - a Junior suite has dressers under the TV, the large balcony ocean view does not. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted July 16, 2022 #9 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Rooms look like mirror images size wise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted July 16, 2022 #10 Share Posted July 16, 2022 6 minutes ago, poocher said: Rooms look like mirror images size wise. Look closely at the chair in the OV with large balcony. It's stretched. It's an OV, but the photo has been manipulated. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted July 16, 2022 #11 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, BND said: Look closely at the chair in the OV with large balcony. It's stretched. It's an OV, but the photo has been manipulated. Yup, just like photographers for realtors do with online photos for some homes. I've been in large balconies on ocean view and a couple do have the 2nd window. I think it is the cabins that are more square than rectangular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footzz Posted July 16, 2022 #12 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Well, I've seen many ads for food over the years that didn't pass muster in person. Caveat emptor really is a thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted July 16, 2022 #13 Share Posted July 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, BND said: Look closely at the chair in the OV with large balcony. It's stretched. It's an OV, but the photo has been manipulated. A OV with large balcony would not have the extra window next to the balcony doors 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted July 16, 2022 #14 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, yogimax said: So you will agree it's misleading advertising to induce one to place a bid? Like Judge Judy says: ”It’s called PUFFING”. 😉 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare rudeney Posted July 16, 2022 #15 Share Posted July 16, 2022 This reminds me of a commercial a few years ago where Nissan advertised their compact truck. It was shown doing things that the truck was simply not capable of doing, like flying and jumping over ravines and mountaintops. There was a small bit of fine print on the screen that seemed to disclaim this as impossible, but it was still inappropriate. What's next? Will the advertise Hostess Twinkies as vegan, calorie-free, fat-free but with a fine-print disclaimer stating that "food is not actually calories and fat free"? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tolkmit Posted July 16, 2022 #16 Share Posted July 16, 2022 4 hours ago, yogimax said: So you will agree it's misleading advertising to induce one to place a bid? It's no more misleading than is common in pretty much all advertising. The picture is of an ocean-view with large balcony. There is just variance in those rooms, and that was the largest individual room in that category across the fleet, not representative of the average room in that category. But that's common. Order food online for delivery, and the picture isn't what an average order of the item looks like, it's a picture of the item looking as good as they could possibly make it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Fart Cruisers Posted July 16, 2022 #17 Share Posted July 16, 2022 1 hour ago, rudeney said: What's next? Will the advertise Hostess Twinkies as vegan, calorie-free, fat-free but with a fine-print disclaimer stating that "food is not actually calories and fat free"? Are you saying that they aren't 🤔 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare S.A.M.J.R. Posted July 16, 2022 #18 Share Posted July 16, 2022 This is not a Royal specific thing. Marketing does this all the time. Here's an article about fast food photos.... https://www.insider.com/fast-food-reality-versus-photos-promos-2017-3 I remember the show Friends (I think it was) making a joke about a hotel room being shot from a certain angle to make it look more appealing. As mentioned, the photo was stretched. Personally, I would take any picture taken by a seller with a grain of salt and do some research on my own before buying something. Would you buy a car simply based on the picture a dealer posts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted July 16, 2022 #19 Share Posted July 16, 2022 If you look at the marketing photos of features like bars, suite lounges and Diamond Clubs they use generic photos from various ships. They still have Diamond Club pictures from when early Oasis class had a DL that overlooked the promenade even if look at "Things To Do" on others ships like Quantum class. Those DL's have been gone for years but the pics remain. The issue isn't specific to RoyalUp. Cabin photos are generic and not an actual picture of the cabin you are booking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vibe Posted July 16, 2022 #20 Share Posted July 16, 2022 Room pictures on their website for booking are often incorrect. The rooms pictured do not always match the ship. Perhaps with all of the photographers on the ship, they can get accurate pictures.🤥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitz18 Posted July 16, 2022 #21 Share Posted July 16, 2022 "Every picture tells a story, don't it" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted July 16, 2022 #22 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I always remember a show on PBS in the late 80’s that looked at how tv advertising is created. Made my then 4 year old daughter watch with me as they showed talking/dancing dolls & action figures & the very fine print saying the toys don’t actually do any of that. And ice cream made of crisco & paint to look creamy but somehow not melt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovescats5 Posted July 16, 2022 #23 Share Posted July 16, 2022 I guess this is why we research what rooms we want and then book the room, not wait to try to get a Royal Up. Royal Up seems to be the biggest thing going right now. Just book the room you want. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingHogFan Posted July 16, 2022 #24 Share Posted July 16, 2022 13 hours ago, yogimax said: So you will agree it's misleading advertising to induce one to place a bid? Nope, pictures are generic. Same with a lot of hotels. It’s not hart to do a little research these days. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another_Critic Posted July 16, 2022 #25 Share Posted July 16, 2022 13 minutes ago, CruisingHogFan said: Nope, pictures are generic. Same with a lot of hotels. It’s not hart to do a little research these days. But it's easier to complain. 😁 P.S. You should research how to spell "hard". 😜 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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