Anyone notice any Black Friday deals on drink packages or excursions?

[kimberlym4]

Not sure when/if they might begin but I've heard that there could be deals for Black Friday.  Our 4-night January sailing on Mariner is holding constant at $83.99 for the deluxe drink package so far.  Just wondering if over the next week or so anyone else notices any deals and what those deals might be.

Edited November 15, 2022 by kimberlym4

[The Fun Researcher]

I think the Black Friday sales are supposed to start November 18

 

Dan

[Tree_skier]

2 hours ago, kimberlym4 said:

Not sure when/if they might begin but I've heard that there could be deals for Black Friday.  Our 4-night January sailing on Mariner is holding constant at $83.99 for the deluxe drink package so far.  Just wondering if over the next week or so anyone else notices any deals and what those deals might be.

 

1 hour ago, The Fun Researcher said:

I think the Black Friday sales are supposed to start November 18

 

Dan

Black Friday sales typically start on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  That'll be the 23rd. 

[The Fun Researcher]

Some more info re. last years timing

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-cruise-deals

[Welly9]

18 minutes ago, The Fun Researcher said:

Some more info re. last years timing

https://www.royalcaribbeanblog.com/black-friday-and-cyber-monday-cruise-deals

Good Post Researcher, 

Q - I cant remember exactly how many days before the cruise they stop add ons to purchase for your cruise? I kind of remember its 2 days? 

[The Fun Researcher]

1 hour ago, Welly9 said:

Good Post Researcher, 

Q - I cant remember exactly how many days before the cruise they stop add ons to purchase for your cruise? I kind of remember its 2 days? 

At least for the beverage packages it's 72 hours, per RCCL's website

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/beverage-package-cancellation-policy

[The Fun Researcher]

12 hours ago, Tree_skier said:

 

Black Friday sales typically start on the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.  That'll be the 23rd. 

Yeah, I pulled the 18th date from a different website but looks like you are much closer to being accurate based on last year (and other years).  So maybe the 21st-23rd we'll see some info.

 

Hopefully I can reprice our 2023 cruises, and I typically wait for our soda packages until Black Friday as well.

Dan

Edited November 15, 2022 by The Fun Researcher

[molly361]

[FionaMG]

2 hours ago, molly361 said:

 

I wonder if their definition of "best" will coincide with mine. 🤔

[Djsmrs]

On 11/14/2022 at 6:41 PM, kimberlym4 said:

Not sure when/if they might begin but I've heard that there could be deals for Black Friday.  Our 4-night January sailing on Mariner is holding constant at $83.99 for the deluxe drink package so far.  Just wondering if over the next week or so anyone else notices any deals and what those deals might be.

Ours too - and we sail Dec 19.   

 

Oddly the DBP is $79.99 on Allure next year.    How and why is Mariner so much more??   The pricing is baffling

 

[Max and Ruby]

I look everyday.  I have an Alaskan cruise and new excursions show up in general, but I have a list with prices and already I have saved without it being Black Friday. Excursions can be tricky because they can sell out and luckily I don't have an excursion with my whole party, so if I see a lower price I pretend to sign someone up to see if there are spots to cancel and rebook. 

[jencruzin]

Good day for price drop hunting...Nov 18th.

[CanHardlyWait4NextYear]

8 hours ago, molly361 said:

Where is that from?

[Ourusualbeach]

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[Ourusualbeach]

6 minutes ago, CanHardlyWait4NextYear said:

Where is that from?

I got the same e mail.  It went to C&A members

[rockmom]

7 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I got the same e mail.  It went to C&A members

Hmm, I didn't get that email.  I got a bunch of others about Kids Sail Free and more about Europe being open for booking.  But not this one.  

 

[Ourusualbeach]

6 minutes ago, rockmom said:

Hmm, I didn't get that email.  I got a bunch of others about Kids Sail Free and more about Europe being open for booking.  But not this one.  

 

Lol. I hope that doesn't surprise you that e mails don't go out to everyone.....marketing is up there on the same level as their IT dept.

[ARandomTraveler]

On 11/15/2022 at 10:24 AM, The Fun Researcher said:

At least for the beverage packages it's 72 hours, per RCCL's website

https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/beverage-package-cancellation-policy

Somewhere in between 2 and 3 days. Im cruising on Saturday (3 days from now). Earlier today I could check prices on the cruise planner, but when I checked just now (11:24pm eastern time), I get this message:

 

[FionaMG]

4 hours ago, rockmom said:

Hmm, I didn't get that email.  I got a bunch of others about Kids Sail Free and more about Europe being open for booking.  But not this one.  

 

I didn’t get it either but I did get one this morning announcing early access to the Black Friday sale, and guess what? Their definition of "best" doesn't coincide with mine. Surprise, surprise.

I can get $100 off an interior or an ocean view but as soon as I pick a balcony cabin that discount goes away, presumably because you can't use it in conjunction with the C&A balcony discount. 

[LittleJoefromKokomo]

18 hours ago, FionaMG said:

 

I wonder if their definition of "best" will coincide with mine. 🤔

"Up to 50% off".....   😂

[Kathscof]

On 11/15/2022 at 12:27 PM, The Fun Researcher said:

Yeah, I pulled the 18th date from a different website but looks like you are much closer to being accurate based on last year (and other years).  So maybe the 21st-23rd we'll see some info.

 

Hopefully I can reprice our 2023 cruises, and I typically wait for our soda packages until Black Friday as well.

Dan

 Just for hope.....last year we got an AMAZING deal on lowering our cruise to Alaska last year Wednesday before thanksgiving for an inside, and then on Friday we saw an even better deal on a balcony.....the website was advertising “different” (named differently) sales both those days....

 

so so I encourage people to check every day! (I can’t remember the cruise planner sales, but we didn’t do any packages and only did two excursions with the line)

[Max and Ruby]

6 hours ago, FionaMG said:

I didn’t get it either but I did get one this morning announcing early access to the Black Friday sale, and guess what? Their definition of "best" doesn't coincide with mine. Surprise, surprise.

I can get $100 off an interior or an ocean view but as soon as I pick a balcony cabin that discount goes away, presumably because you can't use it in conjunction with the C&A balcony discount. 

I hear you! I went in and checked on the prices of my currently booked cruises. ALL but the Dec 2023 one were more.  The Alaskan cruise was  charging for 1 cabin ( 2 people) what I paid for for 2 cabins (4 people) back in April.  

[crusinlover]

Typically on the start day of Black Friday sales does anyone know if it begins around midnight of that day or later in the morning?

[luckyinpa]

EXCLUSIVE 24-HOUR ADVANCE NOTICE

This Thanksgiving season, we’re extra grateful for you! And because your loyalty means so much to us, we’re giving our Crown & Anchor® Society members first dibs on our biggest sale ever. Take advantage today and snag incredible savings on your next adventure.       so this is notice that my cruise went up 100 bucks from booking. and this is the biggest sale EVER? sigh

[latebuyer]

I agree cruises don’t seem cheaper to me. I’ll bet i’m going to be disappointed in the cruise planner black friday sale.