lborne Posted April 26, 2023 #1 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I'd read on my rollcall board that people were finding the cruise fares much cheaper for those in Europe where their website shows prices in Euros. So I asked a travel agent friend in Italy to look up my cruise just going to the Oceania web site. For my cruise (cruise fare only), the B3 category is $1989 Euros, or about $2200 USD. On the US website, it is showing $3249 USD. Surely this has something to do with VAT or other taxes. Anyone know why the $1000 difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pinotlover Posted April 26, 2023 #2 Share Posted April 26, 2023 1. Could be airfare difference. 2. Could be directed marketing. Appeal to Euro passengers. They have done this pre Covid with success . Maybe they’re trying again. With all the various sales going on who knows what the real price is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lborne Posted April 26, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I compared cruise fare only - no airfare. But it does seem that the Italian website does not show the O-life ultimate that is valid on certain categories, and when factored in, it is about the difference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted April 26, 2023 #4 Share Posted April 26, 2023 Europe has different advertising rules. The Extraordinary Sale prices do not show on O's US site, but it may be a requirement in other countries to show the sale price. Just speculating... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted April 26, 2023 #5 Share Posted April 26, 2023 I looked at your October Riviera itinerary from your signature; on my TAs site it is showing starting prices of $1749 for balconies and $2849 for suites (with the Extraordinary Sale). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lborne Posted April 27, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) This is what shows up on their Italian website. Edited April 27, 2023 by lborne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted April 27, 2023 #7 Share Posted April 27, 2023 19 minutes ago, lborne said: This is what shows up on their Italian website. My guess is you are seeing the Italian version of the Extraordinary Sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMHuntFerry Posted April 27, 2023 #8 Share Posted April 27, 2023 You can see similar prices if you search deeply on the Cruise Critic search. Sorry I can't direct you to other sites that show the sale prices. https://www.cruisecritic.com/cruiseto/cruiseitineraries.cfm?shipID=607&cl=75&startDate=2023-10&cabin_type_id=3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firsttimers68 Posted April 27, 2023 #9 Share Posted April 27, 2023 In UK for extraordinary sale we are given a choice, O Life ultimate, or O Life choice, and it is priced accordingly. I didn't realise until I was told last week that to get the ultimate I would be paying approx £1000 more. It really depends what is included in your USA offer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Harters Posted April 27, 2023 #10 Share Posted April 27, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, AMHuntFerry said: The Extraordinary Sale prices do not show on O's US site, but it may be a requirement in other countries to show the sale price. I am pretty sure that is the case. I have recently booked a cruise which attracted Extraordinary Savings. The pricing was very transparent on O's British version of the website yet, on a thread specifically about the savings, Americans were saying they needed to contact O to get the sale prices. I do not know the details of UK consumer law but I do know that "sales" need to be transparent. I imagine other European countries may well have their own differing legislative requirements. Edited April 27, 2023 by Harters 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcmv Posted April 27, 2023 #11 Share Posted April 27, 2023 We booked our Marina cruise in October 23 on a "German" Oceania website. The brochure fare for the B3 Veranda stateroom was 5009 Euro (about 5500 $). The reduced price - shown on this site - was 2499 Euro (about 2750 $). That means around 250 Euro (275 $) per day+person, which is a great price in my opinion. It includes Olife Choice (we choose the 600 $), no flights or transport. We didn't have to call somebody to get an offer or price, perhaps due to German price rules? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted April 28, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 28, 2023 18 hours ago, gcmv said: We booked our Marina cruise in October 23 on a "German" Oceania website. Though two Marina cruises in Oct 2023 are on sale: Oct 11th Venice to Rome (10 days) and Oct 21st Rome to Istanbul (11 days). Per the American brochure for the sale and cruise only, a B4 on the first is $1799 PP and on the second $1799 PP. On a per-day basis, the 2nd cruise is less expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gcmv Posted April 28, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 28, 2023 Thanks MEFIowa - on our German website my cruise (Oct. 11th) is waitlisted in ALL categories! No chance of booking ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEFIowa Posted April 28, 2023 #14 Share Posted April 28, 2023 45 minutes ago, gcmv said: Thanks MEFIowa - on our German website my cruise (Oct. 11th) is waitlisted in ALL categories! No chance of booking ... That cruise is also tied to a 21 day cruise that combines the two I mentioned. AND at the ESS prices, I'm sure "waitlisting" is rising dramatically on most of these cruises on sale! Too good to pass up. (We're on Riviera 10/30-11/19, 2023!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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