Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 #1 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) Beginning June 1, 2023, Royal Caribbean® is adjusting the deposit requirement for new suite bookings confirmed on or after this date. The new suite deposit requirement will be calculated as 10% of the cruise fare per guest and is applicable fleetwide. If the 10% value is less than the standard deposit amount, the required deposit amount will then revert to the standard deposit amount. This policy change will apply to all suite categories, including suite guarantees. With this adjustment, Junior Suites will now align with all other suite inventory and deposits will be nonrefundable for new bookings created on or after June 1, 2023. At this time, deposit requirements for balcony, oceanview, and interior accommodations will remain unchanged. Edited May 22, 2023 by Ourusualbeach 5 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted May 22, 2023 #2 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Yikes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anton Posted May 22, 2023 #3 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) "At this time" being some concerning words in the last sentence of the announcement regarding other deposits. Also, from the FAQ: Q. How do these changes apply to NextCruise bookings?A. All NextCruise Suite bookings made on or after June 1st, 2023, will require 10% of cruise fare, per-person deposit.Deposits for Junior Suites will now be nonrefundable deposits only, will no longer be reduced and will be calculated on the new percentage rules Edited May 22, 2023 by Anton added comments 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted May 22, 2023 #4 Share Posted May 22, 2023 11 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Beginning June 1, 2023, Royal Caribbean® is adjusting the deposit requirement for new suite bookings confirmed on or after this date. The new suite deposit requirement will be calculated as 10% of the cruise fare per guest and is applicable fleetwide. If the 10% value is less than the standard deposit amount, the required deposit amount will then revert to the standard deposit amount. This policy change will apply to all suite categories, including suite guarantees. With this adjustment, Junior Suites will now align with all other suite inventory and deposits will be nonrefundable for new bookings created on or after June 1, 2023. At this time, deposit requirements for balcony, oceanview, and interior accommodations will remain unchanged. Just another revenue stream. Or should I say, a loan we provide to the cruise lines but don't make any interest from the loan. Question though, not really, just an observation: RCCL's usual sale is 30% off the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th passenger in the same stateroom. Or whatever the sale is at the time, sometimes even better. So, the 2nd, 3rd, or 4th passengers aren't required to pay as much deposit as the 1st passenger. I liked the set rate better, obviously. I wonder what they are going to do with the "Next Cruise Desk"? Isn't one of the benefits of the "Next Cruise Desk" a lowered deposit rate? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisegirl1 Posted May 22, 2023 #5 Share Posted May 22, 2023 23 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Beginning June 1, 2023, Royal Caribbean® is adjusting the deposit requirement for new suite bookings confirmed on or after this date. The new suite deposit requirement will be calculated as 10% of the cruise fare per guest and is applicable fleetwide. If the 10% value is less than the standard deposit amount, the required deposit amount will then revert to the standard deposit amount. This policy change will apply to all suite categories, including suite guarantees. With this adjustment, Junior Suites will now align with all other suite inventory and deposits will be nonrefundable for new bookings created on or after June 1, 2023. At this time, deposit requirements for balcony, oceanview, and interior accommodations will remain unchanged. Wonder if JS benefits will change to be in line with suite benefits ( CK, etc) M 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted May 22, 2023 #6 Share Posted May 22, 2023 And if you have to default, they get to keep it all….. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerseygirl1416 Posted May 22, 2023 #7 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Personally I think it’s a good change. It will stop those that book the suites as soon as the itinerary comes out hoping the price will go down and when it doesn’t cancel before final payment. This drives up the price for the remaining suites as the inventory is low. Hopefully this deters some of that. 28 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShillyShally Posted May 22, 2023 #8 Share Posted May 22, 2023 6 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Wonder if JS benefits will change to be in line with suite benefits ( CK, etc) M I thought the same thing reading this - unlikely but would be nice! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 Author #9 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Ret MP said: I wonder what they are going to do with the "Next Cruise Desk"? Isn't one of the benefits of the "Next Cruise Desk" a lowered deposit rate? Lowered deposits never applied to full suites Edited May 22, 2023 by Ourusualbeach 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 Author #10 Share Posted May 22, 2023 8 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Wonder if JS benefits will change to be in line with suite benefits ( CK, etc) M Doubtful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 22, 2023 #11 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Just saw this. We always book JS. That sucks about Next Cruise bookings. One of the draws was the lower deposit amount. We currently have 11 cruises booked between now and spring 2025. All are in JS (4 b2b's and 1 b2b2b). One b2b and the b2b2b were booked onboard. Now, if they are treating JS more like GS and above, it's time to upgrade the benefits which was what I also heard was coming on our EN cruise last month. I know I posted that before, so maybe this is a precursor to that. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 22, 2023 #12 Share Posted May 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Doubtful The DL concierge on EN last month told us there are changes coming for JS so they get more suite-type benefits. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 22, 2023 #13 Share Posted May 22, 2023 4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Lowered deposits never applied to suites They did for JS. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted May 22, 2023 #14 Share Posted May 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, BND said: Just saw this. We always book JS. That sucks about Next Cruise bookings. One of the draws was the lower deposit amount. We currently have 11 cruises booked between now and spring 2025. All are in JS (4 b2b's and 1 b2b2b). One b2b and the b2b2b were booked onboard. Now, if they are treating JS more like GS and above, it's time to upgrade the benefits which was what I also heard was coming on our EN cruise last month. I know I posted that before, so maybe this is a precursor to that. If they upgrade JS benefits, they’ll surely “upgrade” the prices. 4 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TexasRon Posted May 22, 2023 #15 Share Posted May 22, 2023 7 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Lowered deposits never applied to full suites I just did the NextCruise $200 deposit on a suite. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RosieRoo Posted May 22, 2023 #16 Share Posted May 22, 2023 17 minutes ago, cruisegirl1 said: Wonder if JS benefits will change to be in line with suite benefits ( CK, etc) M They would have to enlarge CK for sure. On Harmony in January it was super crowded with the Suite Guests and Pinnacles. Or do you think they would take the perk away from Pinnacles if they allowed JS access? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 Author #17 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, TexasRon said: I just did the NextCruise $200 deposit on a suite. They shouldn't have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted May 22, 2023 #18 Share Posted May 22, 2023 So this only comes into play if your suite costs more than $2500pp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 22, 2023 #19 Share Posted May 22, 2023 My question is is the 10% deposit on the base fare? Or is it on the fare after discounts as it's per person and as we know the discounted fares aren't always identical per person depending on the type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted May 22, 2023 Just now, BND said: My question is is the 10% deposit on the base fare? Or is it on the fare after discounts as it's per person and as we know the discounted fares aren't always identical per person depending on the type. Q. How will the 10% deposit amount be calculated? What happens if my client's booking has a discount applied to it –how will that be taken into account? A. The 10% deposit is calculated based on cruise fare after all applicable discounts and promotions have been applied. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare TexasRon Posted May 22, 2023 #21 Share Posted May 22, 2023 3 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: They shouldn't have Well, they have done it three times exactly the same way so far over the past two years. I have booked five cruises in that time frame. The other two cruises were casino comp upgrades which required full payments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 22, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: So this only comes into play if your suite costs more than $2500pp. correct Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted May 22, 2023 #23 Share Posted May 22, 2023 10 minutes ago, TexasRon said: I just did the NextCruise $200 deposit on a suite. Was it a JS or full suite. I’ve never been able to get a reduced deposit on a suite at NC. I never really cared anyway. Pay me now or pay me later… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BND Posted May 22, 2023 #24 Share Posted May 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Q. How will the 10% deposit amount be calculated? What happens if my client's booking has a discount applied to it –how will that be taken into account? A. The 10% deposit is calculated based on cruise fare after all applicable discounts and promotions have been applied. It's a good thing they have computers to calculate all of that lol. We've had plenty of cruises where a discounts are applied in such a way that one guest pays more than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ret MP Posted May 22, 2023 #25 Share Posted May 22, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Lowered deposits never applied to full suites I retract what I posted, it's $500.00 per stateroom, not per person! My bad. Edited May 22, 2023 by Ret MP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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