scotlanders Posted February 20 #1 Share Posted February 20 I’ve just spent an hour pricing all categories on a cruise for cruise only and all included as I was e-mailing options to a friend. I’d have thought the difference would be the same in all categories but it’s not. I also thought (mistakenly) that a guarantee room on all included would have been the cheapest but again it’s not. Sometimes it’s cheaper on an AI deal to choose your own room. Has anyone else ever come across this and can anyone explain why the AI cost upgrade varies so much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgiaguy Posted February 20 #2 Share Posted February 20 Ooooh…that sounds really fascinating. I love data and didnt do this for our upcoming but wonder if we should have. We booked a guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted February 20 #3 Share Posted February 20 It's been noted here in the past that the combination of a guarantee fare + AI pretty much negates any discount from the guarantee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted February 20 #4 Share Posted February 20 I haven't often seen any huge differences but if you are looking at a cruise that happens to be on the Exciting Deals offer, those are cruise only rates and by adding All Included you are removing the discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlanders Posted February 20 Author #5 Share Posted February 20 (edited) 32 minutes ago, georgiaguy said: Ooooh…that sounds really fascinating. I love data and didnt do this for our upcoming but wonder if we should have. We booked a guarantee. Cruise£. AI£ Diff£ Inside Guarantee 449 979. 530 Inside Cabin. 590. 1019. 429 Ocean view Guarantee 499. 1028. 529 Ocean view. 619. 1048. 429 Balcony Guarantee 699. 1028. 329 Balcony. 819. 1248 429 Concierge guarantee 799. 1228. 429 Concierge. 819. 1248. 429 Aqua Guarantee. 899. 1478. 579 Aqua class 1069. 1498. 429 Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure. Edited February 20 by scotlanders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted February 20 #6 Share Posted February 20 34 minutes ago, scotlanders said: Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure. Which cruise is this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted February 20 #7 Share Posted February 20 41 minutes ago, scotlanders said: Cruise£. AI£ Diff£ Inside Guarantee 449 979. 530 Inside Cabin. 590. 1019. 429 Ocean view Guarantee 499. 1028. 529 Ocean view. 619. 1048. 429 Balcony Guarantee 699. 1028. 329 Balcony. 819. 1248 429 Concierge guarantee 799. 1228. 429 Concierge. 819. 1248. 429 Aqua Guarantee. 899. 1478. 579 Aqua class 1069. 1498. 429 Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure. The price for the 2 components of AI ( beverage package & wi-fi) differ by sailing, promotion when booking, the random flash sales & discounts in the Cruise Planner. There hasn’t been a consistent price to purchase or upgrade beverage package or wi-fi in awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotlanders Posted February 20 Author #8 Share Posted February 20 1 hour ago, Jeremiah1212 said: Which cruise is this? Infinity from Athens Prices are in GBP £ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mahasamatman Posted February 20 #9 Share Posted February 20 Remember that Celebrity no longer has "all included". It's now "some included" or "a couple things included". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulh84 Posted February 20 #10 Share Posted February 20 Are you looking at these sail dates? It should be the same for the GB site. https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Exciting_Deals/CEL_Exciting_Deals.pdf Infinity Feb 23, Mar 3, Mar 15, Mar 25 and April 4 are all on Exciting Deals. The qualifying cabins vary a little bit but they are all Guarantee rates and Cruise Only. If you select one of those guarantee cabins then add All Inclusive, the Exciting Deals discount is removed and you will see a larger spread between the Guarantee cabin and selecting a cabin yourself then adding All Included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted February 20 #11 Share Posted February 20 7 hours ago, scotlanders said: I’ve just spent an hour pricing all categories on a cruise for cruise only and all included as I was e-mailing options to a friend. I’d have thought the difference would be the same in all categories but it’s not. I also thought (mistakenly) that a guarantee room on all included would have been the cheapest but again it’s not. Sometimes it’s cheaper on an AI deal to choose your own room. Has anyone else ever come across this and can anyone explain why the AI cost upgrade varies so much? because X sets the price at what the "market will stand" or, to use travel speak, "dynamic pricing". It's up to each passenger to decide what works best for them. In our case it's always a traditional balcony with a fixed cabin (not a guarantee) at Sail Only Rates and pre paid tips. No right or wrong just personal choices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ex-Airbalancer Posted February 20 #12 Share Posted February 20 4 hours ago, mahasamatman said: Remember that Celebrity no longer has "all included". It's now "some included" or "a couple things included". Celebrity never had All included pricing 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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