temple1 Posted March 19, 2014 #351 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks to those who were able to get through. Now I don't feel so bad about the email I fired off to C&A and my garters are back to snapping. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 19, 2014 #352 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Here's the new "fine print" under the boxes on our C&A Tier Level Page. Note that it only includes Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus!!!:eek: Offer is valid for new individual bookings only. Decide Now (pick your ship/sail date now) Credit varies by length of sailing and stateroom type. Decide Later Open Booking credit varies by length of sailing only. Offer is subject to availability, may be withdrawn without notice, and is non-transferable. This offer can only be combined with the Platinum Diamond CAS discount or a CAS Savings Certificate. This offer cannot be combined with another Onboard credit on the same reservation. Onboard credit is in U.S. dollars, with no cash value, not transferable and will expire if not used by 10:00 pm on the last evening of the cruise. Certain restrictions apply. 1. Special rates on Balcony & Suite Staterooms is a discount off to applicable balcony and suite categories only and is available to Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus Crown & Anchor Society members . Savings are not redeemable for cash and not transferable. When reserving, applicable offer code and loyalty number must be referenced. This offer can only be used ith the Onboard Booking Bonus while making a reservation onboard a Royal Caribbean ship. This offer cannot be used with certain restricted fares and is not combinable with any other promotion or offer. Savings Certificates cannot be combined with MyCruiseSM Rewards Companion Fare and Free Cruise Fare. Royal Caribbean International will deduct the applicable offer value from final payment upon review. Discount applies on a per stateroom basis; double occupancy. Singles paying 200% are entitled to full face value. Prices vary by ship and sail dates and space is subject to availability at the time of making your reservation. Platinum, Diamond, and Diamond Plus Crown & Anchor members will receive an increased discount for booking a saildate outside of 6 months. Please call or have your travel agent call our exclusive toll-free number (888) 437-1953 to make arrangements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UCF_Knight Posted March 19, 2014 #353 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I boarded a ship prior to the change from cruise credits to cruise points. I disembarked after the rule change. They would never budge on giving me the credits and converting them to points which would have been to my advantage. And it wouldn't have affected their bottom line at all. I hope you have better luck. Gina While I wasn't actually onboard a ship like you were, that change was made after the final payment date for one of my cruises. They wouldn't budge for me either. It cost me 17 cruise nights. I would have been diamond already if they had made the change after that cruise instead of before. Instead, I won't be diamond until after my next 2 cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabean Posted March 19, 2014 #354 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Here's the new "fine print" under the boxes on our C&A Tier Level Page. Note that it only includes Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus!!!:eek: http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=42109376&postcount=336 That's what I said 4 hours ago. So where does that leave PC?....LOL And everyone gets the same discount? Something isn't right here. As usual they release things before they have it straight. Or they release it so that we can proof read it here and straighten them out. We are suddenly volunteers for RCI. :) Gina Edited March 19, 2014 by mommabean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizanessie Posted March 19, 2014 #355 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Here's the new "fine print" under the boxes on our C&A Tier Level Page. Note that it only includes Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus!!!:eek: Offer is valid for new individual bookings only. Decide Now (pick your ship/sail date now) Credit varies by length of sailing and stateroom type. Decide Later Open Booking credit varies by length of sailing only. Offer is subject to availability, may be withdrawn without notice, and is non-transferable. This offer can only be combined with the Platinum Diamond CAS discount or a CAS Savings Certificate. This offer cannot be combined with another Onboard credit on the same reservation. Onboard credit is in U.S. dollars, with no cash value, not transferable and will expire if not used by 10:00 pm on the last evening of the cruise. Certain restrictions apply. 1. Special rates on Balcony & Suite Staterooms is a discount off to applicable balcony and suite categories only and is available to Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus Crown & Anchor Society members . Savings are not redeemable for cash and not transferable. When reserving, applicable offer code and loyalty number must be referenced. This offer can only be used ith the Onboard Booking Bonus while making a reservation onboard a Royal Caribbean ship. This offer cannot be used with certain restricted fares and is not combinable with any other promotion or offer. Savings Certificates cannot be combined with MyCruiseSM Rewards Companion Fare and Free Cruise Fare. Royal Caribbean International will deduct the applicable offer value from final payment upon review. Discount applies on a per stateroom basis; double occupancy. Singles paying 200% are entitled to full face value. Prices vary by ship and sail dates and space is subject to availability at the time of making your reservation. Platinum, Diamond, and Diamond Plus Crown & Anchor members will receive an increased discount for booking a saildate outside of 6 months. Please call or have your travel agent call our exclusive toll-free number (888) 437-1953 to make arrangements. So Emerald and Pinnacle have been missed out. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 19, 2014 #356 Share Posted March 19, 2014 So Emerald and Pinnacle have been missed out. :confused: Looks like that. And I was just starting to feel so special!!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabean Posted March 19, 2014 #357 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Looks like that. And I was just starting to feel so special!!:rolleyes: Maybe they are holding back on the really special plans they have for PC. ;) :D One would hope. Gina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted March 19, 2014 #358 Share Posted March 19, 2014 That could be resident or senior? Usually senior or resident discount is baked in the cruise price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted March 19, 2014 #359 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Usually senior or resident discount is baked in the cruise price. With the changes made to the website these discounts are broken out in the Summary of Charges. They aren't labeled very well but you can see them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted March 19, 2014 #360 Share Posted March 19, 2014 With the changes made to the website these discounts are broken out in the Summary of Charges. They aren't labeled very well but you can see them. So this is a new change and it will show separately, if applicable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 19, 2014 #361 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Maybe they are holding back on the really special plans they have for PC. ;) :D One would hope. Gina Wouldn't that be special?:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveru621 Posted March 19, 2014 #362 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) So this is a new change and it will show separately, if applicable. It's been available for a few months. I attached a PDF. EDIT: Which of course didn't work. But it shows up as a discount. Edited March 19, 2014 by steveru621 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommabean Posted March 19, 2014 #363 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Wouldn't that be special?:p Keeping my fingers crossed, but not for too long. I wouldn't want the circulation to be cut off. ;) And no, I will NOT hold my breath waiting. :p Gina Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShawninFL Posted March 19, 2014 #364 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Although we have reserved 3 or 4 cruises while on a ship, we have never actually gone on the reserved reservation. We always found a better deal on another ship or a better deal on the same ship. We just cancelled and rebooked. Also, as long as they still offer a stockholder OBC we have always done better with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted March 20, 2014 #365 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) As much as I love Royal - and I do as you can see, not happy about these changes. I have 7 FCC so at least I will get the OBC on our short cruises but not happy at all about taking away the balcony discount. We always get balconies on 4 night cruises Just makes it easier to compare Celebrity and Princess for our short cruises. I love Royal for a lot of reasons and enjoy the DL and CL on our cruises, but will be comparing prices on all 3 lines now if I cannot get OBC or balcony for anything other than a 7 night cruise. If I am reading it right, they always took away $100 of balcony discount for D+. We used to get $350 on a 7 night cruise and now we are only getting $250??? What is up with that!!! Edited March 20, 2014 by karena1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisenfever Posted March 20, 2014 #366 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) As much as I love Royal - and I do as you can see, not happy about these changes. I have 7 FCC so at least I will get the OBC on our short cruises but not happy at all about taking away the balcony discount. We always get balconies on 4 night cruises Just makes it easier to compare Celebrity and Princess for our short cruises. I love Royal for a lot of reasons and enjoy the DL and CL on our cruises, but will be comparing prices on all 3 lines now if I cannot get OBC or balcony for anything other than a 7 night cruise. If I am reading it right, they always took away $100 of balcony discount for D+. We used to get $350 on a 7 night cruise and now we are only getting $250??? What is up with that!!! It's always been $250 for a 7 night cruise. Platinum~Emerald~Diamond~Diamond Plus~Pinnacle Balcony Discounts as of Jan. 21, 2011 Edited March 20, 2014 by cruisenfever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted March 20, 2014 #367 Share Posted March 20, 2014 It's always been $250 for a 7 night cruise. Diamond Plus & Pinnacle Balcony Discount When Booking More than 6 Months from Sailing Date: $150* for sailings of 3-5 nights $250* for sailings of 6-9 nights $350* for sailings of 10-14 nights $350* for sailings of 15+ nights *Subtract $25 if booking within 6 months of departure. sorry my mistake, was looking at it wrong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted March 20, 2014 #368 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) I suspect there's some mistake in the balcony discount page on their site. As it stands, all levels from platinum get the same discount now, which doesn't seem very likely. Edited March 20, 2014 by The_Big_M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted March 20, 2014 #369 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) Although we have reserved 3 or 4 cruises while on a ship, we have never actually gone on the reserved reservation. We always found a better deal on another ship or a better deal on the same ship. We just cancelled and rebooked. Also, as long as they still offer a stockholder OBC we have always done better with that. We typically go on a short cruise once a year, on Majesty of the Seas, out of Miami. The only balcony cabins on her are Suites, so we take an Ocean View. Discounts are rare on her sailings for the cabins we take, so we look for a good cruise price and we can use our stockholder OBC to get a little 'extra'. We never had more than 1 FCC at a time. What we did like about the FCC is the smaller deposit. We will deal with the changes....it isn't going to 'ruin' my cruising experiences. Edited March 20, 2014 by Paulette3028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Folk Singer Posted March 20, 2014 #370 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Yes, the amount you spend on the NCC is supposed to be non-refundable. Ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny_Tina Posted March 20, 2014 #371 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Diamond was only $225 booked 6 months out and is now showing $250. for 6-9 nights.I wonder also if they have them loaded wrong as that would increase the savings? (now why would they do that)? :D And does this new policy only apply if booked onboard? Will we still get our balcony discount if booked online etc? I am so confused... I called RCL.. There is an issue with the CAS webpage right now and the 3-4 night Balcony & Suite discount isnt showing, however this has not been elimiated and just a technical error which will be corrected shortly. Only the OBC chart changed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_G Posted March 20, 2014 #372 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I called RCL.. There is an issue with the CAS webpage right now and the 3-4 night Balcony & Suite discount isnt showing, however this has not been elimiated and just a technical error which will be corrected shortly. Only the OBC chart changed. I just read the same thing from another poster on a separate thread who also called. It doesn't look like they're in any hurry to take it down. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray in NH Posted March 20, 2014 #373 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I just read the same thing from another poster on a separate thread who also called. It doesn't look like they're in any hurry to take it down. :confused: Maybe they just happy it is "up and running". :) Then any future "discrepancies/problems" they can continue to blame on "computer glitches" :D Ray in NH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgoddess1 Posted March 20, 2014 #374 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Maybe they just happy it is "up and running". :) Then any future "discrepancies/problems" they can continue to blame on "computer glitches" :D Ray in NH Ahhh, the ubiquitous "computer glitch." Similar to "we are monitoring the situation.":rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdylady Posted March 21, 2014 #375 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I was so excited to hit Platinum on the cruise we leave on tomorrow, so I could come back and apply the balcony discount to my other booked cruises. They weren't huge discounts, but they were discounts. And I was planning on booking a 5-night while on board. Now, not so excited. Actually, that's a question I had. We will be Diamond when we walk off our next sailing on the the 30th. IF we book onboard, would they give us the Diamond balcony discount? If not, would they apply it afterwards? Here's the new "fine print" under the boxes on our C&A Tier Level Page. Note that it only includes Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus!!!:eek: Offer is valid for new individual bookings only. Decide Now (pick your ship/sail date now) Credit varies by length of sailing and stateroom type. Decide Later Open Booking credit varies by length of sailing only. Offer is subject to availability, may be withdrawn without notice, and is non-transferable. This offer can only be combined with the Platinum Diamond CAS discount or a CAS Savings Certificate. This offer cannot be combined with another Onboard credit on the same reservation. Onboard credit is in U.S. dollars, with no cash value, not transferable and will expire if not used by 10:00 pm on the last evening of the cruise. Certain restrictions apply. This was my other question. Based on what you posted, would I be correct in assuming that one would be eligible for both the Balcony discount AND the OBC from booking a sailing on board? Thanx, Erika Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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