Jimbo Posted September 8, 2014 #1 Share Posted September 8, 2014 How come when I click on the cruise to see the price, the 1st person's rate is jacked up? Jimbo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nascar junkie Posted September 8, 2014 #2 Share Posted September 8, 2014 That's the game they play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted September 8, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted September 8, 2014 Sorry meant BOGOHO.........wish it was 2nd passenger was free:D Jimbo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dplusd Posted September 8, 2014 #4 Share Posted September 8, 2014 It's just a marketing ploy for the uninformed! The BOGOHO is not really a sale (IMHO) because of the way they jack up the per person price. Once the BOGOHO promotion ends, I am sure the per person fares will come back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2chiefs Posted September 9, 2014 #5 Share Posted September 9, 2014 How come when I click on the cruise to see the price, the 1st person's rate is jacked up? Jimbo:) Because the price they "hook" you on up front is the average of the full price and the half off second price. Sounds good at first because you are thinking the second one must be half of the "hook" advertised price. Not illegal but certainly misleading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted September 9, 2014 #6 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Lots of people fall for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted September 9, 2014 #7 Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's a good come along for people not keeping close eye in prices Pays to keep close watches on cruises and not just jump if so Etching on surface looks good Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rt1092 Posted September 9, 2014 #8 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) On a recent cruise. At breakfast we were talking to our next door neighbors (same cabin class) They bragged about the bogoho sale and how well they did. I mentioned what we paid and coffee came out of his nose. He was not a happy camper after that. They were first time (maybe last time) cruisers. I explained that the fares are treated like airlines, but he was uspet with the "bait and switch" tactics. Edited September 9, 2014 by rt1092 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fl cruiser 2012 Posted September 9, 2014 #9 Share Posted September 9, 2014 We just save $500.00 for each of the 3 cabins we have booked by doing the BOGOHO. So I would say I have an extra 1500.00 to spend on our cruise. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted September 9, 2014 Author #10 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Jewel of the Seas October 10, 2015 Category E3 - 2 people This can't be right it is? $4582 for the first person, $2432 for the second? tateroom Stateroom Total $7,015.02 USD Guest 1 Guest 2 Cruise Fare: $4,299.00 $4,299.00 Taxes, fees and port expenses: $283.51 $283.51 Discount: $0.00 ($2,150.00) Per Person Total: $4,582.51 $2,432.51 Jimbo:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted September 9, 2014 #11 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The first sale in May, right after the kids sail free promo, was a good one. Got a C1 balcony cat. on Oasis sailing on Feb. 6, '16 for less that $800 per, including balcony discount. Also, got $150 OBC and dinner for 2 from my TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted September 9, 2014 #12 Share Posted September 9, 2014 The first sale in May, right after the kids sail free promo, was a good one. Got a C1 balcony cat. on Oasis sailing on Feb. 6, '16 for less that $800 per, including balcony discount. Also, got $150 OBC and dinner for 2 from my TA. I agree, I booked a ton of cruises when the BOGOHO first came out and got amazing deals. After the first week or so, the prices just kept creeping up. Now the BOGOHO is not that great of a deal. But I have cruises booked almost every month for the next year and 1/2 due to the deals I got with the BOGOHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truckswain Posted September 9, 2014 #13 Share Posted September 9, 2014 On a recent cruise. At breakfast we were talking to our next door neighbors (same cabin class) They bragged about the bogoho sale and how well they did. I mentioned what we paid and coffee came out of his nose. He was not a happy camper after that. They were first time (maybe last time) cruisers. I explained that the fares are treated like airlines, but he was uspet with the "bait and switch" tactics. I don't understand why people believe any promotion, but especially the various BOGO promotions are "deceptive" or "bait and switch"? RCCL uses the promotion price on the website as the first price people see so it is easy to compare bottom line prices if that is what people are doing. Click on the price detail and one can easily see the full price less the promotion savings. Pretty simple. If one decides to compare what they paid with someone on the same curise in the same category you are only asking for aggrevation IMHO. I booked an Oasis curise in a Jr Suite halfway through the first BOGO promotion and I paid approximately the same per person for 3 of us to curise as I paid for an Allure cruise for 2 last November. I am absolutely positive I paid more per person than others who booked the same cruise in a Jr Suite at the beginning of the BOGO promotion or even before. But I am also very certain I paid less that somone who was booked this same curise since. Bottom line is I booked a cruise at a price I was comfortable with at what I believe to be a good deal, and did so without thinking once RCCL was being "underhanded" in their pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamthesea Posted September 9, 2014 #14 Share Posted September 9, 2014 (edited) Isn't this sale ending next week? I hope so! Edited September 9, 2014 by Iamthesea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted September 9, 2014 #15 Share Posted September 9, 2014 We booked Oasis for Jan. 2016 right when BOGOHO started, Been watching prices RISE ever since. If you got them early it was a pretty good deal. ( even though not really BOGOHO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest maddycat Posted September 9, 2014 #16 Share Posted September 9, 2014 It's just a marketing ploy for the uninformed! The BOGOHO is not really a sale (IMHO) because of the way they jack up the per person price. Once the BOGOHO promotion ends, I am sure the per person fares will come back down. That wasn't true in our case. We booked the Liberty for Oct 2015 while on the Explorer in late April. We returned from the cruise on May 3rd. That weekend I went to RCI's website to check prices for our booked cruises. The BOGOHO sale was on. I called RCI and got the price of our cruise reduced by $814. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 9, 2014 #17 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Isn't this sale ending next week? I hope so! Me too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icsys Posted September 9, 2014 #18 Share Posted September 9, 2014 Sorry meant BOGOHO.........wish it was 2nd passenger was free:D Jimbo:) If the 2nd was free the 1st would pay double ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britty1 Posted September 9, 2014 #19 Share Posted September 9, 2014 I got a good deal when the BOGOHO first came out in I think May - saved about $350 making it about $830 per person for an E2 balcony. That same room now is $1,800 per person so $3600.00 for 2 people in a balcony room, then half off making it $2700 for two people (not including any fees). Absolutely ridiculous prices. I need to book another room but I will wait for this BOGOHO to be over and see if he prices come down to normal. I am hoping it will be over next week. Anyone know for sure when it ends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britty1 Posted September 10, 2014 #20 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I got a good deal when the BOGOHO first came out in I think May - saved about $350 making it about $830 per person for an E2 balcony. That same room now is $1,800 per person so $3600.00 for 2 people in a balcony room, then half off making it $2700 for two people (not including any fees). Absolutely ridiculous prices. I need to book another room but I will wait for this BOGOHO to be over and see if he prices come down to normal. I am hoping it will be over next week. Anyone know for sure when it ends. Just bringing this post back to the top to see if anyone has any answers. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 10, 2014 #21 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Just bringing this post back to the top to see if anyone has any answers. Thanks. As of now the BOGOHO is scheduled to end Sept 15th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheInnocentAge Posted September 10, 2014 #22 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Just bringing this post back to the top to see if anyone has any answers. Thanks. As far as "seeing when it ends", in essence it has ended and then immediately restarted a couple of different times since the May BOGOHO. If you see posts from people that say they saved quite a bit of money, I would bet that they booked during the first few days of May. I booked three cruises at that time and saved a ton, so it definitely was a "real sale", at least for a few days before the prices began to rise. I was able to get an Owners Suite on the Oasis for less than a Junior Suite is now going for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarajean Posted September 10, 2014 #23 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Because people and myself included booked the cruises so far in advance, if they come down in price can't we just get the lower price. I am talking before final payment. Mine is for sept 2015, final payment is july 2014. I thought I would wait and see. I could always cancel!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skiiergirl Posted September 10, 2014 #24 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I agree the BOGoHo pricing is ridiculous for anything that was booked after the middle of May or so. There is no way I would book anything at the current BOGoHo prices that I have seen lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 10, 2014 #25 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Because people and myself included booked the cruises so far in advance, if they come down in price can't we just get the lower price. I am talking before final payment. Mine is for sept 2015, final payment is july 2014. I thought I would wait and see. I could always cancel!!!! Yes you can get the lower price. The BOGOHO will come off but if the final price is less than your current BOGOHO price then you have saved money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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