Grand PooBah Posted June 1, 2015 #1 Share Posted June 1, 2015 On April 30th, I checked pricing on a Harmony JS for Nov 2016. With my balcony discount, & including grats, cost was $3533. Passed on that. Just booked it this morning on the new sale, same JS cost was $2899. Considering we are on Oasis this Nov. for $2806, I am a happy cruiser. Once you have gone JS, a balcony is a real step down. Love those tubs and walk in closets. ARG! Paying for both with points from my Barclays MC. Cruise FREE.. My favorite way. Looking forward to the new ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 1, 2015 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I've only seen very small drops ($8pp) on one of my cruises. The others have gone up. Seems like the good deals I'm reading about are mostly on Harmony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
setsail Posted June 1, 2015 #3 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) You are not alone, great job.We look forward to Harmony http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2216289 The price we got on Allure for a GS under bogo was 200 cheaper than this new price on Harmony, but being a brand new ship 200 is fine Edited June 1, 2015 by setsail Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted June 1, 2015 #4 Share Posted June 1, 2015 The only good deals are on the Harmony as the Harmony prices were not inflated as it was not included in the BOGOHO. I think RCL will figure it out in the next couple of days and prices for that ship will rise as well. Just my guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njmomof2 Posted June 1, 2015 #5 Share Posted June 1, 2015 Checked pricing on my 3 cabins for our late August cruise, and my BOGOHO pricing is still better. For my double cabins, it's about $95/pp more with the new sale, and with the triple is also higher, but not as much. But the third person is up $50 so that affects the bottom line price. I guess I'll be happy I caught a price drop a few months ago, and that with our balcony discounts we're paying a price that I can live with overall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare orville99 Posted June 1, 2015 #6 Share Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) The only good deals are on the Harmony as the Harmony prices were not inflated as it was not included in the BOGOHO. I think RCL will figure it out in the next couple of days and prices for that ship will rise as well. Just my guess. If the original BOGO is any yardstick, I'd give it until Thursday or Friday before those deals go POOF;) The real BOGO sale lasted about 72 hours before RCL caught on to their blunder. Edited June 1, 2015 by orville99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted June 1, 2015 #7 Share Posted June 1, 2015 If the original BOGO is any yardstick, I'd give it until Thursday or Friday before those deals go POOF;)The real BOGO sale lasted about 72 hours before RCL caught on to their blunder. For sure. That's why I put a couple of them on hold:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooncat Posted June 1, 2015 #8 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I got a good deal on my January cruise on the Independence. They dropped the price by about $400. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molsonschooner Posted June 1, 2015 #9 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I got a good deal on my January cruise on the Independence. They dropped the price by about $400. My September cruise on Indy went up about $140 pp. I am glad I booked a year ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lah66 Posted June 1, 2015 #10 Share Posted June 1, 2015 So excited to see Harmony prices this morning! We always said we would love to sail one of the big girls, but they were just so expensive in the past! We have watched the prices and we knew the most we could hope for was an inside room! Today we booked an oceanview hump balcony B2B on Harmony for Feb 2017! So not only will we see the ocean on a brand new ship, we will see it for two weeks! All for $4000! Kind of a chance in a lifetime! So excited! Lauri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy the crack Posted June 1, 2015 #11 Share Posted June 1, 2015 On April 30th, I checked pricing on a Harmony JS for Nov 2016. With my balcony discount, & including grats, cost was $3533. Passed on that. Just booked it this morning on the new sale, same JS cost was $2899. Considering we are on Oasis this Nov. for $2806, I am a happy cruiser. Once you have gone JS, a balcony is a real step down. Love those tubs and walk in closets. ARG! Paying for both with points from my Barclays MC. Cruise FREE.. My favorite way. Looking forward to the new ship. Yes I just booked a 2017 Harmony JS for 1500 less than a 2016 JS on Allure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramblin' Ma'am Posted June 1, 2015 #12 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I booked a junior suite on Harmony for about $200 more than my balcony on Independence last week! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark22mac Posted June 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted June 1, 2015 My cruise went up $900 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Reid Posted June 2, 2015 #14 Share Posted June 2, 2015 So excited to see Harmony prices this morning! We always said we would love to sail one of the big girls, but they were just so expensive in the past! We have watched the prices and we knew the most we could hope for was an inside room! Today we booked an oceanview hump balcony B2B on Harmony for Feb 2017! So not only will we see the ocean on a brand new ship, we will see it for two weeks! All for $4000! Kind of a chance in a lifetime! So excited! Lauri I am so glad I read through this thread. After reading your post, I went to the RCI site and booked a superior hump balcony for January 2017. Price was $1,852 for two, tax, tags and freight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise_Anne Posted June 2, 2015 #15 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Had to take a peek, our Adventure cruise went up almost $600 in this new deal. Always worth looking, looking again and looking one more time, sometimes you don't find a lower price on your existing reservation but might stumble across another cruise worth booking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amscene1 Posted June 2, 2015 #16 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I'm sure the folks at RCCL know what's going on, they only employ 60k people. This is probably a great influx of cash to help pay off some of the initial financing costs of HOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPacificbound Posted June 2, 2015 #17 Share Posted June 2, 2015 I checked my upcoming October cruises and my prices are way lower then what i see today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhilNDebbieAtSea Posted June 2, 2015 #18 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We got a great deal on a crown loft suite on the Harmony!! Very exciting!! Thanks to OP and all for posting because we weren't even thinking of looking to book another cruise yet!! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vegas7df Posted June 2, 2015 #19 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Received a price reduction of $275.00 on the 30/30/30 vs. the BOGO sail. Brilliance of the Seas Mediterranean Venice next May. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulette3028 Posted June 2, 2015 #20 Share Posted June 2, 2015 (edited) So excited to see Harmony prices this morning! We always said we would love to sail one of the big girls, but they were just so expensive in the past! We have watched the prices and we knew the most we could hope for was an inside room! Today we booked an oceanview hump balcony B2B on Harmony for Feb 2017! So not only will we see the ocean on a brand new ship, we will see it for two weeks! All for $4000! Kind of a chance in a lifetime! So excited! Lauri I was shocked at the pricing for Harmony that we got -- excited to sail on her, because the waterslide is what I am looking forward to. My DH knows exactly where he will be able to find me. The flowrider will have competition for my time! I am shocked that sailings on Harmony were not excluded from the sale offering....but they weren't and those of us that booked on her are the beneficiaries!!!! Edited June 2, 2015 by Paulette3028 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
williamson_ja Posted June 4, 2015 #21 Share Posted June 4, 2015 BOGO was much better for the cruise we booked on Freedom. It's about $250 more per person on this sale. There are 4 of us. So that's $1000! No thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted June 4, 2015 #22 Share Posted June 4, 2015 This 30-30 sale has worked out to be the best when pricing and booking HOTS...I have four other cruises ROS & AOS that the BOGO and May sale priced better...so it just depends . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jm485 Posted June 4, 2015 #23 Share Posted June 4, 2015 (edited) For kicks and giggles, I repriced a booking we have on Anthem for a Canada trip in Sept 2016. I was shocked to find that the cost for a GS was down $1100!! One quick call later and we're all set. Thanks, Cruise Critics! Edited June 4, 2015 by jm485 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare crusinthrough Posted June 4, 2015 #24 Share Posted June 4, 2015 My 2016 Harmony sailing is only $200 more than a 5 night Allure sailing I had. For the extra $200 I get an extra 2 days on a newer ship. What really made it worthwhile to book was the call I received from RC. I put a suite on the HOS on hold. Today a woman who called herself my Certified Vacation Planner called. She offered me a special promotion to make the reservation. Instead of the usual $1000 deposit for a suite she offered a $250 deposit and a choice of two promotional items (wine/cheese/strawberries). I explained I was hesitant because I have an upcoming sailing and wanted to book onboard for the OBC. My CVP explained I could transfer the reservation onboard (not sure if this is accurate) or cancel and rebook onboard if the price has not gone up. I can always transfer to a TA with perks if the price goes up before My next cruise. Either way $250 is a minimum amount of money to have wrapped up in a cruise 19 months away. I usually don't answer calls from numbers I don't recognize but I'm glad I did. Saved myself an additional $150 in deposit fees. Of course, the more deposit you pay the less you owe at final payment. This logic holds for a cruise in the near future but not for one so far out, imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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