mainmast Posted May 7, 2017 #1 Share Posted May 7, 2017 what the next rip off deals be on royal if you live in the uk ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 7, 2017 #2 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Hopefully the last one we got,free deluxe drinks package and buy one get one half price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowdaz Posted May 7, 2017 #3 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Pay double for the first passenger 2nd passenger can sail for just £99 Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galleon1234 Posted May 7, 2017 #4 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I agree. They must be really hurting and think cruisers are really stupid... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 7, 2017 #5 Share Posted May 7, 2017 I agree. They must be really hurting and think cruisers are really stupid... Unfortunately, they must believe the fake sales are working because we just past the 3-year anniversary of the continuous fake sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galleon1234 Posted May 7, 2017 #6 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Do you know if their upper management team is new? I think Richard Fain is the CEO but all these rules are running loyal RCCL cruisers to other lines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 7, 2017 #7 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Do you know if their upper management team is new? I think Richard Fain is the CEO but all these rules are running loyal RCCL cruisers to other lines The management people at the very top are the same. I don't know about lower levels that might be pushing the continuous fake sales. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husky1987 Posted May 7, 2017 #8 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Unfortunately, they must believe the fake sales are working because we just past the 3-year anniversary of the continuous fake sale. Looks like the "fake sales" are working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galleon1234 Posted May 7, 2017 #9 Share Posted May 7, 2017 That graph looks great, but I expect it to drop drastically unless they change their fake sales, combineable share holder benefits, etc. The more people get educated on RCCL's policies and compare them to other cruise lines I predict their stock will suffer too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LMaxwell Posted May 7, 2017 #10 Share Posted May 7, 2017 When sales are not lagging, marketing still has to convince you top price is a great deal. This is all marketing, sales isn't worried about it right now. When sales begin to lag, marketing will push out real deals. So, marketing is working. This revenue is driving many new and fresh projects. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted May 7, 2017 #11 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Unfortunately, they must believe the fake sales are working because we just past the 3-year anniversary of the continuous fake sale. ...which also hasn't evolved much over the three years either. Same old same old - version 1 or 1-A. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulxyz2004 Posted May 7, 2017 #12 Share Posted May 7, 2017 Do you know if their upper management team is new? I think Richard Fain is the CEO but all these rules are running loyal RCCL cruisers to other lines Really? Do you have any hard Facts on this? While I don´t have any Facts either, I see constantly rising numbers of high Level C&A members onboard the ships and even though there´s a lot of moaning and goraning on this board, I Keep seeing the same moaners and groaners continuing to sail RCI. This goes on for years and years btw. On another note, I think RCI would be happy to get rid of some of their "loyal" cruisers and replace them with new ones, but it ain´t not easy for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 8, 2017 #13 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Really? Do you have any hard Facts on this? While I don´t have any Facts either, I see constantly rising numbers of high Level C&A members onboard the ships and even though there´s a lot of moaning and goraning on this board, I Keep seeing the same moaners and groaners continuing to sail RCI. This goes on for years and years btw. On another note, I think RCI would be happy to get rid of some of their "loyal" cruisers and replace them with new ones, but it ain´t not easy for them. You do need a lot of new customers who then might become loyalists as well as your loyal customers who you can rely on to cruise regularly with you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clarky213 Posted May 8, 2017 #14 Share Posted May 8, 2017 I always look at the overall price and ignore the sales pitch I also look at booking through US TA's or UK TA's and compare the prices. I have had better deals both ways. My Next cruise was £350pp cheaper through an Australian TA. Just wish they would include the drinks package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted May 8, 2017 #15 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Yes there are never ending variants on the 'sale' idea. However some are quite good. An example, Independence, 14 nights, late July (school holidays) had Junior Suites for £2100 pp available on May 1st, the last day of the previous promo. On May 2nd when the promo finished they were the same price with $1000 OBC. They sold out within 36 hours. However for us, unless the Deluxe Package promo is included as it has been the last two occasions we've sailed Royal, and on our Sep 17 cruise, then we wouldn't sail and pay the stupid on board drinks prices. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted May 8, 2017 #16 Share Posted May 8, 2017 Yes there are never ending variants on the 'sale' idea. However some are quite good. An example, Independence, 14 nights, late July (school holidays) had Junior Suites for £2100 pp available on May 1st, the last day of the previous promo. On May 2nd when the promo finished they were the same price with $1000 OBC. They sold out within 36 hours. However for us, unless the Deluxe Package promo is included as it has been the last two occasions we've sailed Royal, and on our Sep 17 cruise, then we wouldn't sail and pay the stupid on board drinks prices. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk It would have been a sickener for anyone who had booked on May 1st. We got the deluxe drinks package when we booked our June cruise last October. They started a new sale shortly after which did not have the drink package at the same net price but they made the new sale look good by clever marketing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swoopy2110 Posted May 8, 2017 #17 Share Posted May 8, 2017 The current UK offer runs till July 2017. No idea what the next one will be until a few days before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinyork Posted May 8, 2017 #18 Share Posted May 8, 2017 The current UK offer runs till July 2017. No idea what the next one will be until a few days before The drinks package ran till Feb I think for U.k bookings. It appears a couple of times per year. I think the new promo would most likely have the drinks package. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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