Increase in on board drink prices?

[03063Dad]

I took a screenshot of the cruise planner prices a few weeks back for our February cruise on the Oasis. Classic Soda and Voom was listed as 25% off onboard, $19 a day. Today it has the same 25% off banner but it is $21. Should I just keep holding out, seems like these are pretty arbitrary.

[Clarea]

No reason to delay. If the price goes down, just cancel and re-order.

[markbach]

The deluxe package also went up $2 (from $43 to $45) for our Feb Oasis sailing within the past week.

[The Scurvy Pirate]

I noticed it too. Maybe onboard pricing is going up by $8.00? Or maybe they are going to do a 30% off, which then takes it back down to the old 25% off... another perceived "sale" by RCI.

[iahawkfan21]

Perceived sale is exactly that. For one half of our recent b2b, the price stayed constant for months. On the other one, it went down a couple times. As Bob mentioned, if you're going to buy it, do it now. If the price declines, it's easy to cancel and rebook.

[The Scurvy Pirate]

Was checking again this morning. The price of the Deluxe Package went up another $3.00 to $48/pp, but still showing 25% off of onboard prices. On 12/6 it was $43/pp and on 12/19 was $45/pp, all stating the same 25% off. The only thing I can think is that because the next two weeks are Christmas/New Years cruises, maybe the on-board prices are actually higher than "normal" and that could account for the change in price? It will be interesting to see what happens in January. Oddly, on 12/17 it was showing Chops at $49/pp and on 12/18 it dropped to $39/pp and then yesterday/today back up to the $49... There truly appears no rhyme or reason to the pricing. The best advise is, if you think its a good price, go ahead and buy. If the price drops, you can always re-do it at the lower price.

[reefdmain]

I scored on the lower refreshment package during the 30% sale. It went down $8 a day from the $26 I paid a week ago. Paid $18. Every little bit helps.

[HallOfPromise]

I made the mistake of waiting until today to buy the Deluxe + Voom package. But I figure might as well get it before it goes up again, and will now keep an eye on any price drops. We would have saved $42 if I got it after booking the cruise.

[little britain]

Read and weep.... on Independence 2n cruise in May the deluxe drinks package is £55.60pd or $73.94pd ....

 

 

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[Clarea]

Read and weep.... on Independence 2n cruise in May the deluxe drinks package is £55.60pd or $73.94pd ....

Not bad for 2 nights.

[Merion_Mom]

Not bad for 2 nights.

 

pd = per day

 

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