tybeelucy2 Posted July 16, 2018 #1 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Hello! We just booked our first cruise on RC in December. Looking at the deluxe drink packages, they are currently on sale for buy one, get one 50% off (or 25% off each). With gratuity, $887 for 8 day cruise. Question is, does it get any cheaper than that? Should I go ahead and purchase it or hold off? If I do purchase it now and the price drops, can I cancel and buy it at the new lower price? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tOSUSteve Posted July 16, 2018 #2 Share Posted July 16, 2018 You can cancel & re-purchase at any time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugar67 Posted July 16, 2018 #3 Share Posted July 16, 2018 I have heard people say they got it lower than that and yes, you can book now and cancel later if you see a better price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 16, 2018 #4 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Lowest I have seen on our sailings is $42/day plus gratuity. Keep an eye on it and if it goes lower, cancel and buy it at the lower price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted July 16, 2018 #5 Share Posted July 16, 2018 The percentages off aren't really helpful, price per day is how you know if it's a deal or not. From my experience it seems to regularly go on sale to 45. I've seen people post recently about 42, but I haven't seen that for my Dec cruise. Several have mentioned black Friday is a good sale. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilkySal Posted July 16, 2018 #6 Share Posted July 16, 2018 However, if you use any of the OBC (on-board credit) that RCI may have given you to buy the package, you will lose that OBC when you cancel and re-purchase.:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reallyitsmema Posted July 16, 2018 #7 Share Posted July 16, 2018 However, if you use any of the OBC (on-board credit) that RCI may have given you to buy the package, you will lose that OBC when you cancel and re-purchase.:confused: That is not correct, if you cancel and repurchase, they refund the OBC that had been used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bala1130 Posted July 16, 2018 #8 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Question is, does it get any cheaper than that? Thanks in advance It's a lot cheaper if you skip buying the package all together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awestover89 Posted July 16, 2018 #9 Share Posted July 16, 2018 It really depends on the cruise. We've had some cruises get as low as $42 per day, some that never dropped below $45 per day, and one that never dropped below $47 per day. Yours is $47 per day, so on the high end for some of our cruises, but also the lowest price we ever saw on another of our cruises. I would suggest buying if you have the funds, and then just cancel and rebook if it goes lower. Otherwise it might go up to $50 per day and not come back down to $47 again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rukkian Posted July 16, 2018 #10 Share Posted July 16, 2018 It's a lot cheaper if you skip buying the package all together. Not sure that is real helpful there. Op - the price per day is what really matters. $50 is kind of the going rate for pre-purchase without extra discounts. You will likely see "sales" where it may still be $50 a day, or it may go as low as $42. It really depends on the ship, sailing date and how many other people are purchasing packages. It is about supply and demand. They want a certain amount sold at certain points pre-cruise. You can always cancel and rebook if it goes down, but if you see a price (especially under $50) and it makes sense financially to you, I would book then, and not wait. We saw $45 on our Allure cruise at spring break, and held off. It went up to $50, and then never got back down below $48. While $3/day is not a lot, it does add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zteamtwo Posted July 16, 2018 #11 Share Posted July 16, 2018 If you are not a heavy drinker, check this thread. If you drink scotch , rum, gin, or vodka, this might work for you. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/show...o#post55709054 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tybeelucy2 Posted July 16, 2018 Author #12 Share Posted July 16, 2018 If you are not a heavy drinker, check this thread. If you drink scotch , rum, gin, or vodka, this might work for you.https://boards.cruisecritic.com/show...o#post55709054 I hadn't seen that. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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