We are Booked! on the Adventure July '19 - Question about where the "specials" appear

[LConstable]

Hi Everyone

We are booked on the Adventure July' 19 (and wow was that a process almost completely sold out well over a year out - but I digress). We did the Oasis for our last RCCL but liked the thought (and savings) of not having to fly to the Port and even one day in Bermuda is a great cruise! For the Oasis we ended up purchasing some of the add on's while we were on board but this time I would like to pre-book the stuff I know we want before hand (ie. coffee cards and drink packages) - my question is I see from these boards and trip reports that folks are saying they got special prices on some of the extra's and I am wondering where /how you find out about those promotions? Do they appear in your cruise planner, are folks calling and asking for them? Any help is appreciated .....

Thanks so Much

Laura

[Debitoo]

Keep checking your cruise planner. You are still pretty far out for any specials to appear. I have a Feb 2019 cruise booked and there are only excursions available for 2 of the 5 islands available.

[Carolina Girl 99]

Yes, they will show up in the cruise planner if there is a sale, usually with a countdown banner at the top telling you how long the sale is going on. My mom also gets emails announcing the sales although I don't, but I'm not sure if I'm signed up for emails or not. Helpful advice I read from another poster and found to be true- look for the sales to start on Fridays and run through Sundays until midnight

[lazydayz]

With the cruise more than a year away, you could start tracking the items in your cruise planner to see what the regular prices are, especially for excursions. I am targeting Black Friday for my pre-cruise purchases as RC usually discounts some cruise planner items at that time. However, if I see a great price before then, I will just buy it!

 

That said, I have never seen the coffee card for a reduced price. Good luck and enjoy the planning.

[Tin can]

We are on Adventure in August 2019.

 

Dining, drinks packages and some shore excursions have been available in our cruise planner for a few months now but all the sales that have come and gone have not affected the price at all.

 

I'm hoping a bit nearer the time this may change.

[LeeW]

Our March 2019 sailings are not showing any discounts yet although I keep getting the emails about 30% off. I am seeing "sales" for November cruises but the prices are higher than I already paid for those. Keep watching. Might show up on the Memorial Day sales. Book when you get a good price - it is easy to cancel and rebook later if price goes down.

[LConstable]

thanks everyone - I do have Black Friday bookmarked and will keep an eye out in my cruise planner - just wanted to make sure they weren't going to pop up in some secret place that I wasn't watching!

[timf2001]

The Cruise Planner sales generally apply to cruises up to 6 months out. For example, the current sale is good on cruises departing through 1/15/19. Black Friday may be an exception, but I've always booked in January for the coming fall and missed those deals.

[HappyCruiser54]

We are also on Adventure on July 2019. Going on the 12th. I don’t think you see any special pricing on excursions or beverage packages until at least Black Friday