cruising808 Posted January 11, 2006 #1 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Does anyone have the website for the "cocktail hour" pricing for Celebrity and Royal Caribbean cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted January 11, 2006 #2 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Try this link http://www.creative.rccl.com/sales/happy_hour/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkringen Posted January 11, 2006 #3 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Or this one http://www.creative.rccl.com/sales/happy_hour/XcitingDeals_CEL_tues.pdf Michelle in SoCal Mercury 4/7/06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloveygrl Posted January 11, 2006 #4 Share Posted January 11, 2006 is cocktail hour pricing "last minute" cruises? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising808 Posted January 11, 2006 Author #5 Share Posted January 11, 2006 thanks for the link! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkringen Posted January 11, 2006 #6 Share Posted January 11, 2006 is cocktail hour pricing "last minute" cruises? It is usually cruises that are past the 90 day final payment but not always. It is cruises that are on special. Michelle in SoCal Mercury 4/7/06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 11, 2006 #7 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Actually it is called Happy Hour specials and almost always for last minute cruising; those leaving in the next month or so. There are exceptions. Of course you can not apply the specials to an already booked cruise. Just thought I would add this little bit of info. NMNita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmts Posted January 11, 2006 #8 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Does the link change daily. Or do you receive an email? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 11, 2006 #9 Share Posted January 11, 2006 Normally the sale comes out about every week or so, rarely daily. NMNita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flashdog_1 Posted January 12, 2006 #10 Share Posted January 12, 2006 And be aware of the small print in the CC information, "does not apply to certain fares." Your captain's club status may not apply to the one category upgrade for this type of special fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkringen Posted January 12, 2006 #11 Share Posted January 12, 2006 Does the link change daily. Or do you receive an email? It comes out on Tuesdays. Michelle in SoCal Mercury 4/7/06 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie1961 Posted January 12, 2006 #12 Share Posted January 12, 2006 The changes to the specials really come out on Thursdays or Fridays but the Special takes place all day the following Tuesday. There have been some pretty awesome deals this past week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MLinFL Posted January 13, 2006 #13 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Can you get on a mailing list for these specials or do you just have to check the web page? Mary Lou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocngypz Posted January 13, 2006 #14 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Happy Hour Rates are sent directly to agencies only by RCL/Celebrity The best thing to do is join agency mailing lists. There are only a handful Celebrity for this coming Tuesday. One South America....most on Century and a couple of dates for Mercury Mex Riv. Most dates are in Jan Feb. You MUST book on Tuesday. You cannot place a courtesy hold prior to Tuesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 13, 2006 #15 Share Posted January 13, 2006 It comes out on Tuesdays. Michelle in SoCal Mercury 4/7/06 Not always: this week it came out twice, the last time was yesterday. NMNita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newmexicoNita Posted January 13, 2006 #16 Share Posted January 13, 2006 Happy Hour Rates are sent directly to agencies only by RCL/Celebrity The best thing to do is join agency mailing lists. There are only a handful Celebrity for this coming Tuesday. One South America....most on Century and a couple of dates for Mercury Mex Riv. Most dates are in Jan Feb. You MUST book on Tuesday. You cannot place a courtesy hold prior to Tuesday. thanks for clearing that up for everyone. You are right, the deals are good but there are just a few listed this week. Of course the other issue is: they are mostly, as I posted before, cruises coming up in the next few weeks and many times the avail cabins and catagories are very limited. NMnita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danno Posted January 13, 2006 #17 Share Posted January 13, 2006 It's these "cocktail hour" deals that always make me feel like I've been taken advantage of for booking early, paying early, and repeating it year after year...:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DancerOT Posted January 13, 2006 #18 Share Posted January 13, 2006 It's these "cocktail hour" deals that always make me feel like I've been taken advantage of for booking early, paying early, and repeating it year after year...:( You could always have your TA rebook it for you. He/she should do it automatically for you if the price drops. Or at least ours does. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zebra36 Posted January 14, 2006 #19 Share Posted January 14, 2006 You could always have your TA rebook it for you. He/she should do it automatically for you if the price drops. Or at least ours does. As Danno implied, these Happy Hour Specials are for "new bookings" only and almost always for sailings within the cancellation penalty period, 90? days or less, and to cancel and rebook usually will wind up costing more than the original booking. This sort of creates the frustration folks feel when they book early only to sometimes see a better deal when these HH specials come out. Frank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadarose Posted January 14, 2006 #20 Share Posted January 14, 2006 re: happy hour specials-i called celebrity last month to book a cruise for march or april, just happened to be happy hour special- several hundred dollars less than i expected to pay, and i've checked since, haven't seen a better price for my cruise. But it's true, cabins on sale were limited. But i got one that suited me. Called this morning to pay final balance. My celebrity agent wasn't available- is supposed to call me back tomorrow- last day to pay. i guess tomorrow i'll start really planning!, rose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavoukruzian Posted January 18, 2006 #21 Share Posted January 18, 2006 I'm familiar with the RCL/Celebrity Happy Hour website. Is there anything similar for Princess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ocngypz Posted January 21, 2006 #22 Share Posted January 21, 2006 I'm familiar with the RCL/Celebrity Happy Hour website. Is there anything similar for Princess? First of all, the link given for Celebrity is for agent's only not the public at large. Princess has what they call "Flash Rates"... they are usually good for 5 days, but they can sell out sooner than that. Princess emails the Flash rate sailings to agencies. Happy Hour rates can also be revoked quite quickly. I've seen them gone by 10 am the day of sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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