Iamcruzin Posted April 24, 2019 #2401 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Just now, springfire said: We are on the Allure in September and The Key is no longer listed in the cruise planner. Not sure what that is about. It may have sold out. It's limited in quantity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted April 24, 2019 #2402 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Never rely on a company's loyalty. I've sailed the most with NCL until I got sick of their shenanigans. I'm trying RCL this and next year. After that, who knows? The Key at $19.99 was worth it considering I was planning to get the VOOM Internet package anyway. It's an odd situation. They like loyal customers, but they also take them for granted because they figure people generally don't change when they're set in their ways. Better to concentrate on getting new customers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewopaho Posted April 24, 2019 #2403 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Sizzlechest said: Never rely on a company's loyalty. I've sailed the most with NCL until I got sick of their shenanigans. I'm trying RCL this and next year. After that, who knows? The Key at $19.99 was worth it considering I was planning to get the VOOM Internet package anyway. It's an odd situation. They like loyal customers, but they also take them for granted because they figure people generally don't change when they're set in their ways. Better to concentrate on getting new customers. Just been advised that the price has been raised to $37.99 ... yikes!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
springfire Posted April 24, 2019 #2404 Share Posted April 24, 2019 3 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said: It may have sold out. It's limited in quantity. You might be right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fdthird Posted April 24, 2019 #2405 Share Posted April 24, 2019 If people wouldn’t buy it, it would go away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted April 24, 2019 #2406 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Just checked my upcoming cruises. Not available on Adventure, $19.99 for Grandeur and $37.99 for Anthem. (Theses price differences are hard for me to understand.). Not available for Grandeur for two cruises November, 2019. Can’t believe that would be sold out given the clientele on Grandeur. Katherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sizzlechest Posted April 24, 2019 #2407 Share Posted April 24, 2019 26 minutes ago, jewopaho said: Just been advised that the price has been raised to $37.99 ... yikes!! Whoa! Same on mine. I thought $24.99 was expensive! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueridgemama Posted April 24, 2019 #2408 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Iamcruzin said: Anthem for June started at $19.99 when it was first introduced then jumped to $24.99. Now it is also $37.99. Would not pay $37.99! Luckily we purchased it for $19.99 for our Symphony cruise. I hope they get all the wrinkles out of it by then😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skittles912 Posted April 24, 2019 #2409 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, blueridgemama said: Would not pay $37.99! Luckily we purchased it for $19.99 for our Symphony cruise. I hope they get all the wrinkles out of it by then😊 We were kind of interested in the key for our June anthem cruise for 24.99 only because we were both gonna get the WiFi and were debating if the $10 per day would be worth it. Once it jumped to 37.99 today it was game over for us. That’s insane. That’s more than the ultimate (edit: unlimited? Whatever it is) dining package. People who buy it at that price should really do the math first. Just my opinion. Edited April 24, 2019 by Skittles912 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted April 24, 2019 #2410 Share Posted April 24, 2019 5 hours ago, jewopaho said: Just been advised that the price has been raised to $37.99 ... yikes!! Hi Al that is an insane price Barely worth the 19.99 I paid. People in the Key line only bought it for one in the cabin. Their IT department is horrible jc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Cheryl 61 Posted April 24, 2019 #2411 Share Posted April 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said: Hi Al that is an insane price Barely worth the 19.99 I paid. People in the Key line only bought it for one in the cabin. Their IT department is horrible jc Everyone must have it they should be turned away Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare xpcdoojk Posted April 24, 2019 #2412 Share Posted April 24, 2019 People are swearing to me that they only bought it for one in their cabin. I am not saying everyone has the key on their card. I have no idea. I just know that people I have met and tend to believe tell me they bought it only for themselves. There is no way for me to know. I do know when I bought the key, I bought my key with the company credit card and my wife’s key with my personal credit card. So, it is not hard for me to imagine not doing the second transaction. I did it because I thought those were the rules. That said, I believe the people I have talked to. JC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZoeyVictoria Posted April 24, 2019 #2413 Share Posted April 24, 2019 37 minutes ago, xpcdoojk said: People are swearing to me that they only bought it for one in their cabin. I am not saying everyone has the key on their card. I have no idea. I just know that people I have met and tend to believe tell me they bought it only for themselves. There is no way for me to know. I do know when I bought the key, I bought my key with the company credit card and my wife’s key with my personal credit card. So, it is not hard for me to imagine not doing the second transaction. I did it because I thought those were the rules. That said, I believe the people I have talked to. JC On the Symphony on March 9, the couple ahead of us in the line for Chops stated they had one Key and one paid reservation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising Cheryl 61 Posted April 24, 2019 #2414 Share Posted April 24, 2019 Then I do believe if they are allowing people the perks with 1 key like priority boarding we should all get refunds I paid for it so with my hip leg and feet issues I wouldn’t have to stand long getting on or off the ship and I will not be happy if people are boarding ahead of me in key line and have paid for it as well. I believe the best way to solve this is to make it mandatory to have print out of purchased key for your stateroom when you present the boarding passes and if you can’t prove you have it then be made to get in the right line. Sorry for the vent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VICKIB114 Posted April 24, 2019 #2415 Share Posted April 24, 2019 We paid 33.00 aud and it is now 53.00 aud on harmony of the seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #2416 Share Posted April 24, 2019 32 minutes ago, VICKIB114 said: We paid 33.00 aud and it is now 53.00 aud on harmony of the seas Sounds like Royal is seeing what the market will bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 24, 2019 #2417 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 hours ago, xpcdoojk said: People are swearing to me that they only bought it for one in their cabin. I am not saying everyone has the key on their card. I have no idea. I just know that people I have met and tend to believe tell me they bought it only for themselves. RCI says all over 6 in a cabin must buy but their web site doesn’t enforce that and you can buy it just for one person. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted April 24, 2019 #2418 Share Posted April 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: Sounds like Royal is seeing what the market will bear. 33-55, that is a big swing in price. At 20-25 if you were going to buy internet for everyone it's a no brainer because the lunch in chops. 33-55 is a lot of money just to cut through a line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #2419 Share Posted April 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Iamcruzin said: 33-55, that is a big swing in price. At 20-25 if you were going to buy internet for everyone it's a no brainer because the lunch in chops. 33-55 is a lot of money just to cut through a line. Maybe they are using the price to limit the number of KEY guests per sailing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted April 24, 2019 #2420 Share Posted April 24, 2019 9 hours ago, jewopaho said: Just been advised that the price has been raised to $37.99 ... yikes!! Very likely a temporary issue - happened about a month ago as well (to $32) - it came back down to the original "MSRP" of $25 a few days later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted April 24, 2019 #2421 Share Posted April 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: Maybe they are using the price to limit the number of KEY guests per sailing. That was my first thought. I knew that they were limiting it but I figured that they would just stop selling it when they reached capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted April 24, 2019 #2422 Share Posted April 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, Iamcruzin said: That was my first thought. I knew that they were limiting it but I figured that they would just stop selling it when they reached capacity. We will see if this is some sort of anomoly or a new way for Royal to limit the number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted April 24, 2019 #2423 Share Posted April 24, 2019 (edited) I just went to my planner and it did indeed allow me to purchase the key just for myself. It's just me and my wife traveling in the same cabin. I didn't complete the transaction but it did put it in my cart with a total and only listed my name. Edited April 24, 2019 by Iamcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panzafit Posted April 24, 2019 #2424 Share Posted April 24, 2019 I was going to purchase for 2 people going with me that are in a separate room. I put both people in the cart, selected to "pay by guest" since I was going to use 2 different credit cards. I paid for the one person, when I went to pay for the other one they had already sold out, so I guess the one I purchased was the last one. So now I have 1 person in a room that has a key and 1 person that doesn't. That was several weeks ago for a June 30th sailing on Harmony. I called to see if there was any way to add the key for the 1 person that doesn't have it since that's kinda awkward for 1 to get the perks but the other not to and they wouldn't allow it. For a week or so The Key just said "check on board". Now The Key isn't even listed. I know it's been sold out but I find it odd that they removed it completely instead of just leaving the "check on board". I guess this was kind of a long way for me to say that I can see how only 1 person in a room can end up with the Key. At least in this type of situation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymanitee Posted April 24, 2019 #2425 Share Posted April 24, 2019 It is $37.99 for my Thanksgiving Symohony cruise. I think it is just their way of boosting sales. They did this a few months ago. They know people are on the fence about buying it. So, they increase the price. And, all the people who didn’t buy it are mad at themselves for not buying it at the lower price. Then, they drop the price again and all of those people jump to purchase it before the price goes back up. That’s how they got me to buy an excursion I’ve been watching. The prive went up a lot. Then, it went back down again. So I went ahead and purchased it instead of waiting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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