Platinum Balcony Discount

[eswort]

Do you see the breakdown of this discount anywhere or is it just factored into the price that is offered when you book.  I didn't see any discount on booking, just the bogo and flash sale discounts.  Tried doing a test booking on two different browsers, one with me logged in and the other without and both have the same prices for balcony rooms.

 

[Biker19]

1 minute ago, eswort said:

I didn't see any discount on booking, just the bogo and flash sale discounts.  

 

Some of those discounts eliminate the balcony discount. 

[eswort]

ok, thought that might be the case

[Clarea]

9 minutes ago, eswort said:

Do you see the breakdown of this discount anywhere or is it just factored into the price that is offered when you book.  I didn't see any discount on booking, just the bogo and flash sale discounts.  Tried doing a test booking on two different browsers, one with me logged in and the other without and both have the same prices for balcony rooms.

 

 

Being logged in or out no longer affects the price on RC's website.  You have to enter your C&A number when making the mock booking.

 

Also, the fake discounts also reduce the amount of balcony discount.

[eswort]

so basically having platinum status does nothing, since there are almost always some kind of "fake" sale that will reduce this discount

Edited July 21, 2019 by eswort

[Clarea]

4 minutes ago, eswort said:

so basically having platinum status does nothing, since there are almost always some kind of "fake" sale that will reduce this discount

 

It does not mean nothing, but it frequently means less than what Royal touts.

[CORKY_Q]

5 minutes ago, eswort said:

so basically having platinum status does nothing, since there are almost always some kind of "fake" sale that will reduce this discount

No, it does not mean nothing.  But it does mean less than the advertised Platinum Discount.

 

[Clarea]

7 minutes ago, eswort said:

so basically having platinum status does nothing, since there are almost always some kind of "fake" sale that will reduce this discount

 

Another technique that Royal uses to diminish the balcony discounts is to apply an "instant discount" to a cruise fare.  This "instant discount" is not combinable at all with the balcony discount, so basically it eliminates anyone with a balcony discount from getting a price drop.  You've got to admire the ways they find to reduce C&A benefits without much public knowledge.

[cruiseguy1016]

Do a mock booking. On the page where it asks how many people will be in the stateroom, there is a spot to click on that reads "See if you qualify for exclusive rates". Click on that and then fill in the discounts that may apply to you, including your C&A number. Then when go through the mock booking process, you will get to the page that shows the price. On that page, next to  "Summary" click on "View pricing by guest". There it will show a balcony discount if you have on.