Senior Discount

[erinsmom03]

When I switched our Indy Dec 21 cruise to Freedom Jan 22, a pleasant new discount showed up. Hubby turns 55 in December, and we got his senior discount. Cheers!

 

My question is... is there a way to know which cruises will get the senior discount?

[sandebeach]

Not that I am aware of. When I do a mock booking, I just click off all possible discounts and then see what discounts show up in the final pricing. 

[davekathy]

I ask at the time of booking for the senior and veterans discount. Sometime I get one or the other.  

[Ashland]

On the older RCI website there used to be an option to check on Sr. discount available cruises.

Of course with the "NEW IMPROVED" version many of the older useful options are no longer available.

Don't ya just love their version of new improved...I cringe every time they say this 

[Jimbo]

1 hour ago, Ashland said:

On the older RCI website there used to be an option to check on Sr. discount available cruises.

Of course with the "NEW IMPROVED" version many of the older useful options are no longer available.

Don't ya just love their version of new improved...I cringe every time they say this 

Also the older website also showed which states were giving discounts. You would put in the state you were from and all the cruises that were giving discounts for the state you live in came up on the site

Edited April 3, 2021 by Jimbo

[molly361]

I miss the good old days and website!!!

[cublet]

Hello,

 

There's no Senior's nor Veteran's discount out of the UK.

 

For the first time in nearly 20 years I saw seniors discount offered to UK passengers but that was only on sailings out of the US.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[AF-1]

The link below is the current website;  if you click on the blue link for apply promo code and exclusive discounts;  you can still check off senior, military, and your state.

Royal Caribbean International

[Ocean Boy]

10 hours ago, Ashland said:

On the older RCI website there used to be an option to check on Sr. discount available cruises.

Of course with the "NEW IMPROVED" version many of the older useful options are no longer available.

Don't ya just love their version of new improved...I cringe every time they say this 

I all fairness, RCI does not specify whether new and improved benefits the customer or the company.😉

[mac_tlc]

Try this file. It lists all promo rates. Its as of a certain date so it can change quickly. For those of you who like Excel and pivot tables, you can sort to your hearts content.

 

Given the uncertainty of future sailings, I would take some of the info with a grain of salt. 

 

mac_tlc

 

 

Promos 4-3-21.xls

Edited April 3, 2021 by mac_tlc

[Ourusualbeach]

Unlike most companies who offer discounts to seniors and military on all their products as a thank you Royal uses these discounts selectively to try to increase sales of slow moving product.  The amount of discount may vary and is only offered on select cruises and occasionally only on certain categories of cabins on a cruise. 

[Ourusualbeach]

1 minute ago, mac_tlc said:

Try this file. It lists all promo rates. Its as of a certain date so it can change quickly. For those of you who like Excel and pivot tables, you can sort to your hearts content.

 

Given the uncertainty of future sailings, I would take some of the info with a grain of salt. 

 

mac_tlc

 

 

Promos 4-3-21.xls 5.61 MB · 1 download

Even when ships were sailing I have never found those spreadsheets in CP to be anywhere close to accurate. 

[mac_tlc]

Just now, Ourusualbeach said:

Even when ships were sailing I have never found those spreadsheets in CP to be anywhere close to accurate. 

Probably because the spreadsheet is static and they change rates constantly based on sales. But it's fun to look at. 

 

mac_tlc

[Ourusualbeach]

Not really sure why it matters if you can see only the list of sailings with a discount.

 

if you plug in all your criteria and do a search it will return a list from least expensive to most including the discounts if applicable.  If you searched only the seniors or resident discounts you would get a list that may not include lower priced cruises at the regular rates. 

[Ourusualbeach]

2 minutes ago, mac_tlc said:

Probably because the spreadsheet is static and they change rates constantly based on sales. But it's fun to look at. 

 

mac_tlc

Might be fun to look at but it’s a waste of time as every time you think you see a good fare it doesn’t exist.

[twangster]

Check all the boxes that apply and enter your CAS #.

 

If you see a price you like book it.  What the actual discounts are isn't important to me.  Itinerary, ship, sail date and price are.  

 

What I'm paying relative to what somewhat else might qualify for isn't important.  If the price is right for a particular cruise that's all that matters.  If a veteran, active duty, first responder or guy whose name is Chuck gets a bigger discount so be it.  I only care about what my price is.

 

I check all the boxes that apply to me every time I search for a cabin.

[ONECRUISER]

Had Few Senior Discounts, maybe 1-2 but saved thousands on Military Discounts last 5yrs. This closer to sailing and even 8-9 months out. Before CV scored this on about 1/4 my Cruises

[twangster]

I only wish the website would remember me or require that I enter my details once per session.  Having to re-enter them over and over as I compare different cruises or ships gets old fast.

[Ourusualbeach]

2 hours ago, twangster said:

I only wish the website would remember me or require that I enter my details once per session.  Having to re-enter them over and over as I compare different cruises or ships gets old fast.

and having to enter state and seniors even with putting in your C&A number

[karena1]

19 hours ago, erinsmom03 said:

When I switched our Indy Dec 21 cruise to Freedom Jan 22, a pleasant new discount showed up. Hubby turns 55 in December, and we got his senior discount. Cheers!

 

My question is... is there a way to know which cruises will get the senior discount?

not really.  I just book the cruises and watch prices constantly.  We are both over 55, plus he is military, so sometimes we get some great deals

 

[RoyalC]

23 hours ago, erinsmom03 said:

When I switched our Indy Dec 21 cruise to Freedom Jan 22, a pleasant new discount showed up. Hubby turns 55 in December, and we got his senior discount. Cheers!

 

My question is... is there a way to know which cruises will get the senior discount?

Yes, you click the 55+ box on any website and if you get it, it will show in the price. 

[erinsmom03]

Thanks everyone for your insight!