Threedrones Posted October 8, 2021 #1 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Has anyone recently purchased “the key” on Freedom and, if so, found it worthwhile. I know it depends on one’s own cruise habits, but am curious as to recent cruising. Are there benefits that no longer apply? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maureencruiser Posted October 8, 2021 #2 Share Posted October 8, 2021 My understanding is it is not currently available due to reduced Covid capacity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted October 8, 2021 #3 Share Posted October 8, 2021 They just changed it to eliminate boarding day lunch and added free room service and 25% off specialty restaurants. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted October 8, 2021 #4 Share Posted October 8, 2021 48 minutes ago, HicksRA said: They just changed it to eliminate boarding day lunch and added free room service and 25% off specialty restaurants. I hope they changed the price back down to $19.99 pp a day like they did when they rolled it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ampurp85 Posted October 8, 2021 #5 Share Posted October 8, 2021 Good luck, I noticed the "sale" prices on my 4 day sailings are $27.99 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrincessPatti Posted October 9, 2021 #6 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I was able to get it for $21.99 per day during the Black Friday sale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 9, 2021 #7 Share Posted October 9, 2021 14 hours ago, ampurp85 said: Good luck, I noticed the "sale" prices on my 4 day sailings are $27.99 My four-day in November is currently at $17.99, and a few weeks ago it even went down to $16.99. Voom S&S for one device is $18.39, so it's cheaper to get The Key! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Threedrones Posted October 9, 2021 Author #8 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Kind of why I asked. Price for my sailing is $18.99. Zoom S&S is $18.39. Only real difference is Key must be purchased by everyone in cabin. If priority boarding or chops menu lunch on arrival been in play, I might have tried it to check out before “real” cruising starts up again. Thanks, everyone, for the responses. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IRMO12HD Posted October 9, 2021 #9 Share Posted October 9, 2021 17 hours ago, HicksRA said: They just changed it to eliminate boarding day lunch and added free room service and 25% off specialty restaurants. And a "Grab It and Go" goodie bag for disembarkation! 😉 For me, as a solo traveler on Freedom, it made a lot of sense at $16.99/day, even without the prior benefits of Chops lunch and early embarkation. Voom at the time was $17.99/day, so it was pretty much a no-brainer. Even now, it's a good deal I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WindinmySails Posted October 9, 2021 #10 Share Posted October 9, 2021 I guess I don't understand if it really is a good deal when we have reduced capacity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare brillohead Posted October 9, 2021 #11 Share Posted October 9, 2021 38 minutes ago, WindinmySails said: I guess I don't understand if it really is a good deal when we have reduced capacity. It depends on the price and your likelihood of using room service. In my case, I was getting internet anyway, and Voom is more expensive than The Key on that sailing. If you usually get room service for lunch or late-night snacks or whatever most days, that's a savings of $7.95 for each room service delivery. You just have to do the math. The Priority Embark/Debark and one hour of no-line access to each activity are not as much of a draw during reduced capacity. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmontanez Posted October 9, 2021 #12 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) I bought it for Odyssey 11/20 sailing. i don’t like they cancel the embarcation lunch at CHOPS. RC stares for health reasons but they will be opening CHOPS for everyone that same evening. How that makes sense. Wonder if I need to keep it if Royal Up to a GS? Edited October 9, 2021 by rmontanez Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonltnite Posted October 12, 2021 #13 Share Posted October 12, 2021 I purchased the "The Key" for our Oasis 7 day cruise on March 6th. Having the Voom Surf & Stream for each of us (which is currently offered at $17.99 per person per day) made the $29.99 per person per day - really just $12 more. I like the idea of VIP seating at the major shows (main theatre, Aqua theatre, Studio B, etc.). We also like getting off at ports sooner - and the breakfast and choice departure time on debarkation. I would, however, love to hear from those that had the Key and what their experiences have been with it! I'm hoping they'll still have the welcome lunch in the MDR (supposedly with the Chops Grille lunch menu). I saw, in reading above, that they cancelled that on sailings in the next month or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iamcruzin Posted October 12, 2021 #14 Share Posted October 12, 2021 On 10/9/2021 at 12:21 PM, WindinmySails said: I guess I don't understand if it really is a good deal when we have reduced capacity. It's a good deal if you were willing to pay for WiFi and it cost more than the key. Anything else including room service is just extra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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