kangforpres Posted April 6, 2022 #1 Share Posted April 6, 2022 (edited) It seems like they have been running one of these non-stop now. Aren't they essential the same thing? Why not just have a month long sale. NCL seems to have the never ending "5 for Free Sale" -Paul Edited April 6, 2022 by kangforpres 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Mary229 Posted April 6, 2022 #2 Share Posted April 6, 2022 It is like the weather, just wait for the combo you are looking for, it will change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted April 6, 2022 #3 Share Posted April 6, 2022 All the cruise lines keep changing the numbers, but the total stays the same. There are no sales. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boze9999 Posted April 7, 2022 #4 Share Posted April 7, 2022 Just like airlines and hotel rooms - fares change by the hour and the day. Hospitality venues adjust as necessary, as do their guests. The customer is the one ultimately in charge of when a booking makes the most sense for their preferences with acceptability fare and/or benefits. Sometimes the promos are a benefit and sometimes not. To each of us, it "just depends on what is important to us"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted April 7, 2022 #5 Share Posted April 7, 2022 They added gratuities - that's a pretty good deal. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjnh Posted April 7, 2022 #6 Share Posted April 7, 2022 8 hours ago, victory2020 said: They added gratuities - that's a pretty good deal. Well....it sounds like a good deal but when my TA checked , the cabin rate when up ( assuming to cover those gratuities) and they took away OBC....so not so much....We did NOT buy into it. Waiting for a better deal. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calebandjess Posted April 7, 2022 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2022 I, for one, am very pleased they ran this promo! The price on my particular cruise actually went down. I re-fared, and inaddition to the drinks package, included gratuities, and dining package I already had, now I also have $200/person shore excursion credit and free WiFi. I was also upgraded from a fully obstructed ocean view to a regular ocean view - and I was reimbursed $117. I’ve monitored the promos and prices since booking at the end of 2020, and this has been the best price and package yet for my particular cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare zgscl Posted April 11, 2022 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/7/2022 at 3:41 PM, calebandjess said: I, for one, am very pleased they ran this promo! The price on my particular cruise actually went down. I re-fared, and inaddition to the drinks package, included gratuities, and dining package I already had, now I also have $200/person shore excursion credit and free WiFi. I was also upgraded from a fully obstructed ocean view to a regular ocean view - and I was reimbursed $117. I’ve monitored the promos and prices since booking at the end of 2020, and this has been the best price and package yet for my particular cruise. Me too! I check all of my sailings on a very regular basis (as in at least 1x a week if not more) and my TA always keeps an eye too. I got gratuities on multiple sailings thanks to the black Friday/cyber Monday sale but I have also lost the gratuities in exchange for several hundred dollars in lower fares after a promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare zgscl Posted April 11, 2022 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2022 On 4/7/2022 at 3:18 AM, pmjnh said: Well....it sounds like a good deal but when my TA checked , the cabin rate when up ( assuming to cover those gratuities) and they took away OBC....so not so much....We did NOT buy into it. Waiting for a better deal. It really depends on the sailing. My strategy has always been to book as early as possible and monitor prices as you can always cancel or refare up until final payment. In many cases I have been able to get a lower fare, but on other sailings the first price I booked was the lowest it ever was. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pmjnh Posted April 11, 2022 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2022 1 hour ago, zgscl said: It really depends on the sailing. My strategy has always been to book as early as possible and monitor prices as you can always cancel or refare up until final payment. In many cases I have been able to get a lower fare, but on other sailings the first price I booked was the lowest it ever was. Agreed..we do the same.This was the first time that refaring was not good option for us. But I will keep watching! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare zgscl Posted April 11, 2022 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2022 55 minutes ago, pmjnh said: Agreed..we do the same.This was the first time that refaring was not good option for us. But I will keep watching! I wish you better luck on the next one! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Chris Posted April 11, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2022 It was a savings of about $800 for us on our Christmas cruise. The fare had dropped and we added included gratuities to the existing Have It All. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted April 11, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2022 In the past I have always rechecked my fare whenever I saw a "sale" or at least once a week. However, when we started getting casino offers it changed our approach. If we got a "free cabin" offer and accpeted it, there is little to no reason to check as it does not go lower (even if you upgraded your cabin) plus the deal goes away in short order and is non-refundable, On a casino RATE discount, I still check fares and can/do rebook. On our cruise two weeks ago I never did find a better deal vs my original booking due to lots of "freebies" included. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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