This cruise price can’t be right

[tonit964]

I was looking at this cruise and this price for a balcony for a solo surely can’t be right.

[monorail81]

What’s the cost if you book the same room with 2 people instead?

[sandebeach]

Something is very off with that pricing.

[neverbeenhere]

Elvis is on that cruise. 

[gatour]

Give it a day or two.  They probably did a fare update over the weekend.and may miss enterered some info.  Alternatively call RCCL directly and talk to one of their agents

[coastcat]

33 minutes ago, tonit964 said:

I was looking at this cruise and this price for a balcony for a solo surely can’t be right.

I did some mock bookings as both solo and double, and yeah, the prices are sky high for balconies and suites on that one. It looks like balconies are nearly sold out! The prices for the next 7-day sailing (October 14) are considerably lower.

 

Heck, if you want to sail on the 24th instead, Celebrity Solstice has verandas at $2100 for single occupancy.

[gmerick]

Correct price.  Two people in the cabin, fare is +1000.  I can get $1500 off by applying diamond discounts.  Sailing is near sold out, and 7236 is a CB fare rate.  I've been looking at a good number of sailings, and looks like the post-Covid rates are all through the roof.  Maybe if a whole bunch of you would quit booking all the good cruises some of us might get a better fare.

Edited June 14, 2022 by gmerick

[tonit964]

35 minutes ago, monorail81 said:

What’s the cost if you book the same room with 2 people instead?

It's $6,170.62. this is just the most basic balcony available.

[Jimbo]

Sounds like a bargain, you got almost $4000 off on the cabin  😉

[tonit964]

5 minutes ago, gmerick said:

Correct price.  Two people in the cabin, fare is +1000.  I can get $1500 off by applying diamond discounts.  Sailing is near sold out, and 7236 is a CB fare rate.  I've been looking at a good number of sailings, and looks like the post-Covid rates are all through the roof.  Maybe if a whole bunch of you would quit booking all the good cruises some of us might get a better fare.

More power to them!

 

I'm currently booked on Princess 10 Day Sea of Cortez on the Sapphire in a Aft Caribe balcony, solo with drink package, tips and wifi for a total of $1961.50.

 

I'm thinking this sailing on Princess might not be a go because all the previous ones have been canceled due to Visa problems for crew so I was looking at alternatives but this one is a HARD pass.

 

 

[HicksRA]

I hope a genie comes with it….

[Coralc]

1 hour ago, tonit964 said:

I was looking at this cruise and this price for a balcony for a solo surely can’t be right.

 

We're on that cruise. It is really expensive now.  I don't know why. September 19th (I think) is a charter. I don't know for who. Maybe they are all staying onboard? 

Edited June 14, 2022 by Coralc

[smokeybandit]

Navigator/LA cruises are insanely high for some reason. Granted those prices might not be right but one I've been tracking is nearly twice the price of one on Voyager.

[Coralc]

We have been trying to book the 19th and the 23rd as a B2B ever since RCI announced the west coast sailings. And the 19th has never been available. The price on the 23rd just kept going up and up.  The price now is ridiculous. I don't even bother price checking.

[Ashland]

Navigator prices are high now. When we cruised this past January I had gotten a great price when the bookings opened for an OS. We booked again for March 2023 and again got a pretty good rate but RCI cancelled due to it being chartered. Luckily I got a price protection and moved to January 2023.

Love this itinerary sailed it many times until RCI left us...so happy to be doing these sailings again.

[coastcat]

11 minutes ago, Ashland said:

Navigator prices are high now. When we cruised this past January I had gotten a great price when the bookings opened for an OS. We booked again for March 2023 and again got a pretty good rate but RCI cancelled due to it being chartered. Luckily I got a price protection and moved to January 2023.

Love this itinerary sailed it many times until RCI left us...so happy to be doing these sailings again.

 

Quite a contrast to last year! Early last December I spent a week on Navigator, solo in a 1D-2D, for $800 including port fees. Splendid ship, but $6k is a bit much.

 

 

[tonit964]

I just don't understand why people are  paying these prices for this cruise.

 

 

[LGW59]

9 minutes ago, tonit964 said:

I just don't understand why people are  paying these prices for this cruise.

 

 

Especially since it’s Royal.

[bonsai3s]

RCL stock at $41.30

 

* another way to stay afloat...pun intended.

[PhillyFan33579]

3 hours ago, tonit964 said:

I was looking at this cruise and this price for a balcony for a solo surely can’t be right.

I just did a mock booking and got the exact same price for a balcony, so my guess is that price is accurate. 

[Coralc]

Okay. Forget everything I said.  Sept. 18 on Navigator has been released for booking, so no longer a charter. I don't know when it was released. But I'm not paying $2,000 for a 5-night Junior Suite on Navigator. We will just stick with our 7-night sailing. 

[bonsai3s]

18 minutes ago, Coralc said:

Okay. Forget everything I said.  Sept. 18 on Navigator has been released for booking, so no longer a charter. I don't know when it was released. But I'm not paying $2,000 for a 5-night Junior Suite on Navigator. We will just stick with our 7-night sailing. 

Our October 21, 2022 sailing on the Navigator was canceled...chartered by Atlantis. 

[Surfguyxxx]

Recently I was looking at future cruises and a 14 night Arctic cruise from Copenhagen to Boston came up.  I chose a suite room to check out the pricing and a "Guarantee Suite" popped up (which I don't believe I've ever seen before in a suite category).  So, for a "We" pick your room it was $ 2907.00 per person but if "You" pick your room it was, get this, $ 8241.00 per person.  WHAT!!!!!!!! 😬😲

[Biker19]

7 minutes ago, Surfguyxxx said:

So, for a "We" pick your room it was $ 2907.00 per person but if "You" pick your room it was, get this, $ 8241.00 per person.  WHAT!!!!

WS GTY offerings are fairly common. High pricing for the westbound TA via Iceland has been the norm for a few years, though the price diff between the GTY rate and the pick your own cabin rate is usually not that high. In the European market the pricing is much closer together - the current inventory shows one GS and OS left.

Edited June 14, 2022 by Biker19

[Surfguyxxx]

Thanks Biker for the clarification; I've just not seen a Suite guarantee before.  I realize I'll probably end up with a JS which is fine but one can dream for the GS or the OS.  LOL  I just looked at Royal's site and it's showing nothing available in the "suite category" anymore.  It amazes me how fast rooms come and go.