Rare Mrs_Tiki Posted October 18, 2022 #26 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Just started a Roll Call for this sailing, hope to see you there! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tudy Posted October 18, 2022 #27 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Thanks! We booked as well. Also are bringing our friends! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted October 18, 2022 Author #28 Share Posted October 18, 2022 Glad lots of folks could take advantage of the great pricing! mac_tlc 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Smmessineo Posted October 18, 2022 #29 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) Thanks for this post, @mac_tlc. And it's not just suite pricing that is great on this sailing. For categories from inside through veranda , something interesting happens when you start a booking. Example : inside shows as $933 pp cruise only, and no pricing option comes up to pick all-included. So you pick cruise-only . But when you get to the invoice part, the breakdown shows all-included, but still the $933 pp. Same for OV and verandahs. You are basically getting AI for the cruise only price. I was going to book a verandah, just to see the IV once ( we are usually insiders) but realized even AQ is crazy cheap so I went that way. The AQ is 1419 pp, where every other 7 night sailing on S class or E class that winter is from 2000 to 3200 pp . Edited October 18, 2022 by Smmessineo 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthStarStateCruiser Posted October 19, 2022 #30 Share Posted October 19, 2022 26 minutes ago, Smmessineo said: Thanks for this post, @mac_tlc. And it's not just suite pricing that is great on this sailing. For categories from inside through veranda , something interesting happens when you start a booking. Example : inside shows as $933 pp cruise only, and no pricing option comes up to pick all-included. So you pick cruise-only . But when you get to the invoice part, the breakdown shows all-included, but still the $933 pp. Same for OV and verandahs. You are basically getting AI for the cruise only price. I was going to book a verandah, just to see the IV once ( we are usually insiders) but realized even AQ is crazy cheap so I went that way. The AQ is 1419 pp, where every other 7 night sailing on S class or E class that winter is from 2000 to 3200 pp . Interesting note on the Always Included glitch for this sailing. Looks like the same thing is happening with the 12/24/23 Ascent sailing. Both sailings had a 40% price drop (since yesterday) for suites. My guess is someone in the pricing team made a configuration error resulting in the AI bug and a major price drop for these sailings. Act now before it's too late. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janthere Posted October 19, 2022 #31 Share Posted October 19, 2022 We also just booked a sky suite for this cruise! Amazing deal and even better with a casino discount! Will find that roll call next to sign up! Thank you OP for letting everyone know! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf264 Posted October 19, 2022 #32 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Jan what kind of discount did blue chip give you? I'm about to call! I'm amethyst currently 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geneandjoe14 Posted October 19, 2022 #33 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Thanks! Just booked a sky suite! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mauimary Posted October 19, 2022 #34 Share Posted October 19, 2022 We already had this cruise booked as part of a side by side. Saved us 900$ on a sunset veranda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted October 19, 2022 #35 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I checked the rest of the E-Class (Beyond, Apex and Edge) for CURRENT suite pricing; these are NOT including fees and taxes, only two 7-night sailings were under $3K/person: Apex 11/25/23 is $2,7XX/person Apex 12/03/23 is $2,9XX/person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verizon Posted October 19, 2022 #36 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 9:07 PM, mac_tlc said: I always kill time by checking cruise prices. Stumbled across some great suite prices for the 1/21/2024 Ascent sailing. Sky Suite for about $5,150 for 2. Week before and after are a little over $8,000. Similar thing happened when I booked our 1/29/23 Beyond sailing. Prices didn’t last long and soon went up several $K. I can’t figure out any rhyme or reason, so I booked it 😜. mac_tlc Thanks any promotion for SOLO on any sailing that you may have found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpierson Posted October 19, 2022 #37 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Wahoo!! Just booked a sky suite too. Thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PTC DAWG Posted October 19, 2022 #38 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Sky Suite 10201 booked…first time in suite on E Class for the Bride and I. This looks to be the ships 2nd month in sailing…great price for a new ship. Thanks to the OP for the heads up. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxfan Posted October 19, 2022 #39 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/17/2022 at 4:07 PM, mac_tlc said: I always kill time by checking cruise prices. Stumbled across some great suite prices for the 1/21/2024 Ascent sailing. Sky Suite for about $5,150 for 2. Week before and after are a little over $8,000. Similar thing happened when I booked our 1/29/23 Beyond sailing. Prices didn’t last long and soon went up several $K. I can’t figure out any rhyme or reason, so I booked it 😜. mac_tlc I would be remiss if I didn't thank you for the heads up on this. We just booked an S1. I know this is a good deal in the 'new world' of cruising and we are excited to try a new X ship and Retreat. We will be on Apex in October with an IV which I am not looking forward to but should be OK with our port intensive itinerary. As a sidebar we really like the MSC Yacht Club but these cabins price out about the same as the Ascent and we are thinking X will offer more. Happy sailing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tyler414 Posted October 19, 2022 #40 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I really want to jump on this, but I have a 10 day Ultimate Southern Carib booked for March 2024... Decisions Decisions.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susanb10567 Posted October 19, 2022 #41 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I kind of think it’s sad that this is a good deal …which it is….that is around the price I paid for sky suites for the last three Edge cruises since the restart…two seven nights in the Caribbean one in Greece and for one coming up in December on the Apex… we love sailing in the retreat especially on Edge class ships but the prices are getting a bit high…. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwaj45 Posted October 19, 2022 #42 Share Posted October 19, 2022 It looks like I’m to late, it’s already gone up 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzy55 Posted October 19, 2022 #43 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Just checked for friends. The S1 is now $8400 for two. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chisoxfan Posted October 19, 2022 #44 Share Posted October 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Susanb10567 said: I kind of think it’s sad that this is a good deal …which it is….that is around the price I paid for sky suites for the last three Edge cruises since the restart…two seven nights in the Caribbean one in Greece and for one coming up in December on the Apex… we love sailing in the retreat especially on Edge class ships but the prices are getting a bit high…. I have to agree that this pricing makes little sense. We booked an S1 this morning at around 5800 and based on comments from others here just checked X and same suite was over 9k. Frankly at the price we booked this morning was on the 'edge' (no pun intended) for us on a 7 night cruise. Pricing changing this dramatically over a year out it feels as if we are bidding for tulips during the infamous 'tulip mania'. When booking cruises over the past years I always felt that there was some consistency in pricing (ie. maybe plus or minus 20% with some greater last minute savings for unsold cabins) but it is disconcerting to me that rates can change so much on cruises out so far and 'overnight'. Anyway I hope everyone gets the cruises they desire at prices they feel are reasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremiah1212 Posted October 19, 2022 #45 Share Posted October 19, 2022 9 minutes ago, chisoxfan said: I have to agree that this pricing makes little sense. We booked an S1 this morning at around 5800 and based on comments from others here just checked X and same suite was over 9k. Frankly at the price we booked this morning was on the 'edge' (no pun intended) for us on a 7 night cruise. Pricing changing this dramatically over a year out it feels as if we are bidding for tulips during the infamous 'tulip mania'. When booking cruises over the past years I always felt that there was some consistency in pricing (ie. maybe plus or minus 20% with some greater last minute savings for unsold cabins) but it is disconcerting to me that rates can change so much on cruises out so far and 'overnight'. Anyway I hope everyone gets the cruises they desire at prices they feel are reasonable. It’s pretty clear that this one and the 12/24/23 departure were pricing errors rather than the normal fluctuation. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tyler414 Posted October 19, 2022 #46 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Prices are back to "normal" now, the flash sale is over. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow9612 Posted October 19, 2022 #47 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Tyler414 said: Prices are back to "normal" now, the flash sale is over. lol Yes.....I missed the boat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulh84 Posted October 19, 2022 #48 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I was also able to book this morning. Now that prices have been corrected I hope Celebrity doesn't cancel these bookings. It wasn't just the Sky Suites. All the way through the Iconic suite went up a significant amount in line with normal prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted October 19, 2022 Author #49 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) 6 hours ago, cwaj45 said: It looks like I’m to late, it’s already gone up Ugh, I knew it wouldn’t last. mac_tlc Edited October 19, 2022 by mac_tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mac_tlc Posted October 19, 2022 Author #50 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, paulh84 said: Now that prices have been corrected I hope Celebrity doesn't cancel these bookings. That would suck. I was lucky to find a similar bargain on the 1/29/23 Beyond sailing and that reservation was not cancelled when the prices went up $2K overnight. In fact, that final payment is due the end of this month. Let’s hope for the best. mac_tlc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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