MACE Posted November 27, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Thought's on the current Black Friday Sale which ends @ Midnight, still offering up better discounts than any one day Cyber Monday Sales RCI might post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATSEAMYLIFE Posted November 27, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 27, 2022 We have found Thanksgiving black friday sales to be the best for cruises we have booked. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobH5849 Posted November 27, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 27, 2022 I did a mock booking last week for a 7 night cruise and looked again on Black Friday and the price increased $218.00 for their "super Black Friday sale" I wish they would stop playing games with pricing and expecting us to not notice. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted November 27, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 27, 2022 10 minutes ago, BobH5849 said: I did a mock booking last week for a 7 night cruise and looked again on Black Friday and the price increased $218.00 for their "super Black Friday sale" I wish they would stop playing games with pricing and expecting us to not notice. I wish there was a Santa Clause too. But ...... 😥 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATSEAMYLIFE Posted November 27, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 27, 2022 My wife was in the car business for 25 years, here’s her famous quote “do you feel you got a good deal?”. If you do that’s all that matters. We are on a cruise right now where we got an OS for $3200 pp on black friday for me that’s a good deal. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACE Posted November 27, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) We had already booked a 2023 June Cruise to Alaska on Ovation when onboard a Symphony Cruise in April, and have been monitoring RCI's prices for UDP, VOOM Surf+Stream, and the KEY The Black Friday Cruise Planner prices for above, are the lowest I've seen since monitoring. That being said, we've never booked a Cruise only during a Black Friday Sale, supposedly their best prices of the year, for everything cruise related. Edited November 27, 2022 by MACE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandgeezer Posted November 27, 2022 #7 Share Posted November 27, 2022 12 minutes ago, BobH5849 said: I did a mock booking last week for a 7 night cruise and looked again on Black Friday and the price increased $218.00 for their "super Black Friday sale" I wish they would stop playing games with pricing and expecting us to not notice. Get used to it, this is the way they have done it for the almost twenty years we’ve been cruising. As long as the public continues to fall for it nothing will change. Similar to their wonderful IT dept. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted November 27, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 27, 2022 When’s the last time you didn’t see a special sale on Royal? (Me neither) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACE Posted November 27, 2022 Author #9 Share Posted November 27, 2022 BTW for our 2023 June Ovation Cruise to Alaska, the Black Friday Prices to date for UDP @ $66.99, VOOM Surf+Stream @ $13.99, and the KEY @ $30.99, are at the Lowest I've seen since May of this year... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted November 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 28, 2022 2 hours ago, grandgeezer said: Get used to it, this is the way they have done it for the almost twenty years we’ve been cruising. As long as the public continues to fall for it nothing will change. Similar to their wonderful IT dept. Exactly what incentive do they have to offer a sale as long as they allow existing bookings to price match, or allow us to cancel items in the cruise planner and rebook at lower price. Zero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdylady Posted November 28, 2022 #11 Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said: Exactly what incentive do they have to offer a sale as long as they allow existing bookings to price match, or allow us to cancel items in the cruise planner and rebook at lower price. Zero. Hush, don’t give them any ideas. Erika 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Petania Posted November 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted November 28, 2022 5 hours ago, MACE said: BTW for our 2023 June Ovation Cruise to Alaska, the Black Friday Prices to date for UDP @ $66.99, VOOM Surf+Stream @ $13.99, and the KEY @ $30.99, are at the Lowest I've seen since May of this year... I'm frustrated because they are not showing VOOM at *any* price for our Feb 2023 Caribbean bookings on Harmony. I see everything else available, but no VOOM. What's up with that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Petania Posted November 28, 2022 #13 Share Posted November 28, 2022 31 minutes ago, Grandma Petania said: I'm frustrated because they are not showing VOOM at *any* price for our Feb 2023 Caribbean bookings on Harmony. I see everything else available, but no VOOM. What's up with that? UPDATE: I went back to my planner to see if I could figure out a work around. At the top left of the page I spotted a down arrow. Clicked on it, which opened a list of topics including Internet. Clicked on that and was offered Surf & Stream for one device @ $13.99/day. Whoopee! My daughter and I always share one device, and that's the best price I've seen in ages. Jumped on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HolyShip! Posted November 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted November 28, 2022 No change in price for Voyager OTS for Feb 2023. Deluxe drinks package is still $55.99 although the 'glitch' last week had it showing 35% off at $50.99 (which nobody could book). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FamilyCruiserUK Posted November 28, 2022 #15 Share Posted November 28, 2022 We didnt see anything in the black friday deals that made us think. Book it. We plan and book at least 12 months in advance and have to work around leave and have to book during school holidays..so normally have a cruise booked before black fri sales. Being uk cant price match either. That said we did save £70 on the wifes refreshment package, but that was only deal for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nelblu Posted November 28, 2022 #16 Share Posted November 28, 2022 14 hours ago, MACE said: BTW for our 2023 June Ovation Cruise to Alaska, the Black Friday Prices to date for UDP @ $66.99, VOOM Surf+Stream @ $13.99, and the KEY @ $30.99, are at the Lowest I've seen since May of this year... You have to keep an eye on CC for any decent sales.😀 Someone posted that The Key during, their Labor Day sale, was less than $20 pp/pd. Just for the internet alone it was worth it. Also, another poster mentioned that if you one person selects 2+ devices under the current sale the first is priced at $13.99 and subsequent device(s) works to $10 pd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted November 28, 2022 #17 Share Posted November 28, 2022 12 hours ago, John&LaLa said: Exactly what incentive do they have to offer a sale as long as they allow existing bookings to price match, or allow us to cancel items in the cruise planner and rebook at lower price. Zero. SSShhhhh.😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACE Posted November 28, 2022 Author #18 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Just checked their Cyber Monday 'Sale", exact same Cruise Planner prices as their Black Friday 'Sale' Once these sales are over, I'd suspect the Cruise Planner prices will jump around $5-10 per package such as UDP, VOOM Surf+Stream, the KEY, etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neverbeenhere Posted November 28, 2022 #19 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Been waiting years for the "Accountants Sail Free" Promo!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imola Posted November 28, 2022 #20 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Just for giggles I looked this morning for our 4 night in February on the Navigator. With all now available discounts on Cyber Monday was still $200.00 more than when we booked while onboard the Radiance of the Seas in Oct. Not surprised and didn't really expect it to be lower but needed a laugh. We book what we want when we decide to book because we know their "sales" are most often a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbeyg Posted November 28, 2022 #21 Share Posted November 28, 2022 The only sales I ever hope for on Black Friday or Cyber Monday are the internet and CocoCay Beach Club. If I can get the internet for a few $ less and the BC for 50% off, I feel fortunate. Bookings, I book early and check at least once a week for price decreases. That has saved me more than any special day sales. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imola Posted November 29, 2022 #22 Share Posted November 29, 2022 1 hour ago, barbeyg said: The only sales I ever hope for on Black Friday or Cyber Monday are the internet and CocoCay Beach Club. If I can get the internet for a few $ less and the BC for 50% off, I feel fortunate. Bookings, I book early and check at least once a week for price decreases. That has saved me more than any special day sales. We each get two free internet days per sailing so we don't buy it. Just like we don't buy the drink packages since we each get 5 complementary drinks a day and full use of the specialty coffee making in the lounge. Not bragging just sharing about how we save money now since we spent all the money getting to this level. The are wondering where their inheritance has gone. lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MightyMike Posted November 29, 2022 #23 Share Posted November 29, 2022 4 hours ago, MACE said: Just checked their Cyber Monday 'Sale", exact same Cruise Planner prices as their Black Friday 'Sale' The recycling mentality is so pervasive within Royal Caribbean that they even recycle their sales! 😝 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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