st5310 Posted October 28, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Good day all, I was investigating a Liberty of the Seas sailing, August 29-Sept 7, 2024, Canada/New England in a Grand Suite. There seems to be no difference between the regular pricing and the discounted pricing when factoring in C&A, state (PA), military, and senior discounts. For the aforementioned sailing, total price listed without discounts is $9085.46. WITH discounts the price is $9085.46. I thought maybe the discounts would be subtracted at the payment step, but it does not appear that's the case. What is your take on this? Am I not reading the pricing correctly? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loman Posted October 28, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 28, 2023 RC is not in the discounting business much these days . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spudd Posted October 28, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Those discounts aren't always active. If they are active, there is a different fare class that gets applied. But on this sailing, none of them are active, so the only pricing available is the prevailing public rate. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 28, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Military/state/senior discounts don't apply to all cruises. C&A discounts may apply, but are rarely stackable against the current promo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted October 28, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 28, 2023 My take is that there’s no way I’d spend $9k on a GS on Liberty…. Even if they gave me a 4 or 5 hundred $ discount off of that. Is that for two pax? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted October 28, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 28, 2023 I have never seen a military discount reduce a fare on any RCI cruise I have booked. Just an FYI, I have gotten a military discount on every Celebrity cruise I have booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st5310 Posted October 28, 2023 Author #7 Share Posted October 28, 2023 Good replies, folks, thank you. To HicksRA: yes, the price is for two. I would spend $9K in a GS on Liberty, or most any other ship, but the sailing would need to be longer than 9 days. For that length, I agree. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJustice Posted October 29, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I was playing with a mock booking yesterday and the website was wonkier than usual. I had to reload the payment page a couple of times then go back a couple of pages and forward again for it to show the discounts that DO apply. The first couple of times, the numbers listed didn't match the totals. Finally loaded all the numbers and they totalled correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deliver42 Posted October 29, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I haven't had on of their supposed discounts in years. State, Military, C&A. Nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tatka Posted October 29, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 29, 2023 11 hours ago, HicksRA said: My take is that there’s no way I’d spend $9k on a GS on Liberty…. Even if they gave me a 4 or 5 hundred $ discount off of that. Is that for two pax? I think it’s good people want to spend it. Please don’t discourage. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted October 29, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 29, 2023 $9000 ?? That's crazy Try MSC Yacht Club for way less and better everything .... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted October 29, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 29, 2023 (edited) I don't qualify for the military discount but I do qualify for the first responder discount and I have gotten that several times. Edited October 29, 2023 by cruiseguy1016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 29, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 29, 2023 I've never paid 9k for a suite for 3 people, none the less 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxicfairy Posted October 29, 2023 #14 Share Posted October 29, 2023 8 hours ago, joeyancho said: $9000 ?? That's crazy Try MSC Yacht Club for way less and better everything .... We did one msc cruise and wouldn't do it again if it was free. It was that bad! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted October 29, 2023 #15 Share Posted October 29, 2023 10 hours ago, toxicfairy said: We did one msc cruise and wouldn't do it again if it was free. It was that bad! I have taken one also and loved it. Sorry you had a lousy time. I guess if everyone liked the same thing there would only be one flavor of ice cream. Bon Voyage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted October 30, 2023 #16 Share Posted October 30, 2023 5 minutes ago, joeyancho said: I have taken one also and loved it. Sorry you had a lousy time. I guess if everyone liked the same thing there would only be one flavor of ice cream. Bon Voyage. These are the royalcaribbean threads lol. No surprise they prefer rcl. It's like me saying I prefer rcl over on the carnival pages. .. falls on deaf ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONECRUISER Posted October 30, 2023 #17 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) On 10/28/2023 at 12:23 PM, PhillyFan33579 said: I have never seen a military discount reduce a fare on any RCI cruise I have booked. Just an FYI, I have gotten a military discount on every Celebrity cruise I have booked. I have, used it many times on Royal Ships in last 10yrs. At times its offered few months before Cruise, more often at 6-12months as seems to be available more when they are trying fill Ships... Just looked at my last yrs Cruises, received it 3 times since Oct 2022 Edited October 30, 2023 by ONECRUISER 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted October 30, 2023 #18 Share Posted October 30, 2023 18 hours ago, joeyancho said: $9000 ?? That's crazy Try MSC Yacht Club for way less and better everything .... Better everything is subjective but far from cheaper... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeyancho Posted October 30, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Tree_skier said: Better everything is subjective but far from cheaper... I have a deluxe balcony suite (not really a suite, just a big room). On the December 2 sailing of the MSC Seascape. Includes the premium drink package, private lounge, private pool, private dining room with upgraded offerings, such as filet mignon available every night, unlimited access to thermal spa, 24 hr concierge, own personal butler and on and on. Price: $3100 for wife and me. I would say better.. Edited October 30, 2023 by joeyancho 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st5310 Posted October 30, 2023 Author #20 Share Posted October 30, 2023 I have looked at MSC cruises, Yacht Club in particular, and it does look like a pretty good deal. Some of the comments on CruiseCritic complain about crowding, food, and long waits, but I'll admit one can find similar complaints about Royal as well. We are, however, moving closer to Pinnacle, which is arguably one of the better top tier levels in the industry, so it seems more sensible for us to book Royal over others. Joeyancho, could I trouble you for a few more details on that $3100 price you quoted? Did you book a Yacht Club cabin? May I ask how you were able to get all those perks for that price (premium drink package, private lounge, private pool, private dining room with upgraded offerings, unlimited access to thermal spa, 24 hr concierge, personal butler, etc.)? $9K for 9 days in a Grand Suite is not a crazy price, considering what is included. I was only making the point in my original post that the discounts were not applied. But even had they applied them, the price would not have been reduced by that much. That price is generally competitive with other similar suites on mass market ships. As everybody on these Boards knows, pricing depends on length, time of year, cabin size, etc. Again, I appreciate all your replies. Thank you for taking the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted October 30, 2023 #21 Share Posted October 30, 2023 13 hours ago, joeyancho said: I have a deluxe balcony suite (not really a suite, just a big room). On the December 2 sailing of the MSC Seascape. Includes the premium drink package, private lounge, private pool, private dining room with upgraded offerings, such as filet mignon available every night, unlimited access to thermal spa, 24 hr concierge, own personal butler and on and on. Price: $3100 for wife and me. I would say better.. But not really helpful to the OP since they are looking for a Canada New England sailing in late August / early Sept. in a Grand suite. Your cabin is more comparable to a Jr suite. You can't just pick random sailing, in a random cabin at a random time and call that a fair comparison. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st5310 Posted October 30, 2023 Author #22 Share Posted October 30, 2023 1 hour ago, Tree_skier said: But not really helpful to the OP since they are looking for a Canada New England sailing in late August / early Sept. in a Grand suite. Your cabin is more comparable to a Jr suite. You can't just pick random sailing, in a random cabin at a random time and call that a fair comparison. Good point. I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Traveler1977 Posted October 31, 2023 #23 Share Posted October 31, 2023 In the past, being a Florida resident has gotten me discounts on Caribbean cruises out of PortMiami. Haven’t found these same discounts being applied recently. I suspect most of these discounts are only available when bookings are slow to encourage locals to sail at a discounted price. With bookings up, I’m not sure we’ll be seeing these discounts much in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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