All Inclusive Pricing

[scotlanders]

I’ve just spent an hour pricing all categories on a cruise for cruise only and all included as I was e-mailing options to a friend. I’d have thought the difference would be the same in all categories but it’s not. I also thought (mistakenly) that a guarantee room on all included would have been the cheapest but again it’s not. Sometimes it’s cheaper on an AI deal to choose your own room. Has anyone else ever come across this and can anyone explain why the AI cost upgrade varies so much?

 

 

[georgiaguy]

Ooooh…that sounds really fascinating. I love data and didnt do this for our upcoming but wonder if we should have. We booked a guarantee.

[RichYak]

It's been noted here in the past that the combination of a guarantee fare + AI pretty much negates any discount from the guarantee.

[Jeremiah1212]

I haven't often seen any huge differences but if you are looking at a cruise that happens to be on the Exciting Deals offer, those are cruise only rates and by adding All Included you are removing the discount. 

[scotlanders]

32 minutes ago, georgiaguy said:

Ooooh…that sounds really fascinating. I love data and didnt do this for our upcoming but wonder if we should have. We booked a guarantee.

                                          Cruise£.    AI£            Diff£

Inside Guarantee                449        979.          530

Inside Cabin.                      590.      1019.         429

 

Ocean view Guarantee     499.        1028.        529

Ocean view.                      619.        1048.        429

 

Balcony Guarantee            699.        1028.        329        

Balcony.                             819.        1248         429

 

Concierge guarantee         799.        1228.        429

Concierge.                         819.        1248.        429

 

Aqua Guarantee.              899.         1478.       579  

Aqua class                        1069.       1498.       429

 

Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure.

Edited February 20 by scotlanders

[Jeremiah1212]

34 minutes ago, scotlanders said:

Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure.

 

Which cruise is this?

[jelayne]

41 minutes ago, scotlanders said:

                                          Cruise£.    AI£            Diff£

Inside Guarantee                449        979.          530

Inside Cabin.                      590.      1019.         429

 

Ocean view Guarantee     499.        1028.        529

Ocean view.                      619.        1048.        429

 

Balcony Guarantee            699.        1028.        329        

Balcony.                             819.        1248         429

 

Concierge guarantee         799.        1228.        429

Concierge.                         819.        1248.        429

 

Aqua Guarantee.              899.         1478.       579  

Aqua class                        1069.       1498.       429

 

Seems that AI upgrade is not a fixed calculation and the folks in Aqua are being overcharged I’ll be checking this more carefully in the future for sure.

The price for the 2 components of AI ( beverage package & wi-fi) differ by sailing, promotion when booking, the random flash sales & discounts in the Cruise Planner. There hasn’t been a consistent price to purchase or upgrade beverage package or wi-fi in awhile. 

[scotlanders]

1 hour ago, Jeremiah1212 said:

 

Which cruise is this?

Infinity from Athens Prices are in GBP £

[mahasamatman]

Remember that Celebrity no longer has "all included". It's now "some included" or "a couple things included".

[paulh84]

Are you looking at these sail dates? It should be the same for the GB site. 

 

https://creative.rccl.com/Sales/Celebrity/Exciting_Deals/CEL_Exciting_Deals.pdf

 

Infinity Feb 23, Mar 3, Mar 15, Mar 25 and April 4 are all on Exciting Deals. The qualifying cabins vary a little bit but they are all Guarantee rates and Cruise Only. If you select one of those guarantee cabins then add All Inclusive, the Exciting Deals discount is removed and you will see a larger spread between the Guarantee cabin and selecting a cabin yourself then adding All Included. 

[the penguins]

7 hours ago, scotlanders said:

I’ve just spent an hour pricing all categories on a cruise for cruise only and all included as I was e-mailing options to a friend. I’d have thought the difference would be the same in all categories but it’s not. I also thought (mistakenly) that a guarantee room on all included would have been the cheapest but again it’s not. Sometimes it’s cheaper on an AI deal to choose your own room. Has anyone else ever come across this and can anyone explain why the AI cost upgrade varies so much?

 

 

because X sets the price at what the "market will stand" or, to use  travel speak, "dynamic pricing". It's up to each passenger  to decide what works best for them.

In our case it's always a traditional balcony with a fixed cabin (not a guarantee) at Sail Only Rates and pre paid tips.

No right or wrong just personal choices.

[Ex-Airbalancer]

4 hours ago, mahasamatman said:

Remember that Celebrity no longer has "all included". It's now "some included" or "a couple things included".

Celebrity never had All included pricing 😁

[Wakepatrol]