Price drop!

[whyrlygig]

I've checked every day for months and it finally paid off! Today I found a $100pp price drop. Called C&A and in less that a minute, it was done! Now if we would just get our cabin assignment. We are hoping that the longer it takes to get, the better the cabin.

[bigsky]

Congrats! It pays to check. I do as well. Balconies are all sold out on our cruise...but u never know. Once final payment is due, (next week) more open up. I continue to check.

 

More money for foo foo drinks. :D

[Arizona Cruz Chic]

Congrats! It pays to check daily....sometimes twice a day! :D

 

Keep checking, you may get lucky and get another rate drop! :)

 

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[CruiseCouple02]

It really does pay off to keep checking! I saved a total of $440 dollars because of a price drop! Not only that, but my repeat checking also allowed me to get the cabin I wanted once it opened up! Im glad to see Im not the only type A personality around here :D

[slowpoke58]

I have also checked our sailing on the FOS on December 7th and back in May there was a price drop and we got it, but since then, the room rate has just went up and up. Maybe it will drop again after final payment is made on Sept. 28th.

 

slowpoke58

[pcur]

whyrlygig: Good for you!!

 

I have checked prices for years, and finally hit the jackpot on our October cruise on the Serenade. Switched from another cruise with the same itinerary that was paid in full, no additional fuel surcharge, saved $974, got a better cabin, and THEN got the 55+ discount later on for a total savings of $1,274!!!!

 

Now, I'll be checking for ANOTHER couple of years before I get another decrease in price.

 

Do we feel like Pavlov's dog, or what? Talk about random reinforcement.

[tomko2]

Called yesterday and got the price drop on our Med. cruise for next summer. :D

C&A rep was pleasant and happy for me. How good is that!

Kathy

[L.W.]

If you book through a travel agent .....Do you go through your travel agent to get the price drop or do you call C&A or RCI booking yourself directly? Are some people getting price drops after final payment?:confused:

[LadyGodiva]

If you book through a travel agent .....Do you go through your travel agent to get the price drop or do you call C&A or RCI booking yourself directly? Are some people getting price drops after final payment?:confused:

 

If you booked through a travel agent, you must go through your travel agent. RCI won't talk to you if you didn't book directly through them. That's why I don't use a travel agent anymore. I just got a $300 price drop on my 2009 Alaska cruise. It took about a minute!

 

I was well before final payment time, but I believe people have had price drops honored even after final payment.

[whyrlygig]

Thanks everyone! I feel like we have saved a lot for this cruise. We used a saving cert and our first try with a gty and now a price drop! We also got our airfare last spring for $300.30 each. Now that flight is over $700!

 

L.W., I believe if you book through a TA, you need to contatct your TA for all inquiries involving that cruise. And yes, you can get a price drop after final payment. That is as long as it is not meant for new bookings only.

[hazmatt]

We booked on board, but our original TA got the credit. Do we still need to go through TA to get a rebate?

[CruiserRD]

It pays to keep checking!!! I got $1300 back for one balcony stateroom (residency discount):D for my 10/4/08 Liberty of the seas cruise.

[adaemma]

How slim are tha chances that price will drop for a Caribbean cruise sailing 12/24/08 on NOS ?

 

Ada

[BadBoysDriveAudi]

whyrlygig: Good for you!!

 

I have checked prices for years, and finally hit the jackpot on our October cruise on the Serenade. Switched from another cruise with the same itinerary that was paid in full, no additional fuel surcharge, saved $974, got a better cabin, and THEN got the 55+ discount later on for a total savings of $1,274!!!!

 

Now, I'll be checking for ANOTHER couple of years before I get another decrease in price.

 

Do we feel like Pavlov's dog, or what? Talk about random reinforcement.

 

Could ya share some of that good luck? I've never been able to score a price reduction, but it doesn't stop me from checking. So apparently I'm Pavlov's other dog...the stupid one that he stopped using in his experiments. :rolleyes:

[6MonthsHere6MonthsThere]

How slim are tha chances that price will drop for a Caribbean cruise sailing 12/24/08 on NOS ?

 

Ada

 

 

 

Slimmer than you will probably be after coming off the cruise!!:) ;) :D

[jajabinks]

hi all

i have just been slugged with a$200 pp price increase due to aussie dollar droping 20% in last 3 weeks 11 of us = $2200 "OOOOUUUUCH" suddenly not the cheap cruise it started out to be

[marci22]

This is about the time of year (Aug-Sept) that we got our discounts for the summer Med cruise we were just on. The price drops lasted for awhile, then there were no further drops until we sailed (Aug 21 Brilliance).

 

So summer Med cruisers should be checking for price drops now.

[tomko2]

This is about the time of year (Aug-Sept) that we got our discounts for the summer Med cruise we were just on. The price drops lasted for awhile, then there were no further drops until we sailed (Aug 21 Brilliance).

 

So summer Med cruisers should be checking for price drops now.

 

You are so right. We got the drop on our June 2009 Med. cruise on the Brilliance last week.

Kathy:)

[lakette3]

Where are you checking for price drops. New to cruising so don't know what site you are checking. I am on an RCCL cruise in January. Thanks

[beachnative]

We are sailing on the Brillance of the Seas out of Barcelona in June 2009. I noticed a price drop today and called RCCL. The price drop saved us $880 for our D1 aft balcony. :) :) :) :) We'll keep looking for price drops for our other future cruises hoping we'll get lucky again.

[jbrambach]

I also got a price drop today for my upcoming paid in full Liberty cruise!!!:D I love that RCCL honors price drops even after final payment. Now just waiting for my cabin assignment.

 

Lakette3, Check on rccl's website. rccl.com

[Lynn the Cruiser]

I check a few times each week , and have been for all of my cruises, and I've NEVER had a price drop. In fact all of my cruises have only gone UP!!!!! My 2009 cruise is up about $200. Maybe it's the time of year that I cruise. Oh well, I'll keep checking and congrats to those who have good luck!!!! I am hoping for a senior discount as it gets closer.:D

[melbur]

I check a couple of times a day as well, for my upcoming Majesty and Vision, and nothing yet . . .

Radiance in Feb completely sold out so no chance there. I keep hoping!!;)

[grey_eyes]

Has anyone ever gotten a price drop for Alaskan cruises?

We are cruising July 2009 and haven't found any drops yet, though I am not sure what time of year to look.

[cruisinginmd]

so i go on the rccl website and see that D1s are now cheaper than D2. the total comes up to almost 400 less than i payed with the travel agent, although the base price is only 25. is this a price drop? would it be the $25 or the $400 difference? thanks!