Timing of Price Changes?

[kgrassel]

Does anyone know if there is a pattern to price changes? That is, are changes always done on a certain day of the week or a certain time of day? As always, I will be stalking the website for price drops on my upcoming Liberty cruise, checking multiple times daily. Or do I just need to check every Whateverday after whatever time?

[piercetc4]

i think the price changes according to how well the sailing is selling- if a cabin cat. is selling well the price goes up- if by a certain time the cabin cat is not selling , that price may go down or be on a sales event special for new bookings only- we wanted to book fos sept 20- kept holding off as i could nt make up my mind- then all of a sudden the e2's were sold out.............then the e1's went up in price...............then the e1's went up again in price.......................now we are looking at other options........lol

[Namvet4]

Am thinking about Explorer OS for Feb 14, 2010.

(Decision to book will rest on outcome of medical review - due within 45 days)

Have been tracking prices on the 'Net and noticed that Jr Suite prices have increased $200.00 during the "wave" season for this particular voyage. We are inclined to select our cabin based on location... have never booked a "GTY" based cabin.

We have never sailed RCCI, but read more positive than negative.

I guess my question is the price increase a steady upward movement or is there hope that the prices will change downward?

I understand the economic impact of cabin utilization (read "booked") but I guess that seeing the price increase this far out is surprising to me.

I hope all this makes sense.

 

BTW, I am posting my question here because there is a high degree of civility in this RCCI forum as opposed to other forums/threads on the site.

[piercetc4]

anything can happen = sounds like the sailing is selling- but if ppl cancel at final payment then the price could come down again- its really a crap shoot and hard to know what to do- if cabin location is important to you, then book the cabin you want and watch the prices- if by final payment the price is more than you want to pay.....just cancel-