Cruisin MarcnFran Posted June 14, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Are discounts still offered for beverage packages to C&A members? If so, do you still have to purchase it on board? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted June 14, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Yes and yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icsys Posted June 14, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) My understanding is that D+ get 30% off deluxe package and Pinnacle get 40% when purchased onboard only Edited June 14, 2019 by icsys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted June 14, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 14, 2019 11 minutes ago, icsys said: My understanding is that D+ get 30% off deluxe package and Pinnacle get 40% when purchased onboard only 30% off for D+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biomedbob Posted June 14, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Thanks and Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark_UK Posted June 14, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 14, 2019 Out of interest how much does it work out to be with 30% the onboard price? Is it cheaper than the special deals they do sometimes online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HBE4 Posted June 14, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 14, 2019 21 minutes ago, Mark_UK said: Out of interest how much does it work out to be with 30% the onboard price? Is it cheaper than the special deals they do sometimes online? Last cruise I was on, in Nov 2018, the on board price was $60. I read here on CC that for 2019 that the on board price was raised to between $63-$70 (depending on ship, itinerary, blah, blah). So with the D+ discount, that should put you in the $45-$49 range. Most of the special deals seem to range from $42 - $52 with a rare $39 once in a blue moon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare twangster Posted June 14, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 14, 2019 (edited) On board pricing varies mostly on cruise length but also by ship and itinerary. Most expensive are 3 night sailings where $70 on board is common. Ships like Grandeur often have a lower price on board given the demographic which leads to low DX sales. Holiday sailings will experience peak DX prices. Keep in mind with the on board D+/P discount you don't have to buy the package on day 1. If you are on a long cruise like a transatlantic 12 or 14 days of DX can grow old and is very expensive. Waiting several days and using the C&A discount on day 3 or 4 brings down the overall cost and lessens drink fatigue. "Surviving" on Diamond happy hour drinks for a few days and using a BOGO makes it easy to get a couple days into the cruise before splurging for the DX. If you are going this route ask what day DX sales will stop being offered, it seems to vary. Edited June 14, 2019 by twangster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruisin MarcnFran Posted June 15, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted June 15, 2019 Thanx to all for the feedback. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icsys Posted June 15, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 15, 2019 9 hours ago, Mark_UK said: Out of interest how much does it work out to be with 30% the onboard price? Is it cheaper than the special deals they do sometimes online? As others have said, prices seem to vary. Last month on Explorer, the price onboard was $57 per day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icsys Posted June 15, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 15, 2019 8 hours ago, twangster said: Keep in mind with the on board D+/P discount you don't have to buy the package on day 1. If you are on a long cruise like a transatlantic 12 or 14 days of DX can grow old and is very expensive. Waiting several days and using the C&A discount on day 3 or 4 brings down the overall cost and lessens drink fatigue. "Surviving" on Diamond happy hour drinks for a few days and using a BOGO makes it easy to get a couple days into the cruise before splurging for the DX. If you are going this route ask what day DX sales will stop being offered, it seems to vary. We’re a way off D+ so doesn’t really apply to us ‘yet’, but deferring until later in the cruise sounds like a goog idea, but isn’t the package usually discounted onboard for the first day? (at least that is what they tell you when pushing the sale). The rule used to be a minimum of four days remaining to buy the package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted June 15, 2019 #12 Share Posted June 15, 2019 4 hours ago, icsys said: ... but isn’t the package usually discounted onboard for the first day? ... I don't think I've ever seen the onboard price for the Deluxe package less than pre-cruise price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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