Last Minute Deals

[mchin]

Some years ago, Royal used to offer last minute deals to sell remaining cabins on ships.  If I remember correctly, it was generally within the last 7 -14 days prior to a sailing.  Does anyone know if this still happens, and if so, how does one find out about these last-minute offers.

 

Thanks in advance!

[loman]

Check their website and see if the prices are agreeable to you .

If you start doing mock bookings several months before you want to go 

you can see if the prices have dropped.

[matj2000]

I would not look at the RCCL website.

 

Call an online TA instead.

 

But you are most likely not going to get some crazy deal 

 

Like $100 for a 7 day trip.

[Ourusualbeach]

47 minutes ago, mchin said:

Some years ago, Royal used to offer last minute deals to sell remaining cabins on ships.  If I remember correctly, it was generally within the last 7 -14 days prior to a sailing.  Does anyone know if this still happens, and if so, how does one find out about these last-minute offers.

 

Thanks in advance!

I think you are referring to the going, going gone flyer that came out.  That has not been updated in a long time.

 

Best just to check the website as deals can happen at any time.  There have been some great ones for sailings a year out while others have been 30 days or less

[loman]

12 minutes ago, matj2000 said:

I would not look at the RCCL website.

 

Call an online TA instead.

 

But you are most likely not going to get some crazy deal 

 

Like $100 for a 7 day trip.

If i was an online TA , i would tell anybody that asked if there was a sale that there was , lol .😀

Then i would put a timeline to book the cruise , like right now as they are going fast and once they are gone , they are gone.😆

Not a great way to establish relationship selling , but what are you gonna do.

Everybody has to eat . 

[cublet]

Hello,

 

I know he's now gone, but didn't Fain say (to investors/stock exchange) that to protect margins there would be no last minute reductions - and, consequently, ships would not sail full?

 

Or has this policy been rescinded and I haven't noticed?

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[Ourusualbeach]

15 minutes ago, cublet said:

Hello,

 

I know he's now gone, but didn't Fain say (to investors/stock exchange) that to protect margins there would be no last minute reductions - and, consequently, ships would not sail full?

 

Or has this policy been rescinded and I haven't noticed?

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

Yes he did but that was pre Covid.  Covid changed their entire pricing strategy.

[loman]

49 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I think you are referring to the going, going gone flyer that came out.  That has not been updated in a long time.

 

Best just to check the website as deals can happen at any time.  There have been some great ones for sailings a year out while others have been 30 days or less

I got a great deal one year out on a crown loft , about 40 % less than the current rate.

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, mchin said:

  If I remember correctly, it was generally within the last 7 -14 days prior to a sailing.

Pre COVID, the “late” sales moved to maybe 30 days out and it seems that if there’s going to be some last minute sales, that’s about when you should look - somewhere between final payment and about 30 days out. 

[emdia43]

There used to be specials posted every Tuesday- the Promo Wave, but haven’t seen those in a long time.