World Wine Tour - thoughts?

[zitsky]

32 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 I paid just under $75 for the two of us.  

 

 

Does that include all fees, taxes, gratuities etc?

[drakes2]

41 minutes ago, zitsky said:

Does that include all fees, taxes, gratuities etc?

That works out to just over $31 per person plus 20% gratuity. I haven't seen it at such a low price for many years. 

[zitsky]

1 hour ago, drakes2 said:

If that's in USD not worth it. I bought mine on the leap day special at 29% off

Can I go with you?

[DaKahuna]

1 hour ago, zitsky said:

Does that include all fees, taxes, gratuities etc?

 

Yes, that was the amount of OBC it cost me.  That was with a 29% discount applied. 

 

@drakes2 Yes,  that was in US dollars. 

 

 I received a whole lot of OBC from Celebrity for this cruise, which we booked last April.  I have booked 5 shore excursions plus dry cleaning package along with the World Wine Tour and still have OBC left.   Casino here I come. 

 

 

Edited March 18 by DaKahuna

[zitsky]

10 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

Yes, that was the amount of OBC it cost me.  That was with a 29% discount applied. 

 

@drakes2 Yes,  that was in US dollars. 

 

 I received a whole lot of OBC from Celebrity for this cruise, which we booked last April.  I have booked 5 shore excursions plus dry cleaning package along with the World Wine Tour and still have OBC left.   Casino here I come. 

 

 

How do y’all keep track of sales?  I see 10% discount.  

[DaKahuna]

3 minutes ago, zitsky said:

How do y’all keep track of sales?  I see 10% discount.  

 

 It shows up under My Orders .. it tells you which percentage discount you purchased items with.   That way if you see a larger discount, you can cancel your current order and repurchase at the lower price.  (also cancelled orders show up so you can see what you purchased and cancelled)

 

A couple of the shore excursions we had initially purchased at a 15% discount and later cancelled and repurchased at a 40% discount during one of the Flash sales.

 

Edited March 19 by DaKahuna

[zitsky]

I don’t want to cancel and rebook.  Because the World Wine Tour is so exclusive that I’m worried it will sell out and I’ll miss it.   Besides, they need me to train all the sommeliers at the event.

 

 

[Cathygh]

On 3/18/2024 at 3:06 AM, zitsky said:

I see with gratuity it’s almost $50 pp.  Not sure if I’ll do it again.

OMG gratuity is added? Not sure I'll bother

[Cathygh]

10 hours ago, drakes2 said:

If that's in USD not worth it. I bought mine on the leap day special at 29% off

I think these sales are only avaiable in the US? In the UK we didn't have a leap year sale or St Patrick's Day sale

[bikerunner]

I picked it up a while back on one of the sales for 64.76 for 2.  I figure 32.50pp is pretty decent deal.  Its nothing special but hoping its on one of the first days of the TA Im on so I can get some info on different offerings. Done it before and usually find one or two I like. 

[drakes2]

11 hours ago, zitsky said:

Can I go with you?

You sure can. 🍷

[drakes2]

2 hours ago, Cathygh said:

OMG gratuity is added? Not sure I'll bother

Gratuities are added on the services at 20%. I once saw a man ask for a bottle of water at casino bar he didn't have a package. Waiter handed him the water charged his card plus 20%. Just for picking up bottle of water in front of his eyes.  Oh well, rules are rules. I remember one of the times I did get beverage package I was at casino bar and wanted a glass of villa maria SB. He said we normally don't stock that here and offered me one from classic package. Nope. Paid for premium.  Well he found a bottle for me. 

[DaKahuna]

On 3/18/2024 at 8:23 PM, zitsky said:

I don’t want to cancel and rebook.  Because the World Wine Tour is so exclusive that I’m worried it will sell out and I’ll miss it.   Besides, they need me to train all the sommeliers at the event.

 

 i know you are joking as usual.  However, for those that may really care, I cancel, wait three-five minutes and the OBC is back in my account and I rebook so very very slim chance of it being sold out. 

 

[GatorMomInNC]

38 minutes ago, DaKahuna said:

 

 i know you are joking as usual.  However, for those that may really care, I cancel, wait three-five minutes and the OBC is back in my account and I rebook so very very slim chance of it being sold out. 

 

But don't do this with a sold out excursion - it might actually have a wait list and you can't rebook...

 

[DaKahuna]

16 hours ago, GatorMomInNC said:

But don't do this with a sold out excursion - it might actually have a wait list and you can't rebook...

 

 

 I did it successfully for four excursions when the discount changed from 15% to 40% during the flash sale.  I cancelled, and kept refreshing until I saw the "fully booked" go away and rebooked. All within a 3 - 5 minute time.  Yes there is a chance that someone else may sneak in faster than me but it would be very difficult and require perfect timing.