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Cruise Deals are Not Over
Just because travel agents are no longer allowed to rebate their commissions on
Royal Caribbean, it doesn't mean the cruise deals are over. The rebating may be gone, but not the deals. Royal Caribbean will continue to offer Senior Rates, Top Producer Rates, Past Passenger Discounts, Resident Rates, Military Rates, Interline promtions, reduced air promotions, third and fourth passenger discounts, inside, outside, and balcony guarantees, group rates with amenity discounts, Platinum Card discounts etc etc on sailing in which they need help selling cabins. They do not need to offer discounts on sailings where the demand exceeds the supply - as was and is the case with the Voyager this summer and next summer. Royal Caribbean has somewhat of an unfair advantage in the marketplace with their Voyager Class ships. Folks will pay dearly for it. Once they've had Royal Caribbean, they stay Royal Caribbean and so will the friends they tell about it. Throw in their fabulous "get out there marketing" and you've got full ships so you won't find many deals on it. Other deals on other Royal Caribbean ships (like the types of promotions above) are availabe but they are not advertised on Royal Caribbean's website and Royal Caribbean's own direct selling agents hardly ever offer these promotions up front to a consumer. A good cruise agent should have access to all the the specials and promotions with all cruise lines. So if you don't want to pay $1,499 for a balcony on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody, they may recommend a comparable cruise on the Grand Princess for $999? A direct Royal Caribbean agent would not know about or recommend promotions with a competing cruise line. The last time I saw a company recommend a competitor was Cole's Santa Claus in the modern "Miracle on 34th Street." Don't fret about the rebating. It will be here for a while on everyone but Royal Caribbean, but rest assured there are and always will be great cruise deals. Today, they are available on NCL, Holland America, Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean (just not Voyager class) for Fall departures. For those of you who want to find these deals the hard way, call each cruise line directly. (speaking spanish will be helpful). For those who want to do it the easy way, call your local travel agent. Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com http:/www.cruisecheap.com |
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For those of you who want to find these deals the hard way, call each cruise
line directly. (speaking spanish will be helpful) LOL!!!! I gotta laugh at this one. When I called Comcast about a problem with my cable modem this morning, I think I got a guy in Beijing!!!! I can *definitely* speak Spanish, better than Chinese... Guess I'll be ok G |
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For those of you who want to find these deals the hard way, call each cruise
line directly. (speaking spanish will be helpful) LOL!!!! I gotta laugh at this one. When I called Comcast about a problem with my cable modem this morning, I think I got a guy in Beijing!!!! I can *definitely* speak Spanish, better than Chinese... Guess I'll be ok G |
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Lee wrote
Next time you're on the phone with them, give Maria, the song-of-norway air supervisor, a hearty FU on my behalf. Hmmm, a hearty FU from UF? Does that equal 1? I'll be sure to pass on your best wishes if I bump into her. :-) Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com http://www.cruisecheap.com |
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Lee wrote
Next time you're on the phone with them, give Maria, the song-of-norway air supervisor, a hearty FU on my behalf. Hmmm, a hearty FU from UF? Does that equal 1? I'll be sure to pass on your best wishes if I bump into her. :-) Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com http://www.cruisecheap.com |
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RCI does NOT offer Senior rates.
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RCI does NOT offer Senior rates.
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What is this crap? Is this for real? I've been on RCCL three times and I
always felt that I got a reasonable deal from my T/A. Is this a thing of the past? Robert "FUNCRUISES" wrote in message ... Just because travel agents are no longer allowed to rebate their commissions on Royal Caribbean, it doesn't mean the cruise deals are over. The rebating may be gone, but not the deals. Royal Caribbean will continue to offer Senior Rates, Top Producer Rates, Past Passenger Discounts, Resident Rates, Military Rates, Interline promtions, reduced air promotions, third and fourth passenger discounts, inside, outside, and balcony guarantees, group rates with amenity discounts, Platinum Card discounts etc etc on sailing in which they need help selling cabins. They do not need to offer discounts on sailings where the demand exceeds the supply - as was and is the case with the Voyager this summer and next summer. Royal Caribbean has somewhat of an unfair advantage in the marketplace with their Voyager Class ships. Folks will pay dearly for it. Once they've had Royal Caribbean, they stay Royal Caribbean and so will the friends they tell about it. Throw in their fabulous "get out there marketing" and you've got full ships so you won't find many deals on it. Other deals on other Royal Caribbean ships (like the types of promotions above) are availabe but they are not advertised on Royal Caribbean's website and Royal Caribbean's own direct selling agents hardly ever offer these promotions up front to a consumer. A good cruise agent should have access to all the the specials and promotions with all cruise lines. So if you don't want to pay $1,499 for a balcony on Royal Caribbean's Rhapsody, they may recommend a comparable cruise on the Grand Princess for $999? A direct Royal Caribbean agent would not know about or recommend promotions with a competing cruise line. The last time I saw a company recommend a competitor was Cole's Santa Claus in the modern "Miracle on 34th Street." Don't fret about the rebating. It will be here for a while on everyone but Royal Caribbean, but rest assured there are and always will be great cruise deals. Today, they are available on NCL, Holland America, Carnival, Princess and Royal Caribbean (just not Voyager class) for Fall departures. For those of you who want to find these deals the hard way, call each cruise line directly. (speaking spanish will be helpful). For those who want to do it the easy way, call your local travel agent. Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com http:/www.cruisecheap.com |
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daflabear wrote:
RCI does NOT offer Senior rates. I'm sorry, but yes, sir, both Royal Caribbean and Celebrity DO offer senior rates on select sailings. Both cruise lines require passengers booked on senior fare codes to present proof of age to qualify. If you book a senior rate and your proof of age shows you are under 55 when you check in, you will be required to pay the going rate or you'll be turned away at the pier. Royal Caribbean senior rates have been offered for over 7 years. I hope you haven't been missing out on these rates. They are much better than the regular rates. Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com 1-800-439-1909 http://www.cruisecheap.com |
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daflabear wrote:
RCI does NOT offer Senior rates. I'm sorry, but yes, sir, both Royal Caribbean and Celebrity DO offer senior rates on select sailings. Both cruise lines require passengers booked on senior fare codes to present proof of age to qualify. If you book a senior rate and your proof of age shows you are under 55 when you check in, you will be required to pay the going rate or you'll be turned away at the pier. Royal Caribbean senior rates have been offered for over 7 years. I hope you haven't been missing out on these rates. They are much better than the regular rates. Uf Tukel WMPH Vacations Home of CruiseCheap.com 1-800-439-1909 http://www.cruisecheap.com |
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