What to know before booking a Royal Caribbean cruise
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- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- A Royal Caribbean cruise is a fantastic family vacation choice, but before you book, you should arm yourself with some knowledge to ensure your cruise is terrific. The saying "you don't know what you don't know" is certainly true when it comes to cruising. First time cruisers make a lot of mistakes and there are many things that are simply impossible to know until you go.
With that in mind, we have written this guide with some important things that first time cruisers ought to know before they actually book a cruise. There is plenty of planning to be done after booking a cruise, but here are some good things to consider prior to picking a ship and sailing.
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MUCH APPRECIATION FOR SHOUTING OUT US TRAVEL AGENTS! XX My very first cruise was in 2016 w/RC (Navigator of the Seas) my next one is with my church group this October to Italy & Greece (Jewel of the Seas), then December 7th with my two other Bday girls (April: me, Oct. friend & Dec. 8th: Cousin) aboard Symphony of the Seas...YEAH BABY!!
Thanks Matt! You are always informative and have great tips. I look forward to sailing RC in the near future.
Thanks for this video. I just booked yesterday for January 2020 on symphony of the seas. It’s so much information to learn.
Just wonderful, I been tryin to find out about "what is the cheapest time of year to cruise?" for a while now, and I think this has helped. Ever heard of - Natipaan Cruiser framework - (Have a quick look on google cant remember the place now ) ? It is a good one off guide for revealing insider secrets of the cruise industry minus the normal expense. Ive heard some interesting things about it and my brother in law got great success with it.
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I booked a cruise early. Two month later a better promotion came up. Royal Cab gave me the difference and lower my price to the new promo. If you book early you have to check every month for new promo.
👍🏻👍🏻 Having just been one one, great information...
Love ur vids ☺️
Don’t book the Enchantment of the seas. Just got off it. It’s an old ship that’s in dyer need of maintenance. They should rename it the Rust Bucket of the Seas.
Great information I’m going on a 7 day cruise in September 2019.
Terrific! Which ship did you book?
love your videos. I am sailing on my first cruise in Februrary 2021.
Awesome! Which ship did you book?
Oasis of the Seas @@RoyalCaribbeanBlog
What’s kind of long
How was it
Watch those travel agent, mine (Superior) out of NY slipped in a huge fee disguised inside the taxes and port charges. RC would not help me with THEIR travel agent.
Hi Matt 👋
Hey Matt
I pay the cruise line and then the cruise line takes some of that money and pays the travel agent. How am I not paying for the travel agent?
If you book with a travel agent or direct with RC, the price is the same. The cruise line pays the travel agent a commission out of the cruise line's pocket for the work. There is absolutely no additional cost to use a travel agent.
I asked this on another video but never heard back from you. How do you find a good travel agent? The ones I've used before were useless. I knew more than they did! I found a cheaper price too and then had to argue with the agent to get it when I could have just booked online. I'm in Canada so I'm not sure if that makes a difference or not.
Word of mouth is among the best ways. I personally use and recommend MEI Travel.
@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog thank you!
Hi Matt #notificatonsquad ❤️
Yesssss!
I really ❣️ RC. I'm booked Oct 2020, RC has a sale today. Called RC and was able to REPRICE my booking and got $$ back👌👌 + on board credit 🤗 & the drink pack is on sale 446pp 👌 I'm seasoned so I book and manage my RC dashboard myself
Lady Phoenix omg I’m booked on oasis in oct 2020, so excited to see the ships even if so far away. How do you get the reprice stuff done tho, always find it confusing the terms and all
@@titanicrul Just call RC, tell them u see the sale on the site & ask
them to reprice yr current booking. 👌.
Lady Phoenix thank ya very much! Got to get all the best savings! Here’s to our oct 2020 cruises!
@@titanicrul NP 😎 YW
So, I'm under the impression that a physical Birth Certificate is needed for "closed-loop" cruises? To re-enter port... Can you expound?
Correct, or a passport. In fact, a passport is a much better and simpler option.
@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog So basically; no birth certificate, no cruise. I don't have an official copy; just a state ID and a DD214 from the Navy.
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Hey Matt first veiw
"Book early" is not always the best strategy, depending on cabin type and sailing date. Sometimes deals can be had much later if sales are slow on that particular sailing, and waiting and watching rates for your desired cabin can work out very well, as it has for me. The tradeoff is that you have to be willing to risk the possibility that you don't wind up going on that sailing date/ship because prices go up. However, if you can be flexible and watch the market closely, you can get a better deal, including OBC and perks that wouldn't have been available early on.
The days of last minute sales are nearly non-existent these days with RC. Moreover, any last minute sailings available usually have very limited selection.
By booking in advance, you can take advantage of price drops if/when they occur, thus ensuring you always have the lowest price.
@@RoyalCaribbeanBlog I just booked a Crown Loft Suite for July which was significantly cheaper than the original list price, or indeed at any other time I tracked prices over the prior months. Booking through an agency gained a significant amount of OBC + additional perks as well.
You are correct that what you are saying is the case most of the time, however deals are still there to be had if you pay attention, and it would be incomplete to not mention this to the less experienced.
Johnny Bravo I completely agree..on the last two cruises I booked I did them very last minute..I’m talking like 2 months prior. There is always sales circulating and I just booked a trip which is about $120 cheaper than what it was 7 months ago when I was debating booking it then and now, just two months out, it is 50% the second ticket and comes with instant savings and overall much cheaper. The price of an interior is now the price of a balcony which is great. I typically don’t like to spend much on the room and save money for the actual excursions and things to do on board (especially because I’m in college and I save any extra money specifically to travel). I don’t disagree by booking early but I think either very early or very last minute can open up some good deals.
what ship is the beginning of this footage on??????
Karen Lazzaro Oasis of the seas
, but the footage is from A Ad. That RCC is upgrade the ship. The ship will be out soon.
2nd lol
He talks way too fast to enjoy and understand what he is saying, I almost started grasping for air while listening to this guy talk
You should train yourself to listen quickly, listen to more videos on1.25. Im on 2x for all informational videos
Jack Kanoff You are just not normal, I dont have to be like you. I enjoy life’s normal pace for a change.
@@RussianPinoy Do enjoy.