Cruise lines are joining many retailers in bringing the Black Friday deals early in 2024. Margaritaville at Sea was the first cruise line to begin Black Friday cruise sales, opening up early access deals in October.
Now, Royal Caribbean is preparing to launch its own set of early Black Friday promotions that will run through the Cyber Monday week online shopping sales period.
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The cruise line teased the Black Friday sales on its Facebook page on Oct. 22 encouraging its followers to sign up to the Royal Caribbean mailing list for access to its Black Friday offers dropping soon.
According to Royal Caribbean Blog, the unofficial fan blog for the cruise line, travel agents were notified of Royal Caribbean’s plans to run a series of Black Friday deals that will begin on Nov. 8. The Royal Caribbean website shows that its current BOGO 60% off cruise fares and Kids Sale Free offers end Nov. 7.
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Royal Caribbean Black Friday sales will provide up to $800 in savings
A sequence of Black Friday Early Access sales will run beginning Nov. 8, providing up to $750 in instant savings per stateroom. The cruise line will sweeten the deal for Black Friday offering up to $800 instant savings per stateroom.
Royal Caribbean Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals may be combinable with other offers and terms and conditions will apply. Make sure to check the fine print before booking.
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More details on the sales are as follows:
Beginning Nov. 8, the first Royal Caribbean Black Friday Early Access sale applies to new, individual, and named group bookings at prevailing rates made 11/8 – 11/11/24 on sailings departing on or after Nov. 9, 2024, and provides an up to $750 instant savings per stateroom varying by stateroom category booked and sailing length.
5 nights or less$100 USD for Inside and Ocean View$175 USD for Balconies$300 USD for Suites6 nights or longer$175 USD for Interior and Ocean View$250 USD for Balconies$750 USD for Suites
A second similar Black Friday Early Access sale offering up to $750 instant savings per stateroom will run Nov. 15 – 18, 2024, and will be extended to continue Nov. 19 – 21, 2024. A third round of the early access sale will run Nov. 22 – 25, 2024, and will be extended to continue Nov. 26 – 27, 2024.
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Following the early access sales, Royal Caribbean’s Black Friday sale will offer up to $800 in instant savings per stateroom. It will run Nov. 28 – 29, 2024 with an extension sale Nov. 30 – Dec. 1, 2024.
Royal Caribbean’s Black Friday Sale applies to new, individual, and named group bookings at prevailing rates made Nov. 28 – 29, 2024 on sailings departing on or after Nov. 29, 2024, and provides an up to $800 instant savings per stateroom varying by stateroom category booked and sailing length.
5 nights or less$100 USD for Inside and Ocean View$175 USD for Balconies$325 USD for Suites6 nights or longer$175 USD for Interior and Ocean View$250 USD for Balconies$800 USD for Suites
The Black Friday Sale is not combinable with Crown & Anchor discounts.
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A Cyber Monday sale on Dec. 2, 2024 and a Travel Tuesday sale on Dec. 3, 2024 will also offer up to $800 in savings. Finally, a Last Chance Cyber Sale will offer up to $750 in savings from Dec. 3 – 9.
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