# Royal Caribbean cruise line charging more per person to stay three to a room? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 9, 2020, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165 "2020-03-09T21:14:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165/21 "2020-03-10T18:51:58Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Aww, cmon. I just saw a great deal: pay for one week, get two more for free - coupon code: COVID19 I suspect there are lots of people on those ships in interior staterooms thinking “I really should have shelled out for a Veranda Room.” ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165/22 "2020-03-10T18:53:59Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > I used to get a balcony room with an extra-large balcony. Same price range as other balcony rooms, you just had to know what room to book ( C deck on Princess ships has the singles with big balconies). I’d lounge and exercise on the balcony and get food and drink from the free room service. > > I did do the shipboard stuff, too - but it was nice to soak up the sun and enjoy the scenery in private. Ahhhh, balcony. Yeah, I always went out of my way to book the cheapest room possible. A friend told me there are far worse rooms than I had. He played drums on a few cruises and the band had rooms he described as just a bit bigger than a janitor’s closet. ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165/23 "2020-03-10T18:58:12Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > Now, if they are saying the ROOM rate is higher with 3 occupants than it is with two occupants - that makes perfect sense, because they have to feed the extra person. When we went with our daughter, there was an additional daily charge for her, very clearly shown, with no difference to the room charge. On our last cruise, through the Panama Canal, we had a balcony room but only spend more time there when we went through the locks, because it was much nicer than dealing with the crowds on deck. We spend slightly more time there than when we had an interior room, but not that much more. If I were by myself, though, I could have seen spending more time on the balcony. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bcef8e/32.png) [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Man_In_Black)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165/24 "2020-03-10T20:52:57Z")
> [@Ann\_Hedonia](#): > > If you have a nice room, you spend time in it, though. > > I’m confused about the pricing described in the OP. I have trouble believing that the PER PERSON rate is higher for triple occupancy than double occupancy, that make no sense. > > Now, if they are saying the ROOM rate is higher with 3 occupants than it is with two occupants - that makes perfect sense, because they have to feed the extra person. I just tried again. One state room (that the description says will sleep 4 people), and 2 occupants is $381 per person. One state room (that the description says will sleep 4 people) and 3 occupants is $492 per person. No mention of a room fee. These are the per person prices. Makes no sense. I will try clearing the cash, or having someone else check on a different computer. And I am looking at cruises latter this year, or next year. Nothing during the outbreak. ---
**Author:** ![Aspidistra](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspidistra/32/3894_2.png) [@Aspidistra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspidistra)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2020, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165/25 "2020-03-10T21:29:55Z")
> [@The\_Man\_In\_Black](#): > > I will try clearing the cash A nice cruise will clear out your cash for you… 😉 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/royal-caribbean-cruise-line-charging-more-per-person-to-stay-three-to-a-room/849165.md?page=1)