Name change - Early Saver

How does a name change work on early saver. The final payment isn't due until February. Thanks for any info.

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My PVP told me that it is just a $50 fee.

According to Carnival web site....NO name changes are allowed. $50.00 fee applies to changing the date of a cruise before final payment. :(

Read it and weep... no name changes are allowed with an Early Saver booking:

https://www.carnival.com/cms/fun/earlysaver/default.aspx

Basically you cancel the person incurring a penalty, then book the replacement at the going rate.

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I booked under early saver.

I had to change a name because one of the women going is having surgery and can't go.

I called customer service.

I was told it would cost $50 to change the name to the new person.

As we got closer to the date for final payment, the amount would increase. (I can't remember the exact details but I do know I had paid off the cruise)

So when I was ready to change the name, I called CS back and they changed the name for me. (Easy as pie) and it was indeed only $50.

So although it may say you can't change the name under Early Saver....they must be willing to bend those rules.

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Any change will cost you that is why to NEVER book ER.

I booked under early saver.

I had to change a name because one of the women going is having surgery and can't go.

I called customer service.

I was told it would cost $50 to change the name to the new person.

As we got closer to the date for final payment, the amount would increase. (I can't remember the exact details but I do know I had paid off the cruise)

So when I was ready to change the name, I called CS back and they changed the name for me. (Easy as pie) and it was indeed only $50.

 

So although it may say you can't change the name under Early Saver....they must be willing to bend those rules.

You may just have been lucky, Maybe they didn't notice your booking as under Early Saver.

On my cruise this past November, I booked ES and was able to pay $50 to change names. The rep did know that I had booked under the ES promo.

Any change will cost you that is why to NEVER book ER.

I've asked this before and never got an answer but I'll ask again?

What is ER?

Bill

I've asked this before and never got an answer but I'll ask again?

 

What is ER?

 

Bill

I think he meant to say ES which is Early Saver

It truly depends on the rep you get. For my group on a sailing in December I booked early saver and has to cancel a person, the $50 fee was waived and I added a person to that cabin. Recently I had to cancel another person and make the would have been single into a triple, I wasn't charged a fee. I was able to issue a full refund to that person because the rep floated the canceled person's monies to a new reservation that I was making. I don't know if I she let me do this because I have a large group booking and it helped that the rep who answered happened to be a senior rep.

I booked my grand kids a trip with us to the Bahamas. There was a hurricane Matthew I think and it scared my grand daughter and she refused to go. Carnival would NOT work with me. I asked if another grand daughter could go in her place and was told a flat no. So I lost my money. I was given back port fees and my prepaid gratuities. Your locked in tight with early saver. Be very careful when booking using this promo.

I booked my grand kids a trip with us to the Bahamas. There was a hurricane Matthew I think and it scared my grand daughter and she refused to go. Carnival would NOT work with me. I asked if another grand daughter could go in her place and was told a flat no. So I lost my money. I was given back port fees and my prepaid gratuities. Your locked in tight with early saver. Be very careful when booking using this promo.

How close to the sailing date were you when you canceled your grand daughter?

If it was after final payment date the regular cancellation penalties are in affect and most of the ES rules are out the window except for the price drops.

I'm just speculating but it sounds like you were very close to the sailing date.

Bill