holidaydebbie

I forgot to add that even if I booked a Select fare, the TA would still be charging me extra for the change/cancellation of the cruise!

There wasn’t any advantage to booking a select fare imo; it was hundreds of pounds more and even the TA, who I might add tried to sell me a saver fare, had to admit there was a big difference and I got a fab price on the saver. And I have accepted the loss from P & O, my point is an objection and query of the extra charges from the TA (buried in TA’s small print).

Facecloth! 😂 I think I might have found the relevant page, but not sure I would be able to change names on booking. Due to the fact I’ve booked an early saver fare. Might be worth a try though. Thanks again.

I am not trying to claim it through travel insurance. Great idea, thanks for the tip. I might try this. Could you give me a clue as to how/which site to sell it on? I would owe them an extra £100 not £50. I stated in my explanation that cancellation/admin charge from TA is £50 per person. But you make some interesting points about getting a bad name for not paying up. I might ask the TA if I can book an alternative cruise through them. I do want to go on another cruise and had originally asked if P & O would let me swap to the same itinerary but different date. If both parties agreed to me selling the cabin, I would not mind a £100 admin fee as this would mean I kept my £413 deposit. I would be interested to know more about this. Mine is an early saver but I’ve been told I can’t make a change of date.

I have booked a cruise for this July but unfortunately it coincides with my daughter’s graduation week and I have no option but to cancel. I have booked on an early saver fare so no option to change the date or claim on travel insurance. At this stage I have only paid my deposit but it is quite a hefty one - £413 to be precise. I have reconciled myself to the fact that I will lose this but my problem is that the travel agent has told me that to cancel they require a written request together with an agreement to pay, not only the deposit (which as stated earlier, is already paid) but a £50 pp admin charge which they reckon is theirs, implying that the £413 has gone to P & O. I am curious to find out how they will collect this charge if I refuse. I must admit this is the first I’ve heard of another charge on top of a deposit but it is in their small print and I am not in the habit of cancelling my holidays so don’t have much experience of it. I was thinking of complaining to the regulatory body but has anyone else got any suggestions or experienced this? Indeed, am I being unreasonable to have a problem with this charge?

Thank you so much for responding 6MonthsHere6MonthsThere. I have now booked myself and family in for the day before we cruise on 4th June but I did have to book for a branch a few miles away from where we are staying in Portsmouth. It looked as though some branches weren't open, possibly because of the bank holiday, and maybe the weekend, who knows?? I was starting to find this all quite stressful. Just have to 'pass' the test now! And relax ............. P.S. I hope you enjoyed your cruise on Anthem, or are you still on it?

Do you know if they are accepted by Royal Carribbean LittleBritain or Norwich Cruiser?