Advice on Fare Reduction

[voyagerII]

Wife and I are booked (paid in full) for 10 Panama Canal on Zuiderdam in Oct and fare for VH Guan just went down $100.00 PP. What, if any rebate,obc or whatever might I expect from HAL/Travel Agent? Thanks in advance.

[Spender Nui]

Call them and ask for the lower price.

[Mary Ellen]

Yep, they give you the lower price unless you call. We've not always gone for the lower price as it sometimes requires a new booking - and we've have to give up the dining we wish.

[sail7seas]

Sometimes they might give you an OBC or a small upgrade but often the terms of the lower price are 'for new bookings only' so you might not be entitled to anything. If you cancel and rebook, you could have a cancellation fee from TA, could lose reserved dining if you requested Traditional and could lose the particular cabin you selected unless you are a guarantee and didn't have an assigned cabin.

 

[pascalburns]

call the person/persons who you booked the cruise

with and ask them.:)

enjoy your cruise.

[Toad]

Let us know what happens.... please

[Jemima]

Isn't OP past final payment?

[jtl513]

You could also ask them not for a fare reduction but an upgrade in your guarantee level. In the past I have asked for and gotten an upgrade to a VE gty, which insured that I wouldn't get a steel-walled verandah way forward.

[voyagerII]

To All: I contacted my TA who in turn spoke to HAL who spoke to her supervisor. HAL granted $100.00 OBC along with a 2X cat upgrade on VH Guarantee which in my opinion was fair and generous. Thanks to all who responded.

[Hot2Travel]

Would it be prudent to request a 'price reduction guarantee' when booking the cruise with your TA?;)

[VermeulT]

To All: I contacted my TA who in turn spoke to HAL who spoke to her supervisor. HAL granted $100.00 OBC along with a 2X cat upgrade on VH Guarantee which in my opinion was fair and generous. Thanks to all who responded.

 

Never hurts to ask.

Very generous. I would have expected either/or - not both.

 

Enjoy!!

[Stakeout]

from what has been our experience... no adjustments are made after Final Payment... I got that from a number of people at HAL as well as other Travel Agents...

 

so anything you got was gravy.. a big plus:D

[rangeley]

We went through this a few years ago. Any price reduction you see is ONLY on new bookings. Two years ago our cruise went down $600 so we cancelled and rebooked and luckily got the same room. All that was done before final payment. A few years ago you could call up if the price went down and they would honor it. Since then to many people must have done that and they changed the rules to new bookings only.