jillpra Posted May 18, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2012 My nephew works with Carnival and was scheduled to be on the Dream on the June 30th sailing so we booked April 30th for this week which of course we had to pay full payment since it was such short notice. He found out today that he has been switched to the Legend in June. Our penalty per Carnival is 50% of our fare. The fares price out the same for the Dream and the Legend before the cancellation penalty. Any suggestions on how to work Carnival to let us make switch. Thanks. Jill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuyahoga11 Posted May 18, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2012 There is really no way to work it out. You have to pay the penalty to switch unless your nephew has some pull;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrenalineRush Posted May 18, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2012 The best you can do is ask, if the Legend bookings are slow, they may take a little pity on you, but dont count on it. Maybe if you are willing to upgrade your cabin, they will waive some of the penalty. The worst they can say is no Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aplmac Posted May 18, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Stick with the cruise you have booked and catch up with your nephew on another cruise yet to be booked. You only live once, and it's only money! :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted May 18, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I have switched before, tho it was quite a while ago, no penalty because I didn't actually cancel the booking. They said the booking and booking number stays the same, just the ship and date changed and that is why there was no penalty. Give them a call, don't say you want to cancel, just tell them you want to keep your booking but change ships... if there is room onboard there shouldnt be a problem. Come back and let us know what happens with your call... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted May 18, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I agree with cruzn.... if you call (maybe a few times!) you may well get off with a $50pp admin fee. Post your results? ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted May 18, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I have switched before, tho it was quite a while ago, no penalty because I didn't actually cancel the booking. They said the booking and booking number stays the same, just the ship and date changed and that is why there was no penalty. Give them a call, don't say you want to cancel, just tell them you want to keep your booking but change ships... if there is room onboard there shouldnt be a problem. Come back and let us know what happens with your call... Seems quite optimistic that Carnival will waive the cancellation penalty after final payment to me. Your booking would have had to be ok'd by a supervisor.. not always as easy as you make it out. I hope you said thank you when they did it for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted May 18, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 18, 2012 Seems quite optimistic that Carnival will waive the cancellation penalty after final payment to me. Your booking would have had to be ok'd by a supervisor.. not always as easy as you make it out. I hope you said thank you when they did it for you. I just know that it was done for me because it was not a cancellation. Just a change of ship. Of course, if they booked ES, there would be the fee of 50pp to change. But it will not hurt ffor them to call... I didn't speak to a supervisor... just called, explained the reason I wanted to change, and since the price was just a few dollars off, they made the change. Like I said, she told us no problem, the booking number stays the same ( no cancellation on the booking ) . And yes, of course I said thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.S.Oceanlover Posted May 18, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 18, 2012 I just know that it was done for me because it was not a cancellation. Just a change of ship. Of course, if they booked ES, there would be the fee of 50pp to change. But it will not hurt ffor them to call... I didn't speak to a supervisor... just called, explained the reason I wanted to change, and since the price was just a few dollars off, they made the change. Like I said, she told us no problem, the booking number stays the same ( no cancellation on the booking ) . And yes, of course I said thank you :) And this was after final payment date? Bill Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruzn buckeye Posted May 18, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 18, 2012 And this was after final payment date? Bill Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2 Yes, it was after final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jillpra Posted May 19, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted May 19, 2012 My travel agent called and spoke to a supervisor at Carnival. Would only change ships with the 50% cancellation fee! Can't afford to do that so we will just enjoy the Dream! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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