Called my Travel Agent

[smithsonga]

A signal that you are now part of a group booking

 

Interesting...good or bad? Dont see a difference to me.

[gerif]

Fairly sure it wasn't a fluke, because it was posted as part of a WOW sale going online at midnight EST. So as an additional advice to folks looking for these deals: go online at midnight EST/EDT on sale days. I was able to do well with this particular sale, as being in California, I saw the post before going to bed and was on the phone immediately with a choice from about 25 staterooms. By the time I got up in the morning, they were all gone.

 

And this is pecisely why if you are using a TA it needs to be one who is available 24/7. If you used a 9-5 agent, you would have been sol. We usually book direct to have control.

[setsail]

Probably a silly question but ..... what difference does it make if you are part of a group booking or not?

 

None to me, but it could affect your final payment date, getting an upgrade, getting a better price if The rci price falls below what you paid before FP.

[Big_G]

Possibly because Mary blasted the price all over CC, causing 24 available to be totally booked by 9am (though, I did get an upgrade - and to make the matters more interesting, I was offered an upgrade to a CL, but couldn't take it as I "desired" to stay close to my MIL/FIL).

 

You must be in the will.:rolleyes:

 

That's what I was thinking. If not, they're a better person than me. :D

[Mark_K]

Did you take the offer????

Yes, I took it. We were celebrating my wife's retirement, it was a nice surprise for her (I didn't tell beforehand)

[Granny DI]

I have my TA's home phone number, cell number and email. She is there 24/7 for me! How many TA's can you contact at 9:00 on a Sunday morning? She's been my TA for over 10 years and she's the best!

[3dog]

That's what I was thinking. If not, they're a better person than me. :D

 

Sometimes keeping the peace with the spouse is much more important than a nice room. We have traveled with IL's and don't get a suite as DW doesn't want it to look like we are snobs (even though I believe they think we already are). In this case, i was able to get us both in adjoining GS's for a very low upgrade price ($8 - and got a lot of brownie points for it), so I was already in a desirable room. Moving up a number of floors and away from my 75+ IL's would have actually made for a worse cruise (and likely loosing acquired "points").

[Desert Cruizers]

This wasn't an upgrade as DH & I were in a JS for our 2014 Australia cruise and initially wasn't able to get the daughter in which our TA thought was strange since the bookings had just opened. About 2 months later I went in and did a mock booking and I was able to show our daughter in a JS with us, so called our TA ASAP and moved her into ours, saving us $4,000 since she was in as a single passenger.

[johneeo]

We have traveled with IL's and don't get a suite as DW doesn't want it to look like we are snobs.

 

Hmmph!

 

What is wrong with being a cruise snob?

[3dog]

Hmmph!

 

What is wrong with being a cruise snob?

 

I personally have no problem, but still have to live with this person. Not to mention, getting on a cruise ship in any room is better than not getting on it at all.

[Big_G]

I personally have no problem, but still have to live with this person. Not to mention, getting on a cruise ship in any room is better than not getting on it at all.

 

Point made and seconded.

 

 

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