Price is lower now-how do I get reduction

[lostfancruiser]

I have a booking for November 1. We booked when they were offering $200.00off for past guests. We have given them a deposit-final payment is due Aug. 1. We have a OV aft on deck 1 Cat 6 A (Freedom). I see today that I can change it to a midship OV cat 6B for less money than my current booking. I would like to move and pay less but last time I changed cabins, Carnival cancelled my reservation altogether. I didn't know until I saw the cabin I had selected was listed again as available while checking prices. Can someone tell me the best way to switch and is it possible to do so. Thanks in advance.

[Out to sea!]

If you are booked with a TA, call your TA. If you booked with Carnival directly, call them directly since you are shooting for a specific cabin and not just a general upgrade.

[JennN]

Thanks to a friend on a FB board, I heard the price for my Dec 6th cruise dropped too! So I searched price guarantee and filled out the form online. I was approved and credited within 15 minutes. I took a screenshot of the price, just in case.

[RuthlessBoss]

If you are able to change, it's the deposit that will make a difference. If you had a reduced deposit, it will automatically call for a full deposit at booking. Many times (as you found out) you are not informed of this flaw, that's why you got cancelled before.

[Lisa0719]

be careful, you may inadvertently lose the $200 OBC . . .

[Fergus]

I don't understand how the whole price drop thing works - don't you only have 2 days after to find a lower price? I see so many people posting about it, what's the deal.........are there other situations where you can make a claim?

Edited July 7, 2014 by Fergus

[Out to sea!]

I don't understand how the whole price drop thing works - don't you only have 2 days after to find a lower price? I see so many people posting about it, what's the deal.........are there other situations where you can make a claim?

 

If you book ES rate, you can get a price drop up to 5 business days before sailing. If you do not book ES rate, you can get a price drop up to final payment date. The process is the same either way. ES rate simply allows you to get a price drop after final payment date which is when most cruises start to really drop in price if they are having problems filling the ship.