turner1229 Posted April 15, 2015 #1 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Hi we are looking at booking our 4th carnival cruise. I have always booked with early saver in the past. Does anyone know if I can book with early saver then do the price drop for the casino rate since it is about $70 less per person. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmy2kids Posted April 15, 2015 #2 Share Posted April 15, 2015 That is exactly what my PVP did for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turner1229 Posted April 15, 2015 Author #3 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Thank you !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katiel53 Posted April 15, 2015 #4 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I did that too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted April 15, 2015 #5 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Worked for me, too. We booked ES almost a year before the cruise. I price dropped to a couple of different rates and a few months before our cruise, the Casino Rate was offered. Since the cruise had long been paid for, we had a very nice amount of OBC because of this rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCTribeFan Posted April 15, 2015 #6 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Isn't that what Early Saver is for? :confused: What am I missing? You don't just compare the ES rate to the ES rate, do you? Isn't the whole idea that you get any fare for which you qualify? I don't book it because I don't like restrictions. You can get price drops on any rate up until final payment. After that, I simply stop looking at the price. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSUcajunmom Posted April 15, 2015 #7 Share Posted April 15, 2015 ES can match price up to 2 days before saying. I seem to find most price drops closer to date of sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBlueYonder64 Posted April 16, 2015 #8 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Another question, if you don't mind. If you're booked under a rate other than Early Saver (casino, military, etc.), can you price match to an Early Saver rate if it's cheaper than what you're booked under as long as it's before final payment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenng1976 Posted April 16, 2015 #9 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Another question, if you don't mind. If you're booked under a rate other than Early Saver (casino, military, etc.), can you price match to an Early Saver rate if it's cheaper than what you're booked under as long as it's before final payment? No, you can't price match to Early Saver unless you actually want to switch to ES (and are ok with accompanying restrictions). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lighthouse8895 Posted April 16, 2015 #10 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If you are checking prices daily because you have booked ES, do you search under specific advertised specials or do you just search for your specific cruise for your dates? I would imagine it would be the same no matter how you search, am I correct? Thank you I'm trying to check daily am want to make certain I am doing this correctly to not miss a drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare momin05 Posted April 16, 2015 #11 Share Posted April 16, 2015 How do you get the casino rate? Is it a personalized offer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenng1976 Posted April 16, 2015 #12 Share Posted April 16, 2015 If you are checking prices daily because you have booked ES, do you search under specific advertised specials or do you just search for your specific cruise for your dates? I would imagine it would be the same no matter how you search, am I correct? Thank you I'm trying to check daily am want to make certain I am doing this correctly to not miss a drop. I usually search for my specific cruise and put in my VIFP # (in case I have a casino offer) and click all the way through to the different rates. The other day I got $30 OBC as part of the ES special, even though the rate itself hadn't changed. I also sometime will use the Fareviewer to check. But, it doesn't show Military or Casino rates. But it will show resident, senior, past guest, early saver, or other random sales. Good luck! It often is worth the time when you do find a price drop - and even the hunt can't be fun! http://www.carnival.com/BookingEngine/FareViewer/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenng1976 Posted April 16, 2015 #13 Share Posted April 16, 2015 How do you get the casino rate? Is it a personalized offer? The casino rate is personalized to your VIFP number. You can see it in the main page under my VIFP offers, or if you're searching for a cruise and input your number, if you're eligible it will show up as one of the rates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare momin05 Posted April 16, 2015 #14 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Thank you jenng1976. That is very helpful. I find it a pain to log in and check any specials but it is easy to enter the vifp number when doing a mock booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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