Question about lowest price guarantee.

[Booman14]

I have a question about Carnival's lowest price guarantee.... I just booked a cruise in October with a travel agent and she said that if the price ever drops, she can apply the difference to onboard credit. Does this only apply to Carnival's price or if I find a cheaper price at any site? Also, at what point does this stop? Does this go until the cruise leaves or final payment or is there another time? I have also asked my travel agent, but I wanted to see what everyone here said about it.

 

Thanks in advance.

[Sixtytwo]

I would think the OBC would only be done for any Carnival price drops on that ship, for the same cabin category. I can not say how your TA handles a cutoff date for price drops. Booking on Carnival's "early saver" rate, I believe it goes through 2 days prior to sailing, but that could be slightly wrong. :rolleyes:

[ray98]

Carnival's price. Check the advertised fare below.

 

https://www.carnival.com/bookingengine/fareviewer/

[sanger727]

If you are a US customer - any of the mainstream cruise lines will honor price drops on their prices prior to final payment. Carnival's early saver policy throws a twist on this where they will honor price drops up until shortly before sailing via OBC. The downside is your deposit which would normally be refundable, becomes non-refundable.

 

Price matching has to be carnival's price on the same cabin category and the same cruise. So if you are in a category bc balcony and the guarantee balacony rate drops you won't be able to price match.

 

 

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[tandemcruzr]

Carnival's early saver policy throws a twist on this where they will honor price drops up until shortly before sailing via OBC. The downside is your deposit which would normally be refundable, becomes non-refundable.

 

Doesn't the downside you refer to only apply if you have to cancel your cruise before final payment if booked Earl Saver? And then you will only lose $50 p/p and the remaining deposit will be held to apply to a future cruise within a certain amount of time?

Edited May 21, 2017 by tandemcruzr
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[sanger727]

Doesn't the downside you refer to only apply if you have to cancel your cruise before final payment if booked Earl Saver? And then you will only lose $50 p/p and the remaining deposit will be held to apply to a future cruise within a certain amount of time?

 

 

Correct. If you book any other booking type or with any other cruise line, the deposits are 100% refundable up until final payment. With ES the deposits aren't refundable at all and there's a fee to move the deposits to another sailing. So if you change your mind on taking a cruise all together you lose the deposits.

 

 

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