Price protection & Bumping

[boowaaccaa]

Has anyone claimed price protection and been bumped from their cabin?

Reading the fine print it looks like they can do that, just wondering if they actually do.

We have a specifically chosen room.

 

Thanks in advance for any responses.

[cb at sea]

"Bumping" is rare....very rare. More likely if you're 2 people in a cabin for 4 or something like that. Make you they know you don't wish to be "upgraded", tho!

[firemanbobswife]

Make sure the price you are matching to isn’t for a guarantee rate. Sometimes they are and in that case you will be “bumped” from your cabin and put into the guarantee pool.

[boowaaccaa]

Yes, I am afraid it is for the 'guarantee room' - nervous to switch cabins but may be worth it to gamble for the $260.....??

[firemanbobswife]

Yes, I am afraid it is for the 'guarantee room' - nervous to switch cabins but may be worth it to gamble for the $260.....??

 

That’s a decent amount of money, but I am extremely picky. If I got a bad cabin, I would be miserable the whole cruise so I personally wouldn’t do it. However, if you’re OK with the risks, it could pay off. I am too light of a sleeper to take a chance of getting put over the disco, under the galley, or wherever could have a lot of noise. But if you can sleep like the dead, then it could be a good thing.

[boowaaccaa]

How popular are the "L" cabins so close to cruising - 29 days out?

[boowaaccaa]

Not picky on location - can sleep anywhere - it was for the extra balcony room.

[SadieN]

Once you price match to a Guarantee rate, you won’t be able to match again and you get thrown into the Guarantee pool. No telling which cabin you’ll get.

 

 

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[thinfool]

Your guarantee will be equal or better than your original cabin.

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

Your guarantee will be equal or better than your original cabin.

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Not true. While yes it will be the same category such as a balcony (or better), you could receive a less desirable location. So if you currently have an 8E, once you go into the guarantee pool. you could end up with an 8A.

[klfrodo]

Not picky on location - can sleep anywhere - it was for the extra balcony room.

You’re “Guaranteed” to lose that cabin

[carrieluvsgreg]

I don’t think they can “downgrade” you tho. For example- I book interior spa staterooms on ships with cloud 9 spas. If I file for price protection - they could move me out of my chosen room but not to one outside of the spa area. (At least that’s my understanding)

 

 

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[Bobbysjack]

Not picky on location - can sleep anywhere - it was for the extra balcony room.

 

 

 

I would not give up the L room for a guarantee... I’m sure it will get snapped up by someone else....

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

I don’t think they can “downgrade” you tho. For example- I book interior spa staterooms on ships with cloud 9 spas. If I file for price protection - they could move me out of my chosen room but not to one outside of the spa area. (At least that’s my understanding)

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If you go into an inside GUARANTEE you can get any inside from a 4A on up.

[boowaaccaa]

Thanks all!

[maryred]

I don’t think they can “downgrade” you tho. For example- I book interior spa staterooms on ships with cloud 9 spas. If I file for price protection - they could move me out of my chosen room but not to one outside of the spa area. (At least that’s my understanding)

 

 

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Whomever led you to believe that is true needs a reality check. On any cruise ship guaranteed cabin means you are guaranteed a cabin in a general type, be it inside (4)*, ocean view (6)*, or balcony (8)* (most have dropped guaranteed suites). Immediately your old cabin goes back in to the open inventory and you may or may not get your new cabin placement immediately. But almost every cruise line reserves the right to change that assignment right up to your sail date, and you may actually get to the port to find out your cabin number has changed.

So if you switch from a specific cabin that you picked to a guaranteed booking you give up your old booking and all the perks or specials that came with it, in essence cancelling your original booking in favor of a lower price one. Even when price matching the specific category (ex 4S to a 4S down the hall) and the booking terms have changed be it no longer a reduced deposit or that OBC is included (location specific perks will remain) you will loss those old sale terms in favor of the current terms. SO whenever comparing for price protection remember to take any sales come-on received for the original booking in to account as part of the price, that way you are comparing apples to apples. The same can happen if looking to upgrade (say an 8D to an 8F 2 decks up) if your category is sold out and the "better" location is now the same price that you paid.

number*= Carnival's cabin type, the category is the letter after the number.

[carrieluvsgreg]

Whomever led you to believe that is true needs a reality check. On any cruise ship guaranteed cabin means you are guaranteed a cabin in a general type, be it inside (4)*, ocean view (6)*, or balcony (8)* (most have dropped guaranteed suites). Immediately your old cabin goes back in to the open inventory and you may or may not get your new cabin placement immediately. But almost every cruise line reserves the right to change that assignment right up to your sail date, and you may actually get to the port to find out your cabin number has changed.

 

So if you switch from a specific cabin that you picked to a guaranteed booking you give up your old booking and all the perks or specials that came with it, in essence cancelling your original booking in favor of a lower price one. Even when price matching the specific category (ex 4S to a 4S down the hall) and the booking terms have changed be it no longer a reduced deposit or that OBC is included (location specific perks will remain) you will loss those old sale terms in favor of the current terms. SO whenever comparing for price protection remember to take any sales come-on received for the original booking in to account as part of the price, that way you are comparing apples to apples. The same can happen if looking to upgrade (say an 8D to an 8F 2 decks up) if your category is sold out and the "better" location is now the same price that you paid.

 

 

 

number*= Carnival's cabin type, the category is the letter after the number.

 

 

 

I guess perhaps I misunderstood what the OP was saying. I’ve only booked once with a stateroom guarantee- meaning my room assignment was chosen by Carnival. Each on there of my 14 have been hand picked by me. I have on multiple occasions filed a price protection form due to a price drop. I have never lost my original picked room. I am not saying that they can not take your room- only that if they were to reassign you, they could not take you to a lower category than you originally paid. I have a spa interior room booked now on the horizon. If my cabin price drops, Carnival can’t move me out of the spa because I specifically paid for that category. They could move me within that category or offer me either a paid or free upgrade. They could not just move me to another inside room outside of the spa area.

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

I guess perhaps I misunderstood what the OP was saying. I’ve only booked once with a stateroom guarantee- meaning my room assignment was chosen by Carnival. Each on there of my 14 have been hand picked by me. I have on multiple occasions filed a price protection form due to a price drop. I have never lost my original picked room. I am not saying that they can not take your room- only that if they were to reassign you, they could not take you to a lower category than you originally paid. I have a spa interior room booked now on the horizon. If my cabin price drops, Carnival can’t move me out of the spa because I specifically paid for that category. They could move me within that category or offer me either a paid or free upgrade. They could not just move me to another inside room outside of the spa area.

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You won't lose your selected room if you do a price match where you can still choose your room. However, many rates are now tied to Guarantee Cabins. So if you select your cabin, and then price match to a rate where Carnival picks your room, then what you originally had picked out is irrelevant. You will be assigned an Inside, Oceanview, Balcony, Suite, etc. based upon the category you are in. Does this make sense?

[delta girl]

How are the L shape rooms?

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

How are the L shape rooms?

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Very nice.

[carrieluvsgreg]

You won't lose your selected room if you do a price match where you can still choose your room. However, many rates are now tied to Guarantee Cabins. So if you select your cabin, and then price match to a rate where Carnival picks your room, then what you originally had picked out is irrelevant. You will be assigned an Inside, Oceanview, Balcony, Suite, etc. based upon the category you are in. Does this make sense?

 

 

 

Yes- that was what I was basically saying. If I’ve booked an interior spa stateroom- that’s my category. If I file for price protection- they could move me to another interior spa stateroom, they could not move me to an interior on riviera. That’s a different category. I do know that if Carnival places someone in the spa and they did not book a spa room they do not get the privilege of the spa. That happened to someone we met a couple of cruises ago. She was really bummed, but really it’s only fair.

 

 

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[firemanbobswife]

Yes- that was what I was basically saying. If I’ve booked an interior spa stateroom- that’s my category. If I file for price protection- they could move me to another interior spa stateroom, they could not move me to an interior on riviera. That’s a different category. I do know that if Carnival places someone in the spa and they did not book a spa room they do not get the privilege of the spa. That happened to someone we met a couple of cruises ago. She was really bummed, but really it’s only fair.

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If you file for price protection, they aren't going to move you at all, even in the same category if you're not price matching to a guarantee rate. They would have no reason to.

[Quilcruisers]

We filed for price protection and went from choose your own room, to a guarantee rate. We saved 360.00 on our interior room for four and 180 on our Oceanview for three. Our room immediately went to "tbd" but when I checked back, we had two rooms right near each other. We were originally on main deck, I moved us closer together on riviera deck, then we did price protection and ended up still on riviera but two different rooms just w few doors away. We didn't get a horrible placement as we have another floor of just rooms, I would have been concerned had they moved us below the club or casino. Since we are fine with being on riviera, we did not have a problem with it. Actually prefer to be on first or second floor . Also the money we saved will cover a lot of fun things so we are excited.

 

 

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