Uk booking using North American agent

[postman999]

Have any of you UK cruisers booked with a USA or Canadian travel agent and kept your status ..Elite, gold etc?

Edited October 18, 2019 by postman999

[postman999]

What..no one knows?

[1025cruise]

I'm sure there are people that have done this. Just note you would need to find an agent willing to do this.

[antsp]

Yes I have booked lots of cruises with USA travel agents, unfortunately with the £ being weak the saving have gone. Generally it’s now cheaper to book in the U.K.   

[newport dave]

1 hour ago, antsp said:

Yes I have booked lots of cruises with USA travel agents, unfortunately with the £ being weak the saving have gone. Generally it’s now cheaper to book in the U.K.   

But did you keep your loyalty level, which is what they asked..... 

[postman999]

Yes indeed, I am curious to as is our elite status recognized if NOT booking in UK

[hobbsie65]

Last Princess cruise I booked with a US agent the booking was cancelled a few days later as Princess would not accept it as I was in the UK - I am Elite btw. I have no problem booking Celebrity cruises in the US but we now have stated to take Star Clipper cruises so no difference than UK prices on that line. 

[antsp]

Yes I have booked lots of cruises with USA travel agents, unfortunately with the £ being weak the saving have gone. Generally it’s now cheaper to book in the U.K.   a

 

if you are in the UK you call princess in the USA and move your captain circle details over to the USA system, you are then free to book. Obviously if you are USA based you do it the other way round 

[HappyCruiserettu]

Your loyalty level is maintained by Princess, not a TA. You have a Past Passenger number, and that should be all you need.

 

[antsp]

14 hours ago, HappyCruiserettu said:

Your loyalty level is maintained by Princess, not a TA. You have a Past Passenger number, and that should be all you need.

 

Yes, it moves with you, years ago you could not have the same captains circle no. But now it's not a issue 

[Steelers36]

17 hours ago, antsp said:

Yes I have booked lots of cruises with USA travel agents, unfortunately with the £ being weak the saving have gone. Generally it’s now cheaper to book in the U.K.   a

 

if you are in the UK you call princess in the USA and move your captain circle details over to the USA system, you are then free to book. Obviously if you are USA based you do it the other way round 

Notwithstanding the currency differential, I thought i have read no discount TA's in the UK, whereas USA has tons.  We live in Canada and I have been booking exclusively with US-based TA's for a very long time now.  Any variation in currency that might be against us from time to time is overcome by the fare discount.

[antsp]

Lots of discounts available in the UK. Usually about 10 percent