Rare Eli_6 Posted May 16, 2021 #1 Share Posted May 16, 2021 My husband and I are planning on taking his office staff on a cruise. I tried to reserve three rooms and all three are showing different rates depending on VIFP number. Even stranger, my husband and I have been on the EXACT same cruises and my rates are showing up about $150 cheaper than him. Why would this be? We don't get casino offers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted May 16, 2021 #2 Share Posted May 16, 2021 You would have to dig down to know. My TA did a hold but luckily didnt book. I gave him a screen shot showing the cabin and rate and he came back $40 more. I kept saying that is the wrong price. He said later he gave my vipf code to whomever was the carnival rep, how could he know she didnt put it in. There was a past guest rate, though not as big a difference as yours. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqc_cruiser Posted May 16, 2021 #3 Share Posted May 16, 2021 1 minute ago, Eli_6 said: My husband and I are planning on taking his office staff on a cruise. I tried to reserve three rooms and all three are showing different rates depending on VIFP number. Even stranger, my husband and I have been on the EXACT same cruises and my rates are showing up about $150 cheaper than him. Why would this be? We don't get casino offers. The real answer is "I don't know."... But it could be that Carnival employs a sophisticated algorithm, designed by human beings, but implemented by a computer program that looks at your spending habits while onboard the cruise ship. Whether you have a history of purchasing shore excursions, drinks, gambling, shopping, specialty dining, visits to the spa, your gender, your age, the list could go on and on. But who knows for sure what they look at when deciding who gets what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare IntrepidFromDC Posted May 16, 2021 #4 Share Posted May 16, 2021 (edited) 25 minutes ago, Eli_6 said: My husband and I are planning on taking his office staff on a cruise. I tried to reserve three rooms and all three are showing different rates depending on VIFP number. Even stranger, my husband and I have been on the EXACT same cruises and my rates are showing up about $150 cheaper than him. Why would this be? We don't get casino offers. Like others said, no way to know without digging down but here are a few possibilities. For the different VIFP number different rates, that's possibly because the different VIFP's are receiving different offers. Shop online for the same cabins and see if you and he are getting different offers for different itineraries/rooms/decks, etc. Do you charge more to your sign and sail card on ship than he does regularly? Here's a possible analogy... I cruise with my daughter and typically my sign and sail card receives more damage because mine is used for Steakhouse dinners and other specialty foods and most onboard purchases. Typically my offers are better than hers, I think partly as a result. Edited May 16, 2021 by IntrepidFromDC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted May 16, 2021 Author #5 Share Posted May 16, 2021 I figured it out. For some unknown reason, my husband has TWO VIFP numbers. One is associated with his actual email address and has NONE of our prior cruises on it. The other one (that lists all of our prior cruises) is somehow associated with my email address. So when I was logging in under his email address, he wasn't getting any of the discounts for having gone on multiple prior cruises. Also, I am going to start playing in the casino because we went to book under his office manager and her cruise rate under her casino offer is about $600 for a spa balcony and ours is $1200 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Eli_6 Posted May 16, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted May 16, 2021 Just now, Eli_6 said: I figured it out. For some unknown reason, my husband has TWO VIFP numbers. One is associated with his actual email address and has NONE of our prior cruises on it. The other one (that lists all of our prior cruises) is somehow associated with my email address. So when I was logging in under his email address, he wasn't getting any of the discounts for having gone on multiple prior cruises. Also, I am going to start playing in the casino because we went to book under his office manager and her cruise rate under her casino offer is about $600 for a spa balcony and ours is $1200 To clarify - We are only booking her a room. But basically her room is half of what ours is because she gambles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lasekeye Posted May 17, 2021 #7 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Your friend must gamble quite a bit. My Hubby gambles (although not a big “spend per day”, but he does gamble each day. I very rarely gamble. Hubby does get Casino Offers that I don’t (but I have 17 more cruising days under my profile), his Casino Offers are a bit less $ than my offers..but only $100 ish range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BlerkOne Posted May 17, 2021 #8 Share Posted May 17, 2021 4 hours ago, Eli_6 said: I figured it out. For some unknown reason, my husband has TWO VIFP numbers. One is associated with his actual email address and has NONE of our prior cruises on it. The other one (that lists all of our prior cruises) is somehow associated with my email address. So when I was logging in under his email address, he wasn't getting any of the discounts for having gone on multiple prior cruises. Also, I am going to start playing in the casino because we went to book under his office manager and her cruise rate under her casino offer is about $600 for a spa balcony and ours is $1200 You have discovered marketing. Not everyone is going to get the same promotions. If Carnival doesn't get the expected return on a promotion, it is replaced by something else, or eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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