Canceled Guest I am only 20

[rrraydon]

31 minutes ago, ray98 said:

 

They aren't even going to let her board until her responsible party arrives.  It is no different than a 14yo trying to check-in before their parents arrive.

 

I disagree.

[Essiesmom]

How is the OP planning on covering onboard charges?  Does he have his own credit card, planning on using cash, or was it to be covered by the no longer responsible party?  EM

[ray98]

23 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

How is the OP planning on covering onboard charges?  Does he have his own credit card, planning on using cash, or was it to be covered by the no longer responsible party?  EM

It won't make it that far.  This is a basic function for a hospitality POS system such as what Carnival uses.  It automatically creates flags based on the personal information of the customer and what function the system is being asked to accomplish.  They don't just hope the worker is correctly visually assessing the age of a passenger that is subject to a restriction based on ship policy.  There are plenty of 16 year olds who can pass for 25 much less a 20 year old.

 

Ring an alcoholic beverage for someone under 21....flag pops up that stops the transaction.

Someone boarding the ship that needs a responsible party.....flag pops up.

Minor attempting to exit the ship without a guardian.....flag pops up.

 

There are plenty of examples.

[KmomChicago]

Agree, this person will be flagged. It's not about whether the agents are paying attention, though they probably are. 

[pe4all]

Solution would be for OP to find someone else to cruise with, and take over the reservation.

[Purvis1231]

27 minutes ago, pe4all said:

Solution would be for OP to find someone else to cruise with, and take over the reservation.

That would basically mean taking responsibility as the guardian. That's a hard call. The OP could join the military and set sail. (I realize it is too late.) 

Edited July 11, 2022 by Purvis1231
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[Elaine5715]

1 hour ago, Purvis1231 said:

That would basically mean taking responsibility as the guardian. That's a hard call. The OP could join the military and set sail. (I realize it is too late.) 

Or get married?

[StephPS79]

2 hours ago, Purvis1231 said:

That would basically mean taking responsibility as the guardian. That's a hard call. The OP could join the military and set sail. (I realize it is too late.) 

 

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

Or get married?

 

These seem like a lot of commitment just to take a cruise....

 

Maybe he OP should just wait until the next opportunity to cruise, and pass on this one...

 

[Elaine5715]

1 hour ago, spsarrocco said:

 

 

These seem like a lot of commitment just to take a cruise....

 

Maybe he OP should just wait until the next opportunity to cruise, and pass on this one...

 

Depends on the ports...😂

[Buckeyefrank100]

On 7/8/2022 at 7:03 PM, KarmaCruisers said:

TBH that’s a pretty dumb rule..as 18 is the legal age for most everything (including the casino on carnival ships)

 

Their ship, their rules....  It's no different than needing to be 25 to rent a car just about anywhere in the US and a lot of destination hotels requiring a 25 year old be in the room.  It's all about a select few number of idiots not knowing how to take care themselves and ruining it for everyone else.

[momof3cruisers]

I would call and ask them if you can check in before the other person arrives. If they say yes, then I would give it a shot. However, only do that if #1, you currently can’t get any $ back for this cruise and #2 only if you live near the port or have the funds to either stay in a hotel or get back home in some way.

[tiffy0428]

On 7/9/2022 at 6:55 PM, rs45thompson said:

Can you find someone else to go and just change the name?  I'm sure you know many who would love a free cruise.

Its not me exactly, It's my daughter and her friends. My daughter is 22, her best friend and a few others want to cruise; ages 

23

22

20

20

 

Come to think of it, I am not even sure the 20 year old will be able to board with the 23 year old. 

[tiffy0428]

some of these responses are hilarious. 

[Denverdonkeys]

I have a related question (maybe). We are travelling with my sister and her family. One of my sons is registered as a guest in their room, due to space constraints (he will actually sleep in ours). I wasn't worried about being on the ship and getting a second key, but they just made their travel arrangements and they appear to result in an arrival time of 2-3 hours later than us. As his parents, are we able to get on board with him without them? That would mean carnival allowing him to check in without an adult in his room (but an adult on the ship). This just donned on me and I should have switched me or my wife into that room to alleviate this issue (which I still might try if they would for free, but we sail in 2 weeks). thoughts?

 

[WKUTopperFan]

46 minutes ago, Denverdonkeys said:

I have a related question (maybe). We are travelling with my sister and her family. One of my sons is registered as a guest in their room, due to space constraints (he will actually sleep in ours). I wasn't worried about being on the ship and getting a second key, but they just made their travel arrangements and they appear to result in an arrival time of 2-3 hours later than us. As his parents, are we able to get on board with him without them? That would mean carnival allowing him to check in without an adult in his room (but an adult on the ship). This just donned on me and I should have switched me or my wife into that room to alleviate this issue (which I still might try if they would for free, but we sail in 2 weeks). thoughts?

 

I change the other person in my cabin quite frequently. On my next sailing which departs August 15, I have made 4 changes... most recently last week.I never know who I'm bringing with me when I book. My PVP makes the changes for free every time... I've been working with him for years. I book 4 or 5 sailings a year so it's in his best interest to make the changes for me to keep me coming back lol. I don't know if this is against policy or not... but it's never an issue.

 

If you have a PVP, give him a call. He'll most likely change it for you...no questions asked.

[ballarinamom]

9 hours ago, pe4all said:

Solution would be for OP to find someone else to cruise with, and take over the reservation.

We did this in the past. Two weeks before we were to leave, one  in our party backed out. A friend paid $200 to transfer the reservation. If the person who backed out didnt have insurance they would be loosing the money anyway. Or if you are with a group and there is a 21 year + in that group can "add" them to your room at check in 

Edited July 11, 2022 by ballarinamom

[ray98]

3 minutes ago, ballarinamom said:

Or if you are with a group and there is a 21 year + in that group can "add" them to your room at check in 

Under 21 has be with someone 25+.

[Denverdonkeys]

On 7/11/2022 at 3:47 PM, ballarinamom said:

We did this in the past. Two weeks before we were to leave, one  in our party backed out. A friend paid $200 to transfer the reservation. If the person who backed out didnt have insurance they would be loosing the money anyway. Or if you are with a group and there is a 21 year + in that group can "add" them to your room at check in 

I called and they made the swap- no charge, pretty easy. My understanding was that they didn't charge a fee because the 2 people were on the reservations already, it was just moving people (not adding or replacing). We also didn't have any cheers or anything that we were trying to get around by splitting us up. They never really answered if we could have boarded though, they understood the concern and so just got a supervisor to approve the fee-free swap.

 

[MississippiMom]

On 7/9/2022 at 11:48 PM, rrraydon said:

I don't think they'd catch it. I'd take the risk. 🤷‍♀️ To each their own.

We just recently cruised and I (the parent) had to be right next to our 20 year old during the entire check-in process.  In her case, because her passport was brand new, we even had to step over to a "special desk" together for them to scan her new passport into the system.  There is no alone check-in opportunity for under 21 travelers.

[MississippiMom]

On 7/11/2022 at 2:39 AM, ray98 said:

Ring an alcoholic beverage for someone under 21....flag pops up that stops the transaction.

Someone boarding the ship that needs a responsible party.....flag pops up.

Minor attempting to exit the ship without a guardian.....flag pops up.

 

There are plenty of examples.

A minor exiting the ship is definitely a HUGE flag.  We just witnessed it.  My nephew stood in the (right) line with me to get off at a port, but his father (my brother) was in the other (left) line.  Luckily, my middle name is my maiden name and matches my nephew's last name, so not a big issue.  Security still stopped my nephew, but since they had seen us all talking they were quick to get the okay from my brother.

[sanger727]

On 7/11/2022 at 1:21 PM, tiffy0428 said:

Its not me exactly, It's my daughter and her friends. My daughter is 22, her best friend and a few others want to cruise; ages 

23

22

20

20

 

Come to think of it, I am not even sure the 20 year old will be able to board with the 23 year old. 

 

The 20 year olds won't be able to cruise with this group. Unless there is someone over 25, I doubt they will even be able to make a booking.

[lazydayz]

On 7/11/2022 at 1:22 PM, tiffy0428 said:

some of these responses are hilarious. 

 

So how did you resolve this?  Hope you didn't join the military or get married in order to take a cruise.  LOL 

[ski_mom]

This is interesting.  We just sailed on the Panorama at the end of June.  There were 7 of us, my husband and myself, our 3 kids (25, 24 & 19), one boyfriend (24) and my mom.  Every time we got off at a port, they asked my 19 year old for his date of birth and his room number.  I still don't really understand why, but maybe it has something to do with this.  The other odd thing was that I really don't remember this happening in the past when we cruised.  If it matters, he was rooming with our 25 year old daughter.

 

 

[Elaine5715]

22 minutes ago, ski_mom said:

This is interesting.  We just sailed on the Panorama at the end of June.  There were 7 of us, my husband and myself, our 3 kids (25, 24 & 19), one boyfriend (24) and my mom.  Every time we got off at a port, they asked my 19 year old for his date of birth and his room number.  I still don't really understand why, but maybe it has something to do with this.  The other odd thing was that I really don't remember this happening in the past when we cruised.  If it matters, he was rooming with our 25 year old daughter.

 

 

He was with a 25 yr old in his cabin, that does matter.  

[ski_mom]

18 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

He was with a 25 yr old in his cabin, that does matter.  

I just wasn't sure why he get getting asked his date of birth and cabin number.  It was strange.