lakedweller64 Posted January 31, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I had to rebook a cruise different date different ship. Used the diamond desk to do this which I have done in the past. was real easy and no problem.This time was charged $100. Admin fee? Is this something new? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted January 31, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 31, 2023 There is a standard fee of $50 pp for a rebooking, assuming you aren't in the non-refundable part of your timeline. Carnival may have waived that in the past (I got it waived once), but they don't have to, and I guess they are starting to clamp down. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakedweller64 Posted January 31, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Thank you this was a first for me.Thought it may have been a new policy change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted January 31, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 31, 2023 1 hour ago, lakedweller64 said: Thank you this was a first for me.Thought it may have been a new policy change. I think there are usually certain fare classes where there is no admin fee to change, but those fares are usually more than just $50 pp higher than the cheapest, so not really a deal unless you are likely change plans a lot. e.g. for a random cruise I just started to mock-book: Early Saver (the cheapest) has this condition: All cancellations that occur prior to the final payment due date will receive a non-refundable and non-transferable future cruise credit in US dollars for the amount of the deposit, less a $50pp service fee. Whereas New Year Savings Sale says: Change fees are not assessed outside of the final payment window. For a two-person cabin, the latter is $80 more, but also forgoes a $50 OBC (per cabin), so net $130 difference in overall "price". You also pay a lower deposit on the former, which many people (like me) like. Oh, and there is another rate category which is over $500 pp higher than the base rate, with no further benefits AFAICT. Yeah, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wemjam Posted February 1, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 1, 2023 Yes, we have had that fee waived a lot in years past ($50/pp change fee), but they have started clamping down and don't do it like they used to. I had to pay it once recently, and then got it waived once too still (in last 4 months or so, made 2 changes) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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