cruisingmen Posted March 10, 2006 #1 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Anyone have insight on how to successfully get Princess to change flights prearranged through them without having to pay the change fee? Just got word we are being routed to Miami for a Ft. Lauderdale cruise. While Miami is close, it's not FLL and will end up costing us extra $$ to and from MIA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted March 10, 2006 #2 Share Posted March 10, 2006 I have not heard of anyone being successful in changing flights without paying the deviation fee. Often there is no increase in flight price, but sometimes there is. But all have paid the deviation fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted March 10, 2006 #3 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Sorry, but if you don't pay the deviation fee, you get what they assign. No way out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingmen Posted March 10, 2006 Author #4 Share Posted March 10, 2006 Thanks all! That's what we figured, just hopeful that someone had found a way around it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emeyers Posted March 11, 2006 #5 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Every time I have requested deviation through Princess I have been charged much more than the $75 for international flights. I have not changed dates of departures, simply desired direct flights from Florida to Chicago or Los Angeles, flying to Asiatic ports to cruise on the Diamond or Sapphire Princess. In one case I cancelled the cruise because Princess wanted over $400 per person more than the $1700 air charge from Orlando to Sydney. Ellis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactusrose Posted March 11, 2006 #6 Share Posted March 11, 2006 If this is Princess air won't they provide the transportation to and from MIA? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 11, 2006 #7 Share Posted March 11, 2006 Every time I have requested deviation through Princess I have been charged much more than the $75 for international flights. I have not changed dates of departures, simply desired direct flights from Florida to Chicago or Los Angeles, flying to Asiatic ports to cruise on the Diamond or Sapphire Princess. In one case I cancelled the cruise because Princess wanted over $400 per person more than the $1700 air charge from Orlando to Sydney. When you request deviation, you can also be charged the difference in price between one ticket and the other. If you change any flight on any airline, they'll do the same thing, i.e., charge you the difference even if the departure and arrival cities are the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 11, 2006 #8 Share Posted March 11, 2006 If this is Princess air won't they provide the transportation to and from MIA?In some cases, when you purchase Princess air, they include transportation to/from the ship. Normally, however, you purchase Princess air and transfers separately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingmen Posted March 12, 2006 Author #9 Share Posted March 12, 2006 We did not originally purchase transfers through Princess. They wanted $12 per person each way (there are 7 of us!) for the two-mile transfer from FLL to the port. We figured it would be much cheaper to take a couple of taxis than pay the transfer fee. Now, since they have booked us into Miami, they are wanting $84 per person for transfers!!! Sounds like getting the flights changed would be an expensive option. We talked to our TA (who is AWESOME) and she was able to get Princess to give us a deal on transfers since they booked us into an alternate airport. $10 per person each way. Guess we will go with this, and accept this as a lesson learned about booking air through the cruise line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juliepaule Posted March 12, 2006 #10 Share Posted March 12, 2006 Anyone have insight on how to successfully get Princess to change flights prearranged through them without having to pay the change fee? Just got word we are being routed to Miami for a Ft. Lauderdale cruise. While Miami is close, it's not FLL and will end up costing us extra $$ to and from MIA. Hi Cruisingmen, We are also booked Toronto - Miami. April 7th cruise. Air Canada was cheaper airfare and they had better time slots. The cost is just 30.00 Canadian for the Bus transfer. Well worth it for us. We only booked once with the Cruise and never again. We had a stop over in Atlanta for 4 hours. We arrived on the ship totally exhausted. And booking one day ahead with them is not always easy. Good experience for your next cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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