CCFC Posted September 5, 2023 #1 Share Posted September 5, 2023 (edited) I was on the phone to my favourite travel agent this afternoon enquiring about a suite on Arvia in 2025. I had looked a few prices up before ringing them so I knew what should be the pricing. The Select fare offered me a cabin I quite fancied so I went back to try the same cabin on early saver (about £1100 cheaper) and it wouldnt let me book it. Hence I rang the travel agent and she couldnt see it either. I was on the P&O website and tried an Early Saver fare but let P&O book the cabin number, this let me book what appeared to be the same cabin but you couldnt be sure though it looked like the last cabin on deck 9. I mentioned this to the travel agent who I have usually had excellent service from, though never had this particular agent and she said if you book that on the P&O website as an early saver they will change the price to Select. I said if I pay a deposit on the price on the website they have to honour it. She said you cant book Early Saver Suites, I almost called her a liar and she got very aggressive saying she was right, no early saver suites. She then said she would ring P&O in the morning to see who was right. I guess my question is do P&O offer some suites on Early Saver fares and others on Select fare only? On a Select fare this cabin is available which I quite fancy: If I choose Early Saver this cabin comes up which I dont want as its on the promenade deck and you cant book a deck 9 suite However if I go through let &O choose my cabin on Early Saver it doesnt give me the option to choose my cabin but does give me this option that I would think is the missing cabin Do P&O not let you book all cabins on an Early Saver fare, seems a bit sneaky to me if so. Edited September 5, 2023 by CCFC Double picture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkshirephil Posted September 5, 2023 #2 Share Posted September 5, 2023 10 minutes ago, CCFC said: Do P&O not let you book all cabins on an Early Saver fare, seems a bit sneaky to me if so. Booking a cabin is IMHO the only real perk of select fare. I didn't think it was possible to book a particular cabin on any type of saver fare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCFC Posted September 5, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted September 5, 2023 You can book a cabin on the early saver fare, its the 8109 above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare david63 Posted September 5, 2023 #4 Share Posted September 5, 2023 I feel sure that I have read before that there are no early saver fares for suites - probably due to the fact that there are not that many of them and they sell out fairly quickly on most ships/cruises Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted September 5, 2023 #5 Share Posted September 5, 2023 8 minutes ago, david63 said: I feel sure that I have read before that there are no early saver fares for suites - probably due to the fact that there are not that many of them and they sell out fairly quickly on most ships/cruises But the Prom deck cabins are hard to sell, so maybe that's why P&O are letting you book these at the early saver price? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molecrochip Posted September 5, 2023 #6 Share Posted September 5, 2023 On Early Saver you can book suites. You can choose guarantee family suite - grade BA, guarantee Fwd/aft - grade B6/B5/B4. As there is only two BA grade, the system lets you choose it. Otherwise its on a guarantee. If you choose select, you can choose any available specific suite. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madster66 Posted September 6, 2023 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2023 You most definitely can book suites as early savers... I have done this twice for cruises this year.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Windsurfboy Posted September 6, 2023 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2023 If you book suite as an early saver, all you can guarantee is a suite, but not the grade of suite, so if you want e.g. aft suite on Arvia with big balcony, the chances of getting one of these is zero on a saver. If you like the less popular forward suites then go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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