Blessedwith10 Posted October 30, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this, we have a family cruise booked, 6 cabins. We booked with certain people in each cabin to get the best pricing (Diamond Plus, Senior etc). Now that we are past final payment can we make a switch? Changing one person in 2 cabins, to the other? Example: cabin 1 has people ABCD cabin 2 has people WXYZ Change it to Cabin 1 people ABCZ Cabin 2 people WXYD Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted October 30, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Don't muddy the waters... Just change once you are onboard. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted October 30, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Once onboard changes can be made by Guest Services 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 30, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 30, 2023 If you want it out of the way before boarding, just call RC/TA and have them swap those two names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted October 30, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 30, 2023 As long as one of the original people booked in the cabin stays on the booking, you can change the names of any other people in the booking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceAunt Posted October 30, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 30, 2023 (edited) Blessedwith10 - I was searching the forums for this same topic and found your post. May I ask you to please post if you are successful in doing this ahead of time? I am cruising on Holland America soon and trying to do the exact same thing. They won't allow it - said I have to cancel each person and rebook at the current rate, which makes no sense at all when all 6 rooms are paid for and as cruiseguy just said, one of the original people on the booking is staying on the booking. Just trying to see what the other lines will do before I call back and ask to speak to a manager at HAL. Like you probably do, there are specific reasons for needing to have this done ahead of time and not switching once one board. Edited October 30, 2023 by NiceAunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 30, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 30, 2023 HAL may have entirely different rules than RC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted October 30, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 30, 2023 @NiceAunt We did it on Holland America. We had two cabins and were advised by our PCC how to book to max discounts but then we had to switch guests onboard at guest services and could not do it before sailing (would require them to reprice if before sailing). It was a simple process at guest services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NiceAunt Posted October 30, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Thanks, Smokey, I'm aware of that. Just doing some research first so I can be better informed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WoodstockGirl Posted October 30, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 30, 2023 Showing my ignorance here, I'm sure.... but does it really make any difference if within a family that has two rooms and 8 beds paid for, if one member of the family sleeps in one room or the other? Who even keeps track of that? I guess it'd get complicated if you're charging a drink (or something) to "your" room, but now you're in a different room. Other than that, I don't see how it matters. Don't get mad at me... I just need it to be gently explained.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 30, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 30, 2023 7 hours ago, Blessedwith10 said: Wondering if anyone knows the answer to this, we have a family cruise booked, 6 cabins. We booked with certain people in each cabin to get the best pricing (Diamond Plus, Senior etc). Now that we are past final payment can we make a switch? Changing one person in 2 cabins, to the other? Example: cabin 1 has people ABCD cabin 2 has people WXYZ Change it to Cabin 1 people ABCZ Cabin 2 people WXYD Any thoughts or suggestions? Thank you! Yes you can do it and it can be done up to 48 hours prior to sailing BUT, if the person that you is moving is the reason you received the discount then that cabin no longer qualifies for the discount and it can be removed. Best just to make the switches on board as others have said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wisminIowa12? Posted October 31, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 31, 2023 I tried to switch 2 people today was told I would lose the discount on the room. You will need to wait until you’re onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted October 31, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 31, 2023 14 hours ago, WoodstockGirl said: Showing my ignorance here, I'm sure.... but does it really make any difference if within a family that has two rooms and 8 beds paid for, if one member of the family sleeps in one room or the other? Who even keeps track of that? I guess it'd get complicated if you're charging a drink (or something) to "your" room, but now you're in a different room. Other than that, I don't see how it matters. Don't get mad at me... I just need it to be gently explained.... It could be the age or the sex of the people being moved. Maybe they put an adult in one room and now all the kids want to be in the same room. As for drinks being charged to a room, technically that's not how it works. Drinks are charged to an account which is paid for by a credit card (or cash, it really doesn't matter). You can designate whose expenses get paid for on your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwith10 Posted October 31, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted October 31, 2023 Thank you for all your responses. We will wait until we are onboard to switch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwith10 Posted October 31, 2023 Author #15 Share Posted October 31, 2023 18 hours ago, Ourusualbeach said: Yes you can do it and it can be done up to 48 hours prior to sailing BUT, if the person that you is moving is the reason you received the discount then that cabin no longer qualifies for the discount and it can be removed. Best just to make the switches on board as others have said. Thank you for your response. I was hoping you would chime in. Further clarification? If the DP discount is removed because of moving the people, would it be repriced at the current price? We are beyond final payment, and the price has dropped substantially. BUT I have had an awful experience with this TA, and am reluctant to do anything that might cause a problem. So the question above is just for future knowledge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 31, 2023 #16 Share Posted October 31, 2023 15 minutes ago, Blessedwith10 said: Thank you for your response. I was hoping you would chime in. Further clarification? If the DP discount is removed because of moving the people, would it be repriced at the current price? We are beyond final payment, and the price has dropped substantially. BUT I have had an awful experience with this TA, and am reluctant to do anything that might cause a problem. So the question above is just for future knowledge. They should not reprice the entire booking, just take the balcony discount off that you would no longer be entitled to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 31, 2023 #17 Share Posted October 31, 2023 27 minutes ago, Blessedwith10 said: Thank you for all your responses. We will wait until we are onboard to switch. Best plan! Very easy once on board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwith10 Posted October 31, 2023 Author #18 Share Posted October 31, 2023 1 hour ago, Ourusualbeach said: Best plan! Very easy once on board Can we do this with the Diamond lounge Concierge? Or do we need to go to guest services? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted October 31, 2023 #19 Share Posted October 31, 2023 8 minutes ago, Blessedwith10 said: Can we do this with the Diamond lounge Concierge? Or do we need to go to guest services? D concierge won't br therevuntil later in the day. Not sure if he can do it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PigsCanFly Posted November 1, 2023 #20 Share Posted November 1, 2023 We have done it on Royal a few times. DW and I each have free/discounted rooms and we book one for my wife and one for Myself and our Adult DS. Once onboard, we go to guest services and get a room key for our son in DW's room and DW a key to my room. All of the billing remains the same and they use their original cards for purchases and such. All of the charges are using my cc anyway. The new cards are only used for room access. It may become more of an issue if we attempted to actually change the room ressys pre-cruise due to the specific discounts we have from the Casino folks for each room. Never had any issue doing it on Royal. We have 2 upcoming Anthem cruises coming up with the same plans. Best of luck. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyfree Posted November 1, 2023 #21 Share Posted November 1, 2023 On 10/30/2023 at 10:24 PM, WoodstockGirl said: Showing my ignorance here, I'm sure.... but does it really make any difference if within a family that has two rooms and 8 beds paid for, if one member of the family sleeps in one room or the other? Who even keeps track of that? I guess it'd get complicated if you're charging a drink (or something) to "your" room, but now you're in a different room. Other than that, I don't see how it matters. Don't get mad at me... I just need it to be gently explained.... it definitely matters to the penny-pinchers at RCI - they wanted $35 per cabin for a simple swap of already-booked passengers. We simply got extra cabin key cards and swapped ourselves around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyelee Posted November 1, 2023 #22 Share Posted November 1, 2023 All you have to do as another person replied, is to go to guest services get a duplicate key that opens the doors and just charge on the original key card, they do not care who is in the room, we have done this numerous times with my family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiseguy1016 Posted November 2, 2023 #23 Share Posted November 2, 2023 You do not need to get duplicate keys. That means you have to carry two cards around with you, one for on-board charges and one to open your door. Go to Guest Services, tell them who will be in which cabin and what credit card their on-board expenses will be paid with. They will issue new cards with charging privileges to the correct account and the new card will open the correct door. This is from my personal experience. I even made the changes once on the pier at check-in. However, it was less complicated to do it at Guest Services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare SUESEABE Posted November 2, 2023 #24 Share Posted November 2, 2023 @Blessedwith10 Go to Guest Services once onboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blessedwith10 Posted November 2, 2023 Author #25 Share Posted November 2, 2023 Thank you everyone. I appreciate your help. I will visit guest services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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