katz Posted June 12 #1 Share Posted June 12 What does Flex Fare mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mauibabes Posted June 12 #2 Share Posted June 12 Where did you find the Flex Fare reference because that is not an Oceania term I had heard before. Other lines, perhaps. Mauibabes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz Posted June 12 Author #3 Share Posted June 12 Aloha MauiBabes.. My husband is from Paia. I was asking for a friend.. She booked an O cruise through her TA today, with a "Flex Fare". We tried to figure out what this means. I checked O's website, There is no mention of this kind of fare. I have a feeling the TA might have booked this through a broker or a third party seller. Thanks for your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EJL2023 Posted June 12 #4 Share Posted June 12 Could it have anything to do with flex air dates? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thought2go Posted June 12 #5 Share Posted June 12 Here is a good definition- https://www.solotravellerapp.com/flexible-ticket-meaning/ Just make sure it is compatible with whatever insurance you are buying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted June 13 #6 Share Posted June 13 3 hours ago, katz said: What does Flex Fare mean? No such thing on O. It may be a term used by a particular TA, where they add or subtract their own perks or non-O air, transfers, gratuities et al. amenities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz Posted June 14 Author #7 Share Posted June 14 Thanks everyone for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA2002 Posted June 14 #8 Share Posted June 14 On 6/12/2024 at 7:20 PM, EJL2023 said: Could it have anything to do with flex air dates? No, is not connected to air dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted June 14 #9 Share Posted June 14 31 minutes ago, VA2002 said: No, is not connected to air dates. Well, do you know what it means? If so please let the rest of us in on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katz Posted June 15 Author #10 Share Posted June 15 ORV Check Thought2Go's reply above. The website shared has information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare FlyerTalker Posted June 15 #11 Share Posted June 15 13 hours ago, katz said: ORV Check Thought2Go's reply above. The website shared has information. And the information is SO general as to be virtually useless. Every kind of "flexible" fare, be it for air, sea or land, has specific qualifications and application standards. So unless you have the actual terms and conditions of a program, saying it is "flex" or "flexible" means nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basor Posted June 15 #12 Share Posted June 15 There was complaining that the SM advertising "free air" in their pricing was misleading so O has removed air as part of the listed price and it is available as an add on...,so many indicate that they never use O's air so what the new air program will be is immaterial. At times it seems to me that any time there is a change, people are complaining even when the change is exactly what they were advocating for before. After 01JUL, air is an add on and, if you are interested in using O's air then you can check the details, 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VA2002 Posted June 15 #13 Share Posted June 15 On 6/14/2024 at 2:50 PM, ORV said: Well, do you know what it means? If so please let the rest of us in on it. I am not sure what is means. My TA said it's a fare that sometimes comes up when she's looking for pricing of cruises. I wish I had more details but I don't. I did a search on the computer but couldn't find an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted June 16 #14 Share Posted June 16 On 6/15/2024 at 7:33 AM, FlyerTalker said: And the information is SO general as to be virtually useless. Every kind of "flexible" fare, be it for air, sea or land, has specific qualifications and application standards. So unless you have the actual terms and conditions of a program, saying it is "flex" or "flexible" means nothing. I agree. That said, what further sleuthing I have done suggests that the term “flex fare” (as regards Oceania) may be a TA referring, at least, to O “quiet sales” which are time limited and rotated among O Connoisseurs Club member agencies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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