Problems with UK PCC number for US booking

[DarrenT]

Has anyone had any problems booking in the US and using a UK Captains Circle number?

 

Not sure if it has just appeared, but there is a warning on the UK PCC site saying that you may not get your benefits by booking in the US... HIGHLY discriminatory!!!

 

Wondered if anyone has had any experience of this??

[truebrit]

Hi DarrenT

 

Yes, I experienced this about 3 years ago. I recall getting a new CC number just for that cruise.

 

The following year the TA in USA declined my enquiry for a booking with Princess. She wouldn't say exactly why, but indicated "pressures" whatever they might have been.

 

Taking the air-fare out of the equation, I still maintain it is relatively cheaper to book via the USA. Additionally you can track the going rates for fares in USA, which is a privilege not available to us in the U.K.

 

This is touched upon in another recent thread with a poster wondering how the OFT in UK views this situation. I suspect that the OFT are somewhat powerless.

 

Cheeeeeeeeeeeeeers!

[MV21]

I'm based in the UK and have a UK CC number. I recently booked a forthcoming cruise with a USA TA and following advice on this board didn't even try to use my UK CC number (I understand I will get a separate USA CC number after the cruise).

 

OK I am not ratcheting up CC benefits but as I have saved over £800 on one cruise I am OK with it! If that saving is multiplied by future cruises I will book with a USA TA, I don't care about free laundry! I could afford to get all my laundry paid for umpteen times over, using the savings from booking with a USA TA.