Palmsandsun Posted July 23, 2007 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Hope someone can help me find where they publish the codes Carnival uses for the rates for their cruises on the internet. I want to see which one is the best to use. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 23, 2007 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I just try them all, many only one will work at any given time. P1S is the current sale code for this week, its in the small print of the emails they send out (if you get them). There is no place to find them other than the emails or kind folks who post them here. My old codes are DP3, PDW, DP7, PR1 (for finding resident specials after you put in your address), PCDP45. I have a few more but none are working lately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmsandsun Posted July 25, 2007 Author #3 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Thanks for the information. Do you know which one is for millitary discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 25, 2007 #4 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Firefly forgot a couple. BCA is the default code, and is filled in on the web page automatically. Probably stands for "Best Cabin Available" or something. There's also a new code I haven't seen anyone post here yet. It came in an email recently, and is good for $200 On Board Credit (OBC) on Freedom or Splendor - but it also requires a past cruiser number. From memory the code was DS1 (or maybe D1S?). I'll check it later tonight when I get home and can access my email. Plus I'll paste the exact text of the email. Also, an easier way to compare the effect of different codes is to substitute them directly in the browser URL, rather than having to go back/forward through the pages over and over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 26, 2007 #5 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I spent some time searching online and I think I've got the codes pretty well figured out. Searching on Google with criteria like: "fare code" site:http://www.carnival.com/ or the whole web for specific codes (ie "fare code CP1S") leaves very little undiscovered. Here's what I found... Base URL for all Promotions: http://www.carnival.com/cms/static_templates/promos/ Fare Codes: ========================================================= BCA - Default. "Best Cabin Available" P1S - One Day Sales (ods_MMYY.aspx) Note: Sale lasts a whole month. Substitute MMYY with actual month & year, for example "may07", "july07", etc DP1 - Past Guest Special DP3 - Past Guest Special DP5 - Past Guest Reunion Specials (pg_reunion_cruises.aspx ) DP7 - Past Guest Specials (pg_specials.aspx, pg_holiday_pastguestoffer07.aspx) PR1 - Florida Resident Specials PR2 - Canadian Resident Specials PM1 - Military Specials (militarypromotion_2006.aspx) PM2 - Military Specials PM3 - Military Specials OAK - Alaska Itinerary Specials (alaska_08.aspx) PWC - Presidential Wine Club OWR - Misc Special (URL varies, example Wed_071107.aspx) DW7 - Misc Special (URL varies, example europe2008/index.aspx) PDW - Misc Special (URL varies, example Wed_071807.aspx) PBA - Misc Special (URL varies, example august_sale.aspx) OLB - Misc Special (URL varies, example rusty_wallace_cruise2008.aspx, freedom_specials_pg.aspx) Note: For the genuinely "special" specials that only last a couple days, it's easier to try to fudge the URL than guess the code. Wednesday seems like a popular day to put up their web page (in advance of sending out the email). So, for example, try Wed_072607.aspx tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 26, 2007 #6 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Firefly forgot a couple. BCA is the default code, and is filled in on the web page automatically. Probably stands for "Best Cabin Available" or something. Yes, BCA is the default, and I had a few more written down but they had not worked recently so I was not sure if they were still valid. Looks like someone posted a really handy cheat cheat, thanks RatherBFishin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trock Posted July 26, 2007 #7 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I spent some time searching online and I think I've got the codes pretty well figured out. Searching on Google with criteria like: "fare code" site:http://www.carnival.com/ or the whole web for specific codes (ie "fare code CP1S") leaves very little undiscovered. Here's what I found... Base URL for all Promotions: http://www.carnival.com/cms/static_templates/promos/ Fare Codes: ========================================================= BCA - Default. "Best Cabin Available" P1S - One Day Sales (ods_MMYY.aspx) Note: Sale lasts a whole month. Substitute MMYY with actual month & year, for example "may07", "july07", etc DP1 - Past Guest Special DP3 - Past Guest Special DP5 - Past Guest Reunion Specials (pg_reunion_cruises.aspx ) DP7 - Past Guest Specials (pg_specials.aspx, pg_holiday_pastguestoffer07.aspx) PR1 - Florida Resident Specials PR2 - Canadian Resident Specials PM1 - Military Specials (militarypromotion_2006.aspx) PM2 - Military Specials PM3 - Military Specials OAK - Alaska Itinerary Specials (alaska_08.aspx) PWC - Presidential Wine Club OWR - Misc Special (URL varies, example Wed_071107.aspx) DW7 - Misc Special (URL varies, example europe2008/index.aspx) PDW - Misc Special (URL varies, example Wed_071807.aspx) PBA - Misc Special (URL varies, example august_sale.aspx) OLB - Misc Special (URL varies, example rusty_wallace_cruise2008.aspx, freedom_specials_pg.aspx) Note: For the genuinely "special" specials that only last a couple days, it's easier to try to fudge the URL than guess the code. Wednesday seems like a popular day to put up their web page (in advance of sending out the email). So, for example, try Wed_072607.aspx tomorrow. Where would you type, "Wed_072607.aspx" ?? thanks toni Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 26, 2007 #8 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Looks like someone posted a really handy cheat cheat, thanks RatherBFishin My pleasure. It was fun hacking around last night. Just wanted to point out though that the comment about having to rely on Carnival's emails is not 100% true. I'm pretty sure Carnival creates "static" web pages with these sales specifically to allow the search engines (eg Google) to find and index the content. As an experiment, I bet you a chocolate covered donut that next months P1S page is: http://www.carnival.com/cms/static_templates/promos/ods_august07.aspx (assuming there is a sale at all) Also, for the techies, "CMS" in the url stands for "content management system". If I can figure out which one they use (probably SharePoint Portal Server given the ".aspx" extension) I might be able to dig deeper. I'd love to be able to figure out where they "stage" the web pages before they get released to the public. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 26, 2007 #9 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Where would you type, "Wed_072607.aspx" ?? thanks toni Tack it onto the end of base URL in your browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trock Posted July 26, 2007 #10 Share Posted July 26, 2007 Tack it onto the end of base URL in your browser. I am so not good with this stuff LOL this is what i got when i did that SHIPSDESTINATIONSONBOARD EXPERIENCESHORE EXCURSIONSGIFTSSPECIALSWe apologize, due to the current changes of our web site the page you have requested is no longer available. To proceed to the Carnival.com homepage click "Home". To go back to the last page you visited click "Back". http://carnival.com/Errors/404.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/Wed_072607.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 26, 2007 #11 Share Posted July 26, 2007 I am so not good with this stuff LOL this is what i got when i did that... There's no guarantee that there's any special sale going on. If the page doesn't exist (or if they change their naming convention) then you just get bounced to that error page. Next Thursday, try something like: http://www.carnival.com/cms/static_templates/promos/Wed_080107.aspx Who knows, it only takes a second to try. It's all just monkeying around to see what can be seen. Like a treasure hunt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted July 26, 2007 #12 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We used to have a link that showed what the TAs see for all the specials on one page, but now the link no longer works, maybe you can find a way back into that page without a TA signing in to show it to us. It used to have fax in the name of the page when you saved it under specials. Now the link says TA please sign in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RatherBFishin Posted July 26, 2007 #13 Share Posted July 26, 2007 We used to have a link that showed what the TAs see for all the specials on one page, but now the link no longer works, maybe you can find a way back into that page without a TA signing in to show it to us. It used to have fax in the name of the page when you saved it under specials. Now the link says TA please sign in. You mean something like this? https://www.bookccl.com/salestools/FunFaxes/Promotions/T1GEN.pdf You can simply search Google for: site:https://www.bookccl.com/salestools/FunFaxes/ and see all the PDF's they have. They are Adobe Acrobat documents because (I believe) they are literally "faxed" out to the TA's. There are several folders under FunFaxes, including: /Promotions /Past%20Guest /Groups /FunItin /Seniors The problem with trying to get to the master list of the PDF's is that it really does require logging in. I tried some of the simple ways of getting around it (which is not an appropriate topic for this forum), but it looks like you're going to have to target one fax at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palmsandsun Posted July 26, 2007 Author #14 Share Posted July 26, 2007 RatherBFishin-Thanks for the information. It is just what I wanted. This board is fantastic. Ask any question and someone always has the answer.:) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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