ShellyLynn3630
DIS Veteran
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- Feb 2, 2005
If I were to put down a deposit on a dummy cruise next year while on the Dream, how long could I postpone that cruise?
If I were to put down a deposit on a dummy cruise next year while on the Dream, how long could I postpone that cruise?
Forgive my ignorance, my family is new to cruising. what would be the point of booking a dummy cruise? is it a way of saving for a future cruise?
what happens to the money once you transfer the deposit to a second cruise? does it get refunded out of your account and charged back? or do they just transfer from one cruise to another?
thanks for your response!
How do you book a "dummy" cruise? What do you tell them when you are booking?
Is it pointless to book dummy cruise through DCL? i know its an advantage to book it onboard, but are there ppl who book it through DCL for any other reasons?
I can't think of a reason to book a dummy cruise date through DCL. The advantage to doing it onboard is that you can get a discount and an onboard credit. If you book off the ship, you are just tying up the deposit money. You will still pay whatever the current rate is when you switch to a "real" date. (In fact, some people who book offshore and look into rebooking onboard find that the fare they got by booking early is less than the fare they could get onboard, even accounting for the discount and credit.)
You pay 1/2 the deposit, get the 10% and OBC then you can move it to whatever cruise you want. I booked a dummy date in March which I moved to the Fantasy when the dates first came out so I got early booking prices and the on board incentives.