Place Holder Question

[Love2Cruise2015]

I have an upcoming cruise and want to purchase place holders but was wondering if I purchase 2 place holders am I allowed to use them on a back to back cruise?

 

[auntlynne]

 

[auntlynne]

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[Love2Cruise2015]

If your cabin has two guests from different home addresses, each can book a cabin. Then you could sail together on a future B2B, listing one person as the lead guest on one cruise, the other in the next.

If solo, No.

If you live at same address, No.

(It‘s the street address, not the last names, that matters.)

Thank you, that is disappointing news but at least we will get to book when leg of the cruise using a place holder.

 

[Sconny]

Follow up on this topic with buying the 2 stateroom place holder. We just Booked 2 Place holders on the app option this last cruise (which we have never done before, only done the 1 stateroom place holder).

I am guessing they need to be used on the same cruise? (cant split on different cruises as mentioned above)

And can the 2nd state room be in the name of someone else?

Thanks for the help

 

[holula]

I have been able to book a b2b with placeholders from the same cruise previously. So it may depend who you get on the phone.

 

[Sconny]

I have been able to book a b2b with placeholders from the same cruise previously. So it may depend who you get on the phone.

Thanks thats good to know.

Any idea on when you use the 2 state rooms on one cruise (which is our plan), can the 2nd room be in the name of someone besides myself and my wife? (we were the 2 in the stateroom at time of booking)

 

[Clarkson U]

I have been able to book a b2b with placeholders from the same cruise previously. So it may depend who you get on the phone.

I have done this in the past but recently (last 2 months) trying to book placeholders from one sailing on more than one sailing has failed - at least one CM when I called told me that they can't do that anymore (assuming there was a way in the past but maybe that is under crackdown).

 

[holula]

I have done this in the past but recently (last 2 months) trying to book placeholders from one sailing on more than one sailing has failed - at least one CM when I called told me that they can't do that anymore (assuming there was a way in the past but maybe that is under crackdown).

That’s really interesting as mine were last year when I booked them.

 

[Clarkson U]

That’s really interesting as mine were last year when I booked them.

yes in early 2022 and even summer 2022 I was able to do the separation but not currently. Technically, the rules say you are supposed to use them on the same sailing so I am not upset at all. I just have to plan better now and get smarter on when I book things.

 

[plutolovr]

Thanks thats good to know.

Any idea on when you use the 2 state rooms on one cruise (which is our plan), can the 2nd room be in the name of someone besides myself and my wife? (we were the 2 in the stateroom at time of booking)

If you booked the second one as "TBD" (to be determined), you can use the placeholder for someone else. Can be parents, friends, etc.

 

[Sconny]

If you booked the second one as "TBD" (to be determined), you can use the placeholder for someone else. Can be parents, friends, etc.

Thanks so much...it did not ask for any names for the place holder (I believe in the old days it did before the App Booking system).

In the end I am not to worried as it will all work out. Also if we do not use 1 of them we will get out $250 back in the end for the one not used and if it works out to help family or friends save some money it will just be a plus. Like I said have not done the 2 stateroom place holder option before on the 1 stateroom.

any other good tips for 2 placeholders?

 

[OpieDoodle]

Interesting, I had assumed you could use them on two different sailings. I planned to book 2 placeholders on my upcoming cruise on the Magic and planned to book a family cruise and then a adult only cruise for 2024.

Is that true if they're booked in two different people's names? Like for example say I purchase one and then my husband purchases the other (same stateroom on the magic)

 

[Calantha]

Yeah, I'm trying to figure this out for our upcoming sailing. We have 2 rooms, so I would think we get 4 placeholders, 2 for one cruise and 2 for another. But the rooms are mixed families for Platinum purposes. I just plan to go to Guest services and figure it out. I'm not sure if my in-laws need a placeholder or not - so we might end up each getting one.

 

[Clarkson U]

Yeah, I'm trying to figure this out for our upcoming sailing. We have 2 rooms, so I would think we get 4 placeholders, 2 for one cruise and 2 for another. But the rooms are mixed families for Platinum purposes. I just plan to go to Guest services and figure it out. I'm not sure if my in-laws need a placeholder or not - so we might end up each getting one.

So per room I think you will be okay getting 2 per room and using them on two different sailings.

 

[lanejudy]

I had assumed you could use them on two different sailings.

So per room I think you will be okay getting 2 per room and using them on two different sailings.

Technically, no you cannot use them on separate sailings. Each household on the current cruise can book up to 2 placeholders with the expectation that both will be used on the same cruise. Without looking it up for exact quote, that's essentially the wording. If there is a second household represented on the current cruise (for example friends or mother-daughter who don't live together), then each can book 2 placeholders and Joe's placeholders can be used on a different cruise than John's placeholders.

Years ago there was an exception for B2B cruises. But that exception was removed even before the pandemic. That doesn't mean some folks didn't get lucky and managed to use the 2 placeholders on separate cruises, and it sounds like possibly DCL has managed to either find a way to block that or trained CMs not to do it. But it has always been against the "rules" to use the 2 placeholders on separate cruises.

 

[OpieDoodle]

Technically, no you cannot use them on separate sailings. Each household on the current cruise can book up to 2 placeholders with the expectation that both will be used on the same cruise. Without looking it up for exact quote, that's essentially the wording. If there is a second household represented on the current cruise (for example friends or mother-daughter who don't live together), then each can book 2 placeholders and Joe's placeholders can be used on a different cruise than John's placeholders.

Years ago there was an exception for B2B cruises. But that exception was removed even before the pandemic. That doesn't mean some folks didn't get lucky and managed to use the 2 placeholders on separate cruises, and it sounds like possibly DCL has managed to either find a way to block that or trained CMs not to do it. But it has always been against the "rules" to use the 2 placeholders on separate cruises.

Guess I'll just be booking one placeholder on my halloween cruise and another on the christmas cruise LOL