Price Drops after Booking?

[MamaBear58]

How does this work? I plan to book tomorrow, but if the price drops, will my TA apply the credit or do I have to "rebook" at the new price, thereby possibly losing the stateroom that I selected? If I rebook do I still get the 10% discount that I'm getting because I'm using a placeholder?

Thanks.

 

[lanejudy]

Actual fare decreases are fairly uncommon. If it does occur, your TA can contact DCL and request the new fare be applied to your reservation. Port fees/taxes often adjust, and DCL will refund those automatically -- usually a few $$ per passenger.

Usually what happens is DCL releases "special offers" after the PIF date. Other than FLR, I believe any of the recent offers have required a "new" booking - so yes, you would have to cancel (including any penalty if past the PIF date) and rebook.

It sounds like you have an OBB. That cannot be "stacked" with any other discount or special offer. You'll have to decide if a special offer is better than the 10% off regular fare plus OBC.

Enjoy your cruise!

 

[MamaBear58]

Actual fare decreases are fairly uncommon. If it does occur, your TA can contact DCL and request the new fare be applied to your reservation. Port fees/taxes often adjust, and DCL will refund those automatically -- usually a few $$ per passenger.

Usually what happens is DCL releases "special offers" after the PIF date. Other than FLR, I believe any of the recent offers have required a "new" booking - so yes, you would have to cancel (including any penalty if past the PIF date) and rebook.

It sounds like you have an OBB. That cannot be "stacked" with any other discount or special offer. You'll have to decide if a special offer is better than the 10% off regular fare plus OBC.

Enjoy your cruise!

Thank you! Yes, I know that it is unlikely, but given how people seem to think today's prices are really high, I'm hoping that the ships don't fill and there will be drops. A girl can dream!!

 

[Ofinn]

The only thing you can do is watch the cruise. If they are lots of rooms left at the PIF date subtract 20% from the cheapest room in that cat and that will be probably be the GT rate. Sometimes GT rates can be as much as 30%. If your comfortable with the price you book with today then I wouldn't worry about it. There are a lot of discounts being released for 2016, but it's really a gamble if your locked in to a certain date.