Transferring a placeholder

[jack87891]

If I book a cruise with a placeholder and then decide I’d rather take a different cruise, can the placeholder be transferred to the new cruise as long as it is within the 2 year timeframe?

 

[Mommb]

Yes. A cruise booked with a placeholder discount can be transferred and maintain the discount as long as the new cruise departs within 2 years of the placeholder’s original purchase. If you cancel a cruise, though, you will lose the placeholder discount.

Also, if the cruise has been transferred to a travel agency, that agency must make the transfer.

 

[lanejudy]

You want to CHANGE DATES not transfer. Just don’t “cancel” because that loses the placeholder benefits.

 

[RedHead0186]

If I book a cruise with a placeholder and then decide I’d rather take a different cruise, can the placeholder be transferred to the new cruise as long as it is within the 2 year timeframe?

Technically no, the placeholder can't be transferred. Once the placeholder is 'used' to book a specific sailing, the placeholder goes away. What you can do is move to a different sailing, and the benefits of the placeholder will move with the sailing (as long as it's not a placeholder blackout date). But be sure you are moving to a different sailing, not cancelling and rebooking (or you then will lose the placeholder benefits and your $250 or $500 deposit will be refunded).

 

[CarolynFH]

You want to CHANGE DATES not transfer. Just don’t “cancel” because that loses the placeholder benefits.

You can change dates, ship, and/or itinerary, right?

 

[lanejudy]

You can change dates, ship, and/or itinerary, right?

Yes, you can change dates, ships and itinerary. The key word is "change" -- don't cancel the original placeholder reservation, you change it (to new dates, different ship/itinerary, etc.).

As a PP mentioned, a "placeholder" cannot actually be transferred. A placeholder is in itself a reservation, whether attached to a specific cruise or still open. That reservation number holds the placeholder benefits, which cannot be "transferred" to any other reservation number.

 

[bakerworld]

The first time we obtained a placeholder we changed cruise twice. The first change the placeholder followed us but the second we lost it. Since we were in the timeframe I wasn't sure why.

 

[RedHead0186]

The first time we obtained a placeholder we changed cruise twice. The first change the placeholder followed us but the second we lost it. Since we were in the timeframe I wasn't sure why.

I would guess either the final sailing was a blackout date for a placeholder or it didn't get 'moved' on the back end, but rather cancelled and rebooked on the new sailing.

 

[CarolynFH]

Yes, you can change dates, ships and itinerary. The key word is "change" -- don't cancel the original placeholder reservation, you change it (to new dates, different ship/itinerary, etc.).

As a PP mentioned, a "placeholder" cannot actually be transferred. A placeholder is in itself a reservation, whether attached to a specific cruise or still open. That reservation number holds the placeholder benefits, which cannot be "transferred" to any other reservation number.

Thanks. We don’t currently have a placeholder but might acquire one in December, and I want to be sure I know how they work.