tlombardo77

On 8/26/2021 at 2:21 PM, IntrepidFromDC said:

We have a cabin booked for 3, for both September and October.  Pride out of Baltimore.

This is only happening thanksgiving week, 2021 and 2022. It’s shady.

8 minutes ago, babygrljaz said:

My pvp said they are at limited capacity so only double occupancy is available at this time.  We wouldn't even be allowed to replace a person that may not be able to sail due to military restrictions.  I thought it was only for Sept sailings but looks like its not.

Then why not sell me one cabin for 4 people and then block off another cabin from being sold? Same number of people, fewer cabins being used.   I think this is awful for families, essentially doubling the price of a cruise for a family of 4 by forcing them into 2 cabins instead of 1. 

I tried to book Carnival Horizon for November 21, 2021. Their website and 3rd party websites will not allow any bookings of 3 or 4 passengers. There are, however, MANY unsold staterooms that hold 4 passengers. Two agents at Carnival could not explain why this has happened and agree there are plenty of 3 and 4 person staterooms. Turns out it is not just the Horizon. Virtually every cruise itinerary that week will not allow bookings of 3 or 4 passengers in a single stateroom.

Does this make sense? The restriction does not exist the week before or the week after. It therefore cannot likely be COVID related. Could it be a Thanksgiving issue? Why would they not want families to stay together in the same room over Thanksgiving? It seems incredibly odd and arbitrary. Any ideas? Thanks

I play at Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, IL. I was given a flyer for a free NCL cruise once I hit their middle player tier. It is the local casino tier, not a NCL casino tier. I called the number and they offered nearly any 7 day cruise for taxes, port fees, and $200 per person in non-commission fare. We selected the Epic at the end of January, and were offered a balcony for no extra charge, and we were told we will get free drink cards for the casino on the ship on day 1. We were also allowed to use a $100 coupon from NCL casinos at sea, for the time I spend at their casino on my last cruise, so they let me apply that to the non commissioned fare. So all in, we paid $750 for 2 adults and one child, for a balcony on a cruise that would have been well over $2k according to their website. Not free at all, but a very big discount. They also let me use my cruise next dollars, and they said that because I booked in 2016 for a sailing by the end of Janaury 2017, I would get another free cruise at the end of January 2017 from my local casino to use by the end of 2017. Not bad at all.