ava_girl_123 Posted May 18, 2010 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2010 Hey everyone, The past few days have been crazy for us.. We originally booked the Pride for 8/15/10.. It was not ES.. And I still had a small balance due before June 1st.. Get a call from my MIL that she CAN NOT watch our kids for that week now.. :eek: She gives us the whole month of October to book from.. Ok cool, we can get a cheaper cruise, book under ES.. SO, we chose October 17th Pride, ES and I get a $900 credit deposited into my checking account.. :D All is well.. Right? NO.. MIL calls back again, literally 5 hours later and says no can do to the October sail date! :eek: OMG.. Get back on the phone with Carnival.. Beg and plead not to charge me the $50 pp for yet another change.. They agree that they will not charge me as long as we do not change again..Was not charged for the change from Aug to Oct because we were within final payment.. Now, one thing I did forget to mention is our original Aug 15th date was booked with friends of ours. They could not change dates as she is a teacher so August was best.. Ok, get a call today from the MIL (whoooooo at this point I am not digging at all) She is upset and says she is sorry that she put us through all of that and to go ahead and change it back to the original Aug. date.. She also offered to pay the $100 I was out for the change back to August..:cool: Here is my question: The rep said I am still considered ES as it followed my booking.. This makes no sense to me.. I mean I am thrilled, but my ES rate was with the August changed to October cruise.. How did this happen? By the way, my MIL is usually not this undecisive for lack of a better word.. Not sure what the heck happened there but my nerves are SHOT.. Lol... I should also add that we got todays rates for the cruise and not the ES rate that applied months ago.. so I am only paying $40 more total today then I paid a month ago.. Either way, ES was not available when we originally booked Aug. 15th.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willjoe75 Posted May 18, 2010 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2010 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!!!.......amazing......you have a lot more patience then I. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted May 18, 2010 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They have to keep it ES once its booked ES, even if got to change ships no charge ... in order to make sure the deposit remains nonrefundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ava_girl_123 Posted May 18, 2010 Author #4 Share Posted May 18, 2010 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!!!.......amazing......you have a lot more patience then I. :) Oh believe me, there was a ton of yelling and freaking out the second time she called.. But like I said, she is normally very good to us about anything like that.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ava_girl_123 Posted May 18, 2010 Author #5 Share Posted May 18, 2010 They have to keep it ES once its booked ES, even if got to change ships no charge ... in order to make sure the deposit remains nonrefundable. I see.. I find it strange though.. I mean, again we didn't get the ES lower rate that it must have been months ago, but now we get to have OBC if the price drops which I am so happy about.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokergirl34 Posted May 19, 2010 #6 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Once ES always ES to keep your deposit nonrefundable. You are too late for ES rates so you have an ES booking in at a Fun Select (I am guessing) rate. That Fun Select rate may go down to equal to or below what the ES rate was before, but you never know. We also had to change dates after ES was gone on our last cruise and were definitely charged $50 each but Carnival was kind enough to put us in a Fun Saver rate since the Fun Select was extremely expensive. Eventually we ended up in a past guest rate where we were able to select our cabin (and were given some OBC as well ;)) It make sense to me since I have been through it. I am not sure i explained it very well though. Since you are in an ES booking now, keep checking for price drops and enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa e Posted May 19, 2010 #7 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Wow! I am glad you were able to juggle all that..Have a fantastic trip.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiffany1203 Posted May 19, 2010 #8 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Gail!! I can't believe this! :eek: Im glad it worked out because I know how much you want to cruise with your friends!! :) Now you can do the double digit dance again!! :D XoXo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExcitedCruzer Posted May 19, 2010 #9 Share Posted May 19, 2010 YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING!!!!!!.......amazing......you have a lot more patience then I. :) I'll say!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klfhngr Posted May 19, 2010 #10 Share Posted May 19, 2010 Hey everyone, The past few days have been crazy for us.. We originally booked the Pride for 8/15/10.. It was not ES.. And I still had a small balance due before June 1st.. Get a call from my MIL that she CAN NOT watch our kids for that week now.. :eek: She gives us the whole month of October to book from.. Ok cool, we can get a cheaper cruise, book under ES.. SO, we chose October 17th Pride, ES and I get a $900 credit deposited into my checking account.. :D All is well.. Right? NO.. MIL calls back again, literally 5 hours later and says no can do to the October sail date! :eek: OMG.. Get back on the phone with Carnival.. Beg and plead not to charge me the $50 pp for yet another change.. They agree that they will not charge me as long as we do not change again..Was not charged for the change from Aug to Oct because we were within final payment.. Now, one thing I did forget to mention is our original Aug 15th date was booked with friends of ours. They could not change dates as she is a teacher so August was best.. Ok, get a call today from the MIL (whoooooo at this point I am not digging at all) She is upset and says she is sorry that she put us through all of that and to go ahead and change it back to the original Aug. date.. She also offered to pay the $100 I was out for the change back to August..:cool: Here is my question: The rep said I am still considered ES as it followed my booking.. This makes no sense to me.. I mean I am thrilled, but my ES rate was with the August changed to October cruise.. How did this happen? By the way, my MIL is usually not this undecisive for lack of a better word.. Not sure what the heck happened there but my nerves are SHOT.. Lol... I should also add that we got todays rates for the cruise and not the ES rate that applied months ago.. so I am only paying $40 more total today then I paid a month ago.. Either way, ES was not available when we originally booked Aug. 15th.. Have you ever seen the movie 'Throw Mama from the Train'?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ava_girl_123 Posted May 19, 2010 Author #11 Share Posted May 19, 2010 How funny.. Yes, I have seen it and yes that is what I wanted to do.. Lol... Tiff- I am digging my countdown now, again.. Hahaha:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ms. Fun Bunch Posted May 20, 2010 #12 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Gail, What drama!!! but I know you are sooooo happy to be cruising in August again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeywestK Posted May 20, 2010 #13 Share Posted May 20, 2010 Wow, I can't even imagine how stressful that all was. I am so happy for you that it was all resolved. Now go have a nice glass of wine and concentrate on your August cruise.....;):D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelntreats Posted May 20, 2010 #14 Share Posted May 20, 2010 This is a true "Cruise Addiciton" Story....:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted May 20, 2010 #15 Share Posted May 20, 2010 When you booked the October Cruise you booked under ES. When you cancelled and re-booked the August Cruise again (with no $50 pp penalty) you were NOT required to re-book a cancelled ES Booking under ES Again; you could have re-booked under ES at current ES rate and you would retain ES price protection up to 2 days before sailing, or you COULD have re-booked under any of PastGuest, 55+, Resident or Miltary at their current rates but would not retain ES Price Protection. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted May 20, 2010 #16 Share Posted May 20, 2010 This is a true "Cruise Addiciton" Story....:D I bet the Agent had a different description! ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marshhawk Posted May 20, 2010 #17 Share Posted May 20, 2010 This might be a good time to find a professional child sitter, and bite the bullet with Momma. Have a great cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.E. Posted May 20, 2010 #18 Share Posted May 20, 2010 :eek: Crazy story. Is your MIL okay? What was it that was getting her to change her mind so much? Has she been forgetful lately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S.E. Posted May 20, 2010 #19 Share Posted May 20, 2010 This might be a good time to find a professional child sitter, and bite the bullet with Momma. Have a great cruise! I agree. (although I personally would recommend someone you know and trust) Have a backup just in case she changes her mind again. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ava_girl_123 Posted May 20, 2010 Author #20 Share Posted May 20, 2010 When you booked the October Cruise you booked under ES. When you cancelled and re-booked the August Cruise again (with no $50 pp penalty) you were NOT required to re-book a cancelled ES Booking under ES Again; you could have re-booked under ES at current ES rate and you would retain ES price protection up to 2 days before sailing, or you COULD have re-booked under any of PastGuest, 55+, Resident or Miltary at their current rates but would not retain ES Price Protection. ken Really? The rep told me I had to stay with ES.. So I said then give me the original price that my balcony started out with when ES was still in place. He said I could not, but I had to stay with ES.. I mean either way I am ok I guess.. But, we did not pay the ES original amount, the cheapest amount as we booked weeks after ES dropped off.. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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