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BcIcemen

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How come deposits for cruises are not lower? Make them non refundable until you hit a certain amount so that you just dont book cruises and cancel at will. Have like a credit card payment until you reach a certain point (the deposit amount now). What does everyone think?

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How come deposits for cruises are not lower? Make them non refundable until you hit a certain amount so that you just dont book cruises and cancel at will. Have like a credit card payment until you reach a certain point (the deposit amount now). What does everyone think?

 

The whole "deposits" game is something I just never understood.

My Hawaii vacations,,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My Jamaica vacations,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My vacations to go back home,,, no such thing as a "deposit"

 

Cruise vacation,,, "deposit" allowed. :confused:

It's not like the cruise vacation is any more or less expensive than my other vacations. It is a nice benefit that the cruise industry does though.

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classychick

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How come deposits for cruises are not lower? Make them non refundable until you hit a certain amount so that you just dont book cruises and cancel at will. Have like a credit card payment until you reach a certain point (the deposit amount now). What does everyone think?

 

Ummmm no! If I have to put a deposit down I want it to be refundable......

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The whole "deposits" game is something I just never understood.

My Hawaii vacations,,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My Jamaica vacations,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My vacations to go back home,,, no such thing as a "deposit"

 

Cruise vacation,,, "deposit" allowed. :confused:

It's not like the cruise vacation is any more or less expensive than my other vacations. It is a nice benefit that the cruise industry does though.

 

This gives the cruiselines the opportunity to invest them....it's all about the god all mighty dollar.

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I think his point was those other options require full payment in advance, rather than just a small fraction of the total cost.

 

I understood him as I take alot of land vacations. But most people that book land vacations don't book out over a year or have the option of the early saver program. With this program, the sooner they can get your money the sooner they can invest it.

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The higher deposit generates more of a committment... puts some skin in the game... for the guest.

 

:)

No deposit, then some people are more apt to tie up multiple cabins on multiple trips.

At least if we are looking at 2 cruises we put a deposit on both and cancel the one we don't use just before the dead line.

Also cruise lines use the average cash float to for interest etc.

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serene56

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a family of 4 would need 1000.00 to deposit for a cruise to go next year.

Thats a lot of put out money in the begining.

 

I understand about deposits-- but would like to see that people sharing a cabin will get a discounted deposit. Much easier to come up with 500. then it is for a 1000.

 

Does carnival ever do discounted deposits?

 

(i know princess does)

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*Mach*

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a family of 4 would need 1000.00 to deposit for a cruise to go next year.

Thats a lot of put out money in the begining.

 

I understand about deposits-- but would like to see that people sharing a cabin will get a discounted deposit. Much easier to come up with 500. then it is for a 1000.

 

Does carnival ever do discounted deposits?

 

(i know princess does)

 

 

Nope... only for groups and then it's a bit odd...

It's kinda easy to put down a deposit for two at $500 and add the other two later. The cabin is secured and Carnival is always happy to add passengers...

:)

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ItsAllAboutTheSass

ItsAllAboutTheSass

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The whole "deposits" game is something I just never understood.

My Hawaii vacations,,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My Jamaica vacations,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My vacations to go back home,,, no such thing as a "deposit"

 

Cruise vacation,,, "deposit" allowed. :confused:

It's not like the cruise vacation is any more or less expensive than my other vacations. It is a nice benefit that the cruise industry does though.

 

 

Are you booking directly? The TA I use for my Jamaica and Dominican Republic trips has always allowed deposits and payments. The place we stay at in the OBX also allows deposits and payments.

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Nope... only for groups and then it's a bit odd...

 

It's kinda easy to put down a deposit for two at $500 and add the other two later. The cabin is secured and Carnival is always happy to add passengers...

 

:)

 

 

yeah but didnt carnival do away with the group deposit thing last year?

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cdamion

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The whole "deposits" game is something I just never understood.

My Hawaii vacations,,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My Jamaica vacations,,, no such thing as a "deposit".

My vacations to go back home,,, no such thing as a "deposit"

 

Cruise vacation,,, "deposit" allowed. :confused:

It's not like the cruise vacation is any more or less expensive than my other vacations. It is a nice benefit that the cruise industry does though.

 

I am headed to an AI in June and they have only required a small deposit.

 

I do agree that it is a nice benefit.

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*Mach*

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yeah but didnt carnival do away with the group deposit thing last year?

 

 

Nope... I've got a group going right now with a $25/person deposit.

What happened was that Carnival changed the way the reduced deposit is handled by the TA...

:)

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