Guarantee cabins on Celebrity for solo travellers

[minz56]

I'm looking at the Celebrity Solstice TA in April. There are currently some great rates for Guarantee cabins. However when I get an online quote for single occupancy I find that those Guarnatee cabins are not an option and I would end up paying way more than twice the cheapest twin share rate.

 

My question is - if you ring Celebrity will they give you an equivalent single occupancy rate for a Guarantee cabin, even though it's not quoting online? Would love to hear from people that have had experience with this.

[mike215]

Celebrity or any other line will try to get double occupancy from a solo as long as the ship is filling up. Your best bet is to check the rates daily on your own and check Celebrity's Exciting Deals weekly. For a TA in April, if there is a surplus of unfilled cabins, you should see price reduction and a willingness to drop the double occupancy rate soon. There are various travel websites you can check to get an idea of how many cabins are still available.

[anniegb]

Hi

 

It may have been a fluke but I secured an OV cabin on a guarantee basis on a Connie cruise last October via the Celebrity website.

 

There was a supplement but not 100%. :)

 

Annie

[airlink diva]

I know that Lois R sails with Celebrity mainly and if she comes on the board can help you

[Liz]

Here's the link to the X Tuesday sale -

 

http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Exciting_Deals/XcitingDeals_cel_tues.pdf

 

and Royal Caribbean's -

 

http://www.creative.rccl.com/Sales/Royal/Multi_Dest/Special_Offers/rci_sales_event.pdf

 

It seems to be a bit early for April cruises but you never know when they will show up. I learned the hard way - if you see the one you want on the Tuesday sale, book it right away! I nearly had to take extra meds for my high blood pressure last summer, because my Voyager cruise appeared on the list fairly early on (and I procrastinated), then not again for about three weeks... and I had booked nonrefundable airfare. I nearly drove my TA (and myself) crazy until it showed up that second time!

 

Liz

[ThursdaysChild]

I'm looking at the Celebrity Solstice TA in April. There are currently some great rates for Guarantee cabins. However when I get an online quote for single occupancy I find that those Guarnatee cabins are not an option and I would end up paying way more than twice the cheapest twin share rate.

 

My question is - if you ring Celebrity will they give you an equivalent single occupancy rate for a Guarantee cabin, even though it's not quoting online? Would love to hear from people that have had experience with this.

 

I AM a solo cruiser on the Silhouette TA in April 2012. I had an AQ stateroom booked (at 200% of dbl occupancy rate), and when I saw prices for a AQ guarantee drop by $1500 a cabin I called, booked that as a new reservation, and cancelled my old booking. Of course, all this was done before final payment on the original booking (X credited my deposit back within 3 days) AND I could not book online, I had to call X and argue that I was paying double fare anyway so was entitled to the AQ guarantee. It worked, and I not only got the vastly reduced rate but also found I was assigned an AQ1 rather than the AQ2 I originally booked. Go for it!!!

[VickiSellsCruises]

Leisa's experience has been my experience, as well. Sometimes you'll see guarantee cabins, like the Z, Y, and X categories available for single occupancy booking and sometimes not. It never hurts to call and ask or ask your travel agent to do so.