Carnival Sale that might save you money

[Vitality08]

Just got an email from Carnival about their Leap Year sale. They are offering OBC on select sailings.

 

Normally, these "sales" jack the price up by at least $200 and then give you $150 OBC. I did a few mock bookings and this sale might actually save someone money.

 

On one, the sale fare was $100 more than ES but you get $150 in OBC. On another the sale fare was $25 more than another fare code (not es) and you still got the $150 OBC.

 

Most of the qualifying sailings are thru the end of this year. I'm not looking to sail until next year so I can't take advantage of the offerings but someone here might.

[jbhudson]

It's not a good sale for us. We are on Nov 11, on the Magic and it's actually about $500 more than our ES booking. Darn, no changes for me.

[ready2cruzagain]

Doesn't work out for me. On one of my cruises it is $1000 more:eek: than what I paid and on the other one it is $200 more than what I paid to get $100.

[supercrew1962]

i didnt get a email from carnival, i never do. dont know why either

[a3593]

Thanks for the heads up! :D

[BusyFLmom]

Im booked ES and the sale is $160 less than what I paid :eek: Do early saver qualify for the price protection?

[dillonsmimi]

Nor me.

BUT... I really appreciate the heads up!

 

mimi

[BusyFLmom]

Well I called Carnival and they said I do qualify for the price reduction and on board credit:D

[5waldos]

i didnt get a email from carnival, i never do. dont know why either

 

You aren't alone in this- I have tried many many times to get on their email list. I have even called and spoken to several departments. I have given up and rely on people here.

[jerseyjjs]

You aren't alone in this- I have tried many many times to get on their email list. I have even called and spoken to several departments. I have given up and rely on people here.

 

 

Even after 6 sailings with Carnival, I've never received e-amils, calls or US mail from them. Yet, I've never sailed or even called Norwegian and I get something from them at least once a month. And Holland America?.......sheesh, feels like I'm the only one who's ever sailed them with the number of brochures/calls/e-mails they throw my way.

[tarmand]

Well, it would cost me $80 more for the $100 on board credit. Is it really worth the hassle?

[M&MGirl1]

NOT a good deal for me. After factoring in the OBC it still works out to be $20 MORE than what I paid ES. Thanks for the head's up though - I NEVER seem to get e-mails from Carnival either!

[bmckim]

Looks like the same price as the one we were pricing last week with the PVP for our first cruise. Now we get the OBC too. We were debating when to book. Now we are going to book our first cruise!

[bmckim]

Looks like it is only through 2012 it is available, so it actually doesn't apply to my sailing...

[Meyer2]

Well I called Carnival and they said I do qualify for the price reduction and on board credit:D

 

That's great!

[Djford75]

We are already past final payment date and I saw mine go down over $400. My TA says we will not get OBC because we already paid for the cruise in full.

Does this make any sense?

[golfadj]

Another carnival sale that would cost me more than would otherwise pay.

[Herbaltees]

We are already past final payment date and I saw mine go down over $400. My TA says we will not get OBC because we already paid for the cruise in full.

Does this make any sense?

 

Did you purchase using Early Saver?

[Djford75]

Did you purchase using Early Saver?

 

Not 100% sure...I know we did past guest rate.

[tmt218]

I was looking at this and on some of the sailings I'm interested in it's the same price as PG rate. So free OBC! On some it's not a great deal at all. You would be paying more or giving yourself OBC. It's always worth it to check.

[tmt218]

Not 100% sure...I know we did past guest rate.

 

 

Did the past guest rate go down?

[HUBison2008]

Not good for me. It'll be about $200 more for a $150 credit. No thank you.

[cojuqui]

This is my first time looking into price drops and such as I didnt know about the opportunities on my first Carnival cruise a couple years ago. So with this leap year sale, the same cabin/category as mine is $97 more than I paid for ES. So do I call up my PVP and they do something so I get the $53 in OBC? Does this affect me getting to take advantage of any other price drops in the the future if they price goes below my original amount or is that it? Would it be better to see if there are any other rate drops later? Help.

 

Connie

 

PAST CRUISES:

 

Celebrity Solstice 6/26/09 Eastern Mediterranean

Carnival Conquest 08/10/10 Eastern Caribbean

[Nitainky]

How do you know how much of an OBC your booking will receive?

[firefly333]

Not 100% sure...I know we did past guest rate.

 

i.e. then you KNOW you did not book early saver rate. You cant be booked at two different rate codes.