The Best Way to Cancel?

[debk68]

Hi,

we are going on the Breeze on July 14. we have 7 people going. My DH and I in an aft balcony, my 2, 16 year old daughters and my mom in an oceanview and my motherinlaw and 19 year old son in an interior room.

 

We just found out my Mother-in-law is having surgery on July2 (4-6 week recovery) and my son has a job interview tomorrow, if he gets the job, he has a mandatory start date of July 15.

 

If you could give me some advice-

 

What is the best way to cancel their (son and MIL) reservation?

What if 1 of them can still go? Do we move people around?

What does it cost if we find someone to take their place?

 

Any other scenarios would be considered:confused:

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Deb

[cuyahoga11]

More info needed

 

What rate did you book? ES rate no name changes.

 

Travel insurance?

[alreadypacked]

Hi,

we are going on the Breeze on July 14. we have 7 people going. My DH and I in an aft balcony, my 2, 16 year old daughters and my mom in an oceanview and my motherinlaw and 19 year old son in an interior room.

 

We just found out my Mother-in-law is having surgery on July2 (4-6 week recovery) and my son has a job interview tomorrow, if he gets the job, he has a mandatory start date of July 15.

 

If you could give me some advice-

 

What is the best way to cancel their (son and MIL) reservation?

What if 1 of them can still go? Do we move people around?

What does it cost if we find someone to take their place?

 

Any other scenarios would be considered:confused:

 

Thanks for your help!

 

Deb

 

Based on your saildate, it seems you are in 75% penalty.

 

Do you have insurance (specifically, cancel for any reason insurance or at least insurance with a cancel for work reason clause for your son)?

 

Dilemma: Both passengers who may not be able to go are in the same room.

 

If both can't go, unfortunately you can only replace one name on the booking with a new passenger to take one of their places. Carnival won't do a double name change on a double occupancy cabin as they'd view it as as a full cancellation and standard penalties would apply.

 

If it was me, I'd pay the $50 name change fee and find one friend or family member to go in one of their places and let the other be a no-show. The cabin is already paid for.