Question about booking last minute

[Fly guy 87]

I work for an airline in Canada and will be flying standby to Rome late August and want to cruise on the Navigator on September 01, 2013.

 

I cannot book the cruise until I get a confirmed seat on the flight literally just minutes before the flight leaves Canada.

 

Will 2 days before the cruise leaves be too late to use an online booking site like Expedia or vacations to go?

 

Or should I book directly through RCI or at the port?

 

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

 

 

Cheers,

First time cruiser

[Clarea]

I would call Royal customer service with your question. Since you would be taking a cruise that is not based in the US, there are different rules that govern booking.

 

Also, waiting until a day or two before the cruise to book may leave you with little or no choice, and what might be left is likely to be a very high price.

[hotinphoenix]

In a some what similar situation last year, my aunt who is a flight attendant, decided to join our family cruise on Serenade of the Seas out of Barcelona three days before embarkation.

 

Granted, we added her to a cabin that we already had, but she was waiting until the last minute to see if she could get on a flight and was also looking ahead to the flight loads at the end of the cruise to make she sure could get home, too!

 

We booked her directly with RCI.

[hellsop]

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