agentcorona Posted October 17, 2014 #1 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I initially booked my cruise back in May. Now I'm considering canceling to rebook in order to purchase 'cancel for any reason' trip insurance. I also would like to transfer the newly booked reservation to a TA for the perks. I understand I would lose my initial room if not rebooked immediately and all the other reservations/excursions. However is there any real downside to this I am not seeing? The deposit to book is not an issue. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted October 17, 2014 #2 Share Posted October 17, 2014 Price would be the current price for your room. Any incentives with the original booking would be lost, but you would get the current incentives. FOr example the original might have some OBC for each person. If that offer has expired you would not get it with the new booking. Verify that you would not lose the original deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6rugrats Posted October 17, 2014 #3 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I am not sure this plan will work. Ins company can easily find out you had a previous booking. Suggest you be very sure you are eligible for this insurance before you cancel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted October 17, 2014 #4 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I am not sure this plan will work. Ins company can easily find out you had a previous booking. Suggest you be very sure you are eligible for this insurance before you cancel. Yes...perhaps a "look back" period..your advice to be cautious is wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agentcorona Posted October 17, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted October 17, 2014 I've seen a look back period in most underwriter co's but did not know what it meant. I will definitely look more into this specifically. Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cherylandtk Posted October 18, 2014 #6 Share Posted October 18, 2014 I initially booked my cruise back in May. Now I'm considering canceling to rebook in order to purchase 'cancel for any reason' trip insurance. I also would like to transfer the newly booked reservation to a TA for the perks. I understand I would lose my initial room if not rebooked immediately and all the other reservations/excursions. However is there any real downside to this I am not seeing? The deposit to book is not an issue. Sent from my iPhone using Forums It likely will not work. Please read this informationhttps://tripinsurancestore.com/blog/can-i-re-book-to-reset-my-initial-deposit-date/ You would need to change trip dates and document that no funds from first booking were applied to second booking. But it also depends on which policy you are considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sail7seas Posted October 18, 2014 #7 Share Posted October 18, 2014 (edited) VERIFY this but I think most companies would sell you a new policy for your 'new' booking but when it might come time to make a claim, they will learn you had already booked and cancelled that same cruise. I seriously doubt a company would pay a claim under those circumstances but do your research and please let us know what you learn. You'd be better off cancelling the existing cruise and booking a totally different one. Edited October 18, 2014 by sail7seas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted October 18, 2014 #8 Share Posted October 18, 2014 Keep your booking -- but check to see if the agency you are working with right now will charge you a fee for transferring your booking to another agent. There are some policies out there that you can buy at final payment time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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