Christine in MO Posted December 31, 2014 #1 Share Posted December 31, 2014 Last night I saw that my Early Saver booking qualified for a $50 OBC. Couldn't call last night when I saw it but did screen shot it and completed & submitted the on-line form for price protection. As of this morning had not received word that it was or was not approved. Looked on-line again and that offer was already gone :( Called Carnival worried that I had missed out but she said it could take up to 48 hours to hear back after completing the form. Shortly after that I received confirmation e-mail of an approval!!!! I check pricing several times a day and was sure that special was good through Jan 1 and just been added yesterday. Oh well, I got the OBC so I'm happy...hoping that it is the first of many :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogchopper Posted December 31, 2014 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2014 I'm glad you got it!! I also check mine a few times a day when I can.. So far I'm up to 190 OBC and I have a month to go :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginka Posted December 31, 2014 #3 Share Posted December 31, 2014 where does everyone find these notices? is it when you log into your Carnival account, click VIFP account and then click 'my offers'? Mine always shows "nothing available"...just wasnt sure if there was another place to look! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser fanatic Posted January 1, 2015 #4 Share Posted January 1, 2015 where does everyone find these notices? is it when you log into your Carnival account, click VIFP account and then click 'my offers'? Mine always shows "nothing available"...just wasnt sure if there was another place to look! You have go in and do a "mock" booking to see the prices or use the fare viewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Tacos Posted January 1, 2015 #5 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Fare viewer http://www.carnival.com/BookingEngine/FareViewer/ Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2chilover Posted January 1, 2015 #6 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Fare viewer http://www.carnival.com/BookingEngine/FareViewer/ Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
getupgo Posted January 1, 2015 #7 Share Posted January 1, 2015 So Early Saver can get OBC even if there are no cabins available in your category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted January 1, 2015 #8 Share Posted January 1, 2015 So Early Saver can get OBC even if there are no cabins available in your category? Yes, there has to be at least one cabin in your category for you to price match against. The only other option is if you wish to give up your assigned cabin and go into the guarantee pool. That is what we did on our sailing on the Freedom in a few weeks. We got a 220 price reduction and gave up our 4H and ended up with a 4G. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbaby2 Posted January 1, 2015 #9 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have a question for everyone. Since when do they take taxes into consideration with price drops. My February cruise had a $10 pp price drop and submitted form and was denied and called carnival twice and got the same response. No price drop obc cus even tho the cruise went down $10 the taxes went up $10 so I'm not entitled to the obc. So needless to say the fare viewer price doesn't mean anything anymore because the taxes aren't included in the da reviewer price??? I'm so confused. Is this a new carnival price drop rule now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MimiKiwi Posted January 1, 2015 #10 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Last night I saw that my Early Saver booking qualified for a $50 OBC. Couldn't call last night when I saw it but did screen shot it and completed & submitted the on-line form for price protection. As of this morning had not received word that it was or was not approved. Looked on-line again and that offer was already gone :( Called Carnival worried that I had missed out but she said it could take up to 48 hours to hear back after completing the form. Shortly after that I received confirmation e-mail of an approval!!!! I check pricing several times a day and was sure that special was good through Jan 1 and just been added yesterday. Oh well, I got the OBC so I'm happy...hoping that it is the first of many :) I noticed a significant price drop on my cruise on 12/30. I submitted the price protection form..and heard nothing! I resubmitted yesterday and still nothing! I check my e-mail today and had two notices: "Mail Delivery Status (Delayed.) I wonder if that will eliminate my chances of OBC. Has anyone experienced this before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beachbaby2 Posted January 1, 2015 #11 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I noticed a significant price drop on my cruise on 12/30. I submitted the price protection form..and heard nothing! I resubmitted yesterday and still nothing! I check my e-mail today and had two notices: "Mail Delivery Status (Delayed.) I wonder if that will eliminate my chances of OBC. Has anyone experienced this before? Yes! Same thing happened to me twice yesterday! Weird email isn't it? It almost looks like spam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MimiKiwi Posted January 1, 2015 #12 Share Posted January 1, 2015 Yes! Same thing happened to me twice yesterday! Weird email isn't it? It almost looks like spam Indeed it does! It said no need to resend, so I didn't. Now I'm wondering if I should start the whole process over again!:confused: Please post your outcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freckles_51 Posted January 1, 2015 #13 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have a question for everyone. Since when do they take taxes into consideration with price drops. My February cruise had a $10 pp price drop and submitted form and was denied and called carnival twice and got the same response. No price drop obc cus even tho the cruise went down $10 the taxes went up $10 so I'm not entitled to the obc. So needless to say the fare viewer price doesn't mean anything anymore because the taxes aren't included in the da reviewer price??? I'm so confused. Is this a new carnival price drop rule now? I don't usually book Early Saver but I have heard of this happening - it was someone on our last April 2014 Breeze cruise, so it isn't new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted January 1, 2015 #14 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I noticed a significant price drop on my cruise on 12/30. I submitted the price protection form..and heard nothing! I resubmitted yesterday and still nothing! I check my e-mail today and had two notices: "Mail Delivery Status (Delayed.) I wonder if that will eliminate my chances of OBC. Has anyone experienced this before? In the future, maybe if you submit your form through different providers, it would cover you in case one is messed up. Between Internet Explorer, Firefox or Chrome, you should get at least 1 that is running smoothly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted January 1, 2015 #15 Share Posted January 1, 2015 I have a question for everyone. Since when do they take taxes into consideration with price drops. My February cruise had a $10 pp price drop and submitted form and was denied and called carnival twice and got the same response. No price drop obc cus even tho the cruise went down $10 the taxes went up $10 so I'm not entitled to the obc. So needless to say the fare viewer price doesn't mean anything anymore because the taxes aren't included in the da reviewer price??? I'm so confused. Is this a new carnival price drop rule now? Taxes are taken into consideration as well as any OBC that is associated with the promotion that you're currently booked at. If you have any OBC for other reasons, that would still be applied, but you could lose a small amount of OBC if you had a promotion that gave you 20 or 50 dollars worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
croozlady Posted January 2, 2015 #16 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Indeed it does! It said no need to resend, so I didn't. Now I'm wondering if I should start the whole process over again!:confused: Please post your outcome! I got the same thing, and it said it would try again 1/2/15. I resubmitted the form this morning using Chrome on my iPad, I received confirmation this afternoon that my price drop was approved! Happy camper here! Great way to start the new year! Sent using the Cruise Critic forums app via my iPad, pardon the typos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnMI Posted January 2, 2015 #17 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Just to confirm for those above that mentioned screenshots -- is a screenshot from the Fare Viewer page enough? Or do you need to do something better than that (i.e. start a booking and screenshot the total before checking out)? - John... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moran4carnival Posted January 2, 2015 #18 Share Posted January 2, 2015 We are sailing on the breeze on February 22nd. Where can I find this form to submit for the price drop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffinhouston Posted January 2, 2015 #19 Share Posted January 2, 2015 We are sailing on the breeze on February 22nd. Where can I find this form to submit for the price drop http://www.carnival.com/request-forms/price-protection-claim.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kd_chocolate Posted January 2, 2015 #20 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Just to confirm for those above that mentioned screenshots -- is a screenshot from the Fare Viewer page enough? Or do you need to do something better than that (i.e. start a booking and screenshot the total before checking out)? - John... I've always screenshot the mock booking page that displays the new total with taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine in MO Posted January 2, 2015 Author #21 Share Posted January 2, 2015 I've always screenshot the mock booking page that displays the new total with taxes. This is what I did too. I did not have a price reduction just a $50 OBC for new bookings but that showed on the screen shot as well. Although I did not need to submit it to them as proof I did have it if I needed it :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moran4carnival Posted January 2, 2015 #22 Share Posted January 2, 2015 http://www.carnival.com/request-forms/price-protection-claim.aspx Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moran4carnival Posted January 2, 2015 #23 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Has anyone just contacted their PVP to see if there was a price drop or do you just check it yourself online and go from there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4Tacos Posted January 2, 2015 #24 Share Posted January 2, 2015 Has anyone just contacted their PVP to see if there was a price drop or do you just check it yourself online and go from there. I've done both. Sent from my SM-G900V using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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