OBC overload? Trick or treat?

[PattBenatar]

Does anyone else find it odd that all these OBC is flying around to get people to take the credits and not keep the pricing guarantee? Just thinking is it a trick or a treat? Only time will tell I guess.

[ready2cruzagain]

Are you talking about ES? Our cruise price dropped $400 but would have to give up our cabin and lose ES. Since it was for the first leg of a b2b we declined. Not liking the fact they now want you to give up ES. Personally, not falling for it.

[GUT2407]

Check the details then decide.

[love my grandkids]

Another reason to have pvp to go over details of a change in cabin or booking.

[lizardhowson]

Not liking the fact they now want you to give up ES. Personally, not falling for it.

 

If Carnival wanted to do away with Early Saver, they would just stop offering it as a fare category. More likely is the fact they are using OBC as a marketing tool to "hook" additional people into booking/becoming cruisers. Many people in today's society want/expect "something for nothing", you see that here in these threads every day.

 

I personally never book Early Saver because of the restrictions. I want control over my deposit, want to be able to move passengers from cabin to cabin to take advantage of past guest rates, military rates, residence rates, want to be able to cancel my cruise if I decide I want something else. I have always been able to book great cabins at a rate within $20 of Early Saver rates. And, to date, I have never had the cost of my cruises go down, the rate always goes up - latest cruise is up $300 cabin as there are just a handful of balcony cabins remaining.

 

Others are happy to book early saver and accept the restrictions.

[rlkubi]

Ready2cruixe, once you are Early Saver you don't lose it.

[near the beach]

If you get on board credit from a price drop with early saver. It is still the same money you have already spent. You just get to use it for other things while on board the ship.