glituner32 Posted March 16, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Hi guys, Quick question. Me and my wife want to book a cruise for Jan 2017. Our baby due next month. Can we book a cruise for an unborn child with no name yet? I guess you would have to book over the phone? or should I just wait till the baby is born? Just trying to book early for a better deal in prices. Thanks Stan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2bcruzin Posted March 16, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) I thought 3rd and 4th can be TBD from previous experience. If not, enter whatever name you want and change when you know. Edited March 16, 2016 by lv2bcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 16, 2016 #3 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I thought 3rd and 4th can be TBD from previous experience. If not, enter whatever name you want and change when you know. That's what I would do. You want to book the cruise ASAP so as to freeze the price. If you add a 3rd person later, you will have to pay the then current prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mtsublueraider Posted March 16, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We've actually done this before and we set sail this weekend on freedom with our BORN baby.... HA HA! I think we just put a random name in there with our last name and we were able to change it to the actual name with real birthday when we actually knew it. We booked on board during a cruise last year. The only thing you need to do is put a birthday in from the "past" if that makes sense. Basically just a place holder and not a big deal at all. Hope this helps. Can't believe we're getting on board for the first time with our nine month old. Seems like an eternity ago since we booked! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCI_FADM_76 Posted March 16, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 16, 2016 I thought 3rd and 4th can be TBD from previous experience. If not, enter whatever name you want and change when you know. We had the same situation. I booked our upcoming cruise on Anthem before our second child. I booked 2 staterooms - 1 adult and 1 child in each. I was able to put the newborn as a TBD second guest in my stateroom. Once the child was born, I just had the reservation updated with the actual name birth date. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagicMike Posted March 16, 2016 #6 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Keep in mind, that the minimum age for infants is 6 months as of the date of the sailing and 12 months for transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American, other selected cruises and any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2bcruzin Posted March 16, 2016 #7 Share Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Every time I glance over this thread title on the main page I see "Booking a cruise with unicorn baby". I have to keep rereading to make sure I'm not losing my mind. :p Edited March 16, 2016 by lv2bcruzin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LovesCruising Posted March 16, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 16, 2016 We have done this as well - I believe Royal books as "baby" smith. When baby is born - just change the name Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezwiz Posted March 16, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Every time I glance over this thread title on the main page I see "Booking a cruise with unicorn baby". I have to keep rereading to make sure I'm not losing my mind. :p I had the same problem!! But then I cleaned my glasses & it's all fixed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 16, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Book with A "TBD" this works not just with a yet to be born baby, but with anyone. We booked a family cruise for March 2017 back in June 2015 and booked my adult son's cabin with a TBD. We just need to give that TBD guest's name before final payment. I wasn't going to take a chance on trying to add that 2nd person with the possibility that they would have to pay going rates (YIKES have they gone UP) or that the ship was full to capacity (it's the HOTS during spring break so that could indeed happen). Many on these boards have said they didn't have to pay the going rate when adding someone to their reservation....but I'm not too sure. So better safe than sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted March 16, 2016 #11 Share Posted March 16, 2016 Book with A "TBD" this works not just with a yet to be born baby, but with anyone. We booked a family cruise for March 2017 back in June 2015 and booked my adult son's cabin with a TBD. We just need to give that TBD guest's name before final payment. I wasn't going to take a chance on trying to add that 2nd person with the possibility that they would have to pay going rates (YIKES have they gone UP) or that the ship was full to capacity (it's the HOTS during spring break so that could indeed happen). Many on these boards have said they didn't have to pay the going rate when adding someone to their reservation....but I'm not too sure. So better safe than sorry. That's interesting because a few years ago I wanted to do this and was told that I couldn't, so I had to book solo and wait until I knew for sure if a friend would be coming with me. So, I was thinking of booking my next cruise with a made up name as my cabinmate, and then just changing the name when I know for sure which person will be joining me - sort of like the unborn baby scenario except my person would be the second person in the cabin, not the third. I think that would work out better than booking solo and trying to add someone, which I'm darn sure RCI would reprice at the going rate at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 16, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 16, 2016 ... I think that would work out better than booking solo and trying to add someone, which I'm darn sure RCI would reprice at the going rate at the time. You would be correct about the re-pricing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 16, 2016 #13 Share Posted March 16, 2016 You would be correct about the re-pricing. Thanks....I was pretty sure about this fact but recently some on these boards have really disagreed with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruzin-K Posted March 16, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 16, 2016 You would be correct about the re-pricing. Now I just need to come up with a really cool fake name for my placeholder roommate. I know, George Clooney :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 17, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Now I just need to come up with a really cool fake name for my placeholder roommate. I know, George Clooney :D You can probably get his correct birthdate too!:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 17, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks....I was pretty sure about this fact but recently some on these boards have really disagreed with me. Every policy can be overridden. I had a friend who had booked two people in his stateroom, and his roommate cancelled. Royal wanted to re-price the solo at the then current rates, which were ridiculous. The TA took it up the chain and they finally relented and left the price alone. So stupid because he could have just had the person be a no-show and the net result would have been the same. I guess the company feels some percentage of people would just accept the price increase without thinking it though, and it's worth it to the company to go through the exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akcruz Posted March 17, 2016 #17 Share Posted March 17, 2016 We did the same thing as above. My son wasn't sure who he would bring when we booked a year out. Booked the second in his cabin as TBD. Did this over the phone so not sure if you can do this any other way but this worked for us. Haven't called to change the name yet, need to shortly. Sent from my SM-T810 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted March 17, 2016 #18 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Every policy can be overridden. I had a friend who had booked two people in his stateroom, and his roommate cancelled. Royal wanted to re-price the solo at the then current rates, which were ridiculous. The TA took it up the chain and they finally relented and left the price alone. So stupid because he could have just had the person be a no-show and the net result would have been the same. I guess the company feels some percentage of people would just accept the price increase without thinking it though, and it's worth it to the company to go through the exercise. If there's a "no show" are port fees, taxes & gratuities returned ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 17, 2016 #19 Share Posted March 17, 2016 If there's a "no show" are port fees, taxes & gratuities returned ? Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lv2bcruzin Posted March 17, 2016 #20 Share Posted March 17, 2016 I had the same problem!! But then I cleaned my glasses & it's all fixed :) :D Glad I'm not the only one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glituner32 Posted March 17, 2016 Author #21 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks everyone, So is it possible to do TBD online or will I have to book over the phone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted March 17, 2016 #22 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Thanks everyone, So is it possible to do TBD online or will I have to book over the phone? I don't know if you can actually enter TBD online, but you can certainly enter a fake name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted March 17, 2016 #23 Share Posted March 17, 2016 You're a month out and don't have a name picked yet. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TigerLady Posted March 17, 2016 #24 Share Posted March 17, 2016 Keep in mind, that the minimum age for infants is 6 months as of the date of the sailing and 12 months for transatlantic, transpacific, Hawaii, select South American, other selected cruises and any cruise that has 3 or more days consecutive at sea Ok, thank you for clearing that up. as I thought you couldn't sail with a "newborn".. You're too tired the first 3-4 months anyway.. At least I was.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roseshayit Posted March 17, 2016 #25 Share Posted March 17, 2016 We have a cruise booked this way with TBA for our child's first name. I always call to book cruises, so not sure if it could be done online. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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