Cancelling a cruise...

[andie717]

Indulge me for a moment.

 

We are thinking of booking a cruise in March of 2020 - an 8 day Southern on the Horizon. Booking so far out gives us the room options we want (Havana), however...booking so far out also means putting a deposit down for a vacation so far out! If I booked it under a past guest offer instead of Early Saver, it says that cancelling prior to 76 days the deposit is fully refundable. So if I book the vacation now, and cancel, I would get the $1000 deposit (4 people/2 rooms) back in the form I paid for it. Correct? The refund is NOT just money applicable to future cruises? I just want to be sure I am reading/understanding this correctly. I don't foresee any reason we would NOT want to go/be able to go, but it is just a long ways away!!

 

Thanks for any help!

[cajunfla]

Sounds like a question to ask carnival directly. I would ask carnival, then call again a different day to see if the responses are the same.

[DB2VA]

Refund is in the same form as you paid.

[Sebleo]

Past guest gets you a full refund to the payment type you used up to final payment date.

[bakersdozen12]

Yes, if it's truly the Past Guest rate, the deposit is fully refundable outside of the cancellation penalty phase. Be careful, though, because I have seen rates with "Pate Guest" in the name, which weren't the true Past Guest rate. For example, they had a Past Guest Early Saver rate, which had the same cancellation terms as the regular Early Saver rate.

[andie717]

Thank you!

[n6uqqq]

Don't wait until March of 2020 . Do it now and get a good room :')

[lizardhowson]

Indulge me for a moment.

 

We are thinking of booking a cruise in March of 2020 - an 8 day Southern on the Horizon. Booking so far out gives us the room options we want (Havana), however...booking so far out also means putting a deposit down for a vacation so far out! If I booked it under a past guest offer instead of Early Saver, it says that cancelling prior to 76 days the deposit is fully refundable. So if I book the vacation now, and cancel, I would get the $1000 deposit (4 people/2 rooms) back in the form I paid for it. Correct? The refund is NOT just money applicable to future cruises? I just want to be sure I am reading/understanding this correctly. I don't foresee any reason we would NOT want to go/be able to go, but it is just a long ways away!!

 

Thanks for any help!

 

I have cancelled a Past Guest rate cruise, got all my deposit back within a week.

[PhillyFan33579]

As previously mentioned, make certain it is not an Early Saver rate of any kind. These rates always involve a penalty if you cancel the cruise at a later date.