Steelers36 Posted July 1, 2019 #26 Share Posted July 1, 2019 It makes no sense to me that a passenger cannot switch to any cabin in the same category (full letter code, like "IB") from another one in the same category without an issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimblythe Posted July 1, 2019 #27 Share Posted July 1, 2019 We had the same issue....could not be changed. Same category. It's really a sad deal. We have done it several times in the past. Now if you make movement, you lose what you had. I always held Princess to a higher standard, and was nice to be able to book...but know you could move around should you want to. Time to start shopping around to other lines. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapu Posted July 1, 2019 #28 Share Posted July 1, 2019 13 hours ago, Ombud said: I called and asked, its Sunday so my PVP isn't in. Just asked the 1-800-princess person. She asked which one I wanted, not losing my promo. Told her I was just checking. So it CAN be done I called as well. No issue changing cabins and not losing the perks from original promo. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love2cruise77 Posted July 1, 2019 #29 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Did you book a guarantee initially and was assigned a higher category cabin you are in now? Or did you get a complimentary upgrade at some point? If you booked the specific cabin you are in now, there should be no reason why you cannot change to another one in the same category... It's a very simple thing to do in Polar Online for your agent. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandjforever Posted July 1, 2019 #30 Share Posted July 1, 2019 (edited) Interesting. I moved from L108 to M108 on Royal Princess with no issues at all a little over a week ago. My cruise isn't until September 2020 though. Kept free gratuities and OBC. Edited July 1, 2019 by sandjforever 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted July 1, 2019 #31 Share Posted July 1, 2019 Laughing Husky, now that’s it is Monday, have you been able to switch your cabin in the same category? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapu Posted July 1, 2019 #32 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, Love2cruise77 said: Did you book a guarantee initially and was assigned a higher category cabin you are in now? Or did you get a complimentary upgrade at some point? If you booked the specific cabin you are in now, there should be no reason why you cannot change to another one in the same category... It's a very simple thing to do in Polar Online for your agent. No reason for an agent to call Princess it can be handled on Polar Online. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser113 Posted July 1, 2019 #33 Share Posted July 1, 2019 1 hour ago, sandjforever said: Interesting. I moved from L108 to M108 on Royal Princess with no issues at all a little over a week ago. My cruise isn't until September 2020 though. Kept free gratuities and OBC. You will love that cabin and large deck. Where are you sailing?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgetheblue Posted July 2, 2019 #34 Share Posted July 2, 2019 I did just this two weeks ago. Got my sister moved next cabin to mine from two cabins away. Same category cabins. No problem, no refaring, no changes to promos etc. BTW-the prices have increased since the original bookings. The cabin wasn’t available at the time of booking but when I saw it I called Princess to put it on hold, then my TA followed through and got the change. If this policy is new, it is very new. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandjforever Posted July 2, 2019 #35 Share Posted July 2, 2019 21 hours ago, cruiser113 said: You will love that cabin and large deck. Where are you sailing?? We are doing a 12 day cruisetour to Alaska September 7, 2020. We had a mid ship balcony then I changed to L108 and then finally M108. Someone must have cancelled as it showed book since last year. Called the big box store and they moved me right to it. Super excited! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser113 Posted July 2, 2019 #36 Share Posted July 2, 2019 27 minutes ago, sandjforever said: We are doing a 12 day cruisetour to Alaska September 7, 2020. We had a mid ship balcony then I changed to L108 and then finally M108. Someone must have cancelled as it showed book since last year. Called the big box store and they moved me right to it. Super excited! It will be wonderful to view the glaciers. The balcony is so massive. Those two cabins M107 /108 do book quickly. Also you will have club class dining , something we have enjoyed. we were able to snag this cabin before club class was introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted July 3, 2019 #37 Share Posted July 3, 2019 On 7/1/2019 at 2:40 PM, sandjforever said: Interesting. I moved from L108 to M108 on Royal Princess with no issues at all a little over a week ago. My cruise isn't until September 2020 though. Kept free gratuities and OBC. We just today did almost exactly the same thing. Had our TA move us from a Dolphin level balcony to the identical cabin two decks up on Baja, also the Royal/09/2020. Absolutely no issue, and we kept all the great "3 Day Sale" perqs we received from the TA when we made the booking a few weeks ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted July 3, 2019 #38 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, lx200gps said: We just today did almost exactly the same thing. Had our TA move us from a Dolphin level balcony to the identical cabin two decks up on Baja, also the Royal/09/2020. Absolutely no issue, and we kept all the great "3 Day Sale" perqs we received from the TA when we made the booking a few weeks ago. Wow, we keep getting conflicting reports. Some reports state unequivocally that Princess does not allow "cabin switches" anymore. Some reports indicate that the poster was able to switch cabins in just the past few days. I am sure that each report is accurate. Is it possible, in a case such as lx200 reports, that the Travel Agent held various blocks of cabins, and was able to perform the switch without involving Princess at all? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC retired Posted July 3, 2019 #39 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, XBGuy said: Wow, we keep getting conflicting reports. Some reports state unequivocally that Princess does not allow "cabin switches" anymore. Some reports indicate that the poster was able to switch cabins in just the past few days. I am sure that each report is accurate. Is it possible, in a case such as lx200 reports, that the Travel Agent held various blocks of cabins, and was able to perform the switch without involving Princess at all? Travel Agents can only hold allotments of particular categories in their groups , not actual cabin #'s until they have names & deposits on them. Edited July 3, 2019 by MCC retired 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted July 3, 2019 #40 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Perhaps Laughing Husky has been able to move their cabin after the weekend. They have been silent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pms4104 Posted July 3, 2019 #41 Share Posted July 3, 2019 (edited) On 7/1/2019 at 2:10 PM, jagoffee said: Laughing Husky, now that’s it is Monday, have you been able to switch your cabin in the same category? OP ... it is now mid-day Wed ... can you please update us?????? Edited July 3, 2019 by pms4104 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted July 3, 2019 #42 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, MCC retired said: Travel Agents can only hold allotments of particular categories in their groups , not actual cabin #'s until they have names & deposits on them. Thanks, MCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lx200gps Posted July 3, 2019 #43 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, MCC retired said: Travel Agents can only hold allotments of particular categories in their groups , not actual cabin #'s until they have names & deposits on them. I assume this means that in our case this morning, both the cabin we had, on Dolphin, and the new one we selected, its twin on Baja, were both in the "batch" of cabins this big TA had blocked off, which is why our TA was able to handle it so quickly? Perhaps she didn't need to contact the Mother Ship at all and was able to handle it herself through her online system? Interesting thing is that both of these cabins were specifically chosen by us, the original one a month ago, and the new one today, from the Princess website as being, at the time, open and available so we didn't know in advance that they came from her block of cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCC retired Posted July 3, 2019 #44 Share Posted July 3, 2019 1 hour ago, lx200gps said: I assume this means that in our case this morning, both the cabin we had, on Dolphin, and the new one we selected, its twin on Baja, were both in the "batch" of cabins this big TA had blocked off, which is why our TA was able to handle it so quickly? Perhaps she didn't need to contact the Mother Ship at all and was able to handle it herself through her online system? Interesting thing is that both of these cabins were specifically chosen by us, the original one a month ago, and the new one today, from the Princess website as being, at the time, open and available so we didn't know in advance that they came from her block of cabins. As a former TA myself , their Princess Polar booking system is the easiest system to quickly do bookings, changes , etc. . No need to call anyone to check inventory , assign cabins , make changes in their groups or individual bookings. It was the best booking system by far ,that I used .👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Coral Posted July 3, 2019 #45 Share Posted July 3, 2019 3 hours ago, lx200gps said: I assume this means that in our case this morning, both the cabin we had, on Dolphin, and the new one we selected, its twin on Baja, were both in the "batch" of cabins this big TA had blocked off, which is why our TA was able to handle it so quickly? Probably not. It shouldn't matter if they have group space or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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