No Show Question

[Ashland]

4 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

There is a line on the invoice, “YH07-Club Royale-Casino”, that makes it appear to me that the rate may have been a casino rate.  If that is the case, who received the casino offer?  If it was Mom, I think there might be a problem if she does not cruise.

I don't think that will affect the price at all with a no show.....RCI isn't going to ask for more money in the terminal...The cruise has been paid in full...that's all they care about. Regardless of the cruise rate they received.

[Cyn874]

6 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

There is a line on the invoice, “YH07-Club Royale-Casino”, that makes it appear to me that the rate may have been a casino rate.  If that is the case, who received the casino offer?  If it was Mom, I think there might be a problem if she does not cruise.

I noticed the line about the casino rate, but it also says $0.00. I have no idea what this is. This is my very first time cruising with Royal Carribbean. My Mom had nothing to do with the booking, and it's not a casino offer. I've only been on 2 cruise lines before- Carnival back in 2007, and Princess this past April.

[Cyn874]

Also to answer the earlier question- this is a 7 night cruise to Alaska, round trip out of Seattle. Having done a lot more research since this booking, I agree that it's very expensive for an interior cabin. At the time it sounded like a great deal. I have a better idea now of what prices to watch for when booking a cruise. 

 

I hesitate to use the insurance  cancellation for the 75% credit because my fear is that in doing so, the whole cruise would be refared for me as a solo traveler and would potentially cost me several hundred dollars more. It's also possible that my Mom won't make the final decision on going or not until as close as a couple of days before the cruise.

[Hoopster95]

1 hour ago, Ashland said:

I don't think that will affect the price at all with a no show.....RCI isn't going to ask for more money in the terminal

 

3 minutes ago, Cyn874 said:

This is my very first time cruising with Royal Carribbean. 

 

Hey Cyn. Although I'm experienced with RCL, I've never had the choice of rebooking as a solo or a no-show until just a couple of months ago. I've read so many opinions and thoughts here on CC over the years that no show was the way to go over and over again, that it was ingrained in me.

 

I just got back from Ovation Alaska, with absolutely no problem showing up solo on a double occupancy booking... the check-in clerk didn't even ask. I offered to tell her that my gf was not arriving and it was more or less a shoulder shrug from the clerk. Everyone here giving you advice is spot on... unless something has changed between May 13 to today,  just show up solo, and like Ashland said above they are not going to ask you for more money at the terminal.

 

Btw, as your first RCL cruise this may not matter (or make sense) to you, however for anyone else reading when I returned my C&A points were incorrect. I had to send an email to C&A... it was fixed within 2 days for double points.

[Lady Hudson]

My opinion — You won’t get repriced after the cruise.  If your mom doesn’t go apply for the credit after the cruise.  The catch is that only she can use that credit  - not anyone else.  

[Biker19]

25 minutes ago, Lady Hudson said:

  If your mom doesn’t go apply for the credit after the cruise.  

What credit? 

[Mikew0805]

20 hours ago, Cyn874 said:

I'm supposed to be cruising with my Mom at the end of August. We booked our cruise back in November 2018 during a special "Buy one, get 2nd guest half off" sale, and we got an interior QTY cabin, so the fare was relatively inexpensive. 

 

Since then, my Mom has had some big life changes, recently entered a new relationship and just moved halfway across the country a couple of weeks ago. She's pretty busy getting settled in a new home, in a different state, with a new family, as well as has some declining health problems. She's already hinted to me that she isn't sure she wants to go, and things seem kind of up in the air right now. 

 

I've always been curious about solo cruising and honestly would not mind doing the cruise alone, with her as a 'no show', if she decides she really doesn't want to go. We are beyond the time frame for her to cancel and get a refund, and doing so would also refare me at the CURRENT rate which would likely be much more expensive than at the time of our original booking. 

 

I've never been in this situation and I have heard of people doing this, with one person traveling solo and the other party being a 'no show'. But how is this supposed to be handled? Do I need to notify the cruise line in advance? Do I just mention it when I check in at the cruise terminal? Would that cause a problem with boarding? 

Do as other have said and say nothing to the cruise line in advance. Enjoy our solo cruise. I LOVE cruising solo... but don't tell my other half that!

[ZoeyVictoria]

1 hour ago, Cyn874 said:

I noticed the line about the casino rate, but it also says $0.00. I have no idea what this is. This is my very first time cruising with Royal Carribbean. My Mom had nothing to do with the booking, and it's not a casino offer. I've only been on 2 cruise lines before- Carnival back in 2007, and Princess this past April.

 

This is probably going to remain a mystery.  I wouldn’t worry about it if your mother did not call Casino Royale herself and book the cruise through them, which definitely sounds like the case.  Sorry if I worried you, I just wanted to save you possible trouble down the road.  And now I am sure there won’t be any.  

Edited July 13, 2019 by ZoeyVictoria

[Cyn874]

11 minutes ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

 

This is probably going to remain a mystery.  I wouldn’t worry about it if your mother did not call Casino Royale herself and book the cruise through them, which definitely sounds like the case.  Sorry if I worried you, I just wanted to save you possible trouble down the road.  And now I am sure there won’t be any.  

 

A mystery for sure. My Mom did sail on Royal Caribbean once back around 2005 or 2006, I believe. She never set foot anywhere near the casino as she doesn't gamble at all. And when I booked the cruise, I booked through the Royal Caribbean website myself, not using a travel agent or anything else. My best guess is that the casino royale line was added in error or by some glitch in the the website, especially since it shows a $0.00 amount. Also if you look under promotions applied in my screenshot, it doesn't say anything about the casino there either.

[Lady Hudson]

3 hours ago, Biker19 said:

What credit? 

The 75 % future cruise credit from the Royal insurance.  I believe the OP and her mother have insurance.

Edited July 13, 2019 by Lady Hudson

[nalrudaini]

On 7/12/2019 at 7:22 PM, Coralc said:

Don't cancel her. You will be fine if she is a no show. You will also receive 2 points per night for the sailing. 

 

So if I go on a cruise with my wife, I get one point per night. But if the wife is No-Show, I get some money back and TWO points per night!!!

[Ourusualbeach]

2 minutes ago, nalrudaini said:

 

So if I go on a cruise with my wife, I get one point per night. But if the wife is No-Show, I get some money back and TWO points per night!!!

Correct.  You are only getting taxes back which is minimal.  You are still paying full fare for her

Edited July 13, 2019 by Ourusualbeach

[Coralc]

Yes. If you are solo in a stateroom for 2 or more people, it is 2 points per night. If you are solo in a suite, it is 3 points per night. 

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, Lady Hudson said:

The 75 % future cruise credit from the Royal insurance.  I believe the OP and her mother have insurance.

I missed the insurance issue but to claim that you have to cancel, no? And that assumes they had any reason insurance. 

Edited July 14, 2019 by Biker19

[Lady Hudson]

1 hour ago, Biker19 said:

I missed the insurance issue but to claim that you have to cancel, no? And that assumes they had any reason insurance. 

Yes, I am talking about Royal’s 75% credit any reason to cancel insurance.  We have done both — cancelled before embarkation day and as a no show on embarkation day. Outcome has been the same, in our experience.

[Coralc]

You're both right. The future cruise credit of 75% will only be issued in her mom's name. And it is unlikely that she will use it on a cruise within a year(sounds like). Myself, I don't think I would bother submitting a claim with the Vacation Protection Plan. 

[ajtrigger]

9 hours ago, Cyn874 said:

I noticed the line about the casino rate, but it also says $0.00. I have no idea what this is. This is my very first time cruising with Royal Carribbean. My Mom had nothing to do with the booking, and it's not a casino offer. I've only been on 2 cruise lines before- Carnival back in 2007, and Princess this past April.

 

YH07 is on mine for the MyVegas $100 OBC credit added for 50,000 loyalty points. It’s an agreement between PlayStudios and RCL’s casino marketing, but it is not a “casino rate”. The only thing that might be problematic is if your mother was the MyVegas player — and not you — who redeemed the award.

[Cyn874]

26 minutes ago, ajtrigger said:

 

YH07 is on mine for the MyVegas $100 OBC credit added for 50,000 loyalty points. It’s an agreement between PlayStudios and RCL’s casino marketing, but it is not a “casino rate”. The only thing that might be problematic is if your mother was the MyVegas player — and not you — who redeemed the award.

 

Aha! That's exactly what it was. I did use MyVegas to get OBC. I kind of wondered about that, but figured that wasn't it since it specified RCL's casino, not MyVegas. 

[Clarea]

4 hours ago, nalrudaini said:

 

So if I go on a cruise with my wife, I get one point per night. But if the wife is No-Show, I get some money back and TWO points per night!!!

 

Not only will you get two points per night, but your wife will get the benefit of those points because you are linked with each other.

[SRF]

20 hours ago, ZoeyVictoria said:

There is a line on the invoice, “YH07-Club Royale-Casino”, that makes it appear to me that the rate may have been a casino rate.  If that is the case, who received the casino offer?  If it was Mom, I think there might be a problem if she does not cruise.

 

Look again, that line shows $0 

[Ourusualbeach]

7 hours ago, Cyn874 said:

 

Aha! That's exactly what it was. I did use MyVegas to get OBC. I kind of wondered about that, but figured that wasn't it since it specified RCL's casino, not MyVegas. 

 

 

7 hours ago, ajtrigger said:

 

YH07 is on mine for the MyVegas $100 OBC credit added for 50,000 loyalty points. It’s an agreement between PlayStudios and RCL’s casino marketing, but it is not a “casino rate”. The only thing that might be problematic is if your mother was the MyVegas player — and not you — who redeemed the award.

 

The YH07 code shows up on one of my clients reservations and they did not redeem anything from My Vegas rewards so I don’t think that’s it.

 

I think it’s just an indication that it’s through the casino and does not relate to pricing or OBC.  On their reservation there is another code YHP5 Casino Slots that has an amount that is deducted from their fare.

Edited July 14, 2019 by Ourusualbeach

[MaskedTurtle]

So, how do no-shows work if it is for 3rd & 4th guests in a room?  Is it still a refund of port charges and taxes, but not fare?  This is assuming there is no vacation protection plan.

[Ourusualbeach]

38 minutes ago, MaskedTurtle said:

So, how do no-shows work if it is for 3rd & 4th guests in a room?  Is it still a refund of port charges and taxes, but not fare?  This is assuming there is no vacation protection plan.

It depends on whether you booked refundable or non refundable deposits and how far away from sail date you are.

 

If you booked a refundable deposit you can cancel 3rd and 4th guests up until 15 days prior to departure (full penalty phase) and receive a full refund.

 

With a non refundable deposit cancellation penalties are the same as they are for guests 1 and 2 with different penalty amounts depending on the number of days left until your cruise. 

Edited August 19, 2019 by Ourusualbeach

[MaskedTurtle]

27 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

It depends on whether you booked refundable or non refundable deposits and how far away from sail date you are.

 

If you booked a refundable deposit you can cancel 3rd and 4th guests up until 15 days prior to departure (full penalty phase) and receive a full refund.

 

With a non refundable deposit cancellation penalties are the same as they are for guests 1 and 2 with different penalty amounts depending on the number of days left until your cruise. 

I just saw a post on blog made 7 months ago that said the exact opposite.  I have some thinking to do.

[Ourusualbeach]

18 minutes ago, MaskedTurtle said:

I just saw a post on blog made 7 months ago that said the exact opposite.  I have some thinking to do.

Exact opposite in what way?

 

What I stated above was reported here by several people for the refundable deposits and I confirmed the non refundable deposits a few months ago with one of the phone reps that travel agents use.  

 

Call Royal and get the answer from them. 

Edited August 19, 2019 by Ourusualbeach