pc_load_letter Posted March 9, 2020 #1 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Wife and I were talking this weekend...Seems very coincidental that Carnival started offering OBC to keep your cruise the same weekend the Panorama was almost quarantined. I speculate, with little facts to go on mind you, that Carnival staff on Panoramo notified HQ that they had a possible Covid19 case and the damage control staff at Carnival said, if this thing looks to go south, we need to get in front of this with a sweet offer to keep peoples bookings. We figured that the offer was put out while the ship was still at sea and before the press could turn it into another Princess debacle. Just my tinfoil hat speculation but it all seems a little fishy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyxie Posted March 9, 2020 #2 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Conspiracy theory or not, I'm glad to have a free $150. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keywest1 Posted March 9, 2020 #3 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Quite honestly, no profit-driven company would cut their prices or offer incentives for no reason. I'm sure this is a business move, but it's a win for anyone who still wants to cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe817 Posted March 9, 2020 #4 Share Posted March 9, 2020 IMHO, it's Carnival's attempt at damage control. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankeegirl49 Posted March 9, 2020 #5 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thats not a conspiracy, of course they did it to get in front of things and give people incentive to keep their bookings. Why else would they do it? I dont know what there is to find fishy about it. Its business. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted March 9, 2020 #6 Share Posted March 9, 2020 47 minutes ago, pc_load_letter said: Wife and I were talking this weekend...Seems very coincidental that Carnival started offering OBC to keep your cruise the same weekend the Panorama was almost quarantined. I speculate, with little facts to go on mind you, that Carnival staff on Panoramo notified HQ that they had a possible Covid19 case and the damage control staff at Carnival said, if this thing looks to go south, we need to get in front of this with a sweet offer to keep peoples bookings. We figured that the offer was put out while the ship was still at sea and before the press could turn it into another Princess debacle. Just my tinfoil hat speculation but it all seems a little fishy. And how does an almost quarantined work? Is that like almost pregnant? Panorama was not quarantined was it? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pc_load_letter Posted March 9, 2020 Author #7 Share Posted March 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, rvsullivan said: Panorama was not quarantined was it? Their debarkation and embarkation was delayed almost 24 hours this last weekend when a person was removed and tested. The first communication from Carnival was that it was going to take until 6pm to get the results. They didn't receive the results until early the next morning. All guests were forced to stay on another 18 hours until the test results came back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ireashmott Posted March 9, 2020 #8 Share Posted March 9, 2020 I believe that the letter was released as a means of slowing down the cancellations and appeasing shareholders. At the end of the day, with the FCC aproach, they will still have your money. They just get it at a later date. They are also left with the option of keeping your money on the later cruise, even if COVID-19 is still a problem. I also suspect that when cruises now face delays and changes, they will take the position that we all got $200 in advance as compensation, so nothing further will be coming our way. As such, they may have effectively positioned themselves to avoid further customer care payouts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillyFan33579 Posted March 9, 2020 #9 Share Posted March 9, 2020 You don’t need an MBA to understand that the main reason, if not the only reason, for Carnival offering OBC is to entice passengers to go on their cruises. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ldyandrea Posted March 9, 2020 #10 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Keep in mind that Princess is also owned by Carnival Corp, and they are in lockstep on the OBC incentive and the revised cancellation policy. Sent from my iPhone using Forums 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougarrick Posted March 9, 2020 #11 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Looking forward to my cruise in June. I wonder if they will still be offering $$$$ ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
outdoors27 Posted March 9, 2020 #12 Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, cougarrick said: Looking forward to my cruise in June. I wonder if they will still be offering $$$$ ? We are sailing in June as well and I hope the $200.00 OBC gets extended since we have two cabins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfaaa Posted March 9, 2020 #13 Share Posted March 9, 2020 If you are offered free money, grab the perk and don't ask question. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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