Rare spethstation Posted September 18, 2021 #1 Share Posted September 18, 2021 I am considering purchasing a short 3-4 day cruise to satisfy my travel bug, but circumstances would mean I'd have to travel solo. With Royal's current promo of 60% off the second guest, it's cheaper for me to pay for 2 people than pay for 1. Can I book a second guest as a 'fake guest' and then not have them come? Is that allowed? 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted September 18, 2021 #2 Share Posted September 18, 2021 Yes, it is allowed but you shouldn't have to do that. Price the same room out for 1 and for 2 and you should still be able to catch the sale. You also wouldn't have to front the taxes and fees for the phantom passenger. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spethstation Posted September 18, 2021 Author #3 Share Posted September 18, 2021 15 minutes ago, AshleyDillo said: Yes, it is allowed but you shouldn't have to do that. Price the same room out for 1 and for 2 and you should still be able to catch the sale. You also wouldn't have to front the taxes and fees for the phantom passenger. Weird, perhaps it was the sailing I was looking at, but one person was pricing higher than two...tried it for a different sailing and it is about $115 cheaper to price as one guest. Glad there are sales like this that benefit solo cruisers every now and then! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awestover89 Posted September 18, 2021 #4 Share Posted September 18, 2021 9 minutes ago, spethstation said: Weird, perhaps it was the sailing I was looking at, but one person was pricing higher than two...tried it for a different sailing and it is about $115 cheaper to price as one guest. Glad there are sales like this that benefit solo cruisers every now and then! The second thing you are seeing is typical behavior. Single cruiser should be the same price as 2 cruisers, minus taxes and fees for the second passenger. The one exception I've seen is if you are booking with a travel agent who has group space available; group space pricing is only valid for 2 people per cabin. The only issue that comes up with having a fake second passenger is if you want to buy the alcohol package, you have to get it for both passengers in the room (although you can avoid this by making the fake passenger a child). This would be refunded along with the taxes and fees after sailing, but still locks the money up in the cruise planner. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 18, 2021 #5 Share Posted September 18, 2021 12 minutes ago, spethstation said: Weird, perhaps it was the sailing I was looking at, but one person was pricing higher than two.. Most of the time you can only book GTY rates for two people - that option may not come up when booking solo so it looks more expensive. In that case just put a second person and book GTY. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare spethstation Posted September 18, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted September 18, 2021 48 minutes ago, awestover89 said: The only issue that comes up with having a fake second passenger is if you want to buy the alcohol package, you have to get it for both passengers in the room (although you can avoid this by making the fake passenger a child). This would be refunded along with the taxes and fees after sailing, but still locks the money up in the cruise planner. Great advice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 18, 2021 #7 Share Posted September 18, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, spethstation said: I am considering purchasing a short 3-4 day cruise to satisfy my travel bug, but circumstances would mean I'd have to travel solo. With Royal's current promo of 60% off the second guest, it's cheaper for me to pay for 2 people than pay for 1. Can I book a second guest as a 'fake guest' and then not have them come? Is that allowed? 🤔 I’m kind of in the same boat as far as traveling alone. Can’t find anyone to cruise with me on a 3 or 4 night . It is still cheaper to book one person by about $100.00 from what I got when I did the mock booking , did you do a mock booking just to see? Edited September 18, 2021 by Midwestgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 18, 2021 #8 Share Posted September 18, 2021 49 minutes ago, Midwestgal said: It is still cheaper to book one person by about $100.00 from what I got when I did the mock booking , did you do a mock booking just to see? Those low solo prices seem to have been discontinued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted September 18, 2021 #9 Share Posted September 18, 2021 2 hours ago, spethstation said: Weird, perhaps it was the sailing I was looking at, but one person was pricing higher than two...tried it for a different sailing and it is about $115 cheaper to price as one guest. Glad there are sales like this that benefit solo cruisers every now and then! pre covid at least, NCL had very cheap solos at a true solo rate for last minute travelers. there used to also be a trick where one person got an inside and another a balcony and then just moved to the balcony room but that seems like more work than i wanna do Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine3601 Posted September 18, 2021 #10 Share Posted September 18, 2021 2 hours ago, Biker19 said: Most of the time you can only book GTY rates for two people - that option may not come up when booking solo so it looks more expensive. In that case just put a second person and book GTY. ??? We book for 2 people all the time and always select our own cabin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poocher Posted September 19, 2021 #11 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) Think they meant you must have at least 2 people to book gty, not that 2 people must book a gty. Edited September 19, 2021 by poocher 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted September 19, 2021 #12 Share Posted September 19, 2021 30 minutes ago, Sunshine3601 said: ??? We book for 2 people all the time and always select our own cabin. GTY bookings do not apply when picking your cabin and usually are not available when booking solo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted September 19, 2021 #13 Share Posted September 19, 2021 6 hours ago, Biker19 said: GTY bookings do not apply when picking your cabin and usually are not available when booking solo. If you call them they may override that restriction for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midwestgal Posted September 19, 2021 #14 Share Posted September 19, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, Biker19 said: Those low solo prices seem to have been discontinued. The price is about $100.00 less for a solo cruiser , I look everyday. Maybe you misread my post , I didn’t say $100.00 cruise but a $100.00 difference in price. I’m talking about a 3 or 4 night cruise on FOTS . I just looked , $497.89 for one and $607.78 for two cruisers. This is a 3 night FOTS Edited September 19, 2021 by Midwestgal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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