CCC's Posted February 12, 2023 #1 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Made booking on Ovation, large Oceanview room for 3 persons, pre Covid. RCI cancelled and rescheduled 3 times, but finally will be sailing (March 2023 for 8 day cruise within Aust waters. Problem is- 2 of the passengers will not be coming on cruise for various reasons and therefore only one pax will be embarking on cruise. Cruise was fully paid back in Dec 2022. My question is... do I just turn up at OPT and notify them at that time I will be the only pax going on board. Will they stop me from boarding and/or will I have to pay any "extra" fees because I am now travelling SOLO ? Thank you for any advice on the matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 12, 2023 #2 Share Posted February 12, 2023 12 minutes ago, CCC's said: Made booking on Ovation, large Oceanview room for 3 persons, pre Covid. RCI cancelled and rescheduled 3 times, but finally will be sailing (March 2023 for 8 day cruise within Aust waters. Problem is- 2 of the passengers will not be coming on cruise for various reasons and therefore only one pax will be embarking on cruise. Cruise was fully paid back in Dec 2022. My question is... do I just turn up at OPT and notify them at that time I will be the only pax going on board. Will they stop me from boarding and/or will I have to pay any "extra" fees because I am now travelling SOLO ? Thank you for any advice on the matter. I did a no show a couple of weeks ago on Ovation. My agent said don’t bother to say anything. I turned up solo, no one asked anything at any time. There wasn’t any extra to pay. Technically they are supposed to refund a few taxes and fees but I didn’t get anything. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted February 12, 2023 Author #3 Share Posted February 12, 2023 One issue which concerns me is..... if I don't advise them the other 2 pax will not be embarking, will they be looking/waiting for those 2 persons at sail away time and therefore delay the whole process. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 12, 2023 #4 Share Posted February 12, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, CCC's said: One issue which concerns me is..... if I don't advise them the other 2 pax will not be embarking, will they be looking/waiting for those 2 persons at sail away time and therefore delay the whole process. I don’t think they would hold the ship up . It used to be a regular trick for getting double points in a balcony and was wide spread,especially in the U.S. But Royal has stopped it as of the new year, you only get a single point per night now. Edited February 12, 2023 by Chiliburn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 12, 2023 #5 Share Posted February 12, 2023 56 minutes ago, CCC's said: One issue which concerns me is..... if I don't advise them the other 2 pax will not be embarking, will they be looking/waiting for those 2 persons at sail away time and therefore delay the whole process. There is no need to be “ clever” and not advise that the other two guests are not coming.( bad advice) The check in agent would/ should see that there are three people in the stateroom and ask where the other two are. You will not be charged any extra, you have already paid for three people.There are regularly a number of no shows for whatever reason ( eg covid) and advising us that someone is not coming does speed up the end of day number balancing and the ship leaving on time. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted February 12, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted February 12, 2023 Gbenjo. Thanks you for this excellent advice. I will notify them when I am checking in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sydgal Posted February 13, 2023 #7 Share Posted February 13, 2023 Can you get someone else to go with you and do a name change? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted February 13, 2023 Author #8 Share Posted February 13, 2023 5 minutes ago, sydgal said: Can you get someone else to go with you and do a name change? I am in desperate need of some ME TIME. So, happy to go alone. I am sure we have all felt that way at various times in our lives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbeh Posted February 13, 2023 #9 Share Posted February 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, CCC's said: I am in desperate need of some ME TIME Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 13, 2023 #10 Share Posted February 13, 2023 1 hour ago, CCC's said: Gbenjo. Thanks you for this excellent advice. I will notify them when I am checking in. 2 hours ago, CCC's said: Gbenjo. Thanks you for this excellent advice. I will notify them when I am checking in. No problem……….say hello when you board the ship, just look for the moustache .😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted February 13, 2023 Author #11 Share Posted February 13, 2023 I will be on the lookout for a Poirot moustache? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 13, 2023 #12 Share Posted February 13, 2023 36 minutes ago, CCC's said: I will be on the lookout for a Poirot moustache? Nah……Merv Hughes 😁😁 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christodan Posted February 13, 2023 #13 Share Posted February 13, 2023 10 hours ago, CCC's said: One issue which concerns me is..... if I don't advise them the other 2 pax will not be embarking, will they be looking/waiting for those 2 persons at sail away time and therefore delay the whole process. Might be different situation, but when I was driving a friend to the airport and she was running late, she rang the airline to say she was coming. They curtly told her "we're not going to hold the plane waiting for you". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 13, 2023 #14 Share Posted February 13, 2023 15 hours ago, christodan said: Might be different situation, but when I was driving a friend to the airport and she was running late, she rang the airline to say she was coming. They curtly told her "we're not going to hold the plane waiting for you". You are correct…a ( totally) different situation. The ship can be far more flexible with the departure time. If someone was running late, within reason, but on the way and rang and advised the terminal they would hold off closing check in as long as possible, the clue would be to keep in contact and advise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 15, 2023 #15 Share Posted February 15, 2023 (edited) On 2/14/2023 at 9:06 AM, gbenjo said: You are correct…a ( totally) different situation. The ship can be far more flexible with the departure time. If someone was running late, within reason, but on the way and rang and advised the terminal they would hold off closing check in as long as possible, the clue would be to keep in contact and advise. But who the heck do you ring. (if you aren’t cruising Celebrity etc) Edited February 15, 2023 by GUT2407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 15, 2023 #16 Share Posted February 15, 2023 3 hours ago, GUT2407 said: But who the heck do you ring. (if you aren’t cruising Celebrity etc) In the good old days there were emergency numbers on the documentation you received for the cruise…I guess these days you would have to download an app or something 😂😂😡😡😡 You would think there must be a contact number somewhere in the cloud where you can speak to a human being. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted February 15, 2023 #17 Share Posted February 15, 2023 1 hour ago, gbenjo said: In the good old days there were emergency numbers on the documentation you received for the cruise…I guess these days you would have to download an app or something 😂😂😡😡😡 You would think there must be a contact number somewhere in the cloud where you can speak to a human being. The good old days are still here Graham. 🙂 This is from the cruise docs we have recently received for our Ovation cruise departing 11-March. Maybe that number is a direct line to you? 😮 Hope to maybe see you then. Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 15, 2023 #18 Share Posted February 15, 2023 58 minutes ago, mr walker said: The good old days are still here Graham. 🙂 This is from the cruise docs we have recently received for our Ovation cruise departing 11-March. Maybe that number is a direct line to you? 😮 Hope to maybe see you then. Cheers Not me personally 😁😁but that is Intercruises office number in Sydney, I knew there had to be a contact number somewhere. Yes, come and say hello on the 11th. I will be on the ship where we scan the boarding pass/phone and check photos/faces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mr walker Posted February 16, 2023 #19 Share Posted February 16, 2023 20 hours ago, gbenjo said: Not me personally 😁😁but that is Intercruises office number in Sydney, I knew there had to be a contact number somewhere. Yes, come and say hello on the 11th. I will be on the ship where we scan the boarding pass/phone and check photos/faces. Will keep a look out for you - our allocated arrival slot is 2:00-2:30 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chiliburn Posted February 16, 2023 #20 Share Posted February 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, mr walker said: Will keep a look out for you - our allocated arrival slot is 2:00-2:30 Just look out for the facial hair mr walker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted February 16, 2023 #21 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Lol, Gbenjo, the G.O.A.T of check-in staff. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 16, 2023 #22 Share Posted February 16, 2023 3 hours ago, mr walker said: Will keep a look out for you - our allocated arrival slot is 2:00-2:30 Let me know if you want to check in earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 16, 2023 #23 Share Posted February 16, 2023 37 minutes ago, MicCanberra said: Lol, Gbenjo, the G.O.A.T of check-in staff. Modesty prevents me from agreeing with you 😂😂😂😂😂🤭🤭🤭 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted February 16, 2023 #24 Share Posted February 16, 2023 11 hours ago, MicCanberra said: Lol, Gbenjo, the G.O.A.T of check-in staff. Totally agree, but why all the full stops? It’s a word not an acronym. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbenjo Posted February 16, 2023 #25 Share Posted February 16, 2023 39 minutes ago, GUT2407 said: Totally agree, but why all the full stops? It’s a word not an acronym. ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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