On board credit - single passenger

[PurpleMoonlight]

I get that the cabins are priced for two people (except single cabins of course) and that as a single traveller I would pay the price for two occupiers. I'm fine with this.

 

But I don't get why I don't get twice the pre-paid onboard credit? After all, I have actually paid for it.

Edited April 15, 2023 by PurpleMoonlight

[Victoria2]

I thought about that when I travelled solo with friends, but not being in P/QG, I didn't pay double occupancy, 'just' 175%.* or it might have been 150%, can't remember as it was so long ago.

 

I suppose the fact Cunard weren't getting the onboard revenue from two passengers might be factored into their thinking.

Either way, it wasn't a huge deal, just a teeny bit grating, but nowhere near annoying to put me off booking as a solo. 🙂

Edited April 15, 2023 by Victoria2
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[cublet]

Hello,

 

None of my current bookings have any OBC so I have 'no skin in the game'.

 

But all my bookings with RCI have had double OBC as a singleton until I reached a 'break-point' where I paid only a 50% single supplement whereupon my OBC was 75% of a couple's.

 

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

[Bell Boy]

1 hour ago, PurpleMoonlight said:

I get that the cabins are priced for two people (except single cabins of course) and that as a single traveller I would pay the price for two occupiers. I'm fine with this.

 

But I don't get why I don't get twice the pre-paid onboard credit? After all, I have actually paid for it.

Solo guests in Britannia Category don't pay the price for two, they pay 175% , however in Grills a solo guest will pay 200%. ( the full price for two)

I fully agree with you re the amount of OBC offered to solo guests .  I have written to Cunard on numerous  occasions re the amount of OBC I  receive when travelling in the Grills ( ie only one amount) I have even suggested in all fairness that it should be pro rata . 

 

Before anyone replies with that old chestnut , "couples support the Bar Revenue", that is not always correct, often my onboard account is almost the same as the price I've paid for the cruise. 😉 

[PurpleMoonlight]

I am considering Britannia category.

 

The price is exactly the same be it single or two in the cabin.

[Wagtail adventures]

14 minutes ago, Bell Boy said:

Solo guests in Britannia Category don't pay the price for two, they pay 175% , however in Grills a solo guest will pay 200%. ( the full price for two)

I fully agree with you re the amount of OBC offered to solo guests .  I have written to Cunard on numerous  occasions re the amount of OBC I  receive when travelling in the Grills ( ie only one amount) I have even suggested in all fairness that it should be pro rata . 

 

Before anyone replies with that old chestnut , "couples support the Bar Revenue", that is not always correct, often my onboard account is almost the same as the price I've paid for the cruise. 😉 

Your data point noted, however I expect Cunard have done their maths, and looked at average daily onboard spend for single occupancy vs 2 or more in a cabin.  If they take into account all onboard spending: bar, drinks packages, internet, shopping, casino, speciality dining, laundry, excursions etc a couple or a family in a stateroom will on average be spending significantly more than a single traveller, hence maybe their reluctance to double up on the OBC.

[Bell Boy]

7 hours ago, PurpleMoonlight said:

I am considering Britannia category.

 

The price is exactly the same be it single or two in the cabin.

Where are you resident ?  Who are you booking with - On line or via a TA ?

I've been sailing Cunard for years as a solo guest and  always paid just under the full price for two (approx 175%) 

 Britannia  category,   one pays a 'single supplement' 

 

 

I've two more Britannia  category voyages before the end of this year and have only paid the additional single supplement . 

 

 

 

Edited April 15, 2023 by Bell Boy

[PurpleMoonlight]

18 minutes ago, Bell Boy said:

Where are you resident ?  Who are you booking with - On line or via a TA ?

I've been sailing Cunard for years as a solo guest and  always paid just under the full price for two (approx 175%) 

 Britannia  category,   one pays a 'single supplement' 

 

 

I've two more Britannia  category voyages before the end of this year and have only paid the additional single supplement . 

 

 

 

 

UK, on Cunard website.

 

Are you booking a single or double cabin?

 

QM2 doesn't appear to have single balcony cabins. The price for the double cabin is the same whether I input one or two passengers, only only the on board credit changes.

[Bell Boy]

6 minutes ago, PurpleMoonlight said:

 

UK, on Cunard website.

 

Are you booking a single or double cabin?

 

QM2 doesn't appear to have single balcony cabins. The price for the double cabin is the same whether I input one or two passengers, only only the on board credit changes.

You need to contact and speak with the Cunard UK  call centre, ( Carnival House Southampton)   I believe there is an error or, you are doing something wrong .

I can confirm ALL solo guests pay the 'single supplement' of approx  175% for a double stateroom.

 

The price quoted for the 'New' single staterooms  are complety different from the double staterooms   

[PurpleMoonlight]

Oh my, you are correct.  I would swear they were the same when I compared the price previously.

 

Good news at least. Thanks.

[cublet]

Hello,

 

It's too early on a Sunday morning to delve through all my Cunard paperwork to establish all of what they do on singles' pricing, but here are some facts from RCI, X and the real world where I used to be a shipping agent.

 

RCI & X charge a solo passenger one person's Port Fees & Taxes and one persons 'Service Charge'/'Hotel Charge'/'Gratuities' - for the avoidance of doubt, these will be half a couple's.

 

The port authority will charge a shipping company £X pp on a ship's manifest regardless of whether they are in a single/double/treble cabin. So a shipping company charging a solo the couple's price for a cabin is pocketing half the PF&T for itself.

 

Regards,

 

Cublet

 

PS: This is why, if there is any justice, the PF&T for a missed port of call should be refunded as the ship will not be paying them.

Edited April 16, 2023 by cublet
additional PS

[PurpleMoonlight]

Just came back to looking at this.

 

Queen Victoria, 1st Oct 2023, 19 nights. Britannia balcony. Cunard fair.

 

1 passenger £9531 cabin 4006

2 passengers £9498 cabin 4005

 

It's so frustrating.

 

 

[MylesS]

1 hour ago, PurpleMoonlight said:

Just came back to looking at this.

 

Queen Victoria, 1st Oct 2023, 19 nights. Britannia balcony. Cunard fair.

 

1 passenger £9531 cabin 4006

2 passengers £9498 cabin 4005

 

It's so frustrating.

 

 

I'm seeing the same.. wow! I wonder how many times I may have, without notice, paid £50-100 more going solo..

[Winifred 22]

On 4/15/2023 at 7:13 AM, PurpleMoonlight said:

I get that the cabins are priced for two people (except single cabins of course) and that as a single traveller I would pay the price for two occupiers. I'm fine with this.

 

But I don't get why I don't get twice the pre-paid onboard credit? After all, I have actually paid for it.

Cunard don’t charge the full price for the solo supplement,  it’s 175% hence why you only get one onboard credit allowance. There are occasional no surcharge deals to be had. 

[Winifred 22]

On 4/28/2023 at 5:12 PM, MylesS said:

I'm seeing the same.. wow! I wonder how many times I may have, without notice, paid £50-100 more going solo..

Have you checked the cabins are the definitely same grade ? They may be different so the single is a better cabin because of its position so costs more. Another option is book second guest who becomes a no show on the day. I have heard of people doing that.