Rare fudge Posted January 3 #1 Share Posted January 3 We have just received a number of cruises from our TA one of which we booked last year, Cape town to Cape town 21st December 2023, 15 days on Regent Splendor. This latest offer has the price reduced by almost 5000 US dollars. Has anyone on here applied for the new price on any cruise please? Of course I have written to my well known TA in the UK to see what happens? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhenry1 Posted January 3 #2 Share Posted January 3 Yes we have kept eyes on our cruises and if there is a reduction prior to final payment we call our TA and ask for the reduced price. One time we said we would cancel and rebook if necessary but Regent finally gave the reduced price. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fudge Posted January 3 Author #3 Share Posted January 3 Thanks for your reply, I like the way you said "Regent finally gave the reduced price" sounds like they were balking? We pay the balance late September. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winemaker_1 Posted January 3 #4 Share Posted January 3 What happens beyond the final pay date? Most places don't refund or reprice. Do they offer OBC or FCC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare RachelG Posted January 3 #5 Share Posted January 3 If it is before final payment, you can rebook at the lower price. If after final payment, no such luck, and I have never gotten any OBC or FCC in that situation either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SailingNomads Posted January 3 #6 Share Posted January 3 We just had our TA contact Regent about a cruise in 2025 who told her they would have to email a supervisor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piscean Posted January 3 #7 Share Posted January 3 I’ve have 2 cruises with Regent this year and upon noticing a price reduction have notified my agent and the new price has been applied. no problem. i am from the Uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fudge Posted January 4 Author #8 Share Posted January 4 Result: Heard from our TA earlier, Regent will honour the new price, we have literally saved thousands of £ on this cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2SailingNomads Posted January 4 #9 Share Posted January 4 Same result for us, saved thousands. 🤑 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare 2012_Alaska_bound Posted January 5 #10 Share Posted January 5 I have my TA check current deals and prices before I make final payment on each cruise, just in case! Have also saved thousands sometimes. Usually not a change but when there is, well worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UUNetBill Posted January 5 #11 Share Posted January 5 The last time I saw a reduced fare on one of our booked cruises, I contacted our TA who had already contacted Regent. They honored the lower price. Makes me wonder what they'd do if the customer or TA didn't ask... 🤔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcandkc Posted January 5 #12 Share Posted January 5 11 minutes ago, UUNetBill said: The last time I saw a reduced fare on one of our booked cruises, I contacted our TA who had already contacted Regent. They honored the lower price. Makes me wonder what they'd do if the customer or TA didn't ask... 🤔 Nothing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare fudge Posted January 5 Author #13 Share Posted January 5 Correct, nothing. You have to be on the ball when these offers come up. My TA didnt pick it up, but to their credit they were on the case and got the fare reduction. It was the date of the cruise which I spotted which made me check. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted January 5 #14 Share Posted January 5 I'm looking at the pricing for a cruise which I have booked already in a PHB upgraded from a cat D. My TA is telling me that the regent agent said that the two-cat upgrade is built into the pricing. So when I select the cat D and it shows the $39283 price for 2pax, they are telling me that $39283 is the pricing for F-1 as the upgrade is built into the pricing. Seems fishy to me because wouldn't the G-1 G-2 and H all have the H pricing? That would mean the huge jump in price from a D to PHC on regent website is the jump from an F-1 to E regularly. I didn't think there was that much difference from an F-1 to E. Can anyone verify if this is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFr Posted January 5 #15 Share Posted January 5 3 hours ago, Lonedaddy said: I'm looking at the pricing for a cruise which I have booked already in a PHB upgraded from a cat D. My TA is telling me that the regent agent said that the two-cat upgrade is built into the pricing. So when I select the cat D and it shows the $39283 price for 2pax, they are telling me that $39283 is the pricing for F-1 as the upgrade is built into the pricing. Seems fishy to me because wouldn't the G-1 G-2 and H all have the H pricing? That would mean the huge jump in price from a D to PHC on regent website is the jump from an F-1 to E regularly. I didn't think there was that much difference from an F-1 to E. Can anyone verify if this is true? Your TA and the agent are not correct. You are booking a PHB and the two category upgrade results in you having to pay the fare for a category D. You can do the two category upgrade either way. For example, if you had booked a category D, you could either upgrade to a PHB for the category D fare or stay in your category D and pay the G2 fare. Dave 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NYC-London Posted January 5 #16 Share Posted January 5 1 hour ago, DaveFr said: Your TA and the agent are not correct. You are booking a PHB and the two category upgrade results in you having to pay the fare for a category D. You can do the two category upgrade either way. For example, if you had booked a category D, you could either upgrade to a PHB for the category D fare or stay in your category D and pay the G2 fare. Dave For the two category upgrade, one has to book an F1 suite to get a D suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFr Posted January 5 #17 Share Posted January 5 (edited) Oops. NYC-London is correct. 🤪 Guess I was thinking about the last time we used a two category upgrade when we booked an F2 and paid the G2 rate. Dave Edited January 6 by DaveFr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted January 6 #18 Share Posted January 6 Are there any TA on this board that could verify what the price of a phb would be on that cruise? Is it the price listed for a cat d on regents site? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gcto Posted January 6 #19 Share Posted January 6 from what I was told a while ago, this is the process (pls correct me if I'm wrong). 1. You get a 2 cat upgrade when booking. So if you book PHB, you pay D price, or PHC, you pay F 2. If you already made final payment.... tough... you are out of luck...but...you are cruising soon 🙂 3. If you are already booked and your booked category is waitlisted, Regent will not honor the new price, as "rebooking under the new offer" would not get you the category you are already in. 4. Any previous offer you got (flights, pre cruise tours etc) will disappear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonedaddy Posted January 6 #20 Share Posted January 6 So what I am hearing here is that the price of the concierge D is the $39283 from the sceen shot. @Pcardad can you verify that as you seem to be very informed on the Regent pricing. Perhaps I need a more experienced TA if that is the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaflamingo Posted January 6 #21 Share Posted January 6 1 hour ago, Lonedaddy said: So what I am hearing here is that the price of the concierge D is the $39283 from the sceen shot. @Pcardad can you verify that as you seem to be very informed on the Regent pricing. Perhaps I need a more experienced TA if that is the case. First.. you do need a good TA. But what I've found is if there's a cruise I am interested in I have my TA put a 7 day hold on the cabin I'm interested in. That way I get an actual booking with all the charges displayed. Then I can pay the deposit, cancel the cruise, or simply do nothing and let it expire. But at least I have a lock on the cabin and rate and know exactly what I'm looking at. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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