Rare Globaler Posted June 6 #1 Share Posted June 6 Strange but we got a move over offer 2 days before sailing. It was a great offer but we were flying from Dublin to catch the ship in Civitavecchia and since it is the end of our 3 month Europe trip no way were we going to accept. still strange to get the offer so late in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted June 6 #2 Share Posted June 6 23 minutes ago, Globaler said: Strange but we got a move over offer 2 days before sailing. It was a great offer but we were flying from Dublin to catch the ship in Civitavecchia and since it is the end of our 3 month Europe trip no way were we going to accept. still strange to get the offer so late in the game. Probably overbooked, they’ll get some who can do it. We always go a couple days early, so wouldn’t work for us either. Too bad.😮 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted June 6 Author #3 Share Posted June 6 1 minute ago, PacnGoNow said: Probably overbooked, they’ll get some who can do it. We always go a couple days early, so wouldn’t work for us either. Too bad.😮 It was a super offer but no way I’m taking it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted June 6 #4 Share Posted June 6 3 minutes ago, Globaler said: It was a super offer but no way I’m taking it. They offered full refund and another cruise? That’s what we got on our move over last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted June 7 Author #5 Share Posted June 7 11 hours ago, PacnGoNow said: They offered full refund and another cruise? That’s what we got on our move over last time. Yes but I was inflight from Dublin so too late Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare insidecabin Posted June 7 #6 Share Posted June 7 5 hours ago, Globaler said: Yes but I was inflight from Dublin so too late We would check if any other cruises have space(at sensible price) that fit the travel window. Then decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted June 7 Author #7 Share Posted June 7 2 hours ago, insidecabin said: We would check if any other cruises have space(at sensible price) that fit the travel window. Then decide. Well we fly out of Barcelona in 2 weeks and we have been traveling for almost 3 months and are pretty tired. looking forward to getting on the ship and relaxing! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennybenny Posted June 7 #8 Share Posted June 7 (edited) Hmmm, I’d take it! Even if I had landed! My cruise is in August, I doubt we’d get an offer @GlobalerHow did you receive the offer? Email or phone? Edited June 7 by jennybenny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare startedwithamouse Posted June 7 #9 Share Posted June 7 22 hours ago, Globaler said: still strange to get the offer so late in the game. We've had two move over offers, and always 2-3 days prior to the sail date. They don't do this until the last minute when they're desperate for cabins. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted June 7 Author #10 Share Posted June 7 50 minutes ago, jennybenny said: Hmmm, I’d take it! Even if I had landed! My cruise is in August, I doubt we’d get an offer @GlobalerHow did you receive the offer? Email or phone? Email and I get it that some would take it but we are exhausted and need some R&R after managing logistics traveling in Portugal and Ireland for more than 2 months! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Globaler Posted June 7 Author #11 Share Posted June 7 17 minutes ago, startedwithamouse said: We've had two move over offers, and always 2-3 days prior to the sail date. They don't do this until the last minute when they're desperate for cabins. I agree and had it been in the middle of our European trip this year we probably would have done it for sure. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRice Posted June 7 #12 Share Posted June 7 Full refund AND another cruise ? I would take it in a heartbeat. At worst case are the costs of up to 2 r/t airfares 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InFullertonCA Posted June 9 #13 Share Posted June 9 (edited) Just a coupe of days ago I accepted an offer for my June 8th Sun sailing from Rome to Barcelona. I had booked my flights with miles and they were fully refundable. The offer included 100% of my cruise cost as a REFUNDABLE OBC on my FREE replacement cruise. I'm now rebooked on the exact same itinerary on August 10th instead. I was able to rebooked my flights for less miles than I had paid for the June 8th cruise and Princess also refunded all pre-paid excursions that were non-refundable (booked outside Princess) as OBC. It was not a big deal for me to change the dates, so it's a huge win since I had the flexibility to accept the offer. On 6/7/2024 at 5:52 AM, insidecabin said: We would check if any other cruises have space(at sensible price) that fit the travel window. Then decide. The price of the replacement cruise was not a factor, it was free. I just needed to find one with availability (within a year of my original cruise date). Done and booked by Princess! Edited June 9 by InFullertonCA 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gardenbunny50 Posted June 9 #14 Share Posted June 9 Way to go!! I have never gotten a Move Over but several years ago got a great deal once to give up my balcony cabin for interior. We aren’t balcony people but our TA had booked it for us when Princess used to offer a Full Catagory cabin upgrade (they now offer same original cabin category selected but “upgraded” location). It was a few days ahead of boarding and my TA called me with Princess on the other line to accept. Got the FULL cruise refund as OBC and about 2 weeks after the cruise got a check for remainder of balance for what our on board account had been - close to $5K. From what I read now Princess has started offering the Bid Up for a different category like several other cruise lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicyjuju Posted June 9 #15 Share Posted June 9 3 hours ago, InFullertonCA said: Just a coupe of days ago I accepted an offer for my June 8th Sun sailing from Rome to Barcelona. I had booked my flights with miles and they were fully refundable. The offer included 100% of my cruise cost as a REFUNDABLE OBC on my FREE replacement cruise. I'm now rebooked on the exact same itinerary on August 10th instead. I was able to rebooked my flights for less miles than I had paid for the June 8th cruise and Princess also refunded all pre-paid excursions that were non-refundable (booked outside Princess) as OBC. It was not a big deal for me to change the dates, so it's a huge win since I had the flexibility to accept the offer. The price of the replacement cruise was not a factor, it was free. I just needed to find one with availability (within a year of my original cruise date). Done and booked by Princess! What kind of cabin were you booked in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InFullertonCA Posted June 9 #16 Share Posted June 9 52 minutes ago, juicyjuju said: What kind of cabin were you booked in? Standard Deluxe Balcony DA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juicyjuju Posted June 9 #17 Share Posted June 9 I wouldn't mind taking a move over offer for our cruise on June 22nd but we have EZ air so that might lessen the chance we get offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted June 10 #18 Share Posted June 10 16 hours ago, InFullertonCA said: Standard Deluxe Balcony DA YES!! - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted June 10 #19 Share Posted June 10 On 6/6/2024 at 12:18 PM, Globaler said: Strange but we got a move over offer 2 days before sailing. It was a great offer but we were flying from Dublin to catch the ship in Civitavecchia and since it is the end of our 3 month Europe trip no way were we going to accept. still strange to get the offer so late in the game. I’ve gotten a few move over offers in my cruising lifetime and they are usually offered very late in the game, as inevitably, people cancel (or don’t) late in the game. Since they didn’t get the number of expected last minute cancellations, they made the offer. They will always have someone like us that will accept their offer. I actually have my fingers crossed that I get one of these offers on just about every cruise I take. 😆 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
555 Posted June 13 #20 Share Posted June 13 Sign me up coach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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