bled01 Posted Saturday at 10:21 PM #1 Share Posted Saturday at 10:21 PM Right now I am looking at a cruise for next summer that has some good pricing and $250 OBC directly through Carnival’s website. If I called up and spoke to a PVP would they potentially be able to offer even better pricing or would it essentially be the same? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jamman54 Posted Saturday at 10:42 PM #2 Share Posted Saturday at 10:42 PM 23 minutes ago, bled01 said: Right now I am looking at a cruise for next summer that has some good pricing and $250 OBC directly through Carnival’s website. If I called up and spoke to a PVP would they potentially be able to offer even better pricing or would it essentially be the same? It would be the same, however a PVP can see more cabins then you can see on the website. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond-56-Plus Posted Sunday at 01:23 AM #3 Share Posted Sunday at 01:23 AM 2 hours ago, Jamman54 said: It would be the same, however a PVP can see more cabins then you can see on the website. Thats a true fact Jack 👍. And better locations. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n6uqqq Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM #4 Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 AM Carnival only shows blocks of 10 rooms available so if you have a specific room in mind you will likely need to call. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bled01 Posted Sunday at 11:03 AM Author #5 Share Posted Sunday at 11:03 AM 7 hours ago, n6uqqq said: Carnival only shows blocks of 10 rooms available so if you have a specific room in mind you will likely need to call. I am only showing two cabins left online in the category I want so does that mean they have more than that to choose from if I call? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ngrund Posted Sunday at 11:49 AM #6 Share Posted Sunday at 11:49 AM 43 minutes ago, bled01 said: I am only showing two cabins left online in the category I want so does that mean they have more than that to choose from if I call? If you are not happy with the location of one of those, then yes call, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted Sunday at 12:14 PM #7 Share Posted Sunday at 12:14 PM 13 hours ago, Jamman54 said: It would be the same, however a PVP can see more cabins then you can see on the website. And expertise.…. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coondog99 Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM #8 Share Posted Sunday at 03:18 PM The PVP may also see other better offers that can be extended to you or any companions as well as linking other cabins for dining. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising_Addict Posted Monday at 08:47 PM #9 Share Posted Monday at 08:47 PM On 9/28/2024 at 6:21 PM, bled01 said: Right now I am looking at a cruise for next summer that has some good pricing and $250 OBC directly through Carnival’s website. If I called up and spoke to a PVP would they potentially be able to offer even better pricing or would it essentially be the same? PVPs do not have access to any rates that you don't have access to yourself. The rates you can get are tied to your VIFP number. There's literally no reason to book via a PVP other than simply not wanting to do the work yourself to book it. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted Monday at 09:45 PM #10 Share Posted Monday at 09:45 PM Some people just like talking to someone over the phone, and reading their credit card number out loud I guess. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsglow Posted Monday at 10:32 PM #11 Share Posted Monday at 10:32 PM 2 hours ago, mz-s said: Some people just like talking to someone over the phone, and reading their credit card number out loud I guess. 100% correct. And some of us also appreciate that any challenge is professionally solved with one phone call. I'd never book 'alone'. (And mine earned her pay twice on Sunday during Covid.) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted Monday at 11:22 PM #12 Share Posted Monday at 11:22 PM 48 minutes ago, jsglow said: 100% correct. And some of us also appreciate that any challenge is professionally solved with one phone call. I'd never book 'alone'. (And mine earned her pay twice on Sunday during Covid.) Free expertise using a TA or PVP. Hard to argue that point. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMAE Posted 23 hours ago #13 Share Posted 23 hours ago I use a PVP, CCL does not display all available staterooms on their website. Today I accessed CCL website to look for a cruise, it displayed about 7 to 10 staterooms remaining in the category I wanted but not the specific stateroom I wanted. I called my PVP, asked for the specific stateroom and it was available and now it's booked. This has occurred 4 or 5 times for me and will always use a PVP. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babygrljaz Posted 8 hours ago #14 Share Posted 8 hours ago 19 hours ago, Cruising_Addict said: PVPs do not have access to any rates that you don't have access to yourself. The rates you can get are tied to your VIFP number. There's literally no reason to book via a PVP other than simply not wanting to do the work yourself to book it. But a pvp can tell you if you are eligible for other discounts. For instance I get one for who I work for. I didn't know that until my pvp told me. 2 I've gotten a better deal using my employer discount instead of my carnival deals with obc. So for me that's a good enough reason to use one...in the end it's all about personal choice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babygrljaz Posted 8 hours ago #15 Share Posted 8 hours ago 18 hours ago, mz-s said: Some people just like talking to someone over the phone, and reading their credit card number out loud I guess. You are wrong there. They no longer do that. Now you input your cc # when prompted. They've been doing this since last year 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mz-s Posted 5 hours ago #16 Share Posted 5 hours ago 2 hours ago, babygrljaz said: You are wrong there. They no longer do that. Now you input your cc # when prompted. They've been doing this since last year That's a good change, my (big box) TA does that as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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