How do I find out the best solo price for a 1A cabin with Carnival online?

[monakayk]

How do I find out the best solo prices for a 1A cabin with Carnival online?

I usually do all my own travel planning and book everything online myself. So where do I go for the best rates for getting a 1A cabin and paying for it solo for a single cabin for only myself? And not having to pay 200%?

Please tell me exactly what I need to do and if you need to name online travel business...you can e-mail me here:

monakayk@hotmail.com

Make sure to put 'Solo Travel Help' in the subject line then it will be automatically sent to my Inbox and not trashed!

:) Thanks a mill! :)

MonaK

[kathy32259]

I go directly to the Carnival web site. Find the cruise I want to price and then click on "book it". That will take you to a page that asks how many people - enter 1. Proceed to pricing after you have filled in the rest of the info - and it will tell you how much for a single. The 1A is the lowest category available. If you do not see a 1A listed - that means that they are sold out. If a 1A is available at a great price - then I call my Carnival PVP to find out which cabins are available - if they are not listed on the site that is - so that I can get a cabin with a porthole. Sometimes the cabins are listed on the site if the price is not for a 1A GTY. You can continue to price all of your cruises this way without actually booking. When you are ready to book - just proceed.

 

Good luck -

[monakayk]

I go directly to the Carnival web site. Find the cruise I want to price and then click on "book it". That will take you to a page that asks how many people - enter 1. Proceed to pricing after you have filled in the rest of the info - and it will tell you how much for a single. The 1A is the lowest category available. If you do not see a 1A listed - that means that they are sold out. If a 1A is available at a great price - then I call my Carnival PVP to find out which cabins are available - if they are not listed on the site that is - so that I can get a cabin with a porthole. Sometimes the cabins are listed on the site if the price is not for a 1A GTY. You can continue to price all of your cruises this way without actually booking. When you are ready to book - just proceed.

 

Good luck -

 

Thanks Kathy for answering this question for me also!

I have done what you have suggested before just to see what was available...but I guess I was not sure how much it really would cost with me only wanting the cabin for myself and not wanting to pay 200%!

So I guess I am not sure how I can determine that part of the pricing. I have heard that other folks have gotten a cabin-solo, only paying an additional 25%. Do you have any idea how I can get those kind of prices?

:) Happy Cruising!:)

[Traveler353]

Simply give Carnival a call. Dealing directly with a PVP you will be able to receive the best prices for your available discounts: 55, military, past guest, ect. You are limited as to what you can do on-line. Plus no middle-man in case of problems and/or price discounts. I wish that I could recommend my PVP, but can not do that.

[solojo]

I agree with Kathy 32259.

Get a idea on what you want to book on the web and then call Carnivals PVP . I just got back from a 4 day trip on Sensation and the price was so cheap that I couldn't not book it. They have all kinds of discounts that you just don't know about .

I was booked a 1A GTY. Two days before I left I called up Carnival to see if they had assingned me a cabin so I could make out my luggage tags and to my delight it was a porthole cabin. :)

[INCHARGE]

Remember to constantly check prices for price drops. I booked thru CCL, and every time I found a price drop on another site, CCL would give me the price difference. About 1 week b4 my last cruise, I saw another price drop, and was given that as an onboard credit, since the cruise was already paid for. They do not mind doing this, so it's up to us to do our homework if we want the credits. :)

[dmk446]

1. What's a "PVP"?

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[dmk446]

Ok, got it, thanks Laura :( Thanks for the PVP info too :) Happy sails to you~