Free Cruise ... is this true

[texasnana]

A friend told me that her daughters grandmother book a cruise for all the grandchildren and families . There are 13 going and 5 rooms. She used a travel agent and the grandma got her cruise free. My friend is emailing me the travel agency and name. Is this typical???:cool:

[yearnin4cruisin]

I think there is such a thing in a large group that the "booker" gets passage for free, but I thought it was for over 20 people. Maybe it's the number of staterooms. Sounds legit to me either way.

[GoinCruisin]

You get a free BERTH for 8 cabins booked double occupancy... you still have to pay taxes and government fees... it's not free.

[texasnana]

friend said the grandma only booked 5 rooms and got a free one .. maybe i misunderstood??

[GoinCruisin]

friend said the grandma only booked 5 rooms and got a free one .. maybe i misunderstood??

 

Perhaps you misunderstood... you need 8 cabins to get the credit.

[texasnana]

just called friend and she still says that the grandmother booked just 5 rooms and got one free .. wonder if grandma is telling a story.

 

so i book 8 rooms and one person gets a free cruise???

[GoinCruisin]

just called friend and she still says that the grandmother booked just 5 rooms and got one free .. wonder if grandma is telling a story.

 

so i book 8 rooms and one person gets a free cruise???

 

Again, it's not free. You get a free BERTH.. depending on the cruise, it's still a couple hundred dollars... most times you get this in the form of a rebate a couple months after the cruise. The free berth is based on the category of the most cabins booked (if most are Insides, you get a credit for the inside fare), and the cabins must be double occupancy... so 8 cabins, 16 people, free berth... everyone must be booked with the group, through the same agency/or group dept at Carnival.

[kujobie]

Grandma could be subletting. Buying rooms and selling at a profit and using the proceeds to pay for her room. She's playing travel agent. Or maybe the travel agent's playing grandma. :)