bucknbass Posted March 30, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I booked a cruise last week and the final payment is already due. Does it have to be paid so quickly? The funds are not a problem but I've read several times that you can get a discount if the fare goes down and you haven't made the final payment. What can they do if you delay paying it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrongwaywatson Posted March 30, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Final payment has nothing to do with when you book the cruise. It is xx# of days before the ship sails. You could book a cruise that is past final payment date, and technically you would have to pay for it then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTO-Girl Posted March 30, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 30, 2009 If final payment is due you need to pay it. You don't want them to cancel your reservation..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted March 30, 2009 #4 Share Posted March 30, 2009 I booked a cruise last week and the final payment is already due. Does it have to be paid so quickly? The funds are not a problem but I've read several times that you can get a discount if the fare goes down and you haven't made the final payment. What can they do if you delay paying it? the deadline for discounts/OBC is the Final Payment Due Date, not when you actually paid off the cruise. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted March 30, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 30, 2009 If you don't pay on the due date the cruise will be cancelled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted March 30, 2009 #6 Share Posted March 30, 2009 For most cruises, final payment is due 75 days before you sail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjack22 Posted March 30, 2009 #7 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Yes, by all means pay your bill! If you don't they will cancel your cruise. Final payment is a fixed date. You can usually get price reductions before that time but not afterward. If you have booked less than 75 days before your cruise then your money is due immediately in full. You will be cancelled if you don't pay in full now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benbell Posted March 30, 2009 #8 Share Posted March 30, 2009 Yes, by all means pay your bill! If you don't they will cancel your cruise. Final payment is a fixed date. You can usually get price reductions before that time but not afterward. If you have booked less than 75 days before your cruise then your money is due immediately in full. You will be cancelled if you don't pay in full now. Actually, if you book through the Princess Agents you can "reserve" a cabin/cruise for 24 hours before you have to make the payment. When I booked my cruise 30 days before the cruise date she booked the room and told me I had till the close of business the following day to pay for the room before it was canceled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucknbass Posted March 30, 2009 Author #9 Share Posted March 30, 2009 The sail date is right at 75 days so I guess that's why I need to pay so quickly. I will do it today to be sure we're in good shape. I thought the booking agent might be pushing a bit but that's evidently not the case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fourkittys Posted March 31, 2009 #10 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I booked a cruise last week and the final payment is already due. Does it have to be paid so quickly? The funds are not a problem but I've read several times that you can get a discount if the fare goes down and you haven't made the final payment. What can they do if you delay paying it? If the price goes down after you have made final payment, check with your TA and you might be able to get OnBoardCredit. Carnival does for their clients.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted March 31, 2009 #11 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I booked a cruise last week and the final payment is already due. Does it have to be paid so quickly? The funds are not a problem but I've read several times that you can get a discount if the fare goes down and you haven't made the final payment. What can they do if you delay paying it?It's very unusual that prices come down after final payment on a Princess cruise. Other cruiselines, yes; not Princess. And, final payment is due about 75 days before you sail, 90 days for longer cruises and holidays. If you choose not to pay and wait for a lower price, you'll loose your booking and possibly pay much more for your cruise. For instance, the pricing for my upcoming Sapphire cruise is a lot more than what it was when I booked, or even two months ago and only insides or full suites are available. If I were booking now, I'd pay a heck of a lot more for an inside cabin than I did for my mini-suite. It's always a gamble but not paying and waiting for prices to come down after final payment carries lousy odds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john2003 Posted March 31, 2009 #12 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If it is rare for Princess pricing to come down after final payment date, does this mean that they are willing to sail with empty cabins or do they start to drop the pricing earlier? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted March 31, 2009 #13 Share Posted March 31, 2009 If the price goes down after you have made final payment, check with your TA and you might be able to get OnBoardCredit. Carnival does for their clients.:D Carnival's Policy since December 2008 is no more OBC or price adjustments after Final Payment date (except for the new Early Saver booking, which has a non-refundable deposit). ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken076 Posted March 31, 2009 #14 Share Posted March 31, 2009 They tend to have their "sales" before Final Payment, but if bookings are lagging after Final Payment date they's still have their "flash" sales. ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandytoes Posted April 1, 2009 #15 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My final payment is due 90 days before the sail date :confused: I am not taking a Holiday or World cruise.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted April 1, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If it is rare for Princess pricing to come down after final payment date, does this mean that they are willing to sail with empty cabins or do they start to drop the pricing earlier?Most Princess cruises, even in today's economy, sell out or are close to sold out months in advance. I've taken cruises that were essentially sold out 18 months before sailing. Princess will have a promotion to fill those cabins, usually before final payment date. At least that's been my experience for my Crown cruise this summer. There were lots of cabins left in February so they reduced prices. Most of the cabins were snapped up and now the pricing has come way up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted April 1, 2009 #17 Share Posted April 1, 2009 My final payment is due 90 days before the sail date :confused: I am not taking a Holiday or World cruise.:cool:When are you cruising and how long is the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandytoes Posted April 1, 2009 #18 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When are you cruising and how long is the cruise? Aug on the CB 9 days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted April 1, 2009 #19 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Aug on the CB9 days Hmmm... that doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps someone else knows more about that. My July 18th 12-day cruise is due May 4th to my TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandytoes Posted April 1, 2009 #20 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Hmmm... that doesn't make sense to me. Perhaps someone else knows more about that. My July 18th 12-day cruise is due May 4th to my TA. Wonder if TA's set their own final payment date? ? ? :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted April 1, 2009 #21 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Wonder if TA's set their own final payment date? ? ? :confused:They do, but it's rarely a week before the cruiseline's final payment date. They do that to make sure that payment by the passenger goes through. A few years ago, my sister and brother-in-law and I had gone on a cruise and given our TA our final payment information for our next cruise which was due while we were gone. Turns out my BIL's credit card expired while we were gone and wouldn't go through. Since he hadn't received the new card and didn't know what the new expiration year was, she needed another card. He doesn't do any email while on a cruise; the TA knew that and contacted me. I got the info, passed it on, and all was well but they could very easily have lost the booking due to non-payment if the TA didn't know to contact me or I wasn't checking my email. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toto2Kansas Posted April 1, 2009 #22 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Wonder if TA's set their own final payment date? ? ? :confused: The TA I used to use had the final payment date 5 days before it was actually due. The TA I use now doesn't ask for it until the actual date the cruise line requires it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandytoes Posted April 1, 2009 #23 Share Posted April 1, 2009 They do, but it's rarely a week before the cruiseline's final payment date. They do that to make sure that payment by the passenger goes through. A few years ago, my sister and brother-in-law and I had gone on a cruise and given our TA our final payment information for our next cruise which was due while we were gone. Turns out my BIL's credit card expired while we were gone and wouldn't go through. Since he hadn't received the new card and didn't know what the new expiration year was, she needed another card. He doesn't do any email while on a cruise; the TA knew that and contacted me. I got the info, passed it on, and all was well but they could very easily have lost the booking due to non-payment if the TA didn't know to contact me or I wasn't checking my email. Lucky the TA was able to contact you. This is good info to pass on to those who have several bookings and have to keep up with final payments. (I should be so lucky :rolleyes:) Meaning having several bookings....;) The TA I used to use had the final payment date 5 days before it was actually due. The TA I use now doesn't ask for it until the actual date the cruise line requires it. Just a thought, could it be possible that certain TA's who deal in "volume" request final payments earlier. :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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