on ship booking

[beachfanatic]

hi, i am new to princess and was wondering if
when you book a cruise on board can you
use a different travel agent than the one
you used for the current trip? We used
travelocity but would like to change for
the next one.

[pgregw]

Yes, you can do that, or you can just book using the same travel agent and then change it once you get back home.

Greg

Grand Princess 2001
Grand Princess 2002
Grand Princess 2003
Sun Princess 2003
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[CruiseFever]

Sure. You can use whoever you want to. Booking on board get's you up to $50 pp onboard credit and the ability to hold a cruise for $100. You don't even have to commit to a specific cruise, it's all fully refundable and you have 4 years to use it.

That's what I did.

Princess deposited the $100 into my Captain's Circle Savings account to be used later which I did when I got back home.

Happy Cruising

Chris

www.LifeIsCruising.com (http://www.LifeIsCruising.com)

Next up:
Caribbean Princess 06/04
Star Princess 10/04
Carnival Spirit 12/04

[brucejr]

Check this post (http://messages.cruisecritic.com/2/OpenTopic?a=tpc&s=927093444&f=887097554&m=348100801) to see how people feel about their TA. The onboard deposit for a future cruise is an easy no-brainer. $100 a person, use the TA of your choice, get future onboard credit, have 4 years to decide on which cruise to take, and it is fully refundable.

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So when is the next cruise?

[beachfanatic]

thanks for the info. this is very different
than rci. you have to book a particular
cruise and use your previous agent or rci.
this sounds pretty good.

[JaniceC]

Could somebody please explain how this all works? Do you get some kind of discount? Or do you just get the $50 credit. I am very curious about this. Thanks

[jhannah]

You don't even have to designate a TA or particular cruise. Just leave it open.

The onboard booking is great because of the low $100 per person deposit. Nothing else is due until final payment time. Your cabin credit depends on length of cruise and class of cabin booked ... up to $150 PP ... but it's a "freebie" for you in exchange for making the open booking.

If you decide you never want to sail Princess again, or at least not within the 4 year time limit, your deposit is refunded in full.

It's a win-win situation and a no-brainer IMO.

'Vegas Jim

[sue d. miller]

If I want to book 2 cabins , I know it will be $400, but can hubby do one cabin and I do the other? Sue

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[geoherb]

For our last cruise, we had no problems having our booking made directly with Princess. We switched it over to a local TA when we were sure we could go.

And now we have an open booking--just waiting for some time off from work and a great deal to come along.

[srphnx]

We are going to book at least one, wish I had done so on the two Princess cruises I have coming up, love those cabin credits, we don't usally buy much aboard but it is nice not to make the "little-girl-seeing-a-spider-noise" when you open your statement. We will also transfer it to our TA as service is, in our opinion better when the person providing it is directly involved (commission) in your happiness.

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[brucejr]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by sue d. miller:
If I want to book 2 cabins , I know it will be $400, but can hubby do one cabin and I do the other? Sue
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Sue, if you want 2 cabins, you still only need to make 2 deposits for a total of $200. Have DH in one cabin and you in the second, at least when you book. You can easily change once onboard.

BTW, you need to remove your countdown clock from your signature.

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Spring Break was on the Grand Princess </font>21, March 2004
So when is the next cruise?

[sue d. miller]

Thanks Bruce. I can get 2 cabins for only $100 apiece? If that is true, that is awesome. I will remove it now. Thanks Sue

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[Mary S.]

We did an on board booking on the Sun last Jan. and were told we would receive a confirmation in the mail. When it didn't come we called Princess. We were then told it was a valid booking and they gave us a booking number. Asked for a written confirmation and were told they were not equiped to do that. It has still not shown up as a Capt. Circle Credit. Would not book on board again.

[sue d. miller]

When we were on Golden we had our letter with confermation # delivered to our cabin the next day after we booked. Sue

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[pugsbest]

[QUOTE] If I want to book 2 cabins , I know it will be $400, but can hubby do one cabin and I do the other? Sue


We (Mom, Sis and I)did on board bookings on the Grand last year and we each booked seperate cabins for the next cruise. We did have to pay $200 deposit per cabin, not just $100. My Mom and Sister used their husbands names for their other passengers and I just had a "too be determined" roommate.

Julie

[sue d. miller]

Thank you Julie, I will have $400 ready. We have another daughter ready to cruise on our cruise after this one. If this keeps up, Ill have all the cabins booked. Sue

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[seamare]

does the booking have to be in one of the passangers on board names - we are sailing on the caribbean princess in september, would like to make a booking for our son for his honeymoon in march - can this be done???