cathyhinkle

It was still a surprise, no? Just not the timing you wanted. Just curious how many days out were you going to tell them? I agree with others above about surprise vacations being a bad idea.

Christmas in July party July 29 and cruise is a New Years Crusin dec 30. So plenty of time to plan especially since it is family and they work for our family business.

My cruises get emailed to the other passengers only if I input the VIFP number. I have a Nov cruise planned for Thanksgiving. I haven’t put any VIFP numbers in (except my own). I’ve just put names and birth dates. Once I input my husband’s number, he will get all the same emails as me.

Yes unfortunately their VIFP numbers were used for discounts.

I'm confused. It's sounds lovely, honestly but did you plan a cruise for your whole family but not tell them? It's in 168 days? I assume you had plans to do something together so vacations are planned, plants are set to be watered, pets set to be sitted?

Yes we travel together once or twice a year. Kids work for our family business so I know when they can get off. Was planning a Christmas in July party to surprise them for a dec 30-jan6 cruise so they had months to get ready for it. The surprise is the problem.

It goes by the info in the profiles. They automatically send emails for shore excursions and check in reminders. Only way I know to not get them is by changing/deleting the email under each person’s profile or opting out of emails. Has nothing to do with your TA or who paid for it, but rather who is booked. If your TA knew it was a surprise they should have called Carnival and had them change it.

That is why TA only had her info. We did the same thing a few years ago and did not have a problem. :loudcry:

I wonder if to prevent that, VIFP numbers could be added later...? Do they have to be in the initial reservation?

 

 

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Yes they have to be there to get any discounts.

I have never really posted on here before. I usually just read post. My husband and I have 130 days sailing with Carnival alone. Wanted to see if this has happened to anyone else. Put deposit on a cruise over Christmas as a surprise to my adult kids and grandkids. Two days later I got an email from carnival saying 168 days until you cruise. Did not think anything about it until my daughter in law texted me So.....I just got this emails from carnival and I am so excited. Then the rest of the family got emails. My surprise was ruined!!! Travel agent only had her and my info on the booking. This was generated by VIFP numbers. Anyone else have something similar happen??