Under 21/alone in cabin

[Donnaluv2cruise]

hi all. Getting ready to sail The Harmony in 2 weeks and my nephew has decided not to go on our family cruise. We have a group of 16 all booked very close together on the 14th deck. My question is my son is only 19 and will be in the room by himself now. I get the feeling it's just a formality, but should I switch my husbands name to my son's cabin now before we leave or is it something we should do when we get there? Thanks for your help. So excited to board The Harmony!

[Clarea]

hi all. Getting ready to sail The Harmony in 2 weeks and my nephew has decided not to go on our family cruise. We have a group of 16 all booked very close together on the 14th deck. My question is my son is only 19 and will be in the room by himself now. I get the feeling it's just a formality, but should I switch my husbands name to my son's cabin now before we leave or is it something we should do when we get there? Thanks for your help. So excited to board The Harmony!

Royal will let guests under 21 stay alone in a stateroom if that stateroom is across the hall or next to the stateroom with the responsible adult.

[cb at sea]

You are past any "refunds", so simply let the nephew be a "no show"..and your 19 year old will be fine. Once on the ship, you can tell customer service that the nephew didn't make it, and they will refund tax and port fees. The do NOT care who sleeps where once you're booked. You don't need to switch any names at all.

[jamesr3939]

You are past any "refunds".

 

Not totally accurate. If you have trip insurance you could still get some type of "refund". However, it's probably not worth the trouble if it's under the "cancel for any reason" clause. In that case the named passenger would get a Future Cruise credit certificate.

 

I canceled last year at 16 days. I got 25% back in cash from RCL and then F/C certificates for all but 25% of the balance of the cruise fare. Bottom line I was out 25% of the total booking fare.

 

Again, it's probably not worth it in the long run as the certificate is in your nephew's name and it might screw up the entire booking for your son.

Edited June 14, 2017 by jamesr3939

[Donnaluv2cruise]

When I spoke to our travel agent yesterday, (Costco,) they said we could get back 25% of my nephew's fare if we cancelled him today. Will that be a problem for my son if I do that?

[reallyitsmema]

Just so you know, it is not too late to substitute someone else into the reservation. Is there a friend or someone else that you can take instead? Flights would probably be pricey, however.

[Donnaluv2cruise]

I thought of taking someone else, but it's a 50th anniversary so we have all the family already. Except my nephew🙄

[Biker19]

You may want to switch names for the points - whoever ends up in that cabin solo will get double points.

[toxicfairy]

But if they cancelled the nephew wouldn't that raise the son's fare as he would be solo? As apposed to nephew being a no show at the dock?

 

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[Biker19]

Will that be a problem for my son if I do that?

It may trigger a reprice.

[rebeccalouiseagain]

Call the cruise line. Most cruise lines will allow for an under 21 to be in a stateroom, as long as it is adjacent to your cabin (next door or across the hall). The only thing refunded for that cabin (back to the friend) are the port taxes and taxes- not the cruise fare. Two weeks out- there is no refund to my knowledge- apart from the port taxes and taxes. The cruise fare will not be refunded.

 

If there is a problem with a 16 year old in the room (which I doubt) then they will book one of the adults in the cabin. Then you would get back the port taxes and taxes for the second person (because now it is booked for one passenger) for THAT cabin, but not the one the 16 year old is in because it's still booked for two people . Yes, you can get an extra room card when you board and never physically move to the cabin with the 16 year old. No one is going to care. This is all just "policy".

[aichambaye]

When I spoke to our travel agent yesterday, (Costco,) they said we could get back 25% of my nephew's fare if we cancelled him today. Will that be a problem for my son if I do that?

 

You will probably have to pay the surcharge for the single guest, which will be more than the 25%. I would not do it.