Linking CCL and TA Reservations

[DownToTheSea]

We have two cabins reserved for next spring, one direct through Carnival and one through a TA.

 

When comes time to link them so we are together for dining, are there any advantages or disadvantages of doing through CCL or the TA?

 

I know there are rules/policies where Carnival cannot help when booked through a TA, but does this extend to simply linking the two?

 

Thanks for any experiences anyone can share!

 

 

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[TomCruise48]

Should not be a problem. I've done this a couple of times in the past by calling Carnival 800 number. You may need to give them the PIN's associated with the bookings as well as the booking numbers. As others have stated often before, if you have trouble with the first Carnival rep who answers the phone, just keep calling back until you find one who can help you.

 

Also, if you have a good TA, they may be willing to do this for you even though they did not get all of the bookings. Ours has also done this for us in the past.

[DownToTheSea]

Should not be a problem. I've done this a couple of times in the past by calling Carnival 800 number. You may need to give them the PIN's associated with the bookings as well as the booking numbers. As others have stated often before, if you have trouble with the first Carnival rep who answers the phone, just keep calling back until you find one who can help you.

 

 

 

Also, if you have a good TA, they may be willing to do this for you even though they did not get all of the bookings. Ours has also done this for us in the past.

 

 

 

Good info - Thanks.

 

I've never noticed or needed a PIN for any of the cruises we've booked - all online. I've looked through the confirmation and don't see anything other than the booking number and my VIFP number. Sounds like a call to Carnival is in order.

 

 

 

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[DownToTheSea]

Well, now I can share what I learned ... Online bookings are not assigned a PIN automatically. The Carnival rep was extremely helpful and also helped answer a couple of questions related to casino rates and PVPs.

 

 

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[TomCruise48]

Good info - Thanks.

 

I've never noticed or needed a PIN for any of the cruises we've booked - all online. I've looked through the confirmation and don't see anything other than the booking number and my VIFP number. Sounds like a call to Carnival is in order.

 

I've never quite figured out the PIN thing. Sometimes they ask us to create one, other times they don't. We never get one when booking through a TA, but were always asked to create one while booking onboard. I was once asked for PIN's when trying to link reservations and not everyone had a PIN. The representative was reluctant to do this without a PIN, but I was able to talk her into it. I think their concern is that they want to be certain that all parties in the group want to be linked. It seems to me that the fact that you have all of the booking numbers should be sufficient.

[DebJ14]

Our TA has always done this for us when we traveled with friends or family who insisted on booking it on their own. Even though we gave them our booking number, they never seemed to be able to get it done with Carnival. Our TA does it in a flash the GOCCL agent site. Then she sends us a confirmation showing the Dining With down toward the bottom.