Has anyone successfully delayed a final payment

[Loyal Buckeye]

We are scheduled to sail out of Baltimore on the Pride in January. Our final payment is due in October. I know that no decisions have been made as of yet as to when Carnival is going to start sailing again but I am afraid that they will end up cancelling until the beginning of the year. I'm not sure how I feel about being on one of the first ships to go out. I was thinking of calling Carnival to see if we could delay our final payment until December (30 days before sailing rather than 90) which will give us a little more time to see what is going on and how we feel about things. Has anyone ever asked for a delay in the final payment? I thought that I had read that they were doing that but now can't find where I read that so don't know if it was Carnival or some other line.

[cruisinthemed]

On 7/22/2020 at 5:57 PM, Loyal Buckeye said:

We are scheduled to sail out of Baltimore on the Pride in January. Our final payment is due in October. I know that no decisions have been made as of yet as to when Carnival is going to start sailing again but I am afraid that they will end up cancelling until the beginning of the year. I'm not sure how I feel about being on one of the first ships to go out. I was thinking of calling Carnival to see if we could delay our final payment until December (30 days before sailing rather than 90) which will give us a little more time to see what is going on and how we feel about things. Has anyone ever asked for a delay in the final payment? I thought that I had read that they were doing that but now can't find where I read that so don't know if it was Carnival or some other line.

You might hold off until final payment due.  A lot can happen between now & then.  I haven't heard of delaying final payment, but of making a one time change without penalty.  Maybe book out later just before final payment is due.  You may end up with onboard credit then

[sanmarcosman]

Yes, several people on this site have reported calling their PVP or Carnival 1-800 and being granted a reprieve 😉 

[d12j28]

We got them to extend final payment for 30 days. Was due July 6th, now due August 6th for an October 4th cruise on the Breeze. Still thinking they will cancel, just a matter of when.

[cruisenewbie79]

Yes, but I would wait till closer to your due date. I called 2 days before my final payment was due for my October cruise.  The Carnival rep asked why I needed an extension and I was honest and responded that I am worried about my cruise being cancelled and don't want my money tied up.  She gave me a 30 extension.  I plan to call again next week and ask for another extension.

[MaryZ]

I called on the day payment was due and received a 1 week change.  So now my final is due monday for an october cruise.
I will call back monday and ask for another week.
It's a cruise thru their casino dept so the person did tell me they are only doing week by week.  Carnival already has enough money from us on hold due to the mardi gras and 2 other cruises.  I'm not super willing to give them anymore. 
They offered to let me change it but if there is cruising next October, we would rather choose a different cruise as our Ultra benefits don't follow us.