If I book a cruise under my Mom's rate and then she can't go, what happens?

[Eli_6]

I was hoping to take my Mom on a cruise...probably in January.  My Mother has much better rates than I do...like her rate will be substantially lower and she will have OBC and Drinks on Us.  For whatever reason, she gets much better casino deals than I do. Problem is, the last two cruises I have booked (and paid) for her, she has not been able to go because of some issue with her health that arose at the last minute. In the most recent incident, she fell out of bed a week before the cruise and had to have back surgery so couldn't fly to Europe for the cruise.  As of right now, her health is fine but that can change very quickly. So, if I book us in a room under my Mom's casino rate and then she has a genuine issue come up  and can't go, will they still let me cruise under her original rate by myself?  Or will I then not only have to pay double occupancy, but also have to pay a higher rate to go on the cruise if I show up for the cruise without her? 

[DallasGuy75219]

The latter is definitely a possibility; that's in the terms of Casino rates.  YMMV but there's no predicting if Carnival will catch on, and if they do whether they'll make you pay a more expensive rate and/or the single supplement. 

[ninjacat123]

Sorry about your mom not being able to go to Europe with you.  I take my 84 year old mom on cruises and am always concerned about her health up until we get on the ship.  I do get travel insurance for us but I don't think it would cover a cancellation.  I hope you and your mom get to go on this cruise🤞

[kelkel2]

12 hours ago, Eli_6 said:

I was hoping to take my Mom on a cruise...probably in January.  My Mother has much better rates than I do...like her rate will be substantially lower and she will have OBC and Drinks on Us.  For whatever reason, she gets much better casino deals than I do. Problem is, the last two cruises I have booked (and paid) for her, she has not been able to go because of some issue with her health that arose at the last minute. In the most recent incident, she fell out of bed a week before the cruise and had to have back surgery so couldn't fly to Europe for the cruise.  As of right now, her health is fine but that can change very quickly. So, if I book us in a room under my Mom's casino rate and then she has a genuine issue come up  and can't go, will they still let me cruise under her original rate by myself?  Or will I then not only have to pay double occupancy, but also have to pay a higher rate to go on the cruise if I show up for the cruise without her? 

What if you just did a no show? 

[Eli_6]

2 hours ago, kelkel2 said:

What if you just did a no show? 

Well, that is what we did the two times she couldn't go, but in one instance she was third person booked in the cabin and in the other instance she had her own cabin but since I was wanting to book under her rate, I wasn't sure if her "no showing" would affect my rate. 

[Cruiser_1977]

I'm curious about this as well. I would think as a no-show they're not going to make you pay more once you're already on board?!?!

[cruisequeen4ever]

To me, it’s out of your control if she’s able to cruise or not so you shouldn’t be punished if she is not able to go. It wouldn’t be right to do if you knew she wasn’t able to go, but since it’s health related, there’s no way to predict if anyone is going to be able to go on any given cruise.

[1kaper]

34 minutes ago, cruisequeen4ever said:

To me, it’s out of your control if she’s able to cruise or not so you shouldn’t be punished if she is not able to go. It wouldn’t be right to do if you knew she wasn’t able to go, but since it’s health related, there’s no way to predict if anyone is going to be able to go on any given cruise.

 

I get what you are saying but if you don't have travel insurance and become sick (with the exception of COVID 19 possibly), people lose money.  
And if you can book a cruise under someone else's deal and they don't show up, and you board with no penalty, what's to stop people from doing that on purpose.  I know the OP isn't, but the problem with these policies is it is hard to determine who the person is that is taking advantage and who the person is that is genuine. 
They do assess additional fees in other cases when there is a no show, even when it is out of someone's control. 
 

[Elaine5715]

The OBC and DOU will be gone and she will be unlikely to get future offers.