Balance to pay gone down

[*Fudge*]

Does this happen sometimes?  I logged on to the website and my balance has reduced a little, I booked in the U.K. if that makes a difference 🤔 thank you. 

[Dar & Bob]

22 minutes ago, *Fudge* said:

Does this happen sometimes?  I logged on to the website and my balance has reduced a little, I booked in the U.K. if that makes a difference 🤔 thank you. 

This happened to us just before final payment.  Somehow the system deleted our insurance  - if you have calculated the decrease compare it with your confirmation. Our CVP didn't know why or how.

[Arizona Wildcat]

Check you complete booking to find out what changed. Insurance or something else.  

[*Fudge*]

We are booked into Aquaclass with All Included.  That’s all we have booked. 

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

Port fees and taxes sometimes go down closer to the sailing.

[jelayne]

3 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

Port fees and taxes sometimes go down closer to the sailing.

Port fees /taxes change often but they are not adjusted them up or down after booking and paying the deposit, unless you refare your cruise.

[PTC DAWG]

Winning

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

2 minutes ago, jelayne said:

Port fees /taxes change often but they are not adjusted them up or down after booking and paying the deposit, unless you refare your cruise.

 

Really? On Disney, if they go down, you're refunded the difference if you're already paid in full or your balance goes down if you haven't PIF yet; if they increase, Disney eats the difference.

 

I figured refunding a difference automatically was standard procedure.

Edited November 4, 2022 by WrittenOnYourHeart

[jelayne]

10 minutes ago, WrittenOnYourHeart said:

 

Really? On Disney, if they go down, you're refunded the difference if you're already paid in full or your balance goes down if you haven't PIF yet; if they increase, Disney eats the difference.

 

I figured refunding a difference automatically was standard procedure.

When port fees were a separate line item from taxes and a port was cancelled then during the sailing your port fee was refunded.  A few years ago port fees and taxes were combined into  into 1 line item.

Once your booking is deposited if the combined port fees and taxes increase your price is not increased and conversely if they drop you don't get a reduction.  Seems it works out in the long run.

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

13 minutes ago, jelayne said:

When port fees were a separate line item from taxes and a port was cancelled then during the sailing your port fee was refunded.  A few years ago port fees and taxes were combined into  into 1 line item.

Once your booking is deposited if the combined port fees and taxes increase your price is not increased and conversely if they drop you don't get a reduction.  Seems it works out in the long run.

Hmm. Another reason to just do another X cruise to use up the deposit I was stupid enough to make non-refundable and never sail on them again.

[jelayne]

Sounds like you don't care to sail on X any longer.  In that case why wouldn't cancel and take the loss rather than pay more and not enjoy your vacation. 

[deliver42]

Enjoy your Disney cruise.

[WrittenOnYourHeart]

On 11/4/2022 at 6:54 PM, deliver42 said:

Enjoy your Disney cruise.

 

Thank you. I will. At least their deposits are refundable up to PIF date without having to opt into that.