Husband my not be able to go

[jkzs]

Here is my situation and this is all still up in the air but I know this is a good resource to get an idea of my options. I am sailing on the Mardi Gras in February, my husband my not be able to go due to a last minute work obligation.  So I have a balcony booked (husband & son) and an interior booked (myself, 19yo son & his  girlfriend) we both booked under a great rate and have our OBC from previous canceled cruise. My question is if he isn't able to go can I just switch my self to the balcony room with my minor son and leave my adult son in the interior cabin with his girlfriend?  I'm sure I will lose my husbands OBC but at this point I'm just looking for some ideas because myself and the kids still want to go even if my husband is not able to come.  Thank you for any help or advice you can give me!

[kdr69]

First question to ask is whos offer was it booked under?  Yours or your Husbands? If it was your offer you booked under then sure just do the switch when you board and have your Husband no show.  

[firefly333]

Or have him be a no show. Once onboard you can switch to the balcony 

[Homosassa]

 

If I am reading your post correctly, your current bookings is for two rooms (one reservation number? two reservation numbers?).

 

Balcony cabin with husband and minor son.

 

Interior cabin has yourself, nineteen year old son and his girlfriend (age?) 

 

You need to talk to your travel agent or Carnival before arriving at the pier or you may have trouble embarking.

 

1. What is the great rate? If it is specifically tied to your husband, he must be sailing to retain the rate and all of you be allowed to board.

 

2. Your minor son will not be able to check in without the responsible adult in the cabin with him. You are officially booked into another cabin.

 

3. Your nineteen year old son is not an adult under Carnival rules and neither is his girlfriend  unless she is 21 or older.  However, there must be a passenger over 25 in the cabin for them to be in a separate cabin or have a patent or guardian in an accompanying cabin.  There are rules on how close the cabins must be to each other. Do your current two cabins meet the restrictions for "accompanying?" (I do not know them).

 

4.Your cruise is at the start of spring break time for colleges. Carnival will be especially  vigilant in checking that under 21s have proper adult (over 25) supervision for their cabins.

 

I personally would want to have any kinks in the booking/cabin requirements officially worked out before trying to slip by at embarkation without the required adult supervision for the two cabins.

 

I do not know what fees will be involved with the change.

 

 

 

 

 

[cruisinqt]

Your 19 year old son and his girlfriend in a nearby interior cabin is just fine. You and your youngest son in the balcony cabin is fine. You could wait till you’re onboard and go to guest services and switch everyone around to the new cabins if both offers booked are yours or your kids offers. I do it all of the time. BUT, if one of the cabins is booked under an offer from your husband then the offer won’t be honored unless he’s there. I would call Carnival and put both rooms under offers you or your children have received and move the people to the cabin you want them in if one of the cabins is booked under an offer of your husband’s. A good PVP at Carnival can easily arrange that. 

[mz-s]

There is always misinformation in these threads, people really just need to call Carnival with issues like this because "well so and so said this on cruise critic" isn't going to do you any good when the rubber meets the road.

[Homosassa]

24 minutes ago, mz-s said:

There is always misinformation in these threads, people really just need to call Carnival with issues like this because "well so and so said this on cruise critic" isn't going to do you any good when the rubber meets the road.

Yes, exactly my advice as especially in this case, there is minor child that will not have the adult booked in the cabin checking in with him.

[jkzs]

5 hours ago, kdr69 said:

First question to ask is whos offer was it booked under?  Yours or your Husbands? If it was your offer you booked under then sure just do the switch when you board and have your Husband no show.  

We have 2 separate rooms and we both had offers.  They are under casino offers.  I don't think I would be able to do that because he is booked with our minor son.

[jkzs]

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Or have him be a no show. Once onboard you can switch to the balcony 

I don't think I can do this because he is booked with our minor son in his cabin.

[jkzs]

1 hour ago, mz-s said:

There is always misinformation in these threads, people really just need to call Carnival with issues like this because "well so and so said this on cruise critic" isn't going to do you any good when the rubber meets the road.

If this happens I will call definitely call Carnival I was just looking for some guidance I think my best bet is going to have another adult ready to take his place if he isn't able to cruise and just take the loss on a different rate and OBC. 

[jkzs]

1 hour ago, cruisinqt said:

Your 19 year old son and his girlfriend in a nearby interior cabin is just fine. You and your youngest son in the balcony cabin is fine. You could wait till you’re onboard and go to guest services and switch everyone around to the new cabins if both offers booked are yours or your kids offers. I do it all of the time. BUT, if one of the cabins is booked under an offer from your husband then the offer won’t be honored unless he’s there. I would call Carnival and put both rooms under offers you or your children have received and move the people to the cabin you want them in if one of the cabins is booked under an offer of your husband’s. A good PVP at Carnival can easily arrange that. 

So they will let my 19yo and his girlfriend stay in the interior with out an adult booked to that room?  My husband is booked in the balcony with my minor so I know they won't let him check in without an adult.  I'm hoping my husband is able to come and there won't be an issue but sometime things come up.  Thanks

[jkzs]

3 hours ago, Homosassa said:

 

If I am reading your post correctly, your current bookings is for two rooms (one reservation number? two reservation numbers?).

 

Balcony cabin with husband and minor son.

 

Interior cabin has yourself, nineteen year old son and his girlfriend (age?) 

 

You need to talk to your travel agent or Carnival before arriving at the pier or you may have trouble embarking.

 

1. What is the great rate? If it is specifically tied to your husband, he must be sailing to retain the rate and all of you be allowed to board.

 

2. Your minor son will not be able to check in without the responsible adult in the cabin with him. You are officially booked into another cabin.

 

3. Your nineteen year old son is not an adult under Carnival rules and neither is his girlfriend  unless she is 21 or older.  However, there must be a passenger over 25 in the cabin for them to be in a separate cabin or have a patent or guardian in an accompanying cabin.  There are rules on how close the cabins must be to each other. Do your current two cabins meet the restrictions for "accompanying?" (I do not know them).

 

4.Your cruise is at the start of spring break time for colleges. Carnival will be especially  vigilant in checking that under 21s have proper adult (over 25) supervision for their cabins.

 

I personally would want to have any kinks in the booking/cabin requirements officially worked out before trying to slip by at embarkation without the required adult supervision for the two cabins.

 

I do not know what fees will be involved with the change.

 

 

 

 

 

I  think my best bet is going to have an ready to go with us if my husband isn't able to make it. Hopefully I'm just getting nervous and things will work out.  Thanks for your help.

[cruisinqt]

27 minutes ago, jkzs said:

So they will let my 19yo and his girlfriend stay in the interior with out an adult booked to that room?  My husband is booked in the balcony with my minor so I know they won't let him check in without an adult.  I'm hoping my husband is able to come and there won't be an issue but sometime things come up.  Thanks

Yes. My daughters have been staying in their own cabin next to ours for many years. They are 23 & 25 now but they started cruising when they were 3 & 5 so many those years they had their own cabin they were under 18. My husband and I get really good casino deals so we usually book one cabin under my name and another cabin under his name and split the girls between us. Then when we get on board we go to guest services and switch it around to where the girls have one cabin and we have the other cabin. Carnival has never had a problem putting the girls in their own cabin as long as we were nearby and they had adults cruising with them. 

[jkzs]

19 minutes ago, cruisinqt said:

Yes. My daughters have been staying in their own cabin next to ours for many years. They are 23 & 25 now but they started cruising when they were 3 & 5 so many those years they had their own cabin they were under 18. My husband and I get really good casino deals so we usually book one cabin under my name and another cabin under his name and split the girls between us. Then when we get on board we go to guest services and switch it around to where the girls have one cabin and we have the other cabin. Carnival has never had a problem putting the girls in their own cabin as long as we were nearby and they had adults cruising with them. 

My issue is my husband may not be going so would they still let me have the 2 rooms with myself as the only adult?

[Schoifmom]

8 minutes ago, jkzs said:

My issue is my husband may not be going so would they still let me have the 2 rooms with myself as the only adult?

Yes, as long as your reservations are linked.

 

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2544/~/minor-guest-policy

[serene56]

2 hours ago, Homosassa said:

Yes, exactly my advice as especially in this case, there is minor child that will not have the adult booked in the cabin checking in with him.

the GF may be a minor in carnival procedures-- if under 21 and not sailing with a parent-- she can not be booked into a room without someone over 25    

  So many variables    need to call 

[Schoifmom]

10 minutes ago, serene56 said:

the GF may be a minor in carnival procedures-- if under 21 and not sailing with a parent-- she can not be booked into a room without someone over 25    

  So many variables    need to call 

Please refer to the Carnival minor policy posted above.

[StephPS79]

Pretty sure if you have a casino offer booked under your husband, you'll be charged additional if he doesn't sail, even if he "no-shows."   I think you'll probably lose more than just OBC, it will probably be repriced.  The offers state clearly that the person must sail for the offer to be valid.  At this point, if it were me, and with that in mind, I would contact Carnival ahead of time.  

[serene56]

1 hour ago, Schoifmom said:

Yes, as long as your reservations are linked.

 

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2544/~/minor-guest-policy

i have seen that and have had issues with carnival  as recent as two weeks ago when i was taking Grand daughters 17 year old friend in an inside cabin   and i needed an adult booked in the room with them.     My grand daugher was 18 months old and could not be booked in with her parents as they were not over 21   this is just two instances 

[staceyglow]

1 hour ago, StephPS79 said:

Pretty sure if you have a casino offer booked under your husband, you'll be charged additional if he doesn't sail, even if he "no-shows."   I think you'll probably lose more than just OBC, it will probably be repriced.  The offers state clearly that the person must sail for the offer to be valid.  At this point, if it were me, and with that in mind, I would contact Carnival ahead of time.  

Yep - between the no-show, the casino offer, the kids in another cabin, and the underage, unrelated girl, your situation is pretty complicated.  I would contact Carnival and explain the entire situation - and ask them to email you a copy of their response -whatever answer they give you, you will want it in writing.

[Earthworm Jim]

On 1/6/2023 at 8:55 AM, firefly333 said:

Or have him be a no show. Once onboard you can switch to the balcony 

 

Wouldn't you need a cancellation notice to document your loss for the travel insurance claim? (Assuming they have insurance that is)  Or would you get a notice just because you no showed?

[firefly333]

56 minutes ago, Earthworm Jim said:

 

Wouldn't you need a cancellation notice to document your loss for the travel insurance claim? (Assuming they have insurance that is)  Or would you get a notice just because you no showed?

I was assuming all but him going. They wouldnt want the rest refared. Once the ship leaves they arent checking adult in each cabin. 

 

No show is what I'd do. 

[Earthworm Jim]

1 hour ago, firefly333 said:

I was assuming all but him going. They wouldnt want the rest refared. Once the ship leaves they arent checking adult in each cabin. 

 

No show is what I'd do. 

 

Yes, but if he couldn't go due to work requirements, which might well be an issue covered by trip insurance, he'd want to file a claim. To do that he'd need something to document he didn't go and lost money. But perhaps Carnival sends you something like that which says you didn't show up and you lose your money if you no show. If so, it's not a problem and he can no show as you say.

 

I've never done a no show so I don't know how it works.

[ninjacat123]

Please let us know how it all goes.  I hope your husband can go!  😃

[hockeyluver]

On 1/6/2023 at 1:52 PM, jkzs said:

So they will let my 19yo and his girlfriend stay in the interior with out an adult booked to that room?  My husband is booked in the balcony with my minor so I know they won't let him check in without an adult.  I'm hoping my husband is able to come and there won't be an issue but sometime things come up.  Thanks

We have taken our daughters and their then boyfriends (now husbands) with the kids booked in two seperate inside cabins and us in a balcony cabin.  They were all under 25 but since the cabins were booked through us and not on thier own everything was fine.  If I remember correctly they were even one deck down from us.  Your younger son  will NOT  be able to checkin without an adult in the same cabin checking in with him.   I would call carnival and have them move you into that cabin  and take the loss on your hubby's rate.