1965 Posted January 25, 2023 #1 Share Posted January 25, 2023 (edited) So many things I like about Princess. One of my faves is being able to refare or rebook if my fare drops. A friend asked me if other lines do this. Got me thinking. Does any other line allow you to do this? Edited January 25, 2023 by 1965 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebeccac Posted January 25, 2023 #2 Share Posted January 25, 2023 It does vary somewhat from line to line, but in general as long as you are prior to final payment most cruise lines will allow a refare or rebook. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted January 25, 2023 #3 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I’ve refared both HAL and Celebrity in the last six months with no problem at all. Always before final payment for me. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZjohn Posted January 25, 2023 #4 Share Posted January 25, 2023 We were always able to adjust the price on every line we sailed if the price went lower than what we booked for a specific cabin. There were even cases that happened after final payment and got the difference as OBC. Always a clever idea to keep an eye on prices 🙂 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
minnesotasisu Posted January 25, 2023 #5 Share Posted January 25, 2023 We have even refared AFTER final payment with Princess even though they didn’t have to. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Fa-Li Posted January 25, 2023 #6 Share Posted January 25, 2023 I've been able to reprice for Royal Caribbean far more often than for Princess. Seems like more price fluctuation for those suites? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Essiesmom Posted January 25, 2023 #7 Share Posted January 25, 2023 Just don’t try it on MSC. Trying to adjust your booking in any way is like taking an eggbeater to it. EM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted January 25, 2023 #8 Share Posted January 25, 2023 We've usually had no issues refaring a booking with Princess, Celebrity, HAL, or NCL as long as it's before final payment and the cruise was booked with a refundable deposit. However, we did run into a wall with HAL a while back when we tried to refare a booking with a nonrefundable fare. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdngrl Posted January 26, 2023 #9 Share Posted January 26, 2023 I booked with a $1 deposit. I refared once then there was another price drop. I called to refare again (re-refare?) and was told they can’t do it because I refared once already. Wait, what? Okay, then, cancel it please. And I rebooked at the cheaper fare. I miss when cruise ‘navigators’ knew at least a little bit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malba2366 Posted January 26, 2023 #10 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Most lines allow it if you are in the fully refundable period...makes sense because otherwise you could just cancel and rebook which creates more of a hassle for them. RCL and Celebrity have recently started charging more for refundable deposit fares so others could follow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LadyL1 Posted January 26, 2023 #11 Share Posted January 26, 2023 Absolutely not possible in UK. The USA has far better T&C’s (ad prices) than across the pond for most lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PurpleTraveller Posted January 26, 2023 #12 Share Posted January 26, 2023 (edited) I'm in Australia and have not been able to refare my Princess cruises when there is a price drop but have to cancel my existing booking and lose any existing perks and reservations (ie. for excursions or speciality dining) and then rebook to get the lower fare and have to redo all reservations again. Celebrity allows me to refare without having to change my booking and lets me keep all existing perks. Celebrity will also refare after final payment but instead of getting a refund you receive OBC. In Australia, Celebrity is much easier to get a lower fare than Princess. Edited January 26, 2023 by PurpleTraveller Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trinitygirl Posted January 31, 2023 #13 Share Posted January 31, 2023 I’m also in Australia. I have had no problems refaring and have done it many times. For the med cruise I am going on in August, I have now refared four times, saving about $4000! Having said that, last week I did run into a situation where I had to cancel and rebook a TA cruise, and am now having to rebook all the excursions, wifi, gratuities and spa bookings. It was because the current promo, Three For Free! only applies to bookings made after Dec 8th 2022, where my original booking was June 2022. In the end, the price difference was over $500 even with the foreign exchange rate changes and the increased cost of wifi and gratuities (which are not included in Australian bookings for non-Australian cruises) so I decided it was worth the hassle. I have also refared celebrity cruises where I have a non-refundable deposit, but have not been able to change cabin categories to take advantage of lower rates (eg I wanted to change from Concierge to a deluxe balcony but that was a no-go). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reina del Mar Posted January 31, 2023 #14 Share Posted January 31, 2023 On 1/26/2023 at 4:16 AM, LadyL1 said: Absolutely not possible in UK. The USA has far better T&C’s (ad prices) than across the pond for most lines. We are allowed one change in UK but at an admin cost of £100 per booking..so make sure it’s worth it. I agree T&Cs should be the same wherever you book. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satxdiver Posted January 31, 2023 #15 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Don't try this on Carnival They charge a fee to cancel after booking. If you want a re-fare you have to submit a form for them to make a decision ...usually no. Depends on the booking where some "allow" re-fare allegedly. One of the many reasons to stay off the "fun" ship! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malba2366 Posted January 31, 2023 #16 Share Posted January 31, 2023 48 minutes ago, satxdiver said: Don't try this on Carnival They charge a fee to cancel after booking. If you want a re-fare you have to submit a form for them to make a decision ...usually no. Depends on the booking where some "allow" re-fare allegedly. One of the many reasons to stay off the "fun" ship! I think this is going to become standard industry-wide...the deposits will become non-refundable to get the best fares. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare DHP1 Posted January 31, 2023 #17 Share Posted January 31, 2023 47 minutes ago, malba2366 said: I think this is going to become standard industry-wide...the deposits will become non-refundable to get the best fares. I hope not. For the past 15 years almost every cruise we booked, we refare at least once or twice. In some cases, we saved anywhere between a $1,000 to $2,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trinitygirl Posted January 31, 2023 #18 Share Posted January 31, 2023 Hey, this post inspired me to check in on my Celebrity bookings again last night. I re-fared back in mid December and honestly thought that was as good as it was going to get - which was, I thought, pretty good value. Anyway, last night I discovered a lunar new year sale that was ending in 35 hours - both of my cruises had dropped in price and I just got off the phone after the lovely assistant re-fared both cruises and saved me a whopping $800 AUD. It took all of three minutes. AMAZING. It definitely pays to keep checking. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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