I booked a B2B and now neither of my guests can go

[Eskylady]

Hi,

 

I booked a B2B leaving December 3rd, my first and I was really excited. My husband was going on one half and my brother on the other. It turns out neither can go. I never put a guest name in because I didn’t know who was doing what. So now I have no one to put in those spots. I am still planning on going as I wasn’t able to join my hubs when he went to Hawaii a month ago, (and well, because cruising is just the best thing ever).
 

I can’t leave them blank and print a boarding pass. (Can I?), Do I just call Carnival and tell them? Put their names in and hope some magic happens? 
 

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!

[VentureMan_2000]

8 minutes ago, Eskylady said:

 

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!

 

Need some clarification.  There are 3 of you originally going -- you and your hubbie sharing a room on one leg of the B2B, and you and your brother sharing on the other leg ?

So, now with both of them backing out, you would be a solo cruiser for both legs of the B2B ?

[Eskylady]

Yes. I will be alone. My husband used all his time up due to getting Covid when he was is Hawaii and my brother got bumped from his vacation request. 

Edited November 4, 2023 by Eskylady
Clarity

[VentureMan_2000]

1 hour ago, Eskylady said:

Yes. I will be alone.

 

I'd leave the room's guest registration alone since you never put another person's name down as cruising with you.  

Carnival charges a nominal $50 fee for a name change within 60-days of departure, should you find someone else to cruise with you.

[cxr133]

LOL rent a nice gentleman friend i would only charge 100 a night  😆😛

[Eskylady]

Hmmm. I clearly can’t afford a *nice* gentleman. Lol  I don’t think I can complete inforrmation without a second party. Guess I’ll have to give Carnival a call and then if things change add them back. 

[canes20]

Just now, Eskylady said:

Hmmm. I clearly can’t afford a *nice* gentleman. Lol  I don’t think I can complete inforrmation without a second party. Guess I’ll have to give Carnival a call and then if things change add them back. 

Just put their names in and let them be no shows. You will get port fees and taxes back on board.

[crzndeb]

Or better yet, just put your husband’s name on both legs and he can be the no show.

[Eskylady]

Thanks VentureMan_200, canes20 and crzndeb. I guess the hubs name will go there. Who knows? Maybe he’ll get a break and be able to come after all. Doubtful, but hey, doesn’t hurt to wish.

[Elaine5715]

It would be just easier to put your husband's name in, complete the boarding information and have him no show.  No worries then about printing out boarding passes.  

[momof3cruisers]

No friends or kids that you might like to have join you? Do you have a PVP? This might be a good time to call and ask for one. 
 

Either way, enjoy your cruises! I’ve done two solo cruises and loved them. 

[Eskylady]

Thanks Elaine5715 and momof3cruisers. I appreciate you responding. I do love solo cruising. (Just didn't expect quite so much of it). 😉

[Elaine5715]

4 hours ago, Eskylady said:

Thanks Elaine5715 and momof3cruisers. I appreciate you responding. I do love solo cruising. (Just didn't expect quite so much of it). 😉

I ♥️♥️♥️ solo cruising!

[carohs]

Sounds like a great opportunity to extend some kindness and make a new bff with an acquaintance or coworker you like but haven't gotten to know. You could invite someone for just one of the two legs even. 

Either way, have a fabulous B2B. 

[Eskylady]

4 hours ago, carohs said:

Sounds like a great opportunity to extend some kindness and make a new bff with an acquaintance or coworker you like but haven't gotten to know. You could invite someone for just one of the two legs even. 

Either way, have a fabulous B2B. 

Hi carohs,

 

Actually I’ve done that before and it worked out well and she really needed the break. I have left that door open, but since I work in the medical field, trying to get any time off so close to Christmas with little notice is challenging. I had to do quite a bit of horse trading to do it myself months earlier. (Let’s just say I will be spending the holidays with my work family). 🙂
 

You have a lovely way of thinking. Thanks for the well wishes!

Edited November 9, 2023 by Eskylady
Auto-incorrect jumped in where it wasn’t wanted.

[TiredTrucker]

On 11/4/2023 at 10:33 AM, Eskylady said:

Hi,

 

I booked a B2B leaving December 3rd, my first and I was really excited. My husband was going on one half and my brother on the other. It turns out neither can go. I never put a guest name in because I didn’t know who was doing what. So now I have no one to put in those spots. I am still planning on going as I wasn’t able to join my hubs when he went to Hawaii a month ago, (and well, because cruising is just the best thing ever).
 

I can’t leave them blank and print a boarding pass. (Can I?), Do I just call Carnival and tell them? Put their names in and hope some magic happens? 
 

Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks so much!!

 

Ok fine, I'll go with you....

 

In all seriousness I have no advice but I hope something works out for you.

[hard_eight]

6 hours ago, TiredTrucker said:

 

Ok fine, I'll go with you....

 

In all seriousness I have no advice but I hope something works out for you.

I'll take the 2nd half!

[TxShipShape]

I booked a cruise once without knowing who was going with me. So I just put TBA in the 2nd guest name. Turned out my wife or any of my other friends could go with me so I went solo.  When doing the check-in I had to make up some data for Mr. TBA to complete the check-in. Had no problems boarding and they even had a room card for Mr. TBA.

[klfrodo]

If you get charged for the single supplement, look at your travel insurance. You may be able to recover some of the loss due to previously approved vacation time being rejected last minute.