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Hi, we had our family cruise booked since last year. My dad passed away suddenly before Christmas and its been rough. Do I tell Carnival that he passed away or let it go? The room is his name with my mom , we are all still going to go because he would want us to go. 

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you can let it go and leave the booking alone. when it comes time to board the ship, it will be a no show

 

if do remove him from the booking, the booking pricing will be adjusted which may be a good or bad thing. do a mock booking to get an idea of any pricing changes

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1 minute ago, NYcruzzer said:

So sorry for your loss. Wouldn't  your mom get a refund of your dads port taxes and any other pre-pays if you cancel his half of the reservation ? 

These charges will be refunded whether you inform Carnival or not.  The only reason to tell Carnival would be if you have travel insurance.  

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Just now, BlerkOne said:

Sounds like it is booked under a casino offer. Technically the person with the offer is required to sail.

no casino offer, it just happened to show up under his number when I booked. I do not want to lose our rooms if he dont "show up", dont want y mom to lose the room 

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4 minutes ago, dolphin5057 said:

no casino offer, it just happened to show up under his number when I booked. I do not want to lose our rooms if he dont "show up", dont want y mom to lose the room 


Not an issue then.  Just show up and your mom can board. 

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8 hours ago, dolphin5057 said:

no casino offer, it just happened to show up under his number when I booked. I do not want to lose our rooms if he dont "show up", dont want y mom to lose the room 

Condolences for your loss.

Just show up and let him be a "no show" if it's in his name. If you cancel him off, you will lose the rate that was tied to him. Once they figure out he didn't board, the port fees and taxes will get refunded, but it will not impact the rate.

I hope you're able to enjoy your cruise and time w/your family.

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My condolences to you and your family. It is a good thing that you are going because he would wish you to go. Honor his memory further by having a great time as he would want you to do that as well (even though it will be very hard to do). I agree with not notifying Carnival before hand. 

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12 hours ago, dolphin5057 said:

do i just just let it go? should I call ?

Call, asking here is like asking for the lottery numbers that will win.

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1 hour ago, kdr69 said:

Call, asking here is like asking for the lottery numbers that will win.

Since the OP didn't make the booking they very likely won't even talk to him, anyway. They would need to talk to mom, if they talked to anyone at all and I wouldn't want to put her through that at this juncture.

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4 minutes ago, sparks1093 said:

Since the OP didn't make the booking they very likely won't even talk to him, anyway. They would need to talk to mom, if they talked to anyone at all and I wouldn't want to put her through that at this juncture.

True but Carnival guidelines are very clear when it comes to the Person who booking is made under having to sail, pricing can change if the person who the offer was for is not sailing.  I for one would hate to have them "show up" as everyone is suggesting and them being told they wont be allowed to board.  Showing up is fine if the person who cancelled is NOT the person the booking is under. Not so fine otherwise.

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14 hours ago, shof515 said:

you can let it go and leave the booking alone. when it comes time to board the ship, it will be a no show

 

if do remove him from the booking, the booking pricing will be adjusted which may be a good or bad thing. do a mock booking to get an idea of any pricing changes

There will probably be a pricing change as the person the booking was made under will not be there if she is allowed to sail at all.  There is a big difference between no show for 2nd passenger vs main passenger. 

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15 hours ago, dolphin5057 said:

no casino offer, it just happened to show up under his number when I booked. I do not want to lose our rooms if he dont "show up", dont want y mom to lose the room 

If it included free drinks, it is a casino offer.

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2 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

If it included free drinks, it is a casino offer.

not always, my SIL had an offer last year that included cheers for free and it was not a casino offer

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16 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

I didn't say Cheers and that offer is long gone

ok, but OP also didn't say "drinks on us", but free "drink package" and that it wasn't a casino offer,so that leave Cheers as very likely to be what they received

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29 minutes ago, ngrund said:

ok, but OP also didn't say "drinks on us", but free "drink package" and that it wasn't a casino offer,so that leave Cheers as very likely to be what they received

Those CHEERS offers were not available in 2023.

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9 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Those CHEERS offers were not available in 2023.

are you aware of every single offer ever granted to any carnival cruiser

 

the cruise I was on with her, and she had free Cheers was in Jan 2023.

 

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I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad less than a year ago and it sucks. I would err on the side of caution and just tell the truth to Carnival or your travel agent. I would hate for you all to be at the port on sailing day and get turned away.

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4 hours ago, ngrund said:

are you aware of every single offer ever granted to any carnival cruiser

 

the cruise I was on with her, and she had free Cheers was in Jan 2023.

 

She had the DOUE, that is a casino offer 

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