Cruise Question

Passepartout said:

Really? I think I would like to see documentation of that.

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Cases like this that I've heard of are where there is a special discounted price offered to double occupancy bookings, but where a solo passenger is offered double the NON discounted price. Whether this is simply a website glitch, or whether it is a deliberate policy on the part of the cruise line, remains to be confirmed.

mtwingcpa said:

Cases like this that I've heard of are where there is a special discounted price offered to double occupancy bookings, but where a solo passenger is offered double the NON discounted price. Whether this is simply a website glitch, or whether it is a deliberate policy on the part of the cruise line, remains to be confirmed.

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The best way is call up the travel agent. They should be able to get a reasonable single person rate, usually up to about 150% of the double occupancy rate. There are some cruise ships that have dedicated single person cabins.

Most solo rates are 150-200%, as previously mentioned. For example, Royal and Celebrity list the % on their weekly last minute promo PDF (which is supposedly discounted from the normal rate) and that's the standard rate for it. Normal rates can change from 0-200% depending on promotion, etc.

However, there are times when a solo cabin is more expensive than double. I saw one like this just last week. It's rare, and typically not much of a difference in price. And when it is...well, I know some experienced cruisers who simply book a cabin for two and then remove the other person before departure so they don't pay the taxes/fees on the second person.


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Passepartout said:

Really? I think I would like to see documentation of that. Much more normal would be a solo paying something like 150% of half the double occupancy rate. Put another way a solo would pay 3/4 of what a couple would. And some savings would come from only having to buy one airline seat to/from the cruise port.

Jim

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Edited my post to show I was referring to what I'd read right in this thread if I understood it correctly, as well as the experience we had on our river cruise, which isn't documented anywhere.

I think (but don't know) that if the cruise is already paid for, then it's a done deal as far as the cruise line is concerned. Insurance would apply, but for the cruise line, the cabin is sold and the rate is the rate (I think).

PStreet1 said:

I think (but don't know) that if the cruise is already paid for, then it's a done deal as far as the cruise line is concerned. Insurance would apply, but for the cruise line, the cabin is sold and the rate is the rate (I think).

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Yes, other than taxes/fees. Those are assessed based on the number of traveling passengers.

Vacationstogo.com has a listing of cruises with no single "penalty" including river cruises in Europe. I've been looking at them once in a while and it's a pretty good list.

http://www.vacationstogo.com/ticker.cfm?r=0&jpw=107&sp=y

Cheers