royalbob16 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 My wife and I are going on our 5th cruise with Royal Caribbean (Ovation 10 day to Hawaii) in September. We booked this cruise with 3 other couples, all through a travel agent. 3 of us were able to get balconies side by side by side, the other had to settle for an inside room on a different deck. Well, the couple in the middle recently got pregnant and because of regulations they can't go on the cruise now. So this week they canceled their room with hopes that the 4th couple could move into it. They had the middle balcony room! The 4th couple has tried dealing with the travel agent to get the room, but they are not seeing it yet. We called Royal directly and they said they can't help us because we booked through a travel agent. This was disappointing because this is our 5th 7 day+ cruise with them in the last few years and we're bring new customers along. I realize this is an unusual scenario but wondering if anyone has any advise on how to get the 4th couple into the middle balcony room! We even asked the travel agent if we could move one of the other balcony rooms over and they said it would be another $600! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just let it go, I don't think it worth the hassle. Being one room apart is not that bad. Enjoy your cruise! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 minute ago, carlosalonsor said: Just let it go, I don't think it worth the hassle. Being one room apart is not that bad. Enjoy your cruise! I think they care because they wanted to open their balcony dividers and make one huge balcony.. RWDW1204, Carlos A., Baked Alaska and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, carlosalonsor said: Just let it go, I don't think it worth the hassle. Being one room apart is not that bad. Enjoy your cruise! I don't think they are worried about the 2 couples that are remaining in the <no longer connected> balconies. It sounded to me as if they are trying to move the 4th couple, who was stranded off somewhere else, into the balcony room vacated by couple #2.....at which point they would re-unite as a 3-connected-balcony trio. Baked Alaska, Carlos A., RWDW1204 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 The guest in the interior cabin will have to pay more to upgrade to a balcony and they will be charged based on today's current rate for the balcony. What you may have paid for your balcony in the past is irrelevant. Carlos A. and tiny260 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalbob16 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Yes, sorry thought that was a given. We were really excited about having the one big balcony! Carlos A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, royalbob16 said: Yes, sorry thought that was a given. We were really excited about having the one big balcony! to me it was totally a given lol.. I understand and I wish your friends would of canceled it a better way.. A better way would of been talking to the 4th couple, asking if they want to move, then doing a conference call with the agent so they could call Royal and get the rooms switched before the balcony room went back into general inventory... Its very possible that now that Balcony room is already taken and nothing can be done.. I am sorry you are going through this I totally get why you want one big balcony.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, royalbob16 said: Yes, sorry thought that was a given. We were really excited about having the one big balcony! As Twangster said, this would basically be a re-booking. I think that, perhaps, you were hoping that couple #4 could just slip into couple #2's cabin and do a even trade-off. Unfortunately, it does not work like that. They would have to rebook into couple #2's cabin and it would be repriced not only from an inside to a balcony, but also at the prevailing rate. To be honest, $92 is a great price to move from an inside to a balcony ! I think it's a bargain and if they can manage to regain couple #2's location so that you are again a 3-some, that is a great outcome. Good luck. I hope it works out. Carlos A., AGSLC5 and tiny260 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said: As Twangster said, this would basically be a re-booking. I think that, perhaps, you were hoping that couple #4 could just slip into couple #2's cabin and do a even trade-off. Unfortunately, it does not work like that. They would have to rebook into couple #2's cabin and it would be repriced not only from an inside to a balcony, but also at the prevailing rate. To be honest, $92 is a great price to move from an inside to a balcony ! I think it's a bargain and if they can manage to regain couple #2's location so that you are again a 3-some, that is a great outcome. Good luck. I hope it works out. Agree $92 to upgrade is a great price.. They should of went with this option.. Carlos A. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalbob16 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, AGSLC5 said: Agree $92 to upgrade is a great price.. They should of went with this option.. Sorry, where is $92 coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, royalbob16 said: Sorry, where is $92 coming from? lol I don't know.. Wayytoo mentioned $92 to upgrade.. I am not sure where she got that figure From. @WAAAYTOOO where did the $92 come from lol? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 I think we might be getting post confused, there was another post that Royal wanted $92 for the couple to upgrade to a different cabin. Just now, royalbob16 said: Sorry, where is $92 coming from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Just now, tiny260 said: I think we might be getting post confused, there was another post that Royal wanted $92 for the couple to upgrade to a different cabin. The bait and switch post for those of you that have seen it. VinceC and RWDW1204 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 20 minutes ago, royalbob16 said: We even asked the travel agent if we could move one of the other balcony rooms over and they said it would be another $600! If all cabins are in the same specific category there shouldn't be a charge to move one cabin over. If they are all 4D balconies for example. If you have an 8D balcony and the middle cabin is a 4D balcony then a charge may apply based on prevailing rates. What is your specific balcony category and what is the specific balcony category of the middle cabin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 LOL. Sounds like this is all my fault. No surprise there ! Sorry...$92 upgrade is fake news. SORRY ! SpeedNoodles and Whizbank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 minute ago, WAAAYTOOO said: LOL. Sounds like this is all my fault. No surprise there ! Sorry...$92 upgrade is fake news. SORRY ! You are allowed 1 mistake a month so no more for you, lol. WAAAYTOOO 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
royalbob16 Posted June 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 15 minutes ago, twangster said: If all cabins are in the same specific category there shouldn't be a charge to move one cabin over. If they are all 4D balconies for example. If you have an 8D balcony and the middle cabin is a 4D balcony then a charge may apply based on prevailing rates. What is your specific balcony category and what is the specific balcony category of the middle cabin? Here are our categories: 3D - Balcony Cabin 1 4D - Balcony Cabin 2 (vacated) 3D - Balcony Cabin 3 4U - Inside Cabin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 Ah, there's the rub. Different categories, hence the charge to move one over. Unfortunately nothing can be done about that, the 4D can only be acquired at today's prevailing rate. Keep an eye on it though, prices within a specific category can change over time. For example, when the current "Flash" sale is over, the 4D cabin *might* be a different price. tiny260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AGSLC5 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 9 minutes ago, royalbob16 said: Here are our categories: 3D - Balcony Cabin 1 4D - Balcony Cabin 2 (vacated) 3D - Balcony Cabin 3 4U - Inside Cabin Yup thats the problem the vacated cabin is a 4D like twangster said it has to be done at today's rates.. tiny260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 44 minutes ago, tiny260 said: The bait and switch post for those of you that have seen it. How dare you mention that post on this one! I'm trying to leave that post in the past! tiny260 and VinceC 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 37 minutes ago, SPS said: How dare you mention that post on this one! I'm trying to leave that post in the past! Sorry...my fault... SPS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, tiny260 said: The bait and switch post for those of you that have seen it. And did you notice she came on the blog just to rant and has never posted before. She has 10 posts and they are all in that one topic. SPS and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 3 minutes ago, VinceC said: And did you notice she came on the blog just to rant and has never posted before. She has 10 posts and they are all in that one topic. She did "Like" one of my comments though, which I thought was a little odd, oh well, as another one time poster recently posted, cruising may not be for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos A. Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, VinceC said: But she said she was a traveler, and this is not the first time on a cruise. If she was that familiar with travel and cruising she would have been able to decipher what was going on. What a loser... Wow! You may disagree with someone but calling him/she a loser isn’t cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolly Ogre Posted June 13, 2019 Report Share Posted June 13, 2019 1 hour ago, tiny260 said: She did "Like" one of my comments though, which I thought was a little odd, oh well, as another one time poster recently posted, cruising may not be for them. you are so cuddly and adorable what's not to like? tiny260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fuzzywuzzy Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 I miss the active bait and switch thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPS Posted June 14, 2019 Report Share Posted June 14, 2019 19 minutes ago, Fuzzywuzzy said: I miss the active bait and switch thread. It was kinda like watching that video of the MSC ship that crashed in Venice last week. Fuzzywuzzy and Baked Alaska 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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