Diane.M Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 We are sailing in March on the Mariner of the Seas. My son has a cabin, and paid double occupancy. He is thinking of bringing a friend now. How close to the cruise can he add her name and pay the difference. Thank you for any help I've done some searching but I can't find this exact scenario. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 If a passenger is added to the cabin, the cruise fare will be recalculated based on current prices but Royal is always happy to take more money from you. The only possible restriction with adding a passenger at the last minute would be if adding someone upset the balance/availability of life boats. My guess is that this would be unlikely to be a problem if your son was a single, but it could happen. Otherwise, I don’t expect there would be a problem with adding someone to the room as long as they realize the fare will most likely increase. Diane.M and Lovetocruise2002 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovetocruise2002 Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 Exactly what @WAAAYTOOO said as long as he doesn’t mind getting re-priced at prevailing rates. You need at least 3 on a reservation to lock down a price. Diane.M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KristiZ Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 If your son specified that there would be another person when he booked the cabin and just didn't have a name at the time, then he can add the person any time. In this case his reservation it would show the second person as "Tba, Tba" until the name is added. If not, I would recommend he add a second immediately, in hopes the rate isn't too much more than taxes and port fees. Then if he chooses not to bring the friend after all, the taxes and port fees will be refunded. Does that make sense? Diane.M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane.M Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 15 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said: If a passenger is added to the cabin, the cruise fare will be recalculated based on current prices but Royal is always happy to take more money from you. The only possible restriction with adding a passenger at the last minute would be if adding someone upset the balance/availability of life boats. My guess is that this would be unlikely to be a problem if your son was a single, but it could happen. Otherwise, I don’t expect there would be a problem with adding someone to the room as long as they realize the fare will most likely increase. 15 hours ago, Lovetocruise2002 said: Exactly what @WAAAYTOOO said as long as he doesn’t mind getting re-priced at prevailing rates. You need at least 3 on a reservation to lock down a price. 10 hours ago, KristiZ said: If your son specified that there would be another person when he booked the cabin and just didn't have a name at the time, then he can add the person any time. In this case his reservation it would show the second person as "Tba, Tba" until the name is added. If not, I would recommend he add a second immediately, in hopes the rate isn't too much more than taxes and port fees. Then if he chooses not to bring the friend after all, the taxes and port fees will be refunded. Does that make sense? Thank you all for the all your help!! He paid almost exactly what hubby and I paid, but he is only one. I assumed it was the port and taxes that he didn't pay. I will pass all this information on. I never thought of the lifeboat situation either. His reservation doesn't say TBA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 This past summer I added a person to a solo reservation booked at 200% without re-pricing. They just had to pay the taxes and port fees. This was ~ 30 days prior to sail date. It's a simple phone call to find out. "If I want to add someone is that possible and if so what is the cost?". No commitment involved, just ask the question. If booked through a travel agent you must go through that travel agency. If booked direct cal Royal or the Crown and Anchor team. Figuring out the sharing of the original cruise costs is on you, Royal just deals with the additional taxes and port fees. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceC Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 23 hours ago, Diane.M said: We are sailing in March on the Mariner of the Seas. My son has a cabin, and paid double occupancy. He is thinking of bringing a friend now. How close to the cruise can he add her name and pay the difference. Thank you for any help I've done some searching but I can't find this exact scenario. Also, if your sons friend is a minor, follow the direction on the Royal Caribbean website link below... Diane.M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane.M Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 8 hours ago, twangster said: This past summer I added a person to a solo reservation booked at 200% without re-pricing. They just had to pay the taxes and port fees. This was ~ 30 days prior to sail date. It's a simple phone call to find out. "If I want to add someone is that possible and if so what is the cost?". No commitment involved, just ask the question. If booked through a travel agent you must go through that travel agency. If booked direct cal Royal or the Crown and Anchor team. Figuring out the sharing of the original cruise costs is on you, Royal just deals with the additional taxes and port fees. That would be great! My son has only been dating her for 60 days, and says it is wrong to ask her to go on a cruise further out then he has been dating. I believe if they are still dating mid February he will add her. twangster and teddy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, Diane.M said: That would be great! My son has only been dating her for 60 days, and says it is wrong to ask her to go on a cruise further out then he has been dating. I believe if they are still dating mid February he will add her. Traveling with someone you learn a lot. I've got some good friends that turned into terrible people when they traveled. It's not a bad way to see how compatible they really are. Better to find out sooner rather than later. WAAAYTOOO, teddy, Baked Alaska and 1 other 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jill wozhere Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 Thanks for this info, we have a similar situation... my son met a girl on our cruise and is thinking of taking her on the next cruise, in a year's time, but he's only known her a couple of weeks and it's a long distance relationship, so obvious risks in booking her on. Diane.M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 4 hours ago, jill wozhere said: my son met a girl on our cruise and is thinking of taking her on the next cruise That's what happened to @mpoole3 and now they are married! WAAAYTOOO and Diane.M 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 18, 2019 Report Share Posted December 18, 2019 7 hours ago, Matt said: That's what happened to @mpoole3 and now they are married! And cutting back on their cruising. Hmmm, maybe not such a good idea. Diane.M, Matt and WAAAYTOOO 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diane.M Posted January 11, 2020 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 12/16/2019 at 3:27 PM, twangster said: Traveling with someone you learn a lot. I've got some good friends that turned into terrible people when they traveled. It's not a bad way to see how compatible they really are. Better to find out sooner rather than later. So true!! This is also true when camping... who pitches in or who just sits back and ignores all the chores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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