kittysoul Posted October 16, 2022 Report Share Posted October 16, 2022 Hi my cruising expert friends! I have a question about a cruise i just booked through the website last night for my aunt and myself. She is a Diamond member and I am only Gold, but since she is older and not very much into computers, making calls and all of that, I am taking care of all of that for us. She normally cruises with my cousin, who is also Diamond and who usually does all of the footwork. Anyway, today I watched one of Matt's videos where he said that each level up after Gold, a C& A member gets a better and better discount on a balcony room. When I originally did the booking online, i did not enter either of our C&A numbers because it would not let me. I had figured that I would just call and add them. Now I am thinking, she should get a decent discount on the balcony room i reserved. As it is currently, I am the primary on the reservation. I guess my question is, will they let us change it around so that she is the primary and we can get a better discount, or will they make us cancel it and redo it under her name? I tried to call them but the recording said they were now closed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smokeybandit Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 While you get a better discount on paper, that discount is rarely combinable with the current promotion you booked with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattycruise Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 I’ve often wondered about the primary vs secondary person. I’ll be interested to see if there’s a difference. You could try a mock booking of your cruise to see if there is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittysoul Posted October 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 24 minutes ago, smokeybandit said: While you get a better discount on paper, that discount is rarely combinable with the current promotion you booked with. So basically, it might not even make that much of a difference either way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kittysoul Posted October 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 21 minutes ago, Pattycruise said: I’ve often wondered about the primary vs secondary person. I’ll be interested to see if there’s a difference. You could try a mock booking of your cruise to see if there is. i will try it and see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, kittysoul said: So basically, it might not even make that much of a difference either way? try doing a ghost booking now with her information as the primary -- see if it changes the price for you at all when you input her diamond C&A number. typically you will yield the best discount when booking a balcony or above category -- i have done this too with mine discount (diamond) or when booking for my parents' (diamond plus) and it usually winds up skewing more in their favor the higher category we go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asquared17 Posted October 17, 2022 Report Share Posted October 17, 2022 on the same screen, you may also be able to put in info if you live in certain states (here in NJ we get a resident discount) and if she is 55 or older, that can also add a discount! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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