JohnK6404 Posted May 1, 2015 Report Share Posted May 1, 2015 Just curious, how receptive is Royal Caribbean regarding cruise fare adjustments? Do they adjust your balance? Give you on board credit?When is it worth calling them? $100+? How often will they make adjustments when the fare goes down? Looks like the rate for our 9/18/16 Allure cruise went down a little (less than $100 in total... not a big deal)... just curious... we wouldn't want to cancel/re-book if possible since we selected a nice ocean balcony room on one of the "bump-outs" with the slightly larger/deeper balcony.Thanks in advance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marc Posted May 2, 2015 Report Share Posted May 2, 2015 Getting a price adjustment doesn't require canceling and rebooking. You should be able to call and get the new price applied to your booking. Note that you can only do this as long as you are before your final payment date. However, if you had any promotions that went with the original price, you might lose them in the process if they're not currently being offered. It's worth giving them a call and asking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocLC Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Twice I've had to cancel and rebook to get the reduced fare, which was annoying as it automatically canceled my Cruise Planner purchases, requiring me to repurchase everything again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Most of the time I've had to cancel and rebook. Depending on the cruise promo you get, that may or may not be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted May 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 Thank you for all of your responses! I'll have to wait until the dust settles with my RC gift certificate nightmare before I look into any adjustments on my 9/18/16 Allure cruise... I may have to cancel and re-book in order to use the GC's... thankfully, that cruise is next year and I haven't ordered anything beyond the deposit, etc., to date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted May 3, 2015 Report Share Posted May 3, 2015 I've never had to cancel/rebook a cruise to take advantage of a fare reduction....and I've never lost any incentives that were in affect when I originally purchased the cruise. They just adjust the price and that's that. If you change the cruise itself, that's a different story...but just taking advantage of a published fare reduction should not be any problem at all. Marc is right though...you can only adjust prior to final payment. I have learned, over the years, to NEVER pay a cruise balance off until the very end. A number of things are terminated once a cruise is paid in full including the ability to purchase cruise insurance, if you are so inclined. There is no advantage to paying early...only loss of options. JohnK6404 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted May 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2015 I'll give them a call to see... it's "only" $93, but it all adds up! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnK6404 Posted May 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2015 Thanks all! Very easy... took only 10 minutes since I booked online (shhh... called while I was at work!)... that little adjustment will help with the airfare! They adjusted the rate and immediately sent me the revised booking confirmation pdf doc (adjustment of course is immediately visible online too). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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