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Novice cruiser need info about Carnival Legend
A while back I made reservation with a carnival agent for a three
families to go on a cruise in late august. When the agent found out that we needed five rooms and that five of the travelers were former cruisers, she put a previous cruiser in each room --- in an effort to save all of us a lot of money. She said it would not matter who was on each room reservation, -- and that we could all just switch room keys after we boarded. Then I found out that the room key is also the "se and sail" card which acts as a room key and a charge card....and also serves as your identity to get on the ship. When I called her back voicing my concerns, she said that carnival is very used to the practice of switching rooms and keys and that I should worry about this? What do you think? |
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On Mon, 07 May 2007 18:54:44 -0700, Jack Hamilton wrote:
I think it's arguably an attempt to defraud the cruise line of revenue. Hi Jack, FWIW, this scheme was devised according to the OP by the "carnival agent". This would indicate that he said he booked directly with Carnival by one of their own employees rather than a travel professional. Best regards, Ray LIGHTHOUSE TRAVEL 800-719-9917 or 805-566-3905 http://www.lighthousetravel.com -- |
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"Jack Hamilton" wrote in message ... wrote: A while back I made reservation with a carnival agent for a three families to go on a cruise in late august. When the agent found out that we needed five rooms and that five of the travelers were former cruisers, she put a previous cruiser in each room --- in an effort to save all of us a lot of money. She said it would not matter who was on each room reservation, -- and that we could all just switch room keys after we boarded. Then I found out that the room key is also the "se and sail" card which acts as a room key and a charge card....and also serves as your identity to get on the ship. When I called her back voicing my concerns, she said that carnival is very used to the practice of switching rooms and keys and that I should worry about this? What do you think? I think it's arguably an attempt to defraud the cruise line of revenue. And (at least on the ships I've been on) they take your picture when you get your ship's card, upload the pictures to the ship, and verify that the picture matches your face when you board. You could probably get away with this if you never leave the ship, or if everyone manages to coordinate switching cards before boarding, but it doesn't seem worth the trouble. The kind of switch your agent suggests might also lead to trouble if customs and immigration or the TSA decides to check the manifest against occupancy. I don't think the charge card aspect is a problem. They're used to people paying for other people's charges, so you can probably have any credit card pay the charges for any ship's card - just make sure you have separate accounts for each occupant, and not a single charge for each room (I assume that Carnival does that, since Celebrity and NCL do). Call Carnival and ask for their opinion. If they say it's OK, you can probably check in legitimately and have the room assignments switched once you're onboard. It is NO big deal. The room key has nothing to do with immigrations or anything. It is the key to your cabin and your charge card on board. They can reconfigure the key to open your door to the cabin in which you stay. No big deal at all. |
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When I called her back voicing my concerns, she said that carnival is very used to the practice of switching rooms and keys and that I should worry about this? What do you think? FWIW, we were on the RCCL Splendour OTS and decided to switch cabins with another in our group. We just took the four people and keys to the Purser's desk and asked that the identity of the people be switched. It was done painlessly and easily. Nonny -- ---Nonnymus--- Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, And borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry. |
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