Judy
Kansas City,#2Consumer Suggestion
Fri, October 29, 2004
When you book and the date is not set in stone, get booking insurance. That way you can cancel. Research rates. I'll bet you got ripped off bigtime there. I usually take cruises that cost others $600.00, they cost me 399.00. How? most of the time I book directly with carnival. It is easy and fast but they can offer you discounts that most people can't. For instance, I took a cruise last year...7 days out of Galveston. Cost me $199.99 for my husband and myself. We used our UPS employee discount. You will be surprised what you can get. Try vacationstogo.com They have super deals and lots of cruise line to choose from. I have 6 children so I am the queen of bargins. They are out there you just have to know where to look. And look you must because they are not advertised. Always ask for discounts. If you are told no, you haven't lost anything.
Jen
Philadelphia,#3Consumer Suggestion
Tue, October 19, 2004
The exact same thing happened to me. I booked a carnival cruise through Travelocity 6 months prior to the cruise. a few months before the cruise, my work schedule changed and i called carnival to find out if we could take the same cruise a week earlier. carnival would not speak with me since i booked through travelocity. travelocity told me that they were unable to make changes without the consent of carnival. USE THREE WAY CALLING. Since everyone told me they couldn't do anything without contacting the other party, i put a carnival customer service agent on hold while i dialed travelocity and connected them so that we could all speak together.