DCLCrazy64622
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- Feb 27, 2017
hi everyone. Quick question, can I buy a placeholder for someone who has never sailed before? Can it be gifted?
I don't think I've ever heard someone say that you can book a placeholder for someone else and not sail yourself. If that were true, I'd expect to see a whole stack of posts with a, "Hey, I'll give you $250 to book a placeholder for me.", etc.Yes, you can book a placeholder for someone who has not sailed before. You need to book it with their name(s) and birthday(s). You do not have to be on that cruise.
But, bear in mind that you are only allowed to book one placeholder per cabin (if everyone in the cabin is residing at the same address). This means you would not be able to book a separate placeholder for yourself or a future cruise with all the onboard benefits.
If you were planning on going on the same cruise as your friends/family then you could pick a specific sailing date and book 2 cabins on that same cruise (1 for you and 1 for your friend). That's the only way to make 2 onboard bookings and receive all the benefits of onboard booking at the same time.
I don't think I've ever heard someone say that you can book a placeholder for someone else and not sail yourself. If that were true, I'd expect to see a whole stack of posts with a, "Hey, I'll give you $250 to book a placeholder for me.", etc.
My understanding (I may be wrong), you can purchase a second placeholder but only for the two to be used on the same cruise and the person who booked the placeholders has to be on the cruise.
hi everyone. Quick question, can I buy a placeholder for someone who has never sailed before? Can it be gifted?
In the past I have been on a cruise where my wife and I booked placeholders for family members who were not on the current cruise with us, and did not book a placeholder for us. This is when were were planning a family cruise and needed 4 staterooms. We had been on an earlier cruise and on that one booked staterooms for my wife and I and another for one of our kids and her family.I don't think I've ever heard someone say that you can book a placeholder for someone else and not sail yourself. If that were true, I'd expect to see a whole stack of posts with a, "Hey, I'll give you $250 to book a placeholder for me.", etc.