what is/what about a dummy cruise?
maberlyne said:We just did this onboard this week. I even told the guy I just wanted a "dummy" cruise, and he knew the term, lol! It took probably 5 minutes, and he booked us out at Aug 2014 for a 3 day so all we had to put down was $94. One thing to mention, though - you can't use an OBC towards it.
There is no limit to the # of times you can keep moving a dummy date. There is never a fee to do this. When you book onboard, they attach a promo code to your reservation to apply the then-current onboard booking perks. This is why it can't be combined with KSF or Disney Visa OBC. There is only space to enter 1 promo code.
As of right now, the onboard booking perks are those mentioned by pp. They are subject to change, and they recently did. (The OBC used to be in varying amounts depending on CC status. We platinum cruisers are NOT happy that our OBC used to be $350 for a 7 nt and now it's back to $200. grrr...)
Anyway, yes the OBC will be posted according to the cruise you actually take, not the cruise it was originally booked as.
The main thing to remember, especially if you don't cruise often, is to keep an eye on the dummy date's final payment due date. You must move your res to a later date before the FPDD or you will lose your deposit and the entire reservation. This happened to my SIL.
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Thanks!! I would be annoyed by that OBB change a well!!!
I'm curious, If you book a 3-day dummy date, but then end up really wanting to take a 7-day in the end, will your onboard credit move up from $100 to $200, or will you only get the original $100 since you originally booked a 3-day?
Also could you just book for 2 adults to save on the deposit and later change the number of people in your party when you switch the dummy date?
THANKS!
Any advice for transferring an already booked cruise (over a year away) to one booked on board, can this be done to get the on board credit? I would cancel before our cruise next month, but I really like the rooms we picked out, don't want to lose them!
Also, do you have to book a cruise on the same ship that you are on?
I've done that too. Don't cancel it. Just bring the printout to the future cruise desk. They'll re-shop it for you and give you a new price. Keep in mind if you have a TA on that res, they won't touch it. Also the discount is taken off then-current pricing. So you would know by looking online right before you leave if the price has gone up for your category.
When the Dream first entered service we were booked for a March cruise. In mid-Feb, we moved a different dummy date to Sept on the Dream. Later, friends decided to join us for Sept. I planned to rebook their Sept cruise to get them the discount/OBC while we were on our March cruise. By the end of Feb, their cabin went up another $900! Unbelieveable for a 3 nt cruise during school & in peak hurricane season. I knew before we left for our March cruise that there was no point in trying to rebook for them.
ETA: You can book any other DCL ship while onboard.