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[unewillow]

A little backstory: I currently have 2 connecting oceanview staterooms booked for Alaska in June 2013. My parents in one, my grandfather and myself in the other purely for costs reasons, the plan was that I would sleep in my parents room. But now, I highly suspect my boyfriend will be coming with us as well, which will necessitate booking a 3rd room for the 2 of us.

We will want to book an inside room, hopefully somewhere near the 2 rooms I already have booked. My grandfather is fine with paying for his room as a single person if this is the case.

Now, this September I am going to be on The Magic going up to Canada.

My question is this...is it possible/advisable for me to talk to the booking agent while onboard and have her cancel my current reservations and then rebook all 3 rooms so as to take advantage of the on-board booking discounts. Or, do I just book the 3rd room while onboard.

My concern is that if I cancel the reservations they will refund me the money, but it's not like that money is automatically available right that minute to cover the rebooking. So, I would have to make sure to have enough wiggle room on my credit card to do this. Also, I would hate to lose the connecting rooms we have now if something would happen during the rebooking.

Anyone have any advice or done something similar?

[toddjodybrent]

They may be able to transfer the deposit to the new reservations--and since the deposit on-board is half, you may end up with a bit of a refund. I don't know if you would lose the connecting rooms or not. The only thing I would worry about is that the price of the rooms may have gone up by the time you sail again and you may end up paying more--Disney fares and less expensive the farther out you are from your sailing for the most part. Possibly, you could book your 3rd room and leave the other two and ask them to add it to your existing reservations.

Good luck!

[lauriep]

I rebooked a cruise on-board and did save money. As already stated, it all depends on the current price of the previously booked staterooms. I was able to just transfer the deposit from the old booking to the new and kept the same stateroom. No harm in going to the re-booking desk and asking for a quote for the transaction. Make sure you have all the information with you about the Alaska trip. Good luck!

[Dave Marx]

I suggest if you do know your BF will be joining you, book as soon as you know (actually, to lock in the best price, perhaps you should book ASAP, regardless - if you have to cancel later, there's little harm done). The selection of staterooms will only decline over time. Cheaper categories generally sell-out sooner, so not only may fares rise between now and September, but you might also have to book a more expensive category as well. If you book now, the only issue is paying a deposit sooner, rather than later (and paying a larger deposit now than on board).