Anyone ever hear of a MOVEOVER SPECIAL?

I have mixed feelings on it. Yes, it will save the passenger money (in most cases quite a bit), but it takes away the anticipation of your trip.

I had been looking forward to a balcony cabin on Emerald. A couple of weeks before the cruise, they offered a downgrade with a generous refund. I took it (it was my choice, I could have turned it down) and ended up not enjoying the cruise as much as I would have otherwise.

The method that they are using is nothing more than a modified pyramid scheme that is bound to come crashing down. It seems that it would be better to deliver on expectations at a higher rate than to offer highly discounted substitute cruises. The line wins by taking in more money, the customer wins by having their expectations met.

I'd be willing to do it if I didn't have to worry about flights and work vacation time. We've experienced being asked to take a different flight because of over booking. One time we did take the offer and we arrived a few minutes earlier at our destination, were bumped to first class and were given a future free flight from Delta. It worked out great!

It's a "good habit" if it works out for the cruiser lol. Wonder what they do if no one agrees to "move-over"?

Princess has a bad habit of overselling their cruises, and then scrambling to redistribute the passengers -- offering discounted downgrades, move-over offers, etc.

That wouldn't work for us because we book holidays, and airline tickets so far in advance that we wouldn't be able to change. We can't always change vacation time from work either.

No clue ... had never heard of it before but I love the concept. For me being retired, rescheduling is no problem.

Wow! That sounds like a great deal. I wouldn't be too thrilled about postponing vacation for 2 months, but that sounds like quite a deal if you're a booked passenger on the overbooked cruise.

I wonder how that happens?

I called to double-check and yes, your fare is refunded in full as an on-board credit...the pre-paid port fees etc are used for the new cruise with no extra charge for the 2 days. And YES, they are overbooked....Again, I can't take advantage of it this time but I told the rep that I am always open for that in the future! I've always loved when the airlines give you vouchers if you'll take a different flight - about time cruise lines think about doing.

Sounds like an overbooking issue on one cruise to and under booked on another/

Anyone else ever heard this happen?