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I'm glad to see that somebody got something from CCL for being a "Past Guest". Besides the Currents magazine and the PG cocktail party (neither one a big deal), we've never received any benefit from our 7 previous CCL cruises. When booking our 8th recently on the Glory (11/8/03 sailing) I first contacted our TA and got what I considered to be a very good rate for a balcony cabin. I immediately called CCL to see if they could or would do better. How droll!

I told the Carnival agent what my TA's price was, and she said "take it". She quoted me a price that was $340 more than the TA's quote for the same cabin on the same sailing date! She knew that we were Past Guests, but it didn't make any difference. We deal with a TA that specializes in cruises, and it's obvious that they get much bigger discounts than you can get from CCL. I'm surprised and pleased that Lizardstew was able to do so well w/CCL.
Good luck to the rest of you.

Jack

<blockquote data-quote="KruzinVet" data-source="post: 673117">I'm glad to see that somebody got something from CCL for being a &quot;Past Guest&quot;. Besides the Currents magazine and the PG cocktail party (neither one a big deal), we've never received any benefit from our 7 previous CCL cruises. When booking our 8th recently on the Glory (11/8/03 sailing) I first contacted our TA and got what I considered to be a very good rate for a balcony cabin. I immediately called CCL to see if they could or would do better. How droll!&nbsp;I told the Carnival agent what my TA's price was, and she said &quot;take it&quot;. She quoted me a price that was $340 more than the TA's quote for the same cabin on the same sailing date! She knew that we were Past Guests, but it didn't make any difference. We deal with a TA that specializes in cruises, and it's obvious that they get much bigger discounts than you can get from CCL. I'm surprised and pleased that Lizardstew was able to do so well w/CCL.Good luck to the rest of you.Jack</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KruzinVet, post: 673117"] I'm glad to see that somebody got something from CCL for being a "Past Guest". Besides the Currents magazine and the PG cocktail party (neither one a big deal), we've never received any benefit from our 7 previous CCL cruises. When booking our 8th recently on the Glory (11/8/03 sailing) I first contacted our TA and got what I considered to be a very good rate for a balcony cabin. I immediately called CCL to see if they could or would do better. How droll! I told the Carnival agent what my TA's price was, and she said "take it". She quoted me a price that was $340 more than the TA's quote for the same cabin on the same sailing date! She knew that we were Past Guests, but it didn't make any difference. We deal with a TA that specializes in cruises, and it's obvious that they get much bigger discounts than you can get from CCL. I'm surprised and pleased that Lizardstew was able to do so well w/CCL. Good luck to the rest of you. Jack [/QUOTE]