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I wanted to come back to follow up on this. I called NCL, and they charged me 25% of the airfare portion of the reservation (in my case, $138) in order to cancel the NCL BOGO air. We were just over 90 days out, which is why it was 25%. I think at 90 days, it goes up to 50%. I was able to book my own flights for not much more than the credit I am getting back, particularly when factoring in luggage charges, which I will be able to avoid by booking on my own. The refund from NCL paid for my outgoing flight to Quebec City (I also avoided the risk of getting sent to Montreal, with a three hour drive to the port). And I booked a cheap return flight on Southwest using points and my Companion Pass. I'll save around $120 in luggage charges round trip, which almost covers the value of the Southwest points I used.

When I booked my cruise, the delta between the price for the BOGO air and the fares I could find on my own was substantial (more than $2,000 difference), so I took the chance with NCL's BOGO air, knowing all the schedule/route risks. But now I'm seeing airfares not much more than what I paid through NCL, particularly since I can do my return flight on Southwest using points and a Companion Pass. My question is whether I can cancel my NCL air even though we are past the final payment date. We do not have our flights yet; our cruise is in September. Thanks in advance for any help. I tried searching the Boards but could not find an answer to this particular question.

Thank you so much for the info. That’s super helpful.

We are going to be on the NCL Escape in November, and want to dive in St. Thomas. My sister and I are both Scuba certified, and my kids may want to try a Discover Scuba course. Both are offered by the ship, but I can't find any information on what operator they use, and what the conditions are like. I'm hoping to avoid a boat with 40 divers crammed on it, and would obviously like a respected, reputable dive operator. If we can't get more information on the ship excursion, I've also been looking at booking through JJ Divers (https://www.stthomasscubadiving.com/st-thomas-diving/cruise-ship-divers/) or Coki Dive Center (https://cokidive.com/), but it looks like we might only be able to do shore dives through Coki, since their only scheduled boat dive is 9am, and the ship doesn't arrive until 11am. And oddly enough, the price through JJ Divers is higher than the price through the ship, which surprises me a bit. Thanks in advance for any information or advice.