Daniel75252

I missed a cruise because I had to be hospitalized and was not released until 2pm on cruise day (would have to fly DFW MIA) and coudln't make it to the cruise. I paid for a portion of the cruise with the CSP so I am covered. They require an "attending physician's statement" which has me stumped - I can't just wander into the ER and ask them to fill out paperwork.  How have others dealt with this requirement when dealing with a hospital instead of their own primary Dr?

pbhunt, we don't book with a specific itinerary and cabin in mind in advance. We like the $100 for 'any cruise' - so I guess I'm wondering if I can not designate a TA when I get NC, but then designate one later when I book a specific itinerary and cabin...

So if I get a NC and do not specify a TA, can I still choose to use any TA and ask them to get my NC credit/deposit. This would be good to know to give me more flexibility if I do it again.

OK, I'm a bit confused as to what options I have (if any), so I'd be interested in some feedback...

During Dec '07 Serenade of the Seas cruise, both my wife and I purchased NextCruise for $200 for RCI (non-designated itinerary). It was my understanding at the time that by both of us paying for the NC, we would get twice the OBC. After all, we are a couple booking a single room and if we knew we only needed to pay $100 for one NC to get the full benefit rather than $200 for no extra benefit, we would have only paid $100.

We are looking at using the NC for a September 7-nt sailing (still debating which). We are shareholders intending to use shareholder credit. We also own C&A Visa, eventually intending to redeem for coupon to reduce cruisefare.

1. If what I read here is correct, we did not need to pay $200 NC, only $100, as our OBC will be $100 for a 7-nt cruise regardless of cabin type or the fact that we have prepaid $200 NC, correct? [or will we receive $200 OBC since we paid $200 NC and were told that it would work that way]

2. Since our NC was purchased prior to 1/2009, we can combine with shareholder benefit, correct?

3. In any case, if our TA elects to provide us with on board credit, that should not conflict with either sharholder or NC program (i.e. TA $50 plus $100 shareholder plus $100 NC is combinable)

4. Given the new restrictions on NC, can we use this to our advantage and specifically advise our TA to only use $100 of the $200 NC that we purchased for this cruise, leaving the $100 NC balance for a future cruise so we can combine with shareholder and other discounts, or is the 'reservation' stuck together as a single reservation even though we do not receive double the credit?

5. Are we forced to use the same TA designated when we purchased NC or can we use any TA and they can activate our NC?

6. Finally, they did say that NC was only for RCI but if we want to use our credit for Celebrity, is there ANY WAY to get it transferred to their program, it seems like a silly penalty to assess....

Thanks

Daniel