julig22

Do you have insurance through NCL? Cost of insurance increases when the value of the trip increases.

So, now that it's officially listed as a BF sale, there's another $40/p reduction. So getting better, probably worth a phone call now. Also, Triple up is now in effect, balcony and above. Through November 15.

I have been checking. 3 bookings (35%), each went down about $10/p. 1 is a fairly new booking but had a big price drop just before I booked. The others went down about $200 about a month ago. So no big sale on mine anyway

My point was that an unusual offer from NCL, such as OBC, is something that would normally have been mentioned on social media, CC or otherwise. But OBC from TAs is quite common.

I think it's more a matter of the steward, not when they make up your room, etc. Although it is probably easier for them to remember special requests when they are making up your room. On my last cruise I had the best steward ever, I'm sure that if I'd have asked him to deliver ice precisely at 3:42 in the afternoon, that's when it would have been delivered! But a month earlier, my steward was at the other end of the scale, never met her until the very end and only because I had to chase her down to get a copy of the "You'll be leaving soon" - and she basically said she was sure she'd given me one, didn't have any extras, so too bad, so sad! But every day I found a hero card and her name card in the middle of my bed. The stewards are working more or less 9-5 from what I've seen. So probably wouldn't get anything in the evening but you could ask for an afternoon "delivery".

Boy, I missed that one - unless it was something that was sent to select people, not an across the board promo. How is it that everyone on CC failed to mention this promo?? 😊

Mine shows in my summary as on board spending, as a vacation add-on, and there is a note on the payment tab saying my booking includes a $100 onboard credit. However, in the past if I had additional OBC, sometimes it didn't all show. I have always gotten a "noreply" confirmation of my request, I usually get an email confirming that it's been applied, I sometimes get an updated amenity confirmation, I've never gotten an updated statement. If you make a change to your reservation, you should see the NCLHBENE promo code and the OBC should also be listed on the updated confirmation from NCL.

They'll either adjust the excursion time or just wait for you. I've been on plenty of excursions that got back after all-aboard. As long as it's a NCL excursion, you'll be fine. Unfortunately, they sometimes adjust the start time which can be a problem if you've booked back to back excursions.

Uh, OK. Interesting reply, I wasn't addressing you, didn't say anything about the rule being obvious, decorations being obnoxious or telling you to read the T&Cs. Just reiterated that there is a rule and why.

Your TA is correct in that if you reprice you get the current promos and lose any that you had. Basically, you get a new reservation but keep your existing state room, payments, booked excursions, etc. However, I suspect that the OBC is something offered through your TA, not NCL. AFAIK, NCL hasn't offered OBC as a promo for quite some time. And so those terms would be up to your TA. Also note that NCL can't touch your reservation since you booked with a TA.

Correct. Things like crepe paper streamers are a fire hazard. And if people use tape, it can leave marks/remove paint. So easier to just say no decorations instead of posting lists of what's acceptable/not acceptable. Could you imagine the CC discussions then... I want to put xyz on my door. It's not on the list, should I bring it? So no decorations, just not heavily enforced if not hazardous or harmful.

While it's true they only service cabins once a day, they can't do them all in the morning - so are working all day. No reason you couldn't request ice later in the day. They work an 9-5 day, more or less

I have multiple cruises booked at 35/70%. I check prices periodically so take advantage of price drops as they occur, regardless of the "sale". Prices went down a full $10/person with the current 50%sale.

Curious if anyone has actually been sent to the bottom of the wait list - or just speculating. When I've been on a waiting list, it was always on a sign-up sheet, so replacements were done manually

Or maybe the certificates are in danger of running afoul of the "no expiration date" laws that are cropping up in more and more states.

Booked that as well, but having issues with the website, it won't let me access the cruise and even though it's listed on the November select sailings, there's no mention of the extra points. I'll wait a bit to see if the prices do go down (hoping for a reduced solo supplement). Not that the points make that much difference to me any more. Just made Diamond, a reallllly long way to Ambassador! Past Guest offer page always gives me no results - and yes, I'm logged in.

I've not taken anything back to my room except from the buffet but AFAIK, there isn't an issue with taking food from any place except the Local/O'Sheehans. Why there I don't know but I've seen signs saying you can't.

Not only are they probably still trying to recoup pandemic losses, the cost of everything has gone up, especially food.

AFAIK, it's refundable OBC which means you get cash back at the end of the cruise. And if you have a positive balance on your account, you will probably be detained as you try to disembark, so make sure you take care of your account the night before. They cannot simply put it back on the credit card used for your onboard account.

Yea, that $10 pp reduction is so worth a phone call to my PCC.

Number of passengers has to be set to 1 in order to see solo availability.

The post I read said that their PCC told them about it, so hard to say what's going on. I do have a 20% FCC that still has an expiration date - of course, that one I won't be using.

Read on another site that CN certificates no longer have expiration dates. And sure enough, mine no longer have expiration dates. Glitch or new policy? Website still says 4 years.

I was just going to start a new thread...Somebody posted on another site that they'd been told no more expiration dates. And sure enough, no dates on mine either

Good question but if it's a continual loop, then Barcelona wouldn't be the first to board either, after the first loop. So just guessing but I would think they would offer a 2nd set of perks for people boarding in Rome, the next group in Barcelona, etc. I know that they do offer multiple tours and dinners, if enough people sign up, but of course that depends on the staff availability.