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They actually give you a $25 credit for taking a deviation. Baggage fees and seat assignments depends entirely on the airline. You usually would pay for luggage on domestic flights. Overseas flights often include at least 1 checked bag, depending on the destination. So from the US, Europe is usually 1, Australia was 2 the last time I went. Seat assignments, paid or not, vary widely by flight and/or airline. Some can be arranged online in advance, some at check in 24/48 hrs before your flight. And sometimes the website won't let you choose in advance but if you call and ask nicely... Never hurts to try!

The horse-drawn tram is always an option. A leisurely tour of the city - open air so not stuffed into a bus (they provide blankets if it's cool).

Same ship/itinerary? It does make you wonder how they set the minimum bids- I actually paid for an OV but I'm upgraded to a balcony - it's probably considered a semi-courtesy upgrade. But the bid options for the upgrade is obviously based on the upgraded cabin - otherwise there wouldn't be any bid opportunity for Haven.

They have been known to offer discounts on bids closer to sailing but it's not common. On the Jewel later this summer, Seward to Vancouver, my original bid amount was $300 ($150x2) from OV to balcony. Minimum might have been a bit lower, I don't remember for sure, I just upgraded using my CC points (worth $300) and cancelled the bid. Now that I am in a balcony, the offers are $75 for Club Balcony, $650 for suites/penthouse, $1000 or more for Haven. That's the pp amount, so final cost would be double.

Per the CF T&Cs: 2. CruiseFirst certificates expire 3 years after purchase date and become null and void at expiration. Limit one CruiseFirst certificate that may be used per reservation. No black-out dates will apply. Reservations are subject to availability. CruiseFirst certificates are not combinable with CruiseNext, chartered sailings, barter cruises, employee discounts, friends and family pricing, Sailaway (categories: IX, OX, BX, MX), interline and travel agent rates. But as we all know, there are other provisions in the T&Cs that don't seem to always apply, so YMMV.

Good question - either it's been deleted or I totally spaced out... and was thinking of a different post. There was a post about how there weren't any comparable cabins initially but better cabins were selling for less. Then when some cabins did open up they still weren't considered equivalent because they were on different decks so not eligible for any adjustment.

Although very valid points, not sure how many of your issues were related to winning an upgrade. I was missing an excursion ticket on my last cruise, so had to get a new one printed and I've gotten the wrong tickets in the past as well. And no transfer tickets/tags either. But reviewing your edocs BEFORE you leave and having a copy with you is extremely important. If you have a last-minute change and can't print new documents, make sure you have a copy of the change notifications with you. Names mysteriously disappear from the airport transfer lists (had a full planeload of people not on their list once!), excursion tickets go astray, paid-for addons are missing. It happens - no system is perfect

Don't forget that the OP also just assumed a price drop - there was no comparable cabin available for price comparison.

Of course there is the possibility you won't get a direct flight to Seattle but highly unlikely multi-stop. So direct or 1 stop. But be advised that your trip home will most likely be late - that's just the way the flight schedules tend to be, east from Seattle. Either too early to guarantee you'd make it or late flights. As to weather, it's Alaska. There is no way to predict - light rain, heavy rain, sunshine, snow... Last September I was in Juneau for 2 days - had a wonderful first day, fantastic whale-watching experience. Day 2 in Juneau was unplanned because of weather - we couldn't leave due to the storm (and the ships that were supposed to dock that next day were either out at sea or stayed at their previous port). It can change in an instant.

Of course it's by design, probably has little if anything to do with cash flow issues. It's an excellent marketing ploy. The ability to adjust pricing up until final payment makes early booking a no-risk venture if you want to choose your cabin, get first choice of excursions and take advantage of perks that most likely won't be offered closer to sail date. You can always cancel before final payment if it looks like rebooking closer to sail date is a better option. No penalty, unlike other cruiselines. They owe you nothing but by offering FCC it can help resolve that oops feeling that some people get when they think they might have gotten a better deal if they had waited. It doesn't initially cost NCL anything to give the FCC, not everyone will use it. But if they do, NCL gets more income if it entices someone to book another cruise. As to adjusting prior to FP, I've recently made several price adjustments prior to FP. On my cruise next month, the price hasn't gone down (actually went up slightly) since I adjusted it 2 months before FP.

Yes, you can bid if you upgraded using points. And you may get FCC if the price drops, based on any difference between your original cabin cost and the current cost of that cabin.

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Yes, taking the airfare option is often (but not always) a dealbreaker. The airfare deal currently drops off at 110 days (was 90 for a long time) and because NCL isn't subsidizing the "free" part, fares might go down at that point but they would also factor in the value of the airfare to determine if the fare had indeed dropped.

Bar staff are not included in the DSC pool, regardless of how it is (or isn't) distributed.

Timing depends on the promo - most recently it's been 4 months out but it's also been 6 months out at times. Certificates are payments and don't affect the terns if the reservation, so your pricing stays the same.

Yes, they will return any cruise next certificates that don't meet the terms of the current promo if you reprice. Had that happen a few months ago, I just reapplied the certificate again a few weeks later when the "any cabin" promo came back the following week.

LOL of course your balance due would be reduced. They took off the price of the airfare, which wasn't free, just half-price. And the airport transfers if you didn't request to keep them. That's not the same as reducing your cruise fare - which was what you asked - they are separate line items.

Not the way it works. The BOGO fare is a "free" perk, absorbed into the current rates - just like the drink and meal packages, whether you use them or not. But if you remove the airfare, you obviously don't pay those fees. However, if you remove the airfare it opens up the possibility of getting FCC if there is a price reduction after final payment and after the airfare promo is removed (currently 110 days). Sometimes the prices are reduced at that time.

When did the price drop? You can always request a refund if the price drops before final payment (US bookings), which is 120 days. After final payment DATE, you can request a one-time courtesy adjustment, depending on the terms in effect when you originally booked. I book early most of the time but I monitor the prices and request adjustments if the price goes down - never an issue. And prices do increase, so there is no reason that I can think of to not book early.

Probably too late in the season. I'm leaving Aug 28 had it booked and it's been cancelled. Description of the tour says through Mid August.

As already stated, your base will be what you paid, not the value of the upgrade. So you would still be paying the difference in price from the inside to balcony and your points would be useless.

I've been told that it could change if you make changes and the current cost of airfare is higher. But I have been in that situation twice now - just repriced a cruise today where the airfare increased - and my airfare did not change. Your mileage may vary. Your airfare cost is fixed when you book and would only possibly be subject to change if you alter your reservation. As to customs, I'm not understanding what US/Canadian customs has to do with a deviation?

If by bad you just mean you didn't get what you wanted, you should realize that a customer service rep doesn't have the authority to violate company policy, either by refunding something that is non-refundable or by following the terms of the discount you were given. Also, realize that if you booked through a TA, your TA owns your reservation and it is NCL's policy to refer you back to the TA since they aren't involved in the booking transaction. I have found that most of the time the onboard crew is quite good. Whether you knew it or not, you basically bought a gift certificate and that is not refundable - and your beef would be with your TA if you were mislead. However, your TA could buy it from you - and then transfer it to another client along the way, it is good for 3 years.

Well that does explain the issue. Maybe the terms are different but it appears that they bought something equivalent to CruiseFirst and those are not refundable in the US anyway. But they can be sold online.