I just spoke to an Azamara representative who verified with a supervisor that the loyalty discount would have to be applied on the ship. She could upgrade me to the ultimate beverage package today for $26.95 per person per day and use OBC. (She also said that while pricing fluctuated with shore excursions, that dining and beverage package pricing was set in stone!!). On the ship with my 20% discount if the cost is increased to $39.95 per day, I would be paying $31.96 per day, $5 more per person per day, and we’re doing a 25 day B2B. I agree that this makes a mockery of the loyalty benefit…it’s hard to understand why they can’t apply the loyalty discount if they are now willing to prebook packages using OBC. I also think that if packages are going to increase drastically that Azamara should notify everyone with existing reservations and give them an opportunity to purchase before the price actually increases. I have a decision to make.
On another note, is it true that any unused OBC from the first leg of a B2B would carry over to the 2nd leg? I thought I had read that this was happening now, but this representative said the OBC is technically separate according to Azamara’s policy, and if OBC is carrying over it is due to the way personnel are handling it on a particular ship.