rlbeck

When we purchased our "Open" Passages certificate I was going to purchase it in just one name as it would only cost $100. Later when booking a cruise I would add my DH's name. The FCC explained to me that I could do that but when I added the second name to the reservation the whole deposit was required ($450pp) but we would retain the 2 Cat upgrade and the $300 OBC. We opted to purchase it in both our names from the start so we paid $200. I imagine it would be possible to book the cruise in just one name and not add the second pax until just before final pay't.

Yes, you have to be very careful as to what you're actually buying. Sometimes the FCCs are not all that clear with their explanations and one can be misled.:( Happened to us once....

Interesting that some had to come up with a full deposit when they booked using a Passages certificate.

 

We were not charged anything more than the original $100 PP when we booked our upcoming transatlantic sailing. We only deposited a total of $200 instead of the regular $900 that would have been due without using Passages.

This is not a "Passage". It is a "Future" cruise booking while onboard. They are different. The $200 rate for deposit is all that is required in the case of your booking, I'm guessing. It is really a good deal, if you know for sure that you are going to book. Do it while onboard. Very low deposit and great OBCs......

Hmm, when I did a search on this board regarding this, the answers I received were that if you booked a specific future cruise while onboard, the $100 deposit held until final payment. But a Passage Certificate requires full deposit due when you select the cruise to use it for.

In our case we purchased two Passages for our upcoming B2B, using one for the first leg and the other for the second leg. They were $100 each with a booking number. When we did the actual booking we had to pay the full deposit amount of $900($450x2) for each cruise segment. The first one is 16 nights getting us a $300 OBC and the second is a 10 night getting us a $200 OBC. So, our total was $2000 down/deposited for which we received $500 OBCs for the trip.