Future Cruise Voucher

[crusinfamof4]

Hello,

 

I know there have been posts before, I am sorry, I didn't read them, and now we are planning on getting on in Nov when we sail. Do we have to put $1000 down (for our fam of 4) or is it $100? I thought I heard on the Dream it was $100? We know which cruise we want to go on next year, does it even matter? Or do we need to know for sure? Thanks in advance, right now I am at work and I think that is all my DH wanted to know.

[golfadj]

Hello,

 

I know there have been posts before, I am sorry, I didn't read them, and now we are planning on getting on in Nov when we sail. Do we have to put $1000 down (for our fam of 4) or is it $100? I thought I heard on the Dream it was $100? We know which cruise we want to go on next year, does it even matter? Or do we need to know for sure? Thanks in advance, right now I am at work and I think that is all my DH wanted to know.

 

Sorry your post confuses me. Are you talking about the future cruise certificate or are you talking about putting down a deposit for a cruise?

[crusinfamof4]

Sorry, for the confusion, I guess I am speaking of getting the future cruise voucher onboard, or can we book our next cruise? If we book our next cruise, is it the full $1000 deposit (4 in our fam so its $1000)? Or onboard can you just get the future cruise voucher? We are sailing on the Fascination-do they even have a place to do either?

[IAMCRZIN]

I think there might have been some missing letters....lol

 

The future cruise vouchers cost $100. They can be used towards your next cruise. They have nothing to do with your deposit. You get $100 deducted from the price and you get onboard credit depending on the length of the cruise.

[golfadj]

And you do not have to book onboard. We never do.

[Banditswife]

With the $100. FCC you have up to 2 yrs to book your cruise & I think 3 yrs to actually sail. Someone correct me if I am wrong. It is easy OBC in my opinion. The $100 goes toward your final payment, not your deposit. In addition you get $$ onboard credit- the amt depends on the length of your cruise. Example: we got $100. OBC (7 day cruise) + the $100 toward our final payment all for the $100. we pd for the FCC. I have read they are not available on all ships, hopefully someone else will know about the Fascination.

 

Have a great cruise.

[firefly333]

Deposit is the same as usual. It will be $1000 unless you purchase during one of the half off deposit sales.

 

So to answer your question. $1000 deposit if its a 7 day cruise for 4 of you is still correct.

[smileyone]

I purchased one on the Fascination in May. She said it would be delivered to my room but it wasn't. I forgot about it until I got home. Guest services was able to look it up and give me the certificate number. I think the desk to purchase them was near the coffee shop.

[oldrailfan]

With the $100. FCC you have up to 2 yrs to book your cruise & I think 3 yrs to actually sail. Someone correct me if I am wrong. It is easy OBC in my opinion. The $100 goes toward your final payment, not your deposit. In addition you get $$ onboard credit- the amt depends on the length of your cruise. Example: we got $100. OBC (7 day cruise) + the $100 toward our final payment all for the $100. we pd for the FCC. I have read they are not available on all ships, hopefully someone else will know about the Fascination.

 

Have a great cruise.

 

Didn't see where the OP asked about the Fascination specifically, but yes, they do have a cruise expert aboard. (or at least they had one two weeks ago and every time we've sailed on her)

 

For everybody's information, the last time I bought a cruise, we had three weeks until sailing. (Pack-and-GO!!! :D ) I paid in full for it, but I gave my PVP the FCV number. $100.00 was credited back to my Visa, and the OBC was properly applied, so that works too.

[lollylew]

I purchased one on the Fascination in May. She said it would be delivered to my room but it wasn't. I forgot about it until I got home. Guest services was able to look it up and give me the certificate number. I think the desk to purchase them was near the coffee shop.

 

I was just going to say that my mom purchased one as well last year on the Fascination and used it to pay for the current cruise we leave on in 5 days.

 

Also, DON'T BOOK YOUR NEXT CRUISE TILL AFTER YOU PURCHASE THE FCC!!:eek:

[kjeanne2001]

Can you buy and use a FCC on a cruise to use on another cruise you have booked - if final payment has not been made yet?

[jkneern]

We purchased 2 FCC on one of our cruises. I was not able to use it when I took my mom because it had my husbands name on it. Didn't give it a thought when we bought them as to the names they were issued to. Won't make that mistake again.

[cruisnhillbilly]

stupid hillbilly here with a question, can you use two certificates on one room, like can my wife use one and i use another?:confused:

[firefly333]

Can you buy and use a FCC on a cruise to use on another cruise you have booked - if final payment has not been made yet?

 

the answer above your post is correct. They can only be used on not yet booked cruises. Since you already booked.. the terms say FCCs are not good on them. Some have slide them by.. but lately they are getting tighter on this rule.

 

stupid hillbilly here with a question, can you use two certificates on one room, like can my wife use one and i use another?:confused:

 

One per booking (cabin). Not one per person unless you are booking separate cabins.

[cruisnhillbilly]

depends on how mad she is at me, if i book two or one:D

 

thanks for the info,

[firefly333]

depends on how mad she is at me, if i book two or one:D

 

thanks for the info,

 

well some have kids and can book one parent in each cabin.. its done, not just because she is mad at you .. though I did talk to a man up on Lido once whose wife booked him into a 1A with their son .. and she had herself a nice ole cabin. He said they slept separate at home too. (too much info right, lol) I laughed.

[SmogMonster]

Can you buy and use a FCC on a cruise to use on another cruise you have booked - if final payment has not been made yet?

 

No you cannot. I just tried to do this and was denied. You can use them on any cruise that was booked after the purchase date of the FCC. There is a date on the certificate and it is in their computer files. I was able to apply it to a cruise i have booked but this was only because the date I booked the cruise was after the date I bought the certificate.

[Charxu]

Just wanted to let you know we bought one last week on the Fascination. They have a desk in the hall past the coffee shop where the elephants stick out from the wall. Make sure you have a debit or credit card attached to your account or you can't buy one. We had just brought cash and left credit card at home it became a problem since you can't buy one with a cash account. Eventually we got a certificate number and just called and put it on the credit card when we got home but it took 3 visits to that desk and 2 to customer service to straighten it out.

[firefly333]

Just wanted to let you know we bought one last week on the Fascination. They have a desk in the hall past the coffee shop where the elephants stick out from the wall. Make sure you have a debit or credit card attached to your account or you can't buy one. We had just brought cash and left credit card at home it became a problem since you can't buy one with a cash account. Eventually we got a certificate number and just called and put it on the credit card when we got home but it took 3 visits to that desk and 2 to customer service to straighten it out.

 

They do this because they are refundable, and they want to be able to just refund your card if you want one refunded.

 

No company wants to send checks thru the mail which can get lost in the mail. I dont blame them. The policy makes sense if you think about it.

[teetime213]

If you were using a cash account on board but had a credit card with you, could you have bought one that way just not on your s/s account??

 

Also does the Freedom have a desk for FCC??

[firefly333]

If you were using a cash account on board but had a credit card with you, could you have bought one that way just not on your s/s account??

 

Also does the Freedom have a desk for FCC??

 

Just to clear up your misconception. You always buy it separately, never on your S&S account. It will always appear as a separate charge on your credit card account.

 

What you describe .. buying it with your credit card separately is exactly how that poster did it.

 

Yes, Freedom does have a FCC desk. Its near the casino.

[CruzerDeb]

I believe I've heard that the Victory does NOT have a desk to purchase the FCC. True? What about those who sail her? Just out of luck?

 

So the benefit is that you buy a FCC for $100; you can use the $100 towards final payment on your next cruise AND you get $100 of OBC to be used on the future cruise. Right?

[steph7021]

I did use my FCC towards ($100) my deposit....so my deposit was $300 for a 4 night cruise/2 people and they took my certificate number over the phone and $200. About 3 or 4 days later my certificate was processed and then my booking was officially in the system. Prior to the FCC being processed my booking was officially on hold.

[firefly333]

I did use my FCC towards ($100) my deposit....so my deposit was $300 for a 4 night cruise/2 people and they took my certificate number over the phone and $200. About 3 or 4 days later my certificate was processed and then my booking was officially in the system. Prior to the FCC being processed my booking was officially on hold.

 

which as has been noted before, most PVPs recommend not taking the chance your booking will be cancelled due to nonpayment. Now that they are processing the FCCs in a more timely manner, its not as much as a risk as it used to be when you had to mail them in snail mail .. but it is a risk.

 

True, they will apply it to your deposit if you say thats what you really want to do. If you arent booking a special cabin .. its not a big risk.

[steph7021]

which as has been noted before, most PVPs recommend not taking the chance your booking will be cancelled due to nonpayment. Now that they are processing the FCCs in a more timely manner, its not as much as a risk as it used to be when you had to mail them in snail mail .. but it is a risk.

 

True, they will apply it to your deposit if you say thats what you really want to do. If you arent booking a special cabin .. its not a big risk.

 

I guess I didn't know it was a risk or a controversy. I hadn't read any threads here about it (gasp!) and when I called to book and asked how to use the certificate that's what she told me to do (didn't mention using it for final payment or mailing it) Sooooo, if one isn't on these boards they really wouldn't know that was a risk. The only way I figured out I wasn't officially booked was that my booking details arrived days later. But, I do know for sure when I went online my cabin didn't come up as available (even before I was official)

 

Has someone gotten cancelled while certificate was processing?