New offer October 1-4

[Ewoodspark]

[quote name='ColinIllinois']Caveat emptor.

Do you research and homework. It's not rocket science folks.[/QUOTE]

Slightly unfair comment. Not everybody who may want to book a cruise has the background knowledge to go searching different web sites to compare prices. Even the prices covering NCL in USA, Europe and UK vary tremendously. I am sure that a large proportion of potentila passengers, be it first time cruiser or not, will simply take the price offered by the cruise line or travel agent

[cruisecritiquer]

[quote name='ColinIllinois']Caveat emptor.

Do you research and homework. It's not rocket science folks.[/QUOTE]

That's exactly what people are doing on this thread.

[TardisDance]

[quote name='dexddd']Just checked about 10 sailings on a couple ships and interestingly enough there were price increases on 9/24 and 9/25 about 10%.

What are the rest of you seeing?[/QUOTE]

Same, about 10% increase even for sail dates a year or more out. I'll pass on this deal. I can only do so much with obc.

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[Texasramblinreck]

The difference in our price for an October 2015 14 day Canada-Bermuda cruise which we booked in August 2104 was a $1,783 increase... Adjusting the new OBC of $ 765 versus the old one of $300 leaves a $465 difference which still makes the new "Special" $1,218 MORE !!

 

Boy, this is certainly not a good deal for us!

 

I am glad to see everybody has caught on to this ripe off by NCL. I just returned from the Gem staying in the Haven Suite and it was wonderful. I have a 2 bedroom Haven suite booked for March thank goodness! I was checking prices before my cruise and as late as Tuesday night for a 10 day Panama Canal cruise December 2015. I was told about the 10% and boy was I shocked. The cruises I was looking at went up $2,000 overnight and I got a $1,000 OBC in return. Since I not longer got the $300 OBC, it was a net increase of $1,300. NCL was already about $2,000 more than Princess for a same size suite, now its $3,300. No thanks!!

Just for pricing I checked the cruise I have booked in March and its is $3,700 more for an additional $700 OBC. What is NCL thinking, do they think everyone is stupid. If they don't come to their senses after 10/14 when this stupid sale ends, we will be returning to Princess, which we have sailed 6 times and never had anything like this happen. I also checked Royal Caribbean pricing as well and they didn't go up as well. I was really considering NCL for my December 2015 cruise, but I'm afraid they have really blown it with this stunt. I am really surprised some are not seeing the increases I have, but it might not affect the inside and balcony cabins as much.

Too bad I really enjoyed the Haven, but not enough to pay outrageous prices for it. I guess since NCL has purchased two other cruise lines and order 3 new ships, they think they can raise prices from 40 to 50 percent.

[Texasramblinreck]

Slightly unfair comment. Not everybody who may want to book a cruise has the background knowledge to go searching different web sites to compare prices. Even the prices covering NCL in USA, Europe and UK vary tremendously. I am sure that a large proportion of potentila passengers, be it first time cruiser or not, will simply take the price offered by the cruise line or travel agent

 

Cannot stress it enough! Do your homework, don't take any cruise line or travel agent at their word, they are only looking out for themselves. If you don't research and do your homework, than stay home.

[cruisecritiquer]

[quote name='Texasramblinreck']I am glad to see everybody has caught on to this ripe off by NCL. I just returned from the Gem staying in the Haven Suite and it was wonderful. I have a 2 bedroom Haven suite booked for March thank goodness! I was checking prices before my cruise and as late as Tuesday night for a 10 day Panama Canal cruise December 2015. I was told about the 10% and boy was I shocked. The cruises I was looking at went up $2,000 overnight and I got a $1,000 OBC in return. Since I not longer got the $300 OBC, it was a net increase of $1,300. NCL was already about $2,000 more than Princess for a same size suite, now its $3,300. No thanks!!
Just for pricing I checked the cruise I have booked in March and its is $3,700 more for an additional $700 OBC. What is NCL thinking, do they think everyone is stupid. If they don't come to their senses after 10/14 when this stupid sale ends, we will be returning to Princess, which we have sailed 6 times and never had anything like this happen. I also checked Royal Caribbean pricing as well and they didn't go up as well. I was really considering NCL for my December 2015 cruise, but I'm afraid they have really blown it with this stunt. I am really surprised some are not seeing the increases I have, but it might not affect the inside and balcony cabins as much.
Too bad I really enjoyed the Haven, but not enough to pay outrageous prices for it. I guess since NCL has purchased two other cruise lines and order 3 new ships, they think they can raise prices from 40 to 50 percent.[/QUOTE]

RCCL certainly did go up with their WOW sail. There's a big fuss about it going on over there in the sub-forum. I personally saw their prices rise immediately after the wow sail was implemented. But, yes, I am disturbed and annoyed by NCL's business tactics. :rolleyes: Edited October 2, 2014 by cruisecritiquer

[JMHAM1]

My online TA will double the offer for the OBC. Was not clear to me if you get 10% of the first two in the cabin fare or the lowest published fare for the cabin aboard. Meaning you could book a suite and get OBC equal to 10% of an inside. I just saw it today and have not had time to check further. If it's 10% of what you book and my TA doubles it, I may cancel and rebook. We need side by side cabins and want particular ones


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[Texasramblinreck]

My online TA will double the offer for the OBC. Was not clear to me if you get 10% of the first two in the cabin fare or the lowest published fare for the cabin aboard. Meaning you could book a suite and get OBC equal to 10% of an inside. I just saw it today and have not had time to check further. If it's 10% of what you book and my TA doubles it, I may cancel and rebook. We need side by side cabins and want particular ones

 

 

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You better check for sure. None of the previous OBC are in effect for this offer. Be aware that prices went up quite a bit depending on your cabin and in most cases it is not worth it. Its just a rip off by NCL, I hope people don't fall for it.

[Rhea98]

At least two people got great deals on Epic spa balconies for Nov 16, if they were new bookings . They were at the lowest price since inception (according to the c fish) plus the 10%. I got the low price on Monday (up sell) with an OBC increase from $25 to $50. There are some deals out there, mostly for those who haven't already booked, it seems. Edited October 3, 2014 by Rhea98

[RCT]

Well we lucked out. Our Med cruise in November went down from what I thought was a good deal already. We are past final payment, but I asked our TA to check with NCL anyway and they upgraded us from a standard balcony to a mid ship mini suite. Couldn't be happier.

[candygirl27540]

You have to check carefully. Our Bermuda cruise went up a whopping $5 whole dollars and some cents,but we gained an extra $225.! in obc. We did book this Jan 2014 for a cruise May 2015 so many months in advance.

Our Venice cruise did increase in price by $850. ish so the extra obc did not do us any favors. You must be vigilant about your bookings and I think that the earlier you can book the better.

[CasinoCruzGirl]

None of these sales are ever good for me because I book through CAS and get such low costs actually comp balcony just paying taxes and fees. Does anyone who books through CAS ever get a better deal? I can't see it ever happening. The cabin I'm booked in is mid ship balcony $639 for 2 of us and the same category is going for $829 pp = $1658

[Mrs. Squirrel]

[quote name='surran12']Definitely seems to have been a pretty hefty price increase to coincide with this "deal".[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

[Theresa522]

[quote name='candygirl27540']You have to check carefully. Our Bermuda cruise went up a whopping $5 whole dollars and some cents,but we gained an extra $225.! in obc. We did book this Jan 2014 for a cruise May 2015 so many months in advance.

Our Venice cruise did increase in price by $850. ish so the extra obc did not do us any favors. You must be vigilant about your bookings and I think that the earlier you can book the better.[/QUOTE]


We actually did good with this sale also. Although my cruise went up $60 we now have $250 in OBC plus and additional $100 bucks from our TA. So $350 for $60 bucks more, not so bad. :D

[neechofish]

Hi

First time cruiser - about to book a NCL cruise. This 10% onboard credit is not showing on the UK or European sites, just on the US site, but the terms and conditions imply that it is available to all passengers. If i book on the UK site (or the European one for that matter) will i still get the onboard credit?

[cruisecritiquer]

[quote name='neechofish']Hi

First time cruiser - about to book a NCL cruise. This 10% onboard credit is not showing on the UK or European sites, just on the US site, but the terms and conditions imply that it is available to all passengers. If i book on the UK site (or the European one for that matter) will i still get the onboard credit?[/QUOTE]

If it's not showing up on those sites when you do a mock booking, I would presume no.

[computerworks]

[quote name='neechofish'] If i book on the UK site (or the European one for that matter) will i still get the onboard credit?[/QUOTE]

The Terms of the promo specify not applicable for CE and UK.

[Shawnino]

Very disappointed to get email from Cruise Critic pushing this deal today.

I understand the site is in business to make money, but this is odious at best.

[CasinoCruzGirl]

[quote name='Shawnino']Very disappointed to get email from Cruise Critic pushing this deal today.

I understand the site is in business to make money, but this is odious at best.[/QUOTE]

Well I think it's more geared toward people who haven't booked yet not good for people who are already booked and want to cancel and rebook. The first week of November cruise on breakaway has gone down over $150 pp so if someone is looking to book that cruise they are getting a great deal.

[Shawnino]

[quote name='FootballParent']Well I think it's more geared toward people who haven't booked yet not good for people who are already booked and want to cancel and rebook. The first week of November cruise on breakaway has gone down over $150 pp so if someone is looking to book that cruise they are getting a great deal.[/QUOTE]

...and if they're looking to book most of anything else, they're getting the mushroom treatment.

Once this promotion is over, and fares return to where they were, here's hoping they can re-book, I guess. I wonder if CC will send out an e-mail about that?

CC is not doing its mailing list a favour, and I think that's shameful.

[FSNA5861]

We were looking at a few cruises from Port Canaveral at 11am today and by 2 pm, some of the prices had gone up by more than $200 pp. As some other members mentioned, I totally agree with the comments that NCL raised the prices to offset the 10% discount. We will wait till after this questionable promotion to book future cruises.

[SilentHill]

Don't know if it was mentioned or not, but this promotion goes from the 1st to the 14th and not 1st to the 4th.

[url]http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPagesPopup.html?pageId=perfecttenterms[/url]

[medicalma'am]

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"][SIZE="4"]The site is not working just now. I can't do a mock booking as it will not let me go any further than picking the date. :confused:[/SIZE][/FONT]

[Shacky316]

[attachment=260872:name] Edited October 6, 2014 by Shacky316

[Shacky316]

NCL jacked up prices right before the Perfect 10 sale. See **********. Shame on them. Edited October 6, 2014 by Shacky316