Has anyone submitted 'bring a friend' online and actually had it actioned?

[bighairtexan]

No, we recommended friends last year, and talked them in to travelling with us, when we didn't get the (I think it was $25 onboard credit) we were told no because our travel agent put it through as a group booking !

 

wendy

 

YES what Wendy said. Since my "group booking" rate exceeded the $25 oBC I guess I was just out of luck. I'm trying again for next month's cruise. :o

[browneyedgirlnb]

I have never had mine granted and have recommended several new people. But we always book and link our reservations together so I guess that maybe is considered a group booking and thus why we never got the credit.

Linking will not affect getting the refer a friend bonus. We link every trip. There are several other factors that could have affected your request however.

Can only get the OBC if you book through Royal directly - no TA can be involved. I think they should put that in instructions - would save a phone call!!

Not sure where you heard that, but I always use a TA & have qualified for the bonus in the past. true, the TA will not apply for the bonus for me, I have to do it on RCCL's website, but it only requires their name, DOB & reservation #. You can check pending requests online as well. They won't give you a response though until the guest has made final payment. If it is still pending, just call RCI before departure & you'll get a little note card in your cabin notifying you of the bonus.

 

I'm thinking there may have been another reason you didn't get it.... like me on my upcoming trip that I booked a year ago: I found out back in May that we qualified for a "group perk" through the TA, which meant changing our reservations slightly to get an additional $75 dining credit per cabin. Once that was done, we couldn't get the $25 bonus. But it's clearly stated in the rules that group booking are not eligible.

 

Hope that helps.

 

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[TravelMadBrits]

Can you tell me how you know when they've ok'd your application? Mine wouldn't go through online so I rang RC and they took the details and said they'll confirm near sailing. We go 2 weeks on Saturday. Do they send you a new invoice showing the OBC? I've referred a couple of cabins and booked the cruise direct.

 

Many thanks.

[Ladysilver]

Yes. I submitted the info but never got the confirmation until we were on the ship.

 

 

Us too...We noticed the $25 onboard credit the second day. :)

[Clarea]

Can you tell me how you know when they've ok'd your application? Mine wouldn't go through online so I rang RC and they took the details and said they'll confirm near sailing. We go 2 weeks on Saturday. Do they send you a new invoice showing the OBC? I've referred a couple of cabins and booked the cruise direct.

 

Many thanks.

Login to the website, and under My Cruise, click Bring a Friend. On the left side you can click Bring A Friend History to see the current status.

[LilD]

I was able to get the "refer a friend" onboard credit when my sister and I sailed last year. I submitted the form online but didn't know it was successful until day 2 of the cruise.

[TravelMadBrits]

Login to the website, and under My Cruise, click Bring a Friend. On the left side you can click Bring A Friend History to see the current status.

 

Oh gotcha!

 

Thanks Bob.

[Raschueler]

Yes, mine went through. I actually had forgotten that I signed up for it and was very curious why I had received $25 OBC. I never got any confirmation of it going through before the cruise.

[janetjulie]

Login to the website, and under My Cruise, click Bring a Friend. On the left side you can click Bring A Friend History to see the current status.

 

Thank you. i never would have found it otherwise. Mine was approved for my upcoming cruise.

Edited October 16, 2014 by janetjulie
clarity

[dynomite]

Yep I did it two weeks before my cruise and my credit was available on first day.

 

Dynomite

[Clarea]

Thank you. i never would have found it otherwise. Mine was approved for my upcoming cruise.

The website is not the most intuitive I've seen.:rolleyes:

[ransrider]

We recently referred two couples who never sailed with RCI. Web site showed pending until 2 weeks before our departure then showed denied with no explanation so called. Was told we booked during a WOW sale and will already be getting $50 OBC as will one couple we referred. That will total $100 versus the $75 we would have received for ourself. Happy to share with a new cruiser but still feel it should not matter what conditions you booked under, a referral is a referral regardless.

Edited October 17, 2014 by ransrider