whatcruiseisnext Posted December 9, 2015 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2015 (edited) Normally when we book a cruise that involves B to B's, we book each segment as an individual cruise. We are interested in booked another B to B but have only one FCC each. Can anyone tell me if you can get credit for one cruise or for two cruises if you book as one longer cruise. How does the free internet minutes work also? Thanks Edited December 9, 2015 by whatcruiseisnext Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 9, 2015 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Booking two cruises as one gives you all the same benefits EXCEPT for OBC. You get two cruise credits. You get the Internet credit for each leg. You get the minibar setup and Grapevines wine tasting for each leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted December 9, 2015 #3 Share Posted December 9, 2015 You get the minibar setup and Grapevines wine tasting for each leg. If you are Elite:D;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 9, 2015 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2015 All depends on how its booked. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcruiseisnext Posted December 9, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted December 9, 2015 All depends on how its booked. :) Can you expand on this comment? Not sure what you mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted December 9, 2015 #6 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Normally when we book a cruise that involves B to B's, we book each segment as an individual cruise. We are interested in booked another B to B but have only one FCC each. Can anyone tell me if you can get credit for one cruise or for two cruises if you book as one longer cruise. How does the free internet minutes work also? Thanks Lets use a two 7 day cruises as an example. If you book two 7 day cruises as a single "logical" cruise you will only have to use one FCD. Since your booking will be 14 days, then you would receive the corresponding OBC for a 14 day cruise which is $75 for inside or outside cabins and $100 for Balcony and Suites. You will get credit for two cruises even though it is booked as one. To assure the cruise credit, once on board visit the Captain's Circle Rep. and request that you are credited for two cruises. Hope this answers your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 9, 2015 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I can't speak for Colo & what was meant by the comment. To me the only thing that varies based on how you book is the OBC. This would include FCC, Shareholder, Military and Loyalty. So it pays to figure the cost with each possible booking choice. All the other Platinum and Elite perks are given based on the shortest possible legs. So if you book two 7 day cruises as one cruise or two, you will get the internet credit for each 7 day leg. If Elite, you would get a mini bar setup for each leg. You would also get an invitation to the Grapevines wine tasting each leg. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowskier Posted December 9, 2015 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2015 Booking two cruises as one gives you all the same benefits EXCEPT for OBC. You get two cruise credits. You get the Internet credit for each leg. You get the minibar setup and Grapevines wine tasting for each leg. I have never had the internet minutes reduced to the amount for each leg. I have always received the number of minutes allocated for the total number of days booked. Last fall I received 500 minutes for a 22 day cruise, where the two segments would have been a total of 400 minutes. Maybe it changed in the past few months -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colo Cruiser Posted December 9, 2015 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I can't speak for Colo & what was meant by the comment. To me the only thing that varies based on how you book is the OBC. This would include FCC, Shareholder, Military and Loyalty. So it pays to figure the cost with each possible booking choice. All the other Platinum and Elite perks are given based on the shortest possible legs. So if you book two 7 day cruises as one cruise or two, you will get the internet credit for each 7 day leg. If Elite, you would get a mini bar setup for each leg. You would also get an invitation to the Grapevines wine tasting each leg. Yes this is what I was referring to. Booked as one single cruise or segments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 9, 2015 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2015 I have never had the internet minutes reduced to the amount for each leg. I have always received the number of minutes allocated for the total number of days booked. Last fall I received 500 minutes for a 22 day cruise, where the two segments would have been a total of 400 minutes. Maybe it changed in the past few months -- We booked a 48 day cruise last year. It was 28 followed by 20 days. We booked as one cruise. First leg we got 500 minutes each. Second leg we got another 250 each. It may be that you get whichever is best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moki'smommy Posted December 9, 2015 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We booked a 48 day cruise last year. It was 28 followed by 20 days. We booked as one cruise. First leg we got 500 minutes each. Second leg we got another 250 each. It may be that you get whichever is best for you. This would be lovely if it is the policy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted December 9, 2015 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2015 We never use our internet minutes on the ship so don't know about that. Do know if you book a cruise for let's say 14 days that could have been a 7&7, you get two credits. The OBC from your FCC will only be one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcruiseisnext Posted December 10, 2015 Author #13 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Thanks everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 10, 2015 #14 Share Posted December 10, 2015 Booking two cruises as one gives you all the same benefits EXCEPT for OBC. You get two cruise credits. You get the Internet credit for each leg. You get the minibar setup and Grapevines wine tasting for each leg. Agreed, that is what happened with us, we had one cruise but it was treated as two once on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatcruiseisnext Posted December 11, 2015 Author #15 Share Posted December 11, 2015 We ended up booking the cruise today as one. After figuring all the credits in we came out about $200 ahead by booking as one even after subtracting getting one loyalty credit. Thanks for all the helpful comments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 11, 2015 #16 Share Posted December 11, 2015 We ended up booking the cruise today as one. After figuring all the credits in we came out about $200 ahead by booking as one even after subtracting getting one loyalty credit. Thanks for all the helpful comments. Good one, depending on how long the cruise (over 16?) is you may still get the two cruise credits.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Times Prince Posted December 11, 2015 #17 Share Posted December 11, 2015 Normally when we book a cruise that involves B to B's, we book each segment as an individual cruise. We are interested in booked another B to B but have only one FCC each. Can anyone tell me if you can get credit for one cruise or for two cruises if you book as one longer cruise. How does the free internet minutes work also? Thanks We just booked a B2B cruise out of Houston, normally two 7 day cruises. Looking at my cruise history on the Princess web site it shows as a 14 day cruise with 2 cruise credits. We used a single FCC for each of us for a deposit on a balcony cabin and we get $100/pp OBC. Seeing as everything else is showing correctly my assumption is we will also get the internet minutes for a 14 day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 11, 2015 #18 Share Posted December 11, 2015 We just booked a B2B cruise out of Houston, normally two 7 day cruises. Looking at my cruise history on the Princess web site it shows as a 14 day cruise with 2 cruise credits. We used a single FCC for each of us for a deposit on a balcony cabin and we get $100/pp OBC. Seeing as everything else is showing correctly my assumption is we will also get the internet minutes for a 14 day cruise. Don't forget the SHareholder and/or military OBC. For a 14 day cruise each is $250 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geejay Posted December 11, 2015 #19 Share Posted December 11, 2015 (edited) I was trying to book a 14 day cruise (6 and 8 day combination). It is $200 less to book the 14 day, but no larger (Caribe) balconies are available unless you book in two segments. What the heck?? :mad: Edited December 11, 2015 by geejay double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wblynch Posted December 11, 2015 #20 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I was trying to book a 14 day cruise (6 and 8 day combination). It is $200 less to book the 14 day, but no larger (Caribe) balconies are available unless you book in two segments. What the heck?? :mad: Might have to switch cabins at the cross-over? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 11, 2015 #21 Share Posted December 11, 2015 I was trying to book a 14 day cruise (6 and 8 day combination). It is $200 less to book the 14 day, but no larger (Caribe) balconies are available unless you book in two segments. What the heck?? :mad: Yes, that is the trade off, Save $200 for a different cabin or do the swap on the category you want. I have moved cabins on B2Bs and it is not that bad, the stewards are very helpful.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Times Prince Posted December 12, 2015 #22 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Don't forget the SHareholder and/or military OBC. For a 14 day cruise each is $250Yes! We are eligible for the CCL Shareholder benefit, in which the 14 day B2B of $250 beats two 7 day cruises with $100 each. Made final payment today, so it is time to submit for that benefit! :D I think we may lose a little on the Princess Loyalty of $25/cruise, with the 14 day cruise booking. I'll have to ask the Captain's Circle hostess once onboard, seeing as the cruise credit is 2. But, hey, we still come out ahead, and we are looking forward to a great cruise with two Caribbean ports we have not visited before. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted December 12, 2015 #23 Share Posted December 12, 2015 Yes! We are eligible for the CCL Shareholder benefit, in which the 14 day B2B of $250 beats two 7 day cruises with $100 each. Made final payment today, so it is time to submit for that benefit! :D I think we may lose a little on the Princess Loyalty of $25/cruise, with the 14 day cruise booking. I'll have to ask the Captain's Circle hostess once onboard, seeing as the cruise credit is 2. But, hey, we still come out ahead, and we are looking forward to a great cruise with two Caribbean ports we have not visited before. :D We are eligible for the Loyalty benefit and it is per cruise based on how you book. So with one booking, you just get one award. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beg3yrs Posted December 12, 2015 #24 Share Posted December 12, 2015 I was trying to book a 14 day cruise (6 and 8 day combination). It is $200 less to book the 14 day, but no larger (Caribe) balconies are available unless you book in two segments. What the heck?? :mad: Sometimes cabins are pre-allocated to particular segments and won't show up as being available on the longer version of the voyage. If you see a particular cabin you want available on both shorter segments, but not the longer one, just ask for it by phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar1950 Posted December 12, 2015 #25 Share Posted December 12, 2015 (edited) deleted Edited December 12, 2015 by ar1950 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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