Change to non refundable later?

[Regguy]

Longtime NCL looking at our first RCI. Very unfamiliar with everything.

 

I am looking at a winter (in the USA) 2018 Australia cruise. I cannot afford to fly all of us using cash, so will need to find plane tickets for at least a couple of us using miles. But bookings for air don't open for a few more months. So I can't commit the deposit yet on the cruise.

 

If I book refundable cabins now, can I change later to nonrefundable (if before final payment) and keep the same cabins? On NCL, this would be a cancel and rebook, under whatever the terms of the booking at that time, but there is never a problem keeping cabins. Is it roughly the same for RCI?

 

I understand, of course that prices may go up on nonrefundable cabins in the meantime in which case I would just keep what I have. Many thanks!

[Wine-O]

Yes, you can change to a non-refundable, but you would not want to if the price has gone up. Additionally, with a non-refundable if the price is lower, you would have to pay the full deposit, i.e., $900. If you should cancel for any reason, you would forfeit $200, and the remainder $700 would not be refunded -- you would be issued a Future Cruise Credit to be used within one year. If you don't, you would forfeit that $700.

 

From what I am seeing, the difference between the two fares seems to be $200.

[Biker19]

On NCL, this would be a cancel and rebook, under whatever the terms of the booking at that time, but there is never a problem keeping cabins. Is it roughly the same for RCI?!

 

 

No, on RCI you simply modify the existing booking keeping the cabin and paying the prevailing rate.

 

 

 

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[Regguy]

Ok, thanks much. Right now, the total difference for four is about $850 plus $100 OBC. If that's still the difference, give or take, after we book flights, then I probably would do it.