Free cruise theory

[coolcruiser777]

The NCL Escape sailing for this Saturday has been cancelled. Passengers will receive an 100% refund PLUS a 50% cruise credit. It was kind of inevitable that they were going to cancel because of Irma, but waited until Tuesday. In theory, if you were to book a $10,000 Haven suite Monday night right before they cancelled the cruise, couldn't you technically get a free cruise out of it with the $5000 future cruise cash?

[pinbot_67]

If you had only known....

 

About 1 hr before they cancelled the cruise, I received an email saying that my bid to upgrade to Haven had been accepted for $1000/pp. Checked and they indeed charged my credit card. Now, after they refund it all I should have an extra $1000 credit to book next cruise!

[The Other Tom]

The NCL Escape sailing for this Saturday has been cancelled. Passengers will receive an 100% refund PLUS a 50% cruise credit. It was kind of inevitable that they were going to cancel because of Irma, but waited until Tuesday. In theory, if you were to book a $10,000 Haven suite Monday night right before they cancelled the cruise, couldn't you technically get a free cruise out of it with the $5000 future cruise cash?

Yes, sounds right. Of course you wouldn't get the Haven but you sure would get a nice mini suite :)

[KarmaElectra]

I think the way it usually works with many cruise lines, is that the percent offered is off the price of your next cruise. So, if you spent $10,000 on this cruise, you do not get $5,000 to spend on another cruise. Rather, if your next cruise is $5,000, you get 50% off which is actually $2,500.

[Enavigo]

I think the way it usually works with many cruise lines, is that the percent offered is off the price of your next cruise. So, if you spent $10,000 on this cruise, you do not get $5,000 to spend on another cruise. Rather, if your next cruise is $5,000, you get 50% off which is actually $2,500.

 

 

 

If true, that's a terrible business decision. I can't believe that is how it would work. So someone who had an inside stateroom on this cruise gets 50% off the price of a garden villa on their next cruise? Is this deal contingent on selecting the same stateroom category? If so, then perhaps 50% off the future fare would work.

 

Tying it to what they were willing to spend on this cruise would be a far more rational decision all around.

 

 

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[tanyaewa]

If you had booked with RCCL you would only have your money tied up in a future cruise credit.

It's amazing the offer that NCL has given. I sure hope no one gets an opportunity to be deceptive and greedy with it.

[urquie]

I think the way it usually works with many cruise lines, is that the percent offered is off the price of your next cruise. So, if you spent $10,000 on this cruise, you do not get $5,000 to spend on another cruise. Rather, if your next cruise is $5,000, you get 50% off which is actually $2,500.

 

 

In my first hand experience on NCL, this is not accurate. You will not get 50% off your next cruise.

 

With your dollar example, I received $5000 (minus original taxes/fees/port charges) towards my next cruise. The 50% off is used to determine the dollar value off the next cruise.

 

 

 

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[garycarla]

No matter how they figure the 50% it is a awesome move my NCL. After all, they had no control over this whole thing. But they are refunding 100% of the cruise. Even if you never cruise again, they covered that part.

 

 

And throwing is a serious discount on your next cruise.

[dexddd]

I think the way it usually works with many cruise lines, is that the percent offered is off the price of your next cruise. So, if you spent $10,000 on this cruise, you do not get $5,000 to spend on another cruise. Rather, if your next cruise is $5,000, you get 50% off which is actually $2,500.

 

That would not be correct based on our past experience with NCL unless they have changed how they are doing things. For us it was 50% of what we paid for the cruise that was altered.