True that if you book new cruise within 2 wks. of cruising $100 onboard credit?

[AmberTeka]

We are just of off the Elation. It was Spring Break. Crammed to the gills. We had a great time. College kids were well behaved with the exception of some girls who liked to walk around in thongs. I kid you not.  I will write a review tomorrow. It will be very favorable. It was a great cruise.  Thanks for the information.

Edited March 16, 2019 by AmberTeka
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[2Shoes2Go]

The OBC for ES is only $50 now for 7 days and $25 for shorter ones. They gutted it! 😩

[beachbum53]

Not quite true. Sometimes Carnival will have a promotion for booking a cruise that includes up to $50.00 OBC per booking, depending on the length of the cruise. "2Shoes2Go" has it right.

[n6uqqq]

3 hours ago, dmdiver said:

Not sure what thongs have to do with OBC, but I've never heard of that being a benefit of booking 2 weeks out.  The closest we've ever booked was 3 weeks out - nothing special about that.

 

Not for booking two weeks out, but within two weeks of returning from a cruise. This is now in lieu of booking while on a cruise to get some OBC.

Edited March 17, 2019 by n6uqqq

[xDisconnections]

You expected different?

[dmdiver]

8 hours ago, n6uqqq said:

 

Not for booking two weeks out, but within two weeks of returning from a cruise. This is now in lieu of booking while on a cruise to get some OBC.

Oh, now I see, I was reading it as a last minute booking within 2 weeks of departure.  I do remember getting emails about that, but I've never paid much attention to them, as I'm not ready to decide my next vacation that soon after coming back from one.

[PhillyFan33579]

10 hours ago, beachbum53 said:

Not quite true. Sometimes Carnival will have a promotion for booking a cruise that includes up to $50.00 OBC per booking, depending on the length of the cruise. "2Shoes2Go" has it right.

 

2Shoes2Go has it right for booking within 2 weeks after your cruise ends, which is what the OP mentioned. The incentives for booking onboard used to be much better than the current offer. But I can’t blame Carnival for decreasing the incentive to book right away since they are still filling their ships. And their decreased incentive still works for passengers like me. We currently have  a bunch of cruises booked on Carnival between now and February 2021, all booked as ES after finishing a cruise. 

[Babyfin]

Yes the offer we usually get right after coming back from a cruise is valid for either 7 or 14 days depending on what they send you. You get $50 obc if you book a stateroom from interior to balcony and a $100 obc if you book a suite. I think its also like 20% off or something like that. I know when I do this my suites are usually about the same price as a balcony when doing a mock booking.

[AdGuyMG]

16 hours ago, 2Shoes2Go said:

The OBC for ES is only $50 now for 7 days and $25 for shorter ones. They gutted it! 😩

You gutted it even further by failing to mention that along with Early Saver pricing, a 2 Category upgrade is also included.

 

On a Fantasy Class ship you can pay for a Main Deck 5 cabin and sail 2 decks up higher on Empress Deck 7

 

On a Conquest Class ship you can pay for a Deck 2 Main Inside and sail 4 decks higher in a Deck 6 Upper OR pay for a Deck 8 Veranda Balcony and sail on Deck 9 / Deck 10 Lido or Panorama Balcony.

 

On a Spirit Class ship you can pay for a Standard 8E / 8F Balcony and sail 2 categories up in an 8J / 8K Extended balcony.

 

True the previous Book Onboard  OBC was higher it did not include the 2 Category upgrade.

 

These upgrades may not have a $$ value to you, but to some people it does.

 

 

[2Shoes2Go]

True ab suites and the deck upgrades. Forgot ab these. We don’t book ES, that isn’t our best rate anymore. It was a couple years ago.