Rare ollienbertsmum Posted May 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) I have an Eastern Med cruise booked 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁 in September. It is booked from UK so service charges are included. On the invoice it specifically says "prepaid service charges for all Cat except for Haven and Suites". I am reasonably happy with my assigned cabin and do not want to pay very much more, but I could be tempted to put in a bid to upgrade. Does anyone know if the conditions on the prepaid service charges only apply to the original booking. It seems as if were I to snag a Haven, I would have to pay the upgrade bid plus the service charges? That would put me over budget. I don't want to make a commitment that I am not happy with. Does anyone have any experience of this? Edited May 18, 2019 by ollienbertsmum punctuation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice2348 Posted May 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Yes, you would pay the difference in the upgrade service charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike D. Posted May 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2019 2 hours ago, janice2348 said: Yes, you would pay the difference in the upgrade service charges. I started to question that but, instead actually looked up my bill from a January 2019 Balcony to Haven upgrade on the Breakaway. Yep, Janice is correct...paid the then $17.50 per day rate. But I had not prepaid the service charges and I am a US traveler...I don't know if that makes any difference. Not that you asked, but that upgrade has spoiled me more than I already am. I say go for it. Either way, enjoy your cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted May 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) The fact that the OP is booked via UK will almost certainly make a difference. As they booked under all inclusive, there was no DSC charged, so they can't be charged the difference. It isn't that they prepaid it. However, I don't know what the rules were regarding service charges on a suite and now that all inclusive has ended it may be difficult to find out. Hopefully someone who booked a suite using all inclusive can report back their experience. I have to say that I thought all inclusive got rid of the DSC totally, so my guess would be that had they booked a suite it would have still said "prepaid service charge" but with a slightly different wording. In that case I can't see how there could be anything extra to pay. Basically, I'm almost certain that there is no DSC to pay if they upgrade, but I can't say for sure. Edited May 18, 2019 by KeithJenner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted May 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I have just found the T&C's for all inclusive: https://www.ncl.com/uk/en/all-inclusive-terms-uk As I suspected, it states that all bookings include gratuities. As I said before, I suspect that suites just have different wording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FLcruisergrl Posted May 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2019 For US bookings, you do not pay the difference between regular and suite level service charges if you’ve already prepaid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cloud_nine Posted May 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 19, 2019 We have a suite booked in August and got the service charges included. On the app it says "Free Pre-paid Service Charges for Suites and Haven". So I'm assuming you wouldn't have to pay anything extra. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ollienbertsmum Posted May 19, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted May 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Mike D. said: Not that you asked, but that upgrade has spoiled me more than I already am. I say go for it. Either way, enjoy your cruise! Hmmm I know that learning how much more spoiled I could be might be the risk. I am so happy with cruising anyway. I am just 3 years off retirement. I should be starting to look for ways to enjoy insides so that I can be ready to maximise the number of cruises I go on!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ollienbertsmum Posted May 19, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted May 19, 2019 7 hours ago, KeithJenner said: I have just found the T&C's for all inclusive: https://www.ncl.com/uk/en/all-inclusive-terms-uk As I suspected, it states that all bookings include gratuities. As I said before, I suspect that suites just have different wording. Thanks Keith. I hoped you would answer. I suspect that the option won't be available anyway. I tried a mock booking and all suites except family suites are shown 'sold out' on my booking date. Looking at the prices made me have a serious think. For DH and I love cruising and trips in general but would not pay double for a better room/service. I would rather go on two trips. That is just the way I work. Happy cruising 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted May 19, 2019 #10 Share Posted May 19, 2019 6 hours ago, cloud_nine said: We have a suite booked in August and got the service charges included. On the app it says "Free Pre-paid Service Charges for Suites and Haven". So I'm assuming you wouldn't have to pay anything extra. That seems to confirm what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KeithJenner Posted May 19, 2019 #11 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Just now, ollienbertsmum said: Thanks Keith. I hoped you would answer. I suspect that the option won't be available anyway. I tried a mock booking and all suites except family suites are shown 'sold out' on my booking date. Looking at the prices made me have a serious think. For DH and I love cruising and trips in general but would not pay double for a better room/service. I would rather go on two trips. That is just the way I work. Happy cruising My thinking exactly. Have a great one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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