crazyboutdisney Posted November 19, 2019 #1 Share Posted November 19, 2019 We are booked on the epic March 2020. Just happened to look online and the price has dropped. Called NCL and they said we we could get a one time obc(not sure on the amount if she meant $65 a person or flat $65) or pay $129 total and upgrade from a balcony to a mini suite and receive all free at sea (right now we have shore excursions and drink package) OR wait and see if it drops $20 more and get a free upgrade to a mini suite with all the free at sea. My gut was to take the obc and be done as Im not sure of the likelihood the price will drop again. And thoughts? TIA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastpitchdad Posted November 19, 2019 #2 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, crazyboutdisney said: We are booked on the epic March 2020. Just happened to look online and the price has dropped. Called NCL and they said we we could get a one time obc(not sure on the amount if she meant $65 a person or flat $65) or pay $129 total and upgrade from a balcony to a mini suite and receive all free at sea (right now we have shore excursions and drink package) OR wait and see if it drops $20 more and get a free upgrade to a mini suite with all the free at sea. My gut was to take the obc and be done as Im not sure of the likelihood the price will drop again. And thoughts? TIA! I would take the upgrade and offers and if it drops again I would try to move up again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdc987 Posted November 19, 2019 #3 Share Posted November 19, 2019 5 minutes ago, crazyboutdisney said: We are booked on the epic March 2020. Just happened to look online and the price has dropped. Called NCL and they said we we could get a one time obc(not sure on the amount if she meant $65 a person or flat $65) or pay $129 total and upgrade from a balcony to a mini suite and receive all free at sea (right now we have shore excursions and drink package) OR wait and see if it drops $20 more and get a free upgrade to a mini suite with all the free at sea. My gut was to take the obc and be done as Im not sure of the likelihood the price will drop again. And thoughts? TIA! Dinner and wifi are easily worth $129 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
js Posted November 19, 2019 #4 Share Posted November 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, fastpitchdad said: I would take the upgrade and offers and if it drops again I would try to move up again. Ditto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted November 19, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I’m just not sure if we will use the dining. Cruise is out of San Juan and port intensive. I just hate to pay $129 and have the mini suite drop $20 next week and we could have gotten it for free. Ugh!! If only I had a crystal ball lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ColeThornton Posted November 19, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Pick what you think is a good deal now and then stop checking prices. You can drive yourself crazy worrying about a few bucks here and there. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastpitchdad Posted November 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted November 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, crazyboutdisney said: I’m just not sure if we will use the dining. Cruise is out of San Juan and port intensive. I just hate to pay $129 and have the mini suite drop $20 next week and we could have gotten it for free. Ugh!! If only I had a crystal ball lol Aren't you back on the boat by 5pm at every port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare All-ready2cruise Posted November 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Just now, ColeThornton said: Pick what you think is a good deal now and then stop checking prices. You can drive yourself crazy worrying about a few bucks here and there. Ain't that the truth. Decide then forget it. Done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastpitchdad Posted November 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, All-ready2cruise said: Ain't that the truth. Decide then forget it. Done! I am glad I didn't do that on our latest cruise 🙂 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted November 19, 2019 Author #10 Share Posted November 19, 2019 34 minutes ago, fastpitchdad said: Aren't you back on the boat by 5pm at every port? We are but we usually have a sea day which would be when we might do a specialty dining. Only one sea day on this cruise 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted November 19, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I called ncl back again and talked to a really nice gal and I decided to wait it out. If the mini suite drops $20 we can upgrade for free. The obc would be nice but $65 isnt huge amount so if we dont get it thats ok. Thanks for the comments. I think I just needed to talk it out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timf2001 Posted November 19, 2019 #12 Share Posted November 19, 2019 I would wait for it to drop again. Cruising in March, you are either just past final payment or coming up to it soon. Prices start to drop after final payment and will continue to drop until the cruise sells out. The sweet spot is around 60 days prior to sailing. Keep an eye on availability though, and if you see categories selling out or going into Guarantee status you may want to act sooner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb718 Posted November 19, 2019 #13 Share Posted November 19, 2019 20 hours ago, fastpitchdad said: I would take the upgrade and offers and if it drops again I would try to move up again. I'm pretty sure after final payment once you take any offer it's good for one time only - as in once you take an offer you can't call back later if prices go down again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastpitchdad Posted November 19, 2019 #14 Share Posted November 19, 2019 2 minutes ago, rpb718 said: I'm pretty sure after final payment once you take any offer it's good for one time only - as in once you take an offer you can't call back later if prices go down again. On my most recent cruise we went from Balcony to Mini-Suite with large balcony after a price drop and then to a Haven Spa Suite after another price drop both after final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rpb718 Posted November 19, 2019 #15 Share Posted November 19, 2019 1 minute ago, fastpitchdad said: On my most recent cruise we went from Balcony to Mini-Suite with large balcony after a price drop and then to a Haven Spa Suite after another price drop both after final payment. I should have been more specific - any offers that involve OBC are one time only. Upgrades to higher level cabins are still good to go. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
April42749 Posted November 19, 2019 #16 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Other than a nicer name and a nicer bathroom I don't think the MS will be any nicer than the balcony. The food...hmmm....isn't there already enough included food? I'd take the OBC and use it towards "whatever". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldmom Posted November 19, 2019 #17 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Also, don't forget that if you upgrade and get all the Free at Sea offers that you'll have to pay the gratuities on the dining and beverage packages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowsunshine Posted November 19, 2019 #18 Share Posted November 19, 2019 That's interesting - I'm on a cruise at the beginning of December where prices have been dropping like crazy and so I called one time after final payment and went from balcony to mini-suite. The prices kept having huge drops so I called back to try to move to a family suite (I think that's it, whatever is next after the mini) and was told you can only do that once and the person on the phone was so insistent. He kept saying I would've been warned when I agreed to the change that it was one time only which I wasn't. So the person on the phone was wrong? That makes me mad. Now everything is all sold out. I will make a note for the future! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sauer-kraut Posted November 20, 2019 #19 Share Posted November 20, 2019 1 hour ago, yellowsunshine said: That's interesting - I'm on a cruise at the beginning of December where prices have been dropping like crazy and so I called one time after final payment and went from balcony to mini-suite. The prices kept having huge drops so I called back to try to move to a family suite (I think that's it, whatever is next after the mini) and was told you can only do that once and the person on the phone was so insistent. He kept saying I would've been warned when I agreed to the change that it was one time only which I wasn't. So the person on the phone was wrong? That makes me mad. Now everything is all sold out. I will make a note for the future! One complimentary free upgrade after final payment. The person on the phone was not wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazyboutdisney Posted November 20, 2019 Author #20 Share Posted November 20, 2019 2 hours ago, yellowsunshine said: That's interesting - I'm on a cruise at the beginning of December where prices have been dropping like crazy and so I called one time after final payment and went from balcony to mini-suite. The prices kept having huge drops so I called back to try to move to a family suite (I think that's it, whatever is next after the mini) and was told you can only do that once and the person on the phone was so insistent. He kept saying I would've been warned when I agreed to the change that it was one time only which I wasn't. So the person on the phone was wrong? That makes me mad. Now everything is all sold out. I will make a note for the future! In my situation the upgrade to Mini suite would be a paid upgrade so I would still be able to take advantage of another upgrade or price drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastpitchdad Posted November 20, 2019 #21 Share Posted November 20, 2019 3 hours ago, yellowsunshine said: That's interesting - I'm on a cruise at the beginning of December where prices have been dropping like crazy and so I called one time after final payment and went from balcony to mini-suite. The prices kept having huge drops so I called back to try to move to a family suite (I think that's it, whatever is next after the mini) and was told you can only do that once and the person on the phone was so insistent. He kept saying I would've been warned when I agreed to the change that it was one time only which I wasn't. So the person on the phone was wrong? That makes me mad. Now everything is all sold out. I will make a note for the future! I paid a small amount each upgrade for our double upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonvoyagie Posted November 20, 2019 #22 Share Posted November 20, 2019 On my Mid Jan cruise the prices have been dropping like crazy - so I called my TA and he called NCL and we were given two offers - upgrade the cabin on the current cruse or half the price difference in FCC. Even though the FCC has a two year limit on it,, we had been talking about another AK cruise in a couple of years so this was very good timing. The FCC is enough to cover just under half of the total cruise price. Now we need to figure out a short land tour in Anchorage post cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smplybcause Posted November 20, 2019 #23 Share Posted November 20, 2019 The fraction (usually 25%) of the difference in OBC is a one time only thing. (Though after I called for the OBC the price dropped another $100 and even though I didn't call I had another $25 OBC that I have no idea where it came from) I've heard varying reports on upgrades. Enough that I'd call back and ask another person. No personal experience as the one time I upgraded for free the price went back up so I never got to try two upgrades. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Biffire Posted November 21, 2019 #25 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I checked last night and the price of our cabin had dropped considerably. I e-mailed my TA last night, she called as I got home from work, she said, NCL, would upgrade us from a balcony to a mini-suite. I accepted and had my e-docs when I checked after dinner. I realize a Mini, is not much different from a balcony but the tub will be a nice add on. I always book early to get cheaper airfare, and although the price reduction is probably greater than the upgrade, I feel fortunate, looking forward to our cruise! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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