DaveOKC Posted January 21, 2020 #1 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Question: How much On Board Credit (OBC) should we be getting when we book two 7 day cruises back to back? I know that a single 7 day cruise earns you $100, but a 14 day cruise earns you $250. We have different booking numbers and this is not a Collector Cruise or a 14 day sold by HAL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker&knitter Posted January 21, 2020 #2 Share Posted January 21, 2020 We booked the same on the Veendam in November, two 7 day cruises. our OBC was $125/ cruise Barbara Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colonialinnkeeper Posted January 21, 2020 #3 Share Posted January 21, 2020 When we have done this we received (2) $100 credits. In the past, when a B to B was also offered as a "collector" segment, we have done the math for each way to book to figure out which way was to our advantage. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted January 21, 2020 #4 Share Posted January 21, 2020 47 minutes ago, woodworker&knitter said: We booked the same on the Veendam in November, two 7 day cruises. our OBC was $125/ cruise Barbara Just for clarification: You only received $125 stockholder credit on a 14 day sailing? The OP is talking stockholder credit. Your number seems low. I would think $200 would be the minimum ($100 obc for each 7 day). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigi1977 Posted January 22, 2020 #5 Share Posted January 22, 2020 On a 7 day cruise your stock OBC is $100. If you are doing two 7 day cruises you will receive $200. If you combine the two under one booking, it would be a 14 day cruise and you would receive $250. You may want to see if HAL will combine the two, but check what impact that might have on pricing and other ‘perks’. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted January 22, 2020 Author #6 Share Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Just for clarification: You only received $125 stockholder credit on a 14 day sailing? The OP is talking stockholder credit. Your number seems low. I would think $200 would be the minimum ($100 obc for each 7 day). The poster said it was $125 PER cruise I think. $250 total, which is very nice IMO. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted January 22, 2020 #7 Share Posted January 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, DaveOKC said: The poster said it was $125 PER cruise I think. $250 total, which is very nice IMO. that would make perfect sense. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 22, 2020 #8 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, DaveOKC said: Question: How much On Board Credit (OBC) should we be getting when we book two 7 day cruises back to back? I know that a single 7 day cruise earns you $100, but a 14 day cruise earns you $250. We have different booking numbers and this is not a Collector Cruise or a 14 day sold by HAL. We just did this on the Oosterdam in December. Two booking numbers so it was $100 OBC for each cruise. You could try to get the $250 but with 2 booking numbers I doubt it. Edited January 22, 2020 by canadianbear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted January 22, 2020 #9 Share Posted January 22, 2020 While you may lose $50 with the B2Bs, I am assuming that with 11,000 posts you must have cruised long enough to be 5-star Mariners. If so, you gain an additional two free Pinnacle Grill dinners, an additional $30 internet credit, and can bring an additional bottle of wine aboard without a corkage fee. Double that for two in a cabin. Probably a better deal than doing it as a collector voyage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuthC Posted January 22, 2020 #10 Share Posted January 22, 2020 15 minutes ago, USN59-79 said: 5-star Mariners. ... and can bring an additional bottle of wine aboard without a corkage fee. That's news to me, and I have been a 5* Mariner since the level was created. Is this new? When did it start? (rhetorical question: and why haven't I heard about it???) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USN59-79 Posted January 22, 2020 #11 Share Posted January 22, 2020 Just now, RuthC said: That's news to me, and I have been a 5* Mariner since the level was created. Is this new? When did it start? (rhetorical question: and why haven't I heard about it???) I think you misunderstood, Ruth. (Or, more likely, I wasn't clear.) The extra wine has nothing to do with 5-star status, just that you are taking two cruises instead of one. Guess I should have been an English instead of a math major in college. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker&knitter Posted January 22, 2020 #12 Share Posted January 22, 2020 (edited) 58 minutes ago, BermudaBound2014 said: Just for clarification: You only received $125 stockholder credit on a 14 day sailing? The OP is talking stockholder credit. Your number seems low. I would think $200 would be the minimum ($100 obc for each 7 day). Sorry, I mean to say $125 per booking per 7 day. So in total $250 for 14 days. When I faxed my shareholder Certificate I made sure to include both booking #’s with date of each Edited January 22, 2020 by woodworker&knitter 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BermudaBound2014 Posted January 22, 2020 #13 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, woodworker&knitter said: Sorry, I mean to say $125 per booking per 7 day. So in total $250 for 14 days. When I faxed my shareholder Certificate I made sure to include both booking #’s with date of each that is great info- thank you for sharing. Good of Hal too 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 22, 2020 #14 Share Posted January 22, 2020 5 minutes ago, woodworker&knitter said: Sorry, I mean to say $125 per booking per 7 day. So in total $250 for 14 days. When I faxed my shareholder Certificate I made sure to include both booking #’s with date of each When was your cruise? Our PCC at HAL submitted our shareholder benefit for us yet we only received $100 for each 7 day cruise in December 2019. (I feel ripped off, lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodworker&knitter Posted January 22, 2020 #15 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We were on the Veendam Nov 20- Dec 4, 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wyobean Posted January 22, 2020 #16 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We always check both ways...using 2 numbers and using one. Sometimes there can be an advantage one way or another. We have never gotten the higher amount using 2 numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadianbear Posted January 22, 2020 #17 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, woodworker&knitter said: We were on the Veendam Nov 20- Dec 4, 2019. Now I really feel ripped off, lol. What is funny is that when we got to our cabin there was a letter welcoming us to our Collector cruise! Guess I should have saved that and asked for $50 OBC owed to us. Oh well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted January 22, 2020 Author #18 Share Posted January 22, 2020 12 hours ago, USN59-79 said: While you may lose $50 with the B2Bs, I am assuming that with 11,000 posts you must have cruised long enough to be 5-star Mariners. If so, you gain an additional two free Pinnacle Grill dinners, an additional $30 internet credit, and can bring an additional bottle of wine aboard without a corkage fee. Double that for two in a cabin. Probably a better deal than doing it as a collector voyage. I was not looking to get an extra $50 in OBC, I was just wondering what to expect - either way is fine with me, it is what it is. Good points about getting the extra Pinnacle meals and Internet credit - THANKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
semibeater Posted January 22, 2020 #19 Share Posted January 22, 2020 If you fax your CCL holdings info and point out both voyage #'s and it is 14 days total you will get $125/7 day segment in OBC. Just did it this week for Amsterdam cruise this summer. I did not use PCC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted January 22, 2020 Author #20 Share Posted January 22, 2020 1 hour ago, semibeater said: If you fax your CCL holdings info and point out both voyage #'s and it is 14 days total you will get $125/7 day segment in OBC. Just did it this week for Amsterdam cruise this summer. I did not use PCC. Thanks. I will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeRockChalkKU Posted February 3, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 3, 2020 Does the stockholder credit top out after 14 days? So that if you had a 22 day cruise get you any additional OBC? thanks for any clarification on this. A while back someone posted a link to an explanation but of course I can’t find it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveOKC Posted February 4, 2020 Author #22 Share Posted February 4, 2020 Yes it tops out at 14 days. $250. You might be able to get more if you book as a back to back (like a 15 day and a 7 day) if it is permitted and works out. You would have to submit two requests. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcand1923 Posted February 4, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 4, 2020 DaveOKC is correct. I added a 7 day to a 15 day (two booking numbers) and got $100 and $250 OBC. The cruise was also offered as a Collectors Cruise, but the price/perks/OBC didn't make it worthwhile to only have one booking number. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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