A hack for Cruise next certs

[Szt]

Just wanted to share an NCl experience. Twice we have purchased $1000 in cruise next credits. Both times we took advantage of the double your money offer. We got 4 cruise next certs worth $250 each for $500. 
First I want to say- NCL makes them super easy to use. No blackout dates or restrictions, except they have to be used within 2 years of purchase. Having worked in the vacation industry I can attest to the fact, sometimes we all need a nudge to plan vacations. Having $1000 of the next cruise and a use it or loose it policy helped us get over that hump. 
But we also found a little trick if you can’t use them. 
We had $1000 in certs that would expire spring 2019. So we booked a cruise for March. Then my mother in law got sick and we had to use our vacation time to see her. Ncl said “no problem”. Just transfer your booking for another cruise up to 18 mo out. So we booked a cruise for spring 2020. We all know that one didn’t happen. Neither did the one for 2021. (Covid). By the time we could travel again my mom, who was using two certs, passed away. Then my husband and I both lost our jobs. But since we had already purchased plane tickets and had that $1000 credit we were still able to afford to travel one last time. We finally took that cruise in 10/22. They let us transfer her certs to our (adult) kids and we had a wonderful European family cruise in my moms memory. Th “trick is that you can keep extending the certs as long as you have something booked before they expire. So if you are in danger of loosing them, book than next cruise. If you can’t take it, cancel and book another one, etc. I don’t know how long they would let that go. But it will buy you more time. 

Thank you NCL, for being so flexible and understanding. No matter how much you want to travel, sometimes life gets in the way. We are loyal NCL cruisers because of the way they handled everything. 
Shout out to American Airlines who let us transfer my mom’s plane ticket to another destination which we used for the kids. 

[luv2kroooz]

1 hour ago, Szt said:

No blackout dates or restrictions, except they have to be used within 2 years of purchase.

Correction. Expiration is 4 years, not 2 years from purchase date.