julig22 Posted November 8, 2023 #51 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: Man! Any idea how long this goes on? I’m clean out of CNs. Bought four on my October cruise but already applied them to two new bookings in May. Kicking myself for only buying four! But I’m back onboard on December 1 and will refill the bank. 😂 Current promo is only for a week (ends November 15). But they also ran it at the end of the year last year so there's probably a good chance it will repeat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted November 8, 2023 #52 Share Posted November 8, 2023 17 minutes ago, cruiser2015 said: Amazing! You sure that NCL isn't paying you to come aboard? Well, it was a two bedroom Haven Suite so, unfortunately, there was a bit more to pay! But I was still thrilled with the reduction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 8, 2023 #53 Share Posted November 8, 2023 11 minutes ago, julig22 said: Current promo is only for a week (ends November 15). But they also ran it at the end of the year last year so there's probably a good chance it will repeat. Thanks! Will definitely keep an eye out for our May trips. We were able to take advantage of a triple up promo last summer before final payment for our December 1 TA. Also got two price reductions before final payment. It really pays to track these promos and price reductions. We saved over $1000 on our 2BR Haven before final payment, used the triple up and then got a small FCC for a price drop after final payment! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted November 8, 2023 #54 Share Posted November 8, 2023 49 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: Man! Any idea how long this goes on? I’m clean out of CNs. Bought four on my October cruise but already applied them to two new bookings in May. Kicking myself for only buying four! But I’m back onboard on December 1 and will refill the bank. 😂 The last time they ran this promotion, I was out also. So I had one taken off a cruise that was almost a year out (June 2024) that I had two applied to and had it applied to the closer cruise (February 2024) that had two on it making it three . Then I bought more on our August 2023 cruise to cover all of the cabins for June 2024 cruise just in case they ran the promotion again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 8, 2023 #55 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 minute ago, vacation44 said: The last time they ran this promotion, I was out also. So I had one taken off a cruise that was almost a year out (June 2024) that I had two applied to and had it applied to the closer cruise (February 2024) that had two on it making it three . Then I bought more on our August 2023 cruise to cover all of the cabins for June 2024 cruise just in case they ran the promotion again. I’ll keep that in mind. Unfortunately in my case, it will not work. The only two I have booked is the B2B in May that I already applied two each to. Hopefully they’ll run it again before our final payment on our May trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted November 8, 2023 #56 Share Posted November 8, 2023 34 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: It really pays to track these promos and price reductions. We saved over $1000 on our 2BR Haven before final payment, used the triple up and then got a small FCC for a price drop after final payment! I know! My brother in law thinks I am crazy for checking everyday, but I check his also and he benefits too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 8, 2023 #57 Share Posted November 8, 2023 (edited) 6 minutes ago, vacation44 said: I know! My brother in law thinks I am crazy for checking everyday, but I check his also and he benefits too. LOL. My family and friends think I’m nuts, but they’ve benefited from my penny-pinching over the years! I’m an accountant and the daughter of a woman that could squeeze a dime until it screamed. She taught me well! 😂 Edited November 8, 2023 by Russiamomm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiefMateJRK Posted November 8, 2023 Author #58 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 minute ago, Russiamomm said: I’m an accountant and the daughter of a woman that squeeze a dime until it screamed. I was once accused of squeezing the buck until the Eagle smiled.🤣 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumming cruisers Posted November 8, 2023 #59 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 8:58 AM, ChiefMateJRK said: They did for me!! Every single cruise I had booked dropped. 😎 Neither of mine went down in price. I checked Cruise Plum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vacation44 Posted November 8, 2023 #60 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: LOL. My family and friends think I’m nuts, but they’ve benefited from my penny-pinching over the years! I’m an accountant and the daughter of a woman that could squeeze a dime until it screamed. She taught me well! 😂 Funny, I am an accountant too! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggTexasGal Posted November 8, 2023 #61 Share Posted November 8, 2023 2 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said: I was once accused of squeezing the buck until the Eagle smiled.🤣 I "squeeze pennies so tightly, Abe hollers Uncle!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumming cruisers Posted November 8, 2023 #62 Share Posted November 8, 2023 On 11/7/2023 at 9:21 AM, MagnoliaBlossom said: We have theee booked. One went down a bit over $500, one is the same and the other is $1000 more than when we booked. FWIW, tomorrow starts the triple up promotion. Where did you find out about the triple cruise next promotion? Thank you for info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumming cruisers Posted November 8, 2023 #63 Share Posted November 8, 2023 When I booked my cruise a few months ago I was able to use 2 cruise next certificates. Thanks to @MagnoliaBlossom post , today I used a 3rd one I had to use toward payment due. Thanks! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted November 8, 2023 #64 Share Posted November 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, vacation44 said: Funny, I am an accountant too! Make that three. Ooh - we could start a club. 😎 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davencl Posted November 8, 2023 #65 Share Posted November 8, 2023 16 minutes ago, drumming cruisers said: Where did you find out about the triple cruise next promotion? Thank you for info It's here. Just bookmark this page and check it regularly. https://www.ncl.com/about/terms-and-conditions/promotions?hide_hf=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumming cruisers Posted November 8, 2023 #66 Share Posted November 8, 2023 25 minutes ago, davencl said: It's here. Just bookmark this page and check it regularly. https://www.ncl.com/about/terms-and-conditions/promotions?hide_hf=true Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 8, 2023 #67 Share Posted November 8, 2023 1 hour ago, cruiser2015 said: Make that three. Ooh - we could start a club. 😎 😂. Great idea! The Penny-Pinching Sailing Accountants! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted November 8, 2023 #68 Share Posted November 8, 2023 23 minutes ago, Russiamomm said: 😂. Great idea! The Penny-Pinching Sailing Accountants! I thought PSA was public service announcement. But now I see it is Pennypinching Sailing Accountants. 😊 Not an accountant, but back in the day that tax returns were not done by computer, I worked for a firm that prepared tax returns. I was the checker and the emergency everything. Can I be an associate member of the club? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russiamomm Posted November 8, 2023 #69 Share Posted November 8, 2023 19 minutes ago, ontheweb said: I thought PSA was public service announcement. But now I see it is Pennypinching Sailing Accountants. 😊 Not an accountant, but back in the day that tax returns were not done by computer, I worked for a firm that prepared tax returns. I was the checker and the emergency everything. Can I be an associate member of the club? 😉 Absolutely! I started my career in tax. Ended it in banking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted November 8, 2023 #70 Share Posted November 8, 2023 53 minutes ago, ontheweb said: I thought PSA was public service announcement. But now I see it is Pennypinching Sailing Accountants. 😊 Not an accountant, but back in the day that tax returns were not done by computer, I worked for a firm that prepared tax returns. I was the checker and the emergency everything. Can I be an associate member of the club? 😉 I agree - welcome aboard. Credits ahoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andicrafts Posted November 8, 2023 #71 Share Posted November 8, 2023 Newbie here with trying to see if my price dropped. I see the chatter about NCL price drops so I am logged in on CruisePlum. The terminology is a little different between my NCL invoice and CP. Should I be comparing the "NCL Guest Fare" (which doesn't include port fees, discounts, cruise next certs) to the CruisePlum "Base Fare"? In my newbie brain, it seems like there is a price drop of nearly $500! What should I do next? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drebbie Posted November 9, 2023 #72 Share Posted November 9, 2023 Thanks for all the responses.I called and lowered total price by $1,400! Representative also invited me to call back if I saw another price drop. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted November 9, 2023 #73 Share Posted November 9, 2023 13 hours ago, Russiamomm said: 13 hours ago, cruiser2015 said: I agree - welcome aboard. Credits ahoy! Absolutely! I started my career in tax. Ended it in banking! Thanks for the invite. I graciously accept. Her's a story from my days as a checker. A client came in and I overheard him say that he had to come in offseason because the IRS had shredded his schedule B. Then my boss gave me his last years' return because the IRS had said the return we had prepared was in error. I went over and over it, and could not find an error we had made. I finally decided to work it backwards from the tax that the IRS said he owed. And the difference was they had given him a standard deduction instead of the itemized deduction we had prepared on Schedule A. I realized then that they had shredded that also, but instead of asking for a new one had defaulted it to the standard deduction. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruiser2015 Posted November 9, 2023 #74 Share Posted November 9, 2023 40 minutes ago, ontheweb said: Thanks for the invite. I graciously accept. Her's a story from my days as a checker. A client came in and I overheard him say that he had to come in offseason because the IRS had shredded his schedule B. Then my boss gave me his last years' return because the IRS had said the return we had prepared was in error. I went over and over it, and could not find an error we had made. I finally decided to work it backwards from the tax that the IRS said he owed. And the difference was they had given him a standard deduction instead of the itemized deduction we had prepared on Schedule A. I realized then that they had shredded that also, but instead of asking for a new one had defaulted it to the standard deduction. The IRS has a habit of being, well, wrong. Was this damaged return filed on paper? A & B were on opposite side of the same page. Great job of figuring out that mystery! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGinPA Posted November 9, 2023 #75 Share Posted November 9, 2023 (edited) I tried doing a mock booking for our cabin category, but it's SOLD OUT. Is there any other way for me to determine if my category price has dropped by going online? Will Cruise Plum help? Or should I just call my PCC? My goal is to upgrade from OA to a Balcony. So a price drop may help get us an upgrade using the price difference. Edited November 9, 2023 by LGinPA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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