Norwegian Cruise ship and itinerary cancellations

[debenson0723]

1 hour ago, kitkat343 said:

This is  a really interesting strategy.  Does NCL charge the same price for refundable or nonrefundable deposits (my family usually books within final payment so I'm not familiar).

 

As long as you cancel before final payment, deposits are fully refundable (unlike RCL, which does charge a higher price if you want a refundable deposit). I, too, am a past final payment booker so have to pay in full as soon as I book. 

My friend has a family cruise booked for 2025 on RCL...after recently taking her first cruise on NCL, she wanted to switch their cruise but not being able to get their deposits back from RCL makes it cost prohibitive.

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, kitkat343 said:

Does NCL charge the same price for refundable or nonrefundable deposits (my family usually books within final payment so I'm not familiar).

They're all refundable in the USA (up until final payment date).

[cruiser2015]

23 minutes ago, debenson0723 said:

As long as you cancel before final payment, deposits are fully refundable (unlike RCL, which does charge a higher price if you want a refundable deposit). I, too, am a past final payment booker so have to pay in full as soon as I book. 

My friend has a family cruise booked for 2025 on RCL...after recently taking her first cruise on NCL, she wanted to switch their cruise but not being able to get their deposits back from RCL makes it cost prohibitive.

Switch to another RCL sailing, or switch to another cruise line?

[kitkat343]

43 minutes ago, debenson0723 said:

As long as you cancel before final payment, deposits are fully refundable (unlike RCL, which does charge a higher price if you want a refundable deposit). I, too, am a past final payment booker so have to pay in full as soon as I book. 

My friend has a family cruise booked for 2025 on RCL...after recently taking her first cruise on NCL, she wanted to switch their cruise but not being able to get their deposits back from RCL makes it cost prohibitive.

Thanks - my last RC cruise was the only recent cruise I booked outside of final payment so that's why I thought everyone might be charging higher fares for a refundable deposit now.  

[debenson0723]

8 hours ago, cruiser2015 said:

Switch to another RCL sailing, or switch to another cruise line?

She wants to switch to an NCL cruise. She feels it would be a better fit for her family.

[cruiser2015]

36 minutes ago, debenson0723 said:

She wants to switch to an NCL cruise. She feels it would be a better fit for her family.

That is truly unfortunate.

I really hated when RCCL started that some years ago, although I never had to cancel.