Rare Clay Clayton Posted February 5, 2013 #3376 Share Posted February 5, 2013 (edited) Ru You are the person I have been trying to find! Can't help with your issue, but can you advise on what it takes to get the upgrade? Is it from any ocean view? tips on what ov to buy to begin with? Too latrpe to do it for my April cruise but would love to know for future cruises. Edited February 5, 2013 by Clay Clayton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruarmed2 Posted February 5, 2013 #3377 Share Posted February 5, 2013 RuYou are the person I have been trying to find! Can't help with your issue, but can you advise on what it takes to get the upgrade? Is it from any ocean view? tips on what ov to buy to begin with? Too latrpe to do it for my April cruise but would love to know for future cruises. Was told O1 or above, in the past my PCC has told me the minimum level needed then no problem from there. They (NCL BoA website) shows whats not allowed, Bermuda is not on the list, You need to ask you PCC what level you need to book in order to up grade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted February 5, 2013 #3378 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks for your response....but now I have a few more questions...sorry:eek: - where is the NCL BoA website? - did you have to book at the brochure rate or were you able to take advantage of any sales? - if you had OBC with OV were you able to keep it when you moved up to the balcony? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruarmed2 Posted February 5, 2013 #3379 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks for your response....but now I have a few more questions...sorry:eek:- where is the NCL BoA website? - did you have to book at the brochure rate or were you able to take advantage of any sales? - if you had OBC with OV were you able to keep it when you moved up to the balcony? Thanks again! Log into (or create) your account at BoA Card web site, there is a "Rewards" tab, click that. Towards the bottom is "Ultimate Access", this opens new window then click "Memorabilia" you then will see NCL on the left. I have always been given whatever the best price at the time of booking was. We have also kept OBC for OV, when moving up with points you do not get the OBC for the higher cabin but you keep whatever was offered for what you actually paid for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted February 5, 2013 #3380 Share Posted February 5, 2013 Thanks so much! I hope someone will come along who can answer your question. I agree with you, there is nothing on the website that says that cruise to Bermuda don't qualify. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruarmed2 Posted February 11, 2013 #3381 Share Posted February 11, 2013 UPDATE!! I called the points department back and left a message at the extension my PCC told me to use. Less then 24 hours later my points were deducted and my room upgraded to a midship balcony! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted February 11, 2013 #3382 Share Posted February 11, 2013 The problem with using points for OBC, upgrades, etc, is that you cheat yourself out of double points. Pay for everything, get your double points then request cash back and make payment on your credit card. No strings. Georgia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted February 11, 2013 #3383 Share Posted February 11, 2013 MagnoliaBlossom I wholehearedly agree with you regarding OBCs and excursions and the like, however, if I can snag an "upgrade" from an inside to a balcony for 60k points , it will be much better deal to my bottom line than paying for balcony and getting double points. Double upgrade cost for two $1,000 Value of 60K points as cash ($ 600) Savings $ 400 if I use the upgrade If I purchased the upgrade, I would get an extra 2000 points, which is worth $20 bucks, so as I see it, I am $380 ahead..... or am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruarmed2 Posted February 11, 2013 #3384 Share Posted February 11, 2013 MagnoliaBlossomI wholehearedly agree with you regarding OBCs and excursions and the like, however, if I can snag an "upgrade" from an inside to a balcony for 60k points , it will be much better deal to my bottom line than paying for balcony and getting double points. Double upgrade cost for two $1,000 Value of 60K points as cash ($ 600) Savings $ 400 if I use the upgrade If I purchased the upgrade, I would get an extra 2000 points, which is worth $20 bucks, so as I see it, I am $380 ahead..... or am I missing something? Thats how I worked the numbers myself, right or wrong :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted February 12, 2013 #3385 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Sounds like a deal to me. It usually doesn't work out that well. Congrats! MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted February 12, 2013 #3386 Share Posted February 12, 2013 Well unfortunately I didn't find out how to get the upgrade until it was too late for my current cruise ( and only had enough points for a single upgrade) but I am 60% of the way to the 60,000 points so plan on doing it for my next cruise! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njrover0216 Posted February 14, 2013 #3387 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I signed up for the NCL card, under the conditions all I had to do was charge one thing and I got 15,000 points. I have made my purchase, got my first bill, paid it...now how do I go about redeeming the points? Do I call the credit card company or NCL? DOes anyone have the direct number I need to call to get the OBC transferred? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micdee Posted February 14, 2013 #3388 Share Posted February 14, 2013 I signed up for the NCL card, under the conditions all I had to do was charge one thing and I got 15,000 points. I have made my purchase, got my first bill, paid it...now how do I go about redeeming the points? Do I call the credit card company or NCL? DOes anyone have the direct number I need to call to get the OBC transferred? Here ya go. #866-954-4077 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njrover0216 Posted February 15, 2013 #3389 Share Posted February 15, 2013 Here ya go. #866-954-4077 Thank you very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodiliaz Posted March 2, 2013 #3390 Share Posted March 2, 2013 Thank you very much! Please report back if you have success. I too signed up when it was a 15,000 point offer a few weeks ago, but a couple days later it was back to 10,000. I'm skeptical that I'll get the 15,000. I don't have that in writing. I too made a purchase and paid it off so I'm just waiting for the points. Checked on BofA.com but the points haven't been credited. They do say it can take 2 cycles, or 60 days, or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiz30 Posted March 2, 2013 #3391 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm planning a cruise on NCL to Bermuda. Ihave about 87,000 pts. currently. Hopefully by August I will have some more. What would be the best way to utilize these points. Any advice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted March 2, 2013 #3392 Share Posted March 2, 2013 You might consider using 60k of them for a double upgrade....if you buy the correct inside you can sail in a balcony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starry Eyes Posted March 2, 2013 #3393 Share Posted March 2, 2013 I'm planning a cruise on NCL to Bermuda. Ihave about 87,000 pts. currently. Hopefully by August I will have some more. What would be the best way to utilize these points. Any advice? well, I'd use 5000 pts for slot play and I'd probably ask for cash in exchange for most of the points. then when the charge cruise costs hit the credit card, the money is in the bank. and those new NCL charges get double points again. That does not work, of course, if you'll waste the money on something else...if that is the case, take OBC perhaps. there is no single best way to use the points...different bonuses suit different people. have a great cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiz30 Posted March 3, 2013 #3394 Share Posted March 3, 2013 You might consider using 60k of them for a double upgrade....if you buy the correct inside you can sail in a balcony. What do you mean...the right inside cabin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted March 3, 2013 #3395 Share Posted March 3, 2013 It is my understanding (I am only 60% of the way to 60h points so haven't done it yet) but it is my understanding that I order to upgrade for 30k points that you have to be in certain categories of cabins ..look back several postings, ruarmed2 discusses it and says the PCC made sure they purchased the correct category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njrover0216 Posted March 3, 2013 #3396 Share Posted March 3, 2013 Please report back if you have success. I too signed up when it was a 15,000 point offer a few weeks ago, but a couple days later it was back to 10,000. I'm skeptical that I'll get the 15,000. I don't have that in writing. I too made a purchase and paid it off so I'm just waiting for the points. Checked on BofA.com but the points haven't been credited. They do say it can take 2 cycles, or 60 days, or something like that. I opened my card up the beginning of Jan...and immediately made my purchase. I got my first bill a few weeks later and paid it. I waited about 2 more weeks called regarding the special and my points, they said that I did have 15k points on my account that was eligible to be transferred over. I called the NCL number and they transferred my 15k into 150 OBC per my request:) Simple as that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjmbruce Posted March 5, 2013 #3397 Share Posted March 5, 2013 Does anyone know when points expire? Is it five years or more from when they are earned or is it less of a time period? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodiliaz Posted March 6, 2013 #3398 Share Posted March 6, 2013 I just checked my account online and I did in fact get the 15k as promised. Whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wjb2613 Posted March 13, 2013 #3399 Share Posted March 13, 2013 This is an extremely long thread and this card's rules and offers and in some cases everything about it has changed a lot over the last 7 years. That being said, I did look back to Sept.2012 and didn't see anything posted regarding this and I searched for "two cards" and didn't find a topic started. Has anyone applied for two NCL cards, one for you and one for your spouse, and applied the bonus credit from each card to the same stateroom? I'm not talking about getting one account and having two cards issued for it, one with your name and one with your spouses name. It would be nice if my wife and I could get two separate NCL credit card accounts and that both of us could apply the 10,000 points for OBC to the same stateroom thus giving us $200 in OBC for the cruise in addition to the OBC NCL gave us when we purchased the cruise. I did call and talk to BofA WorldPoints and asked them if it was possible. They said it's possible to get two separate accounts and transfer the points from one account to the other if your spouse was listed as a co-applicant on the account you are listed as the primary. But my opinion is that when it comes to credit cards and banks, nothing is possible until it's been done. So has anyone done this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagnoliaBlossom Posted March 13, 2013 #3400 Share Posted March 13, 2013 Has anyone applied for two NCL cards, one for you and one for your spouse, and applied the bonus credit from each card to the same stateroom? I'm not talking about getting one account and having two cards issued for it, one with your name and one with your Yes, as a matter of fact I have six. But the original rationale was under the MBNA program you could only earn a set number of points per year, but the points were worth much more. Since I have a business I could max out the points in two to three months and would put card one away and use card two, etc. I did get the bonus points, but it is a new world now, so who knows. But I cannot see of a reason why not. Let us know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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