MikeBTN

Update: my wife and I have received our 100% FCC, but not our additional 50% FCC.......

2 hours ago, MikeBTN said:

I was set to sail 3/15 on Encore with a comp balcony. Guests 1 and 2 were $623.06 each (includes admin fee, beverage & dining service charges, taxes & port fees, and pre-paid DSC). Guests 3 and 4 were 731.86 each for a total of $2,709.84 (an average of 677.46 per person),

 

In addition I won a Haven upgrade bid in the amount of $2,270.00 total (technically $1,135 each for guests 1 and 2, $0 for guests 3 and 4).

 

Total paid was $4,979.84, or $1,244.96 total.  As of today, my NCL account is shows an FCC titled “your 100% Future Cruise Credit” in the amount of $1,258 and change, or just slightly more than the per-person amount paid. In other words, guests 3 and 4 are receiving more FCC than they technically should and guests 1 and 2 less.
 

Would love to see the math on all of this - I have yet to receive an email regarding the credit. Also my sailing was supposed to receive a 150% credit per person, so I’m expecting another FCC to be added, or the existing one altered.

logged into my wife’s NCL account and she has $1.758.06, $500 more than I do. The number still doesn’t make sense when I do 150% of what was paid, with or without the admin fee, but it is close-ish.
 

I did use 2 $250 FCC certificates when I booked, maybe that’s the reason for the difference? The two original FCC certificates have not been refunded yet.

I was set to sail 3/15 on Encore with a comp balcony. Guests 1 and 2 were $623.06 each (includes admin fee, beverage & dining service charges, taxes & port fees, and pre-paid DSC). Guests 3 and 4 were 731.86 each for a total of $2,709.84 (an average of 677.46 per person),

In addition I won a Haven upgrade bid in the amount of $2,270.00 total (technically $1,135 each for guests 1 and 2, $0 for guests 3 and 4).

Total paid was $4,979.84, or $1,244.96 total.  As of today, my NCL account is shows an FCC titled “your 100% Future Cruise Credit” in the amount of $1,258 and change, or just slightly more than the per-person amount paid. In other words, guests 3 and 4 are receiving more FCC than they technically should and guests 1 and 2 less.
 

Would love to see the math on all of this - I have yet to receive an email regarding the credit. Also my sailing was supposed to receive a 150% credit per person, so I’m expecting another FCC to be added, or the existing one altered.

53 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

im assuming they wont do the actual cancellations till after your sail date.

 

my comped cruise was on 4/9.

2 CN certs, and $80 out of pocket.

from what i read, i get the 2 CN back into my acct, and should have $100 in FCC.

 

not really that worried about the 2 CN certs being in my acct in time before i book my next cruise.

i have retroactively applied them and got $500 refunded on my credit card. 

I was due to sail 3/15......still waiting. I also used 2 FCC deposits plus won a Haven bid. 

On 3/28/2020 at 10:05 PM, Sand and Seas said:

Have any of you heard about your CAS booked cancelled sailings yet?   

We are still waiting for ours. 

Same here. I’m calling them tomorrow

Every post I’ve seen from CAS members say they’re still waiting. I am too......my in-laws on the same sailing who were not booked through CAS have received theirs.  I’m ready to book the next one......

On 3/23/2020 at 2:48 PM, Sand and Seas said:

Am I the only one who hasn't received anything yet?   I booked with CAS, not a TA.

  

NCL cancelled our April 5th Encore and others on my roll-call have received their FCC email. 

Nothing in my Spam, so I'm still waiting to get the email with my FCC computation.  I've also been checking and haven't seen my Cruise Next show back up on MY NCL.

I also was booked with CAS and have yet to receive anything as of this afternoon. I also would like to rebook as I can do the Haven for what our FCC is now (we won an Upgrade bid to the Haven, so that extra 50% will be nice).  My in-laws were on the same sailing, were not booked through CAS, and received their email Monday like most everyone everyone else.

 I assume you are still waiting as well?

1 hour ago, NCteacherlovescruising said:

My question is can we use the excess FCC to prepay gratuities, service charges on beverage and dinner packages, excursions, etc. If not I will take a refund because we had paid all those things I mentioned. 

It MAY be able to be used for service charges on dining & beverage packages, but will most definitely not be able to be used on excursions, DSC, etc.
 

Also there is no guidance on whether the 125% or 150% will be on just the base cruise fare or will include beverage & dining service charges, upgrade advantage winning bids, etc. But it will almost definitely not include prepaid gratuity, excursions, etc. Those will just be refunded to your original form of payment.

You agreed to the 100% FCC when you cancelled. That’s what you’re going to get, unfortunately.

We were scheduled to be on the NCL Encore Sunday.  Already in Miami and considering just hopping on the Horizon 6-nighter.  Are we crazy?? lol  The cheapest beach-front place I can find near Miami would be $2k for the week vs $1,900 for the 4 of us in a balcony (or connecting insides, if we wanted more room).

1 hour ago, luckyinpa said:

why is something like the NYC subway less likely to spread this than cruise ships? ive seen stats a few mil a day use the system. no cruise ship is that big. it just seems like more of the proverbial petri dish than the largest cruise ship. and if youve been in the stations you know its not the most well ventilated sometimes

Its not. That’s why I don’t understand these half measures. Either quarantine everyone for a few weeks, or don’t. All these government officials are doing is making everyone panic. It’s not productive.

3 hours ago, gatorchinsky said:

This may have been already answered but if you cancel your cruise prior to your final payment due date, will you get a full refund or will they only give you FCC?  We really don’t want to cancel our August 1st Alaska cruise ( as we got a great deal on it) but with not knowing how long this will last we want to make the right decision.

 

Our school district just announced last night that if you go on a cruise next week ( our spring break) then the students won’t be able to come back to school for 2 weeks after they get back.

 

Hope everyone leaving on cruises this weekend have a safe trip!

Since final payment is not yet due, you would receive a full refund just like any other time.

2 minutes ago, js said:

 

Thank you.  Did this just happen?  He had practice today at 12 so they are still there.

With sports canceled, hoping the coaches need to cancel practice too, but not sure what guidelines are put in place

for that.  Thanks so much!

The SEC Commissioner is here in Nashville for what was supposed to be the SEC Basketball tournament. They cancelled that this morning. He was on TV and made that announcement, I happened to have it on at the time.

Extra vacation!

45 minutes ago, js said:

 

Yet my son who plays college ball, although games suspended for this week, maybe next, and school closed, still has practices, all sports teams still practicing and still on campus....ggggrrrrr

The SEC just cancelled all sports through at least March 30. I expect others to do the same.

2 minutes ago, Isabella Benjamin said:

We are talking about completely different things.  I'm talking about the companies losses, you are talking about passenger losses.

 

We can speculate what sort of insurance arrangements NCL might have to cover their own losses during a catastrophe, but it's just speculation. 

Ah. I imagine they also have similar exclusions. They’ll also have limits on payouts. Trust me, the cruise line is losing most of the money, not the insurer.

2 hours ago, Isabella Benjamin said:

I would imagine if a company cancel a sailing, it's insured.  The insurance companies will be paying people back, not NCL.

Nope. Every insurance policy I’ve seen has “pandemic” as an exclusion, meaning they won’t cover anything COVID-19 related.

36 minutes ago, tjmaxwell said:

I'm scheduled to travel on March 22 on the Bliss and am still deciding whether or not to cancel.  I have a couple of Haven upgrade bids in.  If those bids are accepted before we are 48 hours out from the cruise, does that remove my ability to cancel the cruise?

No, you’ll just have a much larger FCC.

3 hours ago, IrieBajan54 said:

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Well it is! According to Dr. Fauci who testified before Congress today:  “It is 10 times more lethal than the seasonal flu.”

And he’s guessing. We have absolutely no idea how many people actually have COVID-19 because 90% of the cases are mild, meaning a ton of people aren’t even getting tested. The news yesterday said there were roughly 1,500 test kits for the entire state of Tennessee. Without knowing the actual number of infected, you can’t come up with an accurate death rate.

The same goes for the flu - your doctor often won’t even bother testing you for the flu if you’ve had symptoms for more than 36 hours because there’s really nothing they can do anyway.

5 hours ago, zqvol said:

Generally with insurance policies you have to mitigate your damages, which means if you don't take the FCC the insurance company is not going to pay. If you have 3rd party insurance not through NCL, this needs to be discussed in depth with the insurance comapnay before you make a decision.

My in-laws are cancelling due to work reasons. I spoke to the insurer and was advised if they chose not to take the FCC they will be reimbursed.

Obviously you should check with your carrier regarding your specific policy before making any decisions.

1 hour ago, DreadPirateRobert said:

My wife and I are booked on The Star in May. We have no plans to cancel .However, based on posts on the roll call it appears that people are beginning to cancel this trip. Not wishing to seem too opportunistic over the difficult decisions people are having to make but....

Has anyone experienced a cruise that had a lot of cancelations? Did it create upgrade possibilities?  We are booked in an aft facing balcony but would certainly be open to something better for a decent price. 
Thanks

Yes it will. I sail in 4 days on Encore. On Monday there were 4 suites available, only 2 that hold 4 passengers. This morning there were 26 suites available and 14 that hold 4 passengers. We were awarded an aft suite and I know for a fact there was at least one passenger that bid WELL above what I did. Without the cancellations I would not have gotten an upgrade.

There were very few balcony rooms left over the weekend, today well over 100. Of our small roll call, probably 15-20% said they were cancelling.

49 minutes ago, GlamorousGirl said:

This smacks of discrimination. Would not be surprised if civil rights lawsuits followed. Seems it would have been better for them to make everyone boarding (all ages) sign a waiver agreeing to accept any risk that may be incurred on health as a result of cruising.

That’s because COVID-19 appears to be extremely discriminatory towards the elderly. Viruses are ageist ya’ll

5 minutes ago, iraschurig said:

Hey Mike.  Congrats on your upgrade.  We're (4 pax) also sailing on that date on the Encore.  Got an upgrade from a BA balcony to a 2BR for $1600.  You may be on to something with the skewed numbers this time.

Nice, see you in the Haven!  We've had a 2 BR the last few times we've sailed.  Enjoy the space!  We were a little under you, I think around $1,375 PP for the 2 BR bid.  I was actually hoping for the aft on this one - we haven't had one in a few years, plus with the (very limited) potential for quarantine, the extra outdoor space will be nice.  We don't mind walking up to the Haven.

57 minutes ago, HadleyG said:

We're going on the Encore on March 22nd. I heard on a current Encore cruise that all "public gatherings" were canceled. Does that mean no comedy shows, music, glow party etc???  Not quite the cruise experience if that is the case. Any insight from you guys?

I sail in the Encore on 3/15. Someone on our sailing is currently on the Pearl and said “public gatherings” are cancelled, so that’s probably where that came from. Passengers currently on the Encore say it’s business as usual. That person on the Pearl hasn’t responded to questions about what “public gatherings” means, but reports from every other ship I’ve seen say everything is normal (with the exception of the additional precautions they’re taking)

Sailing 3/15 Encore. Awarded our Aft Haven suite today. Upgraded from a CAS comp balcony. This numbers may be skewed due to Coronavirus cancellations - we had 4 available suites this weekend and 26 this morning. The ones we bid on since we have 4 pax - 1 available aft suite and 1 2 BR suite available this weekend, 6 aft and 8 2 BR available this morning.

Bid won at $1,135 PP ($2,270 total). Another passenger on our cruise also in a balcony with 4 pax bid $1,800 PP and also won.

Our 2 BR bid of $1,320 PP was not chosen.

Thanks to those who cancelled, otherwise I wouldn’t have won lol.