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I tried code "CRUISEDY24' today (for $100 OBC) and clicked 'See Eligible Cruises'. The cruise I checked is on the list but the code did not work. I called HAL, rep said the code is only for Have It All package and deposit is non-refundable. Really? Where is the terms and conditions for that offer? I haven't found it yet.

OP, I'm so sorry about what happened. I hope HAL will step up to make things right. I have an experience traveling with my brother on Japan Airlines from US to Tokyo. He must use medical equipment during the flight for his heart. Japan Airlines requires the doctor to fill out the airline's medical form disclosing details of his condition and specification of the equipment. They won't accept the doctor's letter. Along with that, they asked for pictures of the equipment and manufacturer's manual. Airline's special assistance department took 2+ weeks to review and approved him to board. We were lucky to find out their rules before travel date.

Oops... bummer I just woke up too from dreaming of 2 discounted cruises. 🙂

LOL, I like 2 discounted cruises.

Hubby also has one 10% FCC but I can't use it while I'm in my account. Sounds like it's normal NCL only gives one person 10% off unless I ask them to apply both FCCs to another sailing. Thank you.

Did you use one FCC for the stateroom and both of you received 10% discount? Or you used yours and she used hers on same booking to get 10% off 2 people?

NCL has cancelled Getaway Europe sailings. My husband and I each received one 10% FCC. I logged into my NCL to book a similar itinerary on Pearl. I applied the 10% FCC toward the booking but it only reduced my fare 10% but not my husband's fare. Am I mistaken to interpret 10% FCC discount is for the stateroom cruise fare? If I am wrong, I will ask NCL to apply his FCC on the same booking. Do you think they will do that or tell me only 1 FCC discount per sailing? I did not finish booking the cruise. Hope to get some advice before proceeding. Thank you.

Thanks for your input. I'm one of those people who attract mosquitoes. Friends would joke about having me at BBQ and yard parties because mosquitoes will attack me instead of them 🥴. That saves them from bringing out the citronella buckets, lol. I use spray, wear long pants and long sleeves. I still often get bites on the uncovered parts of hands and neck/face, the bites sometimes swell up to uncomfortable hard lumps. I don't want to risk getting Dengu Fever, the disease causes mild to severe symptoms. I wish cruise lines would put out alerts way in advance when any disease is known for the ports. That will help cruisers decide if they want to book the particular cruise.

News of major outbreak of Dengu Fever in Peru and other SA countries. WHO has reported millions of confirmed cases. US Embassy in Peru Ministry of Health reported in June 2023 of 9400 cases per week. July's news was also as bad. Our December 2023 cruise will go to 3 ports affected by Dengu Fever. Final payment date is early September. I requested Celebrity to allow me to move my nonrefundable deposit to another cruise without $100 per person penalty. They refused because it is too early to tell if the disease will affect these ports in December. I am disappointed at their response but I will pay the penalty instead of risking our health. What are your thoughts of this disease and do you feel the cruise line's response is typical?

Nonrefundable fare has penalty of $100 per person if we change to another cruise before final payment. Would paying this penalty allow us to choose Refundable fare for the new cruise?

The confirmation is from the agency. It states NRD $900, credit $200. It also has a chart of penalty amounts for cancellation before sail date. It shows 'Non-refundable $900 before final payment date'. That's what caught my attention first and that prompted me to look closer at the invoice. Thanks for your input wrk2cruise & 39august. I feel more confident to ask the agency to change the invoice. I appreciate your quick response! 🙂

On my last cruise in early 2023, I paid $200 for Book Later Deposit which allows 6 months to select the future cruise to put the deposit on. I contacted Celebrity few weeks ago for information about a cruise and they asked me to call the travel company. Apparently , they have assigned the deposit to the same agent that I booked the last cruise with. I do not have an assigned agent at the travel company and the ones I spoke with seemed to be unfamiliar with the features and benefits of Celebrity's Book Later Deposit because they kept asking me for $900 deposit. This issue was resolved after a few phone calls and they accepted $200 as nonrefundable deposit. When I received the confirmation, it shows 'Nonrefundable deposit $900 and $200 credit' was applied. It looks wrong to me because I think it should say Nonrefundable deposit $200 was paid. In the event if I cancel the cruise, am I out $200 nonrefundable deposit because my booking's nonrefundable deposit was $200? Or do I owe the normal $900? I would like to gather more facts of the rules before spending more time on the phone. Please chime in on your experience. Thank you.

We were in an aft family balcony for S. America/Antarctica in early 2023 on Celebrity Infinity. We regretted to have spent extra $2300 for an aft balcony because we naively expected to have views on 'both sides', especially for Antarctica. We started the Antarctica day in the room but moved up deck because we couldn't take unobstructed photos of the beautiful scenery from balcony due to cabins on both sides of us and the balconies below us. From aft, the straight ahead view is both sides but we cannot see what's ahead like from a side balcony. Cape Horn was smooth but crossing Drake was a little bit rocky. We did not feel the aft location affected the level of bumpiness, no extra noise that bothered us. During the long cruise, we did not use the balcony as much as we would have liked to because weather was either humid hot or very cold and windy.

Good to know! I have been wondering about this. Thanks for info. 🙂

So glad to hear NCL came through honoring coupon. We were not so lucky and I gave up trying after numerous calls and emails to customer resolution. NCL cancelled August 2020 sailing, gave us FCC10% discount. They extended expiration date and I finally used it to book April 2023. They later cancelled that cruise too because it was chartered. We received another FCC 10% expires end of 2023. When I used it for a summer sailing, they only gave 10% off one person. Here's their funny math, BOGO for first person is $2000, they split this fare into $1000 for each person. They only discounted $100 (not $200) off the first person. Their lame excuse was we cannot use FCC for both persons in same room. I said....BOGO first person is $2000 so I'm expecting $200 discount using the FCC. They said only 1 FCC for each sailing for the FCC owner and not for the other person. So...essentially, FCC 10% is only 5% discount. Does this sound right?