Booking a future cruise while onboard - what are the benefits?

[Gatguy]

I read on here somewhere, that if you book a future cruise while onboard, you get OBC - can someone confirm if this is indeed true and how it works. If you pay $250 and get $100 OBC. Is the OBC part of the $250 future deposit. and the real deposit on the future cruise only $150. Thanks

[RICOANDHOPE]

Yes you only pay 250.00 deposit for next cruise. Which is great since its usually 1000.00 than they add 100.00 credit onboard for the cruise you are currently on. I did this lasy year, and will do again this year

[SeaShark]

I read on here somewhere, that if you book a future cruise while onboard, you get OBC - can someone confirm if this is indeed true and how it works. If you pay $250 and get $100 OBC. Is the OBC part of the $250 future deposit. and the real deposit on the future cruise only $150. Thanks

 

Simply put, you can NOT book a future cruise while onboard the ship. They will, however, sell you a deposit certificate (called a Freestyle Cruise Reward Certificate) worth $250 towards a future cruise. This certificate costs you $250.

 

For making the purchase, you are given a $100 OBC immediately. That is the benefit...You receive an upfront, 40% return on your investment. AND...your initial investment of $250 will be worth $250 when you do use it.

 

Try to find another investment with THOSE terms.

 

 

 

All of the details on this program are available on the NCL website. I've cut & pasted them so you can read them here....

 

Freestyle Cruise Rewards

Earn $100 while you're on vacation.

 

 

Make the cruise you're on even more rewarding. Simply place a $250 deposit for a future cruise with us and we'll give you $100 to spend on board. You can use it for shore excursions, spa treatments, casino play or just about anything else you want. Can't decide where to go next? You don't have to. Just book within the next four years when you decide. It's just that easy to earn $100 during your cruise.

 

For more info on Cruise Rewards, see your Cruise Consultant while on board or call 1.866.234.7352.

 

Terms & Conditions

To redeem your Freestyle Cruise Rewards, call 1.866.234.7352 or your Travel Professional. At time of booking, please notify us or your Travel Professional that your Freestyle Cruise Rewards deposit will be applied to the reservation.

 

 

• When you charge a $250 Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit to your shipboard account, you will receive a $250 U.S. or $260 Canadian credit, based on which office your current cruise was purchased (credit will go in your NCL guest record or NCL Latitudes account); and an instant $100 shipboard credit toward your current cruise.
  
• Your Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit is charged in U.S. dollars. You must be 21 years of age or older to charge a $250 Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit to your shipboard account.
  
• A maximum of four (4) Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits may be purchased per person.
  
• Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits are refundable only within 30 days of purchase, in the amount paid minus the amount of the instant $100 shipboard credit. A Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit can only be applied to a new reservation and otherwise has no cash value and is not redeemable or exchangeable for cash.
  
• One (1) Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit may be used per stateroom; and may be used as the full deposit (for all staterooms except Owner's Suites, Courtyard Villas and Garden Villas). One (1) Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit may be used as a partial deposit toward the full required deposit for Owner's Suites, Courtyard Villas and Garden Villas.
  
• Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits are valid for reservations made within four years of the date of purchase, and become null and void after expiration Failure to redeem a Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits within four years results in forfeiture.
  
• You must notify NCL or your Travel Professional that a Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit will be applied at the time of reservation. No black-out dates will apply. Reservations are subject to availability.
  
• Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits cannot be applied to governmental and quasi-governmental taxes and fees and travel protection.
  
• Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposits cannot be combined with employee, friends and family, interline and travel agent rates.
  
• To cancel a reservation made with a Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit, you must submit the cancellation in writing and it must be received by NCL in accordance with NCL cancellation policies and procedures. The Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit will be re-issued minus any cancellation fees, but will retain its original expiration date. If you cancel a reservation made with a Freestyle Cruise Rewards Deposit after its expiration date, it will be forfeited. You are expected to have appropriate travel documentation. Cancellations due to lack of appropriate travel documentation (e.g., improper or expired visas or passports, etc.) will incur applicable cancellation fees.
  
• In addition to these Terms and Conditions, you must comply with the NCL (Bahamas) Ltd. d/b/a NCL and/or NCL America Inc.'s (together "NCL") Terms and Conditions of the Cruise Brochure and Passenger Ticket Contract.
  

[garycarla]

You do not actually book a cruise.

 

You give them $250. Or should I say, they charge your onboard account $250. Then they give you an instant $100 OBC/rebate. So, your out of pocket cost today is $150.

 

That certificate you bought is $250 towards your next cruise. And, in most cases serves as your deposit to hold a cruise.

 

Simple. No catch, other than you do have to cruise sometime in the next few years.

[neverthought]

I read on here somewhere, that if you book a future cruise while onboard, you get OBC - can someone confirm if this is indeed true and how it works. If you pay $250 and get $100 OBC. Is the OBC part of the $250 future deposit. and the real deposit on the future cruise only $150. Thanks

 

Yes it is true!!! I guess I didn't explain it well enough on the Epic roll call you and we are on. You pay $250 for the cruise reward, they immediately give you a $100 obc for the cruise you are currently on. Then when you book your next cruise using the cruise reward, they apply the full face value $250, to your new booking. Hope this is a little clearer, if not maybe someone else can do it better.;)

Neverthought

[Gatguy]

Thanks Neverthought - understand it now! Might just take up that offer. :)

[mylesf]

As of now you can apply it to any crusie regardless of the lenght of the cruise. Here in the very near future, it not apply to cruises that are 1 - 4 days in length.

[OceanDreaming2]

FYI - You CAN book a future cruise while on a ship. It's a little roundabout, but it can be done. (Not quite sure what the function of the Future Cruise Consultant is since they don't book cruises anymore. :rolleyes:)

 

To book a cruise while you're on a cruise -- go to the internet cafe and log onto NCL.com. You don't even need internet access to go to the NCL website. Look over the cruises you're interested in and book it cruise on-line. The future cruise certificate you have previously purchased should be available for your use.

 

If you have a NCL PCC, you could email him/her (but then you'd need internet access).

[SeaShark]

FYI - You CAN book a future cruise while on a ship. It's a little roundabout, but it can be done. (Not quite sure what the function of the Future Cruise Consultant is since they don't book cruises anymore. :rolleyes:)

 

To book a cruise while you're on a cruise -- go to the internet cafe and log onto NCL.com. You don't even need internet access to go to the NCL website. Look over the cruises you're interested in and book it cruise on-line. The future cruise certificate you have previously purchased should be available for your use.

 

If you have a NCL PCC, you could email him/her (but then you'd need internet access).

 

Actually, you DO need Internet access to go to the NCL website. You always need Internet access to access the Internet. :rolleyes: However, you don't have to PAY for the access time if you go to the NCL.com site.

 

 

 

Isn't proving people wrong on the Internet fun? :rolleyes:

[OceanDreaming2]

Actually, you DO need Internet access to go to the NCL website. You always need Internet access to access the Internet. :rolleyes: However, you don't have to PAY for the access time if you go to the NCL.com site. Didn't have to pay when we were on the Star in November/December.

 

 

 

Isn't proving people wrong on the Internet fun? :rolleyes:

 

yes it is.

[Mooder]

Isn't proving people wrong on the Internet fun? :rolleyes:

 

Fun? Seriously? :confused: And here I thought people answered other people's questions to be helpful. Silly me. :o

 

But, more seriously, yes, it is a great deal and we never miss a chance to buy a certificate. Hey, free money!

[Turtles06]

You do not actually book a cruise.

 

You give them $250. Or should I say, they charge your onboard account $250. Then they give you an instant $100 OBC/rebate. So, your out of pocket cost today is $150.

 

That certificate you bought is $250 towards your next cruise. And, in most cases serves as your deposit to hold a cruise.

 

Simple. No catch, other than you do have to cruise sometime in the next few years.

 

It's four years, to be exact. You must step onboard a ship no later than four years after the date on your cruise certificate.

 

I personally think it's a great deal.

[SeaShark]

Fun? Seriously? :confused: And here I thought people answered other people's questions to be helpful. Silly me. :o

 

But, more seriously, yes, it is a great deal and we never miss a chance to buy a certificate. Hey, free money!

 

That was the point. The icon :rolleyes: is used to show sarcasm.

 

I was pointing out that instead of being helpful to the OP like everyone else was, that this poster decided to try to prove someone wrong on the can't book while on a cruise point by stating that if you use the Internet, that you can book. Just forget the fact that you're actually booking on the Internet and NOT on the cruise...which was the original point.

 

The sarcasm came in using their own logic to point out the flaw in their statement about not having to be on the Internet.

 

Just pointing out absurdity by being absurd.

 

 

You will, of course, notice that it didn't work as the posters response was to argue the statement of "you don't have to PAY for the access time if you go to the NCL.com site" bu pointing out that they "Didn't have to pay when we were on the Star in November/December". I guess don't have to and didn't have to are totally different things now. :rolleyes:

[Mooder]

That was the point. The icon :rolleyes: is used to show sarcasm.

 

I was pointing out that instead of being helpful to the OP like everyone else was, that this poster decided to try to prove someone wrong on the can't book while on a cruise point by stating that if you use the Internet, that you can book. Just forget the fact that you're actually booking on the Internet and NOT on the cruise...which was the original point.

 

The sarcasm came in using their own logic to point out the flaw in their statement about not having to be on the Internet.

 

Just pointing out absurdity by being absurd.

 

 

You will, of course, notice that it didn't work as the posters response was to argue the statement of "you don't have to PAY for the access time if you go to the NCL.com site" bu pointing out that they "Didn't have to pay when we were on the Star in November/December". I guess don't have to and didn't have to are totally different things now. :rolleyes:

 

I should have quoted OD2 who had no problem agreeing with you - with no smiley. :eek: Where would we be without smileys. :confused:

[SeaShark]

I should have quoted OD2 who had no problem agreeing with you - with no smiley. :eek: Where would we be without smileys. :confused:

 

Not to worry...I completely understood what you were saying.

 

Funny though...you thought OD2 was agreeing, and I actually thought they were disagreeing. :eek:

[Mooder]

Not to worry...I completely understood what you were saying.

 

Funny though...you thought OD2 was agreeing, and I actually thought they were disagreeing. :eek:

 

Agreeing about the "fun" part, not your point. Ah, the limitations of the internet. :)

[SeaShark]

Agreeing about the "fun" part, not your point. Ah, the limitations of the internet. :)

 

 

 

Ah, excellent point.

[Bocadude85]

Yes you only pay 250.00 deposit for next cruise. Which is great since its usually 1000.00 than they add 100.00 credit onboard for the cruise you are currently on. I did this lasy year, and will do again this year

 

Ive never had to pay a $1,000 deposit..

[klingoncruiser]

I just got off the Spirit out of NOLA and got that deal. HOWEVER... what one hand giveth, the other taketh.... The next day in our cabin was an offer to take that "free" credit and got to the Casino and cash it in for $125 in chips for the slots. Too funny and a really slick move. Hummmm.. it was tempting to take it down, get the chips, play one round and then cash it out and pocket the rest. Two can play this game.....;)

[garycarla]

If I read this right, they were allowing you to take the $100 instant OBC/Rebate and get $125 in slot play instead? Meaning you get $25 more.

 

So, if you were already planning to spend $100 at the casino, then great. Actually, you only had to BET $100 to make this worthwhile. Often with a $100 put in the machine, you may end up playing $150 or more depending on your wins along the way.

 

Cool.

[NJ04SS]

Does this offer work even if you book with a Travel Agent and not with NCL direct?

[alwalaska]

On an older thread, someone posted that they received a 2 for 1 dinner coupon when they purchased their next cruise certificate. Has anyone ever had anything like this happen recently?

[neverthought]

Does this offer work even if you book with a Travel Agent and not with NCL direct?

It did the one time I used on an online travel site...just had to make the person aware that I had it and wanted it credited. Not sure, but I think I had to pay their charges in addition. It was many moons ago, and I don't use online sites anymore. Now I go direct to NCL and my PCC. I have this issue with control...or losing it. lol.

Neverthought

[Mooder]

Does this offer work even if you book with a Travel Agent and not with NCL direct?

 

Absolutely, I've done it a number of times, just let the TA know and it works just fine. If your TA can't make it work, find another TA. ;)

 

On an older thread, someone posted that they received a 2 for 1 dinner coupon when they purchased their next cruise certificate. Has anyone ever had anything like this happen recently?

 

That would be cool if its true.

[neverthought]

Thanks Neverthought - understand it now! Might just take up that offer. :)

 

Your Welcome, we get one on every cruise we take. Lol, then we have to take another cruise. My Momma didn't raise a dumb daughter:D.

Neverthought