union discounts

[anything]

i dont know if this true but my pcc just told me that as of may that the union discount will be gone, just a heads up

[cmdchiefthom]

My PCC said the union discount would be returning, she just didn't know when!:confused:

[anything]

lol thats so funny, i just booked tonight and he said oh let me see if it will give it because theyre doing away with it thats so funny

[saleandsail]

Their website was updated 4/22/11 and it shows the discount for select sailing through 2013: http://www.ncl.com/csimages/379/467/UPDiscounts.pdf

[NJ Johnny]

Our PCC just last evening stated that as of May 1, there will be no more union discounts.

[LocalTracks]

Just to be clear, if someone is already booked and paid (and receiving the union discount), it would still apply either way, correct?

[NJ Johnny]

From what I understand, it is only for bookings made after May 1.

[Squidward Q Tentacles]

I got the discount for my Nov cruise, glad I made my reservations back when I did!

[luv4cruisin]

The AFL/CIO did not reinstate it's contract with NCL, so union will not be able to be applied as of May 1. If you book before then, it does apply, regardless of when your sailing is.:o

[silkhair1]

That is horrible news!

[Hikini]

Blushing here for not paying attention....we have gotten the union discount but I've never paid attention to how much it was. I don't think it was a significant amount, or am I wrong?

[anything]

depended on how long out the cruise was and on specific cruise but up to 10%

[TBear416]

I saved $147.00 on my upcoming Bermuda cruise.:)

[youngestof9]

I saved 10% on my Epic sailing - over $500.

[Livabeth]

Does anyone know if this union discount is only for members of U.S. based unions or if members of Canadian unions could take advantage of it??

[SuiteRose]

Yikes!! I have been looking at fall/winter cruises for weeks! Guess I'll have to decide tonight!! I wish NCL would come on here and confirm...

 

My husband has never sailed anywhere buy on NCL ships ... he is a union bricklayer and he really appreciates that NCL did that for unions.

[RambleRocket]

Does anyone know if this union discount is only for members of U.S. based unions or if members of Canadian unions could take advantage of it??

 

Canadians may apply for the discount once they belong to a AFL/CIO union. At time of booking, the agent asks for your Union membership number and tell you to bring proof (such as Union card) to the port to confirm. :)

[valleyvillage]

i dont know if this true but my pcc just told me that as of may that the union discount will be gone, just a heads up

 

Yep, just checked and the Union link is gone from ncl's home page and when I tried applying the code I got an error.

 

I loved that discount, it has saved us hundreds over the years, but business is business!

[whenisthemidnightbuffet?]

I too went on NCL website today and the union link was not on the home page, it is however embedded in the site. If you go down to the bottom of the page, Partners & Programs and hit the AARP link and scroll all the way down to the bottom of the page again Union Plus will show up. I did notice that the discounts for suites are no longer listed so maybe this has been eliminated.

[anything]

Well now i sure am glad i booked when i did, i was going to wait till i saw a better sale, so i lucked out.

 

Hopefully like someone else said that it would be coming back, ill keep my fingers crossed.

[awfishing]

Well now i sure am glad i booked when i did, i was going to wait till i saw a better sale, so i lucked out.

 

Hopefully like someone else said that it would be coming back, ill keep my fingers crossed.

 

 

And so are we.. Our PCC said they are doing away with it he also said he didn't know why because the Pride ship was all union:confused:. Anyway was supposed to cruise next Aug 2012... got a awesome deal Apr. 2012 so we moved our trip up!!!

 

I guess we need to find another discount code :)

[Case1096]

Are they doing a contract negotiation and it is still in dispute?

[chesquinn]

This is what I found.:mad: http://www.ncl.com/nclweb/cruiser/cmsPages.html?pageId=UnionPlus

[anything]

Oh well at least i got 2 cruises with the discount, could have been worse, i could have gotten none