Big Easy Posted October 10, 2012 #1 Share Posted October 10, 2012 We leave November 22, 2012, for TA on Marina. We have immediate interest in booking an O January 2014 cruise. If we do book that cruise shortly, will we be able to receive a retroactive "on board booking credit" for the 2014 cruise? Thanks for any help provided - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacheco18 Posted October 10, 2012 #2 Share Posted October 10, 2012 We leave November 22, 2012, for TA on Marina. We have immediate interest in booking an O January 2014 cruise. If we do book that cruise shortly, will we be able to receive a retroactive "on board booking credit" for the 2014 cruise?Thanks for any help provided - Mike I have done it through my TA twice. The discount was applied to a future already booked cruise. That said, I understand Oceania has changed some of its policies with respect to on board booking discounts. Have your TA check with Oceania. If you do not have a TA, get one! LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitraveler Posted October 10, 2012 #3 Share Posted October 10, 2012 The 5% booking on board discount is no longer being offered. There are selected discounts for "C" and above cabins on selected cruises. If your cruise and cabin are offered and available on the 11/22 TA, O will arrange to rebook you at the discounted rate. See you soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Easy Posted October 11, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted October 11, 2012 thanks for clarification...we will check when onboard in November 2012 - Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boooomer Posted October 11, 2012 #5 Share Posted October 11, 2012 The 5% booking on board discount is no longer being offered. There are selected discounts for "C" and above cabins on selected cruises. If your cruise and cabin are offered and available on the 11/22 TA, O will arrange to rebook you at the discounted rate. See you soon. That doesn't quite match what my TA told me. I was told that the on board 5% discount is available for any cruise w/o limitation to cabin selections. But there are limitations for making changes once you book and still get the 5%. And per our TA the discount would be available retroactively. So we spent the time to pick our second cruise and made the booking to assure the cabin we wanted, in anticipation of the on board discount. We're counting on it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 11, 2012 #6 Share Posted October 11, 2012 That doesn't quite match what my TA told me. I was told that the on board 5% discount is available for any cruise w/o limitation to cabin selections. But there are limitations for making changes once you book and still get the 5%. And per our TA the discount would be available retroactively. So we spent the time to pick our second cruise and made the booking to assure the cabin we wanted, in anticipation of the on board discount. We're counting on it! The rules recently changed so depending on when you spoke to your TA the information may not hold true now Or they did not get the Memo http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1713297 Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tansy Mews Posted October 12, 2012 #7 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Okay, read both threads. Thanks. But I still need help! I am cruising with Oceania in December and we are interested in a cruise in 2014, possibly in a cheaper cabin. I do want my travel agent to handle my booking. Savings would be most welcome though so any discount through booking on board would be good! If I booked on board, would I get the rest of the discounts that Oceania is offering - free gratuities? Do I have to wait until I am on board to book to get any discount? I am not quite sure why Oceania does it this way. If they want to give discounts to frequent passengers, there must be easier ways to do it! Perhaps their change from 5%off is the beginning of dumping this older practice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 12, 2012 #8 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Okay, read both threads. Thanks. But I still need help! I am cruising with Oceania in December and we are interested in a cruise in 2014, possibly in a cheaper cabin. I do want my travel agent to handle my booking. Savings would be most welcome though so any discount through booking on board would be good! If I booked on board, would I get the rest of the discounts that Oceania is offering - free gratuities? Do I have to wait until I am on board to book to get any discount? I am not quite sure why Oceania does it this way. If they want to give discounts to frequent passengers, there must be easier ways to do it! Perhaps their change from 5%off is the beginning of dumping this older practice. Everything about booking on board is the same as booking form home except that you would earn the additional "booking on board" discount. Promotions, such as free gratuities, if they are offered, remain unaffected. You may transfer the booking to your Agent, but new rules stipulate that you must do that promptly (within 30 days, if memory serves), or that Agent won't earn a commission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 12, 2012 #9 Share Posted October 12, 2012 You may transfer the booking to your Agent, but new rules stipulate that you must do that promptly (within 30 days, if memory serves), or that Agent won't earn a commission. I think the booking will go to the last agent on file ...but do not quote me on this If you want to change TA's check first with the Oceania booking person onboard Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimandStan Posted October 12, 2012 #10 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I think the booking will go to the last agent on file ...but do not quote me on thisIf you want to change TA's check first with the Oceania booking person onboard Lyn As it happens, I was changing Agents when I booked my last Oceania Cruise on the ship. The process is set up so that the booking is credited to the last Agent if the passenger says nothing, but that is easily changed. We didn't have the new agent particulars on the ship, so we called Oceania with the details when we got home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted October 12, 2012 #11 Share Posted October 12, 2012 As it happens, I was changing Agents when I booked my last Oceania Cruise on the ship.The process is set up so that the booking is credited to the last Agent if the passenger says nothing, but that is easily changed. We didn't have the new agent particulars on the ship, so we called Oceania with the details when we got home. That is what i thought I have never booked onboard I just have my wonderful TA look after things for me ;);) Lyn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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