Fcc ??? FCD?

[alwaysfrantic]

I have seen Future Cruise Credit mentioned here so many times. What is it, exactly? While onboard the booking office offered a reduced deposit and a credit to book another trip onboard. We were told if we had to change the dates, no problem, just call. They would keep doing that for 4 years. Is THAT the FCD? FCC? It was not offered to buy pay a deposit but not pick a specific trip.

[RuthC]

FCC is the Future Cruise Consultant. When you book a future cruise with the FCC, you will receive on-board credits on that future cruise.

You may change your mind and cancel the cruise, and use the FCD later.

You may also purchase an FCD---Future Cruise Deposit, which is money down as deposit for a cruise to be determined later. On this board, that is frequently, erroneously, referred to as a "FCC". Those same on-board credits will apply, btw.

That FCD has to be used within 4 years, or the money is refunded.

One could also have a real FCC---Future Cruise Credit, as an incentive to return to HAL after something went wrong on a prior cruise. That would also be an on-board credit to be used on a future cruise.

Too much alphabet soup! Usually you will have to put the letters used in a context of the rest of the post. Sometimes that means going back and rereading the post once you've caught on.

But I hope the explanations I wrote are helpful.

[alwaysfrantic]

Thank you. I guess I have a FCD made, but with an actual voyage in mind.

[sail7seas]

We always buy FCD's while aboard from the FCC and decide at a later time which cruise we wish to book.

 

[Krazy Kruizers]

I prefer to use the words.

When we cruise, we do stop by the Future Cruise Consultant's desk and buy some Future Cruise Deposits. That way we can decide when we get home what cruise may interest us.

[alwaysfrantic]

So I could have said I'd like to take a couple of cruises in the next few years, but no idea where or when, and they would have taken a deposit to nowhere?? That was never offered as an option. Only to book an actual cruise, put down a $250 PP deposit and get the $100 credit....date can be changed any number of times over the 4 years.

[VallyD]

Okay I am still trying to understand this :confused:

 

OBC= On board credit. Credit to your account onboard. (Money to be spent on board)

 

FCD= Future cruise deposit. Deposit put down while on a cruise for a cruise in the next four years.

 

FCC= Future cruise credit... this is where I get blurry. From what I've read I cannot figure out of this is a future ONBOARD credit or a future BOOKING credit?

[AZNative2000]

Okay I am still trying to understand this :confused:

 

OBC= On board credit. Credit to your account onboard. (Money to be spent on board)

 

FCD= Future cruise deposit. Deposit put down while on a cruise for a cruise in the next four years.

 

FCC= Future cruise credit... this is where I get blurry. From what I've read I cannot figure out of this is a future ONBOARD credit or a future BOOKING credit?

To further muddy the waters ... FCC also means Future Cruise Consultant ... the onboard agent who books your FC and collects the FCD.:eek:

 

Cheers!

[sail7seas]

Okay I am still trying to understand this :confused:

 

OBC= On board credit. Credit to your account onboard. (Money to be spent on board)

 

FCD= Future cruise deposit. Deposit put down while on a cruise for a cruise in the next four years.

FCC= Future cruise credit... this is where I get blurry. From what I've read I cannot figure out of this is a future ONBOARD credit or a future BOOKING credit?

 

 

My underline...

 

 

FCC = Future Cruise Consultant

The person on board the ship during your cruise who sells the future cruises or the future cruise deposits. (FCD's)

 

[CruiserBruce]

Yes, some one didn't read a couple posts prior. FCC- Future Cruise Consultant...