Tesser26 Posted February 24, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Hi all, Just wanted to extend a big thank you to this CC board for the great cost-saving tip! Last week I booked my first NCL cruise, and started reading these boards. I read that NCL gives a better exchange rate if you book in Canadian funds (I originally booked in US Dollars). So today I phoned NCL and spoke to an agent who confirmed the exchange rate of 0.9 (exchange rate is actually at 0.79 now). So I cancelled my booking and rebooked in Canadian funds and saved $900+ dollars for my family of 5!!! Wow! So thank you... and a friendly reminder to other Canadians to book in Canadian funds. Looking forward to trying out NCL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 24, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 24, 2015 Wow! That's a great rate! Don't forget to book any excursions on the website before you go, and your service charges. Add any on board credit you may use as well. You will get the same great rate for everything through NCL.com. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbiz Posted February 25, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 25, 2015 sorry for being ignorant on the topic.. but if i am US based, how do you do that? does it require you book directly with NCL instead of a TA (I booked thru a TA).. and then do you lose anything on the credit card side when you do this? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 25, 2015 No, no. It would only save us Canadians money by be able to book in Canadian funds vs paying in US funds. Being from the US, you would definitely not benefit from this. Its just the difference in exchange rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccersharon Posted February 25, 2015 #5 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi all, Just wanted to extend a big thank you to this CC board for the great cost-saving tip! Last week I booked my first NCL cruise, and started reading these boards. I read that NCL gives a better exchange rate if you book in Canadian funds (I originally booked in US Dollars). So today I phoned NCL and spoke to an agent who confirmed the exchange rate of 0.9 (exchange rate is actually at 0.79 now). So I cancelled my booking and rebooked in Canadian funds and saved $900+ dollars for my family of 5!!! Wow! So thank you... and a friendly reminder to other Canadians to book in Canadian funds. Looking forward to trying out NCL! Wow! That's a fantastic rate! Mine is 1.1628. I wonder if a phone call to NCL is in order. My final payment isn't until the end of April. Guess I'd have to cancel and rebook? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Wow! That's a fantastic rate! Mine is 1.1628. I wonder if a phone call to NCL is in order. My final payment isn't until the end of April. Guess I'd have to cancel and rebook? I also got the 1.1628 rate. I was happy with that. I just emailed my guy at NCL asking why people booking before and after me got a way better rate. It seems that the 1.1628 was only during one week. I'll let you know what he says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murcor Posted February 25, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I booked a cruise in cad at the end of Jan and got the 1.16 exchange. About 2 weeks later I booked another and got the 1.1 exchange Great deal! Sent from my GT-S7560M using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 25, 2015 My NCL guy called. He's going to look into it, because the exchange rate is 1.10 now. It does make a difference. $280 on our end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bthere Posted February 25, 2015 #9 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Our next one was booked before our dollar dived but we have 2 more coming up which we will look into. We are far out enough that this could mean we don't lose any promo's as well. Thank you for posting this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobie Posted February 25, 2015 #10 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We booked our December Epic cruise through an US TA. If we go online and book excursions and such can we take advantage of the good exchange rate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #11 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I would call NCL and give them your reservation number and see if they can set you up to pay for everything else in CDN funds. Its definitely worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccersharon Posted February 25, 2015 #12 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We booked our December Epic cruise through an US TA. If we go online and book excursions and such can we take advantage of the good exchange rate? To get the CDN exchange rate, you have to book through a CDN TA. I had to cancel with my TA and rebook myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #13 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I booked directly with NCL. Not a travel agent. You should check into rebooking with NCL. The exchange rate is amazing right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xcell Posted February 25, 2015 #14 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I booked it with air canada vacations and got a 1.09 rate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trish4bruce Posted February 25, 2015 #15 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I just booked on Sunday Feb 22nd and got a rate of 1.10. I would like to second the thank you to the poster who shared this great tip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justcake Posted February 25, 2015 #16 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I too had no idea that NCL gave a better exchange rate until I started reading about it here on CC. For my short duration cruise in January I booked with NCL directly online in US $. When I was booking our March break cruise the Canadian $ had tanked even more and I was very happy to book with my Canadian TA and get the 1.16 rate. Now that its down to 1.10 I may have to book another cruise!;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lady Arwen Posted February 25, 2015 #17 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We booked three weeks ago and got 1.07 rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
umpy10 Posted February 25, 2015 #18 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We booked our Alaska cruise last year in Feb. and the Pacific coastal last Nov. all in Cdn $. We just recently pre paid the DSC @ the $12 pp pd rate via "my account" at NCL's site and my CC was charged in Cdn $. All of the above is in Cdn $ with no worries about the exchange, we did this thru our PTA here in Canada. I can't mention the name here but the first two letters of their name are Xp****cruisesh*pcentersdotca ;). cheers...the Ump...:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted February 25, 2015 #19 Share Posted February 25, 2015 We booked our cruise back in October and we locked in at the 1.075 rate. Pretty much at par :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bfamily4 Posted February 25, 2015 #20 Share Posted February 25, 2015 I booked directly with NCL. Not a travel agent. You should check into rebooking with NCL. The exchange rate is amazing right now how did you get the cdn rate thru ncl.com? i don't see the option to pay in cdn funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janicemarie29 Posted February 25, 2015 #21 Share Posted February 25, 2015 how did you get the cdn rate thru ncl.com? i don't see the option to pay in cdn funds. I called in, and then everything else was charged to me in CDN funds after that... Excursions, service charges, OBC, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kkate Posted February 25, 2015 #22 Share Posted February 25, 2015 how did you get the cdn rate thru ncl.com? i don't see the option to pay in cdn funds. Just call them and ask for it. Once you are booked all subsequent charges will be in Canadian dollars. Cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted February 25, 2015 #23 Share Posted February 25, 2015 You would likely have to call them directly to book to the get the rate. Online is only US$. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueJai Posted February 25, 2015 #24 Share Posted February 25, 2015 Hi, This is great information. We recently came back from a trip and the exchange rate was brutal on our credit card bill. I am confused though by how this works. I am about to book a trip - so I tell my PCC that I want to book in Canadian $. I have a FCC to use so I don't need to worry about the deposit but do want to lock in the better exchange rate. So when the time come for final payment - this is where I am confused. I booked in Canadian, NCL converts it to US based on the exchange rate that was used at the time of booking. But what do I see charged on my credit card? That is where I am confused. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Jai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladybub101 Posted February 25, 2015 #25 Share Posted February 25, 2015 So when I booked, I got the 1.16 rate (booked in CDN over the phone thanks to the message boards). Now that the rate has gone down, should I call to cancel and rebook for even greater savings? (Family of 5, so the discount is much appreciated!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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