UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 #1 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Hi Everybody. Hope all of you are well. Just a quick question about the shore excursion credit. When we booked our cruise we received a $75 shorex credit per port. Is this just a $75 credit onto our onboard account on the ship per excursion we book? or is it deducted from the total cost of the shore excursion? Thanks for any help. Happy cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted March 19, 2016 #2 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm not sure what the practical difference is between the two options you described. It is credited to your account if you purchase shore excursions, and it is deducted from your shore excursion total in each port. You can look at it either way. You have to spend all $75 on excursions in a single port. Maybe that is what you are asking. If your excursions cost less than that, you don't get to keep the extra as general OBC, and it doesn't carry over as shorex credit to the following port, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I'm not sure what the practical difference is between the two options you described. It is credited to your account if you purchase shore excursions, and it is deducted from your shore excursion total in each port. You can look at it either way. You have to spend all $75 on excursions in a single port. Maybe that is what you are asking. If your excursions cost less than that, you don't get to keep the extra as general OBC, and it doesn't carry over as shorex credit to the following port, either. Ok what i meant was, I have just booked a shore excursion using the number provided to use the promo. However, When it shows up on my planner, it shows as full price without any deduction for my shore excursion credit. I was just checking to see if this is normal and i will receive a credit on my onboard account, Or should i have received $75 off of the total for the excursion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted March 19, 2016 #4 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Oh, I see. Make sure they do not require full payment in advance (people have reported problems with this, see here for example). Everything is charged on board, and the credit applied at that time. At least that is how it is supposed to work. Bring along some documentation of your $75 credit, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted March 19, 2016 #5 Share Posted March 19, 2016 We have the $50 Shore Excursion Credits. When I called to book our excursion, the rep told me Canadians are booking and paying in full now, and then the $50(s) would be applied as OBC (in US dollars) to your account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Oh, I see. Make sure they do not require full payment in advance (people have reported problems with this, see here for example). Everything is charged on board, and the credit applied at that time. At least that is how it is supposed to work. Bring along some documentation of your $75 credit, just in case. You are correct, I was advised that we would need to make full payment for the excursions at the same time as final payment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 Author #7 Share Posted March 19, 2016 We have the $50 Shore Excursion Credits. When I called to book our excursion, the rep told me Canadians are booking and paying in full now, and then the $50(s) would be applied as OBC (in US dollars) to your account. I suspect this is also going to be the case for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeyetlse Posted March 19, 2016 #8 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I would be unhappy about this arrangement. Will the credit applied on board be refundable, or will you have to spend it on something else during the cruise? The shore excursion credit was already one of the worst perks (in my opinion), and this makes it even less attractive. :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted March 19, 2016 #9 Share Posted March 19, 2016 (edited) I would think, if you did an excursion, it should be refundable. They essentially took your $50 or $75 upfront and are reimbursing you, whether that's in OBC or credit to CC. Thoughts? Edited March 19, 2016 by ilovetotravel1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNora Posted March 19, 2016 #10 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I would be unhappy about this arrangement. Will the credit applied on board be refundable, or will you have to spend it on something else during the cruise? The shore excursion credit was already one of the worst perks (in my opinion), and this makes it even less attractive. :( We had this last June. In our case, we booked only 2 excursions via NCL and one on our own. Paid up,front and then a received an OBC for the total credit. That as under the AllInclusive promo that they had last year. We know how things change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 Author #11 Share Posted March 19, 2016 We had this last June. In our case, we booked only 2 excursions via NCL and one on our own. Paid up,front and then a received an OBC for the total credit. That as under the AllInclusive promo that they had last year. We know how things change. We are similiar. We have had our cruise booked for well over a year now, and do not sail until December 3rd, So we had all of the packages (Haven) when they were first released and more than likely when they were best (without the changes). So if it is an onboard credit refund, shall more than likely not get used due to us having $300 already to spend onboard. Plus all of our drinks and food. Not sure what else we can spend it on to be honest. Suppose it is not a bad problem to have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose102798 Posted March 19, 2016 #12 Share Posted March 19, 2016 Ok what i meant was, I have just booked a shore excursion using the number provided to use the promo. However, When it shows up on my planner, it shows as full price without any deduction for my shore excursion credit. I was just checking to see if this is normal and i will receive a credit on my onboard account, Or should i have received $75 off of the total for the excursion. I booked the same way that you did, by calling the number, and they told me during the conversation that the booking would show on my onboard account and the $75 credits would also show. And the tickets will be in the cabin when we arrive. I had 4 of these bookings at different times and it sounded like they were reading from a script. Surprised they didn't do this for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKLloyd Posted March 19, 2016 Author #13 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I would be unhappy about this arrangement. Will the credit applied on board be refundable, or will you have to spend it on something else during the cruise? The shore excursion credit was already one of the worst perks (in my opinion), and this makes it even less attractive. :( I havn't asked this. So I do not Know i'm afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrNora Posted March 19, 2016 #14 Share Posted March 19, 2016 I havn't asked this. So I do not Know i'm afraid. No, it is not refundable. I have read here last year that people take it out at the casino with a 3% fee taken out. If that is not true I am sure someone will "educate " me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lettienets Posted March 20, 2016 #15 Share Posted March 20, 2016 If NCL puts the 4 - $50 US excursion OBC credits on your account, can't you just book excursions on board? Or buy some clothes, souvenirs, perfum or jewelry in the shops if you pay for your excursions in Canadian in advance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilovetotravel1977 Posted March 20, 2016 #16 Share Posted March 20, 2016 (edited) You only get the $50 OBC for EACH excursion. We are only doing one excursion, so only getting $50 in OBC. If you don't do any excursions, you get nothing in OBC. Once they apply the OBC, you can use it any way you want. Also, it wouldn't surprise me if they only apply the $50(s) to your account once the excursion(s) has been taken because someone could always cancel up to a certain point in time. Edited March 20, 2016 by ilovetotravel1977 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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