Booking next cruise while onboard

[mcchane1]

We have decided when our next cruise is going to be. Would I be better to book when on board next week? What kind of offers do they generally have?

 

 

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[Biker19]

Yes. Lower deposit and OBC.

[pstone1]

Yes, what Biker19 said! On Majesty a few weeks ago, I also got a bottle of champagne for booking!

[Ourusualbeach]

Here is the amount of OBC depending on length of cruise and stateroom category. The OBC is equal to the amount of your deposit.

 

[jamesr3939]

Here is the amount of OBC depending on length of cruise and stateroom category. The OBC is equal to the amount of your deposit.

 

 

Note the fine print about downgrading. There's been a lot of discussion on CC recently about this. When I booked are next cruise on our last cruise using NC I was able to keep the OBC and transfer the booking to my TA when I got home. She got me a better cabin fare and more OBC. That was on the two connecting balcony cabins. However, she was not able to get me a better cabin fare on my OS, but did get me additional OBC.

[Ready2SailAway]

Here's the RCI sales website for their NextCruise program - http://www.royalonboardsales.com/

 

You will receive an onboard credit (OBC) equal to your deposit, which will depend upon the stateroom category according to the PDF brochures at the bottom of the webpage.

 

If you choose to receive the OBC while on your current cruise, then later decide to change your stateroom, you must stick with the same or higher stateroom category for your Next Cruise.

 

If you choose to receive the OBC on the Next Cruise you reserved, then you can change change your stateroom later to any stateroom category.

 

And note that after you book your Next Cruise, you can transfer the reservation to your travel agent -and potentially receive additional promotions from them (e.g. prepaid gratuities, additional OBC, etc).

[cruzgryphon]

Also if the price drops after you've booked your next cruise onboard, you can still get the lower price and keep your next cruise perks.

[Ashland]

Remember to make that booking during the first 3 days to be in the drawing for $300.00 to spend onboard.

[Funbobby68]

Yes, what Biker19 said! On Majesty a few weeks ago, I also got a bottle of champagne for booking!

 

 

What did you have to buy to get a free bottle of champagne

 

 

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[cathiecatt]

We just booked an Ovation - New Zealand cruise whilst on board Voyager. There was an online 30% off pp with $200 OBC. Check online before you go and see them - it helped us. We got the same price but a better stateroom option, and the extra $150 OBC added.

That's almost $500 Aussie dollars in credit - so well worth it [emoji5][emoji198]

 

 

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[molly361]

What did you have to buy to get a free bottle of champagne

 

 

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We were on the Brilliance last month and you got a bottle of champagne (sparkling wine actually I guess) for each cruise that you booked.

[pstone1]

What did you have to buy to get a free bottle of champagne

 

 

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Didn't have to buy anything special, I just had to book any Next Cruise! We were among the first to board the MJ and it took about 5 minutes for us to book something.

[Thorben-Hendrik]

Not sure about the language about changes....can you still move to another cruise on the same level to keep your promo OBC?

[Clarea]

Not sure about the language about changes....can you still move to another cruise on the same level to keep your promo OBC?

Yes, you can keep the OBC from booking on board.

[WaveSplasher]

It's better to book onboard because you might get extra OBC for your next cruise ontop of what they are giving you as listed. We got that because the next cruise manager said they were having a promo of an extra USD 100 ontop of the normal OBC if you book during the weekend, which we did. So our OBC came to USD 250 for a balcony in the end! No Champagne though but I will take the extra OBC any time.