Using your cruise next certificate disqualifies any upgrade advantage bidding

[pattymo]

Just learned this as I called the upgrade dept after not receiving a bidding email on our 7/9/2017 cruise whereas the balcony cabin I booked my kids did ..They said because I used my $250 cruise next certificate to book this cruise I do not qualify for any upgrade bidding .....

I also lost my angled balcony cabin during a price adjustment 1 week after I booked the cruise ...my TA nor I picked up the different cabin # till it was final payment time ....Not feeling the love from NCL [emoji21]

 

 

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[allison0523]

This was not true for us. We are booked on the 6/2 Dawn to Bermuda. 2 cabins through CAS. Used a cruise next certificate for 1 of those cabins but got the upgrade email for both.

[Até]

I think you're going to find a lot of people say this isn't true. I question your TA.

[1smudslide]

I also used cruise next certificates for my March cruise on the BA and the one coming up in May. Did you check your account? I don't get the emails, but I log in and the offer is there to bid.

[brookie848]

Definitely not true. We used a certificate to book our last cruise and received numerous bidding invites.

 

This is obviously TA issue, not an NCL issue.

[BermudaBound2014]

Can she bypass her TA and go directly to NCL for the bid?

 

 

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[WestCoastCruiser123]

We used two cruise certificates last week and got the upgrade email a couple days later. Sorry your not having the same experience.

[mking8288]

Utterly nonsense from NCL's phone bank, we have 3 staterooms, 1 booked with 2 CN and 1 with just 1 CN certicate, third one did not, all 3 got email linked bid to UG Advantage last month. Sailing next weekend, 1 accepted already and other 2 still pending. Upgrade Dept gave your faked news, IMO. And, yes, that included CAS in the initial booking.

 

Of course, a local TA told our BIL in stateroom #3 also an upgrade with them is possible, for $1,000. LOL. They also played dumb on the Upgrade Advantage.

 

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[Love.II.Cruise]

Oh boy... This title will bring many to post!

[dcipjr]

This is completely false.

 

I used a CruiseNext certificate to book my current reservation and I got an email about upgrading. Plus, this makes no sense from a NCL perspective.

 

OP got bad information.

[pattymo]

OP here. UPgrade dept rep told me that...thanks to a reply I did look at my acct and there was a upgrade bidding message...

 

Sorry for my post made in haste

 

 

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[Love.II.Cruise]

OP here. UPgrade dept rep told me that...thanks to a reply I did look at my acct and there was a upgrade bidding message...

 

Sorry for my post made in haste

 

 

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Best of luck in the unbid process! I hope you get what you bid on! :)

[mking8288]

Glad to know OP got it, whew ! Not rushing to defend NCL but FDR is still laughing all the way to the bank, and with the tax sales, extended.

 

And, if you logged into your MyNCL dot com account, the pop-up/banner offer should be right there on the "main" screen. Good luck on bidding & scoring.

[gofigyawhy]

Not true at all. Last four NCL cruises paid deposit with a FCC. Got email to bid.

[dodge9]

A TA has no control on if you are offered upgrade bids, they come directly from NCL and if you don't get the email, it will be in your reservation when you log onto NCL if it is offered. Using a cruise next certificate does not disqualify you from the bid opportunity.

[BirdTravels]

Just learned this as I called the upgrade dept after not receiving a bidding email on our 7/9/2017 cruise whereas the balcony cabin I booked my kids did ..They said because I used my $250 cruise next certificate to book this cruise I do not qualify for any upgrade bidding .....

I also lost my angled balcony cabin during a price adjustment 1 week after I booked the cruise ...my TA nor I picked up the different cabin # till it was final payment time ....Not feeling the love from NCL [emoji21]

 

 

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Not sure how you "lose" an angled balcony cabin. You took a cheaper cabin 1 week after you initially booked and got a cheaper cabin.

 

wrt the cruise next, that is totally wrong. We used 2 cruise next certificates on our upcoming cruise and were offered the opportunity to bid exactly 80 days until cruise.

[pattymo]

Not sure how you "lose" an angled balcony cabin. You took a cheaper cabin 1 week after you initially booked and got a cheaper cabin.

 

 

 

wrt the cruise next, that is totally wrong. We used 2 cruise next certificates on our upcoming cruise and were offered the opportunity to bid exactly 80 days until cruise.

 

 

birdie. The price of my BC cabin went down $200 I called the TA and got the price adjustment , they call NCL for it...somehow with the price adjustment this occurred. Have gotten price adjustments many times on Multiple cruise lines incl NCL and have always retained my original cabin Did not take a " cheaper cabin "

 

As far of the cruise next the NCL rep gave me erroneous info

 

 

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[717373]

Pretty complicated negotiations.

I had upbid on a balcony...........and I found out I got one! Happy happy.

From an inside guarantee, pretty good.

I don't know whether it is important, but I booked straight with NCL.

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[Até]

The price of my BC cabin went down $200 I called the TA and got the price adjustment , they call NCL for it...somehow with the price adjustment this occurred.

 

NCL reps can be a pain with this as officially when taking advantage of a price drop pre final payment they treat it as a cancel and re-book. In the recent past when I had to do it my PCC said "you may lose your cabin" in a veiled attempt to discourage it. My response was "okay, if that happens then then just cancel my booking". After a minute on hold I got "supervisors approval" to be able to keep my cabin. Unfortunately I think you got a "screw you" from the NCL contact via your travel agent.

 

Regarding the upgrade bidding, unfortunately the information you get from NCL agents is often totally wrong.

[mjkacmom]

I used two certificates to book out two cabins, and got the email, we cruise in one month.

[Casino Comp Chick]

I used 2 certificates, on a cas comp and I have bid option.

[js]

Sorry not true and you should have also not lost your cabin. Ive done price adjustments ans always keep my cabin. I think your TA should have most certainly made sure it was kept and double checked your cabin number. I always recheck my canin number anytime Im printing our or receiving documents.

 

 

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[luvcruzing]

Sorry not true and you should have also not lost your cabin. Ive done price adjustments ans always keep my cabin. I think your TA should have most certainly made sure it was kept and double checked your cabin number. I always recheck my canin number anytime Im printing our or receiving documents.

 

 

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I spoke with two CAS reps regarding cancelling the port fees and taxes on my November cruise, and they both insisted it was a rebook, and there was a good chance I would lose my angle balcony cabin.

[BostonGal35]

we got a bid email for our may cruise and we booked with a cruise next.

[TravelingAPor]

Hi, I used a TA and booked with nextcruise certificates. I did receive the upsell bid email. It must be the person you spoke to. Just go ahead and make the bid.