Clarea Posted May 28, 2019 #26 Share Posted May 28, 2019 45 minutes ago, newcruiser1573 said: Thanks for all those that replied. Am I understanding that booking on board is only at the non refundable rate. I would prefer the refundable rate myself. You can book refundable on board, but the OBC is greatly reduced and the deposit is not reduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted May 28, 2019 #27 Share Posted May 28, 2019 3 hours ago, Host Clarea said: You can book refundable on board, but the OBC is greatly reduced and the deposit is not reduced. Bob, on a 7 day cruise the OBC is only reduced by $25. Full deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted May 28, 2019 #28 Share Posted May 28, 2019 33 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: Bob, on a 7 day cruise the OBC is only reduced by $25. Full deposit. Thanks Ken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robinhill Posted May 29, 2019 #29 Share Posted May 29, 2019 how about booking onboard and then transferring it to Club Royale when you get home- I am a prime member and i get good discounts thru the Club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted June 4, 2019 #30 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 5/28/2019 at 6:39 PM, Ourusualbeach said: Bob, on a 7 day cruise the OBC is only reduced by $25. Full deposit. So if I book a 14 night cruise in a balcony cabin while on board, with a refundable deposit, I must pay $450? And how much OBC would I get? Thank you in advance, Ken. @Ourusualbeach Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 4, 2019 #31 Share Posted June 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Merion_Mom said: So if I book a 14 night cruise in a balcony cabin while on board, with a refundable deposit, I must pay $450? And how much OBC would I get? Thank you in advance, Ken. @Ourusualbeach Sorry Carol. I'm not sure how much they reduce it by on a 14 day cruise. I only know the 7 day cruise as that is what I booked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted June 4, 2019 #32 Share Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: So if I book a 14 night cruise in a balcony cabin while on board, with a refundable deposit, I must pay $450? And how much OBC would I get? Thank you in advance, Ken. @Ourusualbeach Found it. $150 and yes you pay the full deposit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted June 4, 2019 #33 Share Posted June 4, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 4:14 AM, Bee Guy said: Is it really in your favor to pay the increased cost for a refundable rate? We cruise frequently and never have had to cancel. If we had paid for a refundable rate for all those cruises we would be out a lot of money. What is the amount that you lose if you cancel a nonrefundable cruise. Can't some of your deposit be moved to a future cruise? We just booked our first refundable deposit cruise. This is for April 2021. It is just so far out that so many things could happen that I just felt like the extra that I pay for refundable was worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crystalspin Posted June 5, 2019 #34 Share Posted June 5, 2019 On 5/26/2019 at 9:22 AM, custompcsys said: Is there a reduced deposit when you book onboard or is the only "perk" the OBC? I'm not an expert, as I booked on board my first RCI cruise last December, but my nonrefundable deposit was $100pp per sailing on a B2B, for five people. So $1000 on the line. The OBC amounted to $200. (Third person in a room does not get OBC.) There were two promotionals applied: 30% Savings applied to all (so a bit better than BOGO50%) and Season Sav of $25 each for the first two people in a room (effectively doubling the OBC). Both Promotionals are marked NRD, non refundable deposit, so apparently they would have been lost if I had opted for refundable. Which also would have tied up $1500 additional for two years as I was booking for 2021! I just ran dummy bookings on the four bookings, under BOGO50, and booking on board six months ago currently "saved" us about $1250 total counting everything including the OBC. YMMV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted June 5, 2019 #35 Share Posted June 5, 2019 I just booked onboard a cruise no date or ship determined for a $200.00 deposit. I can choose a date within 2 months from the day I booked to receive OBC (based on nights/category I choose) or I have a year to book with no OBC. This deal was ok for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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