How will "always included" affect a booking made in board?

[Bizziecruzer]

Hi all, when you made a booking on board you usually got perks of drink package etc. Now that package is always included, what benefit will there be to booking on board in lieu? The reason I ask is that I'm considering moving to a different cruise and wonder what benifits would be. Thanks in advance for any responses. Merry Christmas everyone.

[Alakegirl]

No one knows, and Celebrity has made no statements about this

[jelayne]

In the past booking on board had a reduced deposit and also gave you OBC which varied by the length of the cruise and cabin category.

[LGW59]

2 minutes ago, jelayne said:

In the past booking on board had a reduced deposit and also gave you OBC which varied by the length of the cruise and cabin category.

https://www.celebritycruises.com/faqs/always-included#:~:text=What is Always Included%3F,Drinks and Surf Wi-Fi.

[El Crucero]

I have a recent experience (two weeks ago).  I had a resrvation I made on board 18 months ago that was cancelled.  I used "Lift and Shift" and was given two options

1.  Keep my original pricing and included perks (plus additional $100 OBC for the inconvenience)

or

2. Select AI with the new pricing schedule

 

I chose to keep the original pricing.

[wrk2cruise]

I had an onboard booking on Constellation for Jan 3, 2022, $100 pp deposit and $200 OBC for booking Concierge Class.   I used L&S to move a suite we had scheduled for Jan 4, 2021 to this same sailing when we decided we weren't going to be sailing this Jan.

 

At the end of Nov I moved the concierge class reservation to Jan 24, 2022 Silhouette under AI pricing structure.   I retained the $100 pp deposit and $200 OBC since I booked a 1A balcony.

 

I don't think anybody will know what the "current" offer will be when booking onboard when cruising resumes.

 

[NantahalaCruiser]

Since they are still honoring the lower deposit and bonus OBC from an existing on-board-booked reservation when you transfer the reservation to a new future booking, I would expect that the lower deposit and bonus OBC will continue to be offered

 

But obviously we won't know for sure until new on-board bookings happen.

[TeeRick]

I can't wait to be in a position where I can book a future cruise from "on board".😀