janroatan Posted July 23, 2021 #1 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Booked cruise ( not final payment date yet)Saw the one week previous cruise has better itinerary. Is it possible to switch? Price basically the same (+$25) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggTexasGal Posted July 23, 2021 #2 Share Posted July 23, 2021 4 minutes ago, janroatan said: Booked cruise ( not final payment date yet)Saw the one week previous cruise has better itinerary. Is it possible to switch? Price basically the same (+$25) Yes, we have done it quite a few times over the years. Call your PCC, TA, or the NCL general 800#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted July 23, 2021 #3 Share Posted July 23, 2021 If you did air through NCL make sure it's 90 days before cruise, after that you can't add air through them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted July 23, 2021 #4 Share Posted July 23, 2021 20 minutes ago, janroatan said: Booked cruise ( not final payment date yet)Saw the one week previous cruise has better itinerary. Is it possible to switch? Price basically the same (+$25) Never heard of Switching a cruise. You cancel one and book the other Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OrcaGirl Posted July 23, 2021 #5 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I was able to rebook my cruise to the sailing two weeks later (saved $600) using the chat function on the NCL website. Was super easy. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
complawyer Posted July 23, 2021 #6 Share Posted July 23, 2021 as long as it's before the final payment is due, you can do just about anything, cancel entirely, change names on the cruise, change cabins(if it;s a higher category cabin, of course pay the difference,) add another cruiser. just make sure its before the final payment is due. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted July 23, 2021 #7 Share Posted July 23, 2021 If you are pre-final payment, it is a cancel and rebook. No such thing as "switching". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted July 23, 2021 #8 Share Posted July 23, 2021 1 hour ago, victory2020 said: If you did air through NCL make sure it's 90 days before cruise, after that you can't add air through them Normally true but currently: "Reservation must be made more than 90 days prior to sailing to qualify; with the exception of the following ships/sailings which have 60 days prior: Epic 9/5/21-11/11/21; Getaway 9/13/21-11/24/21 and Jade 7/20/21-11/7/21. However, I tried to do a mock booking on the Getaway for October and when the airfare wasn't listed, I did an online chat and they told me it wasn't available because of the 90 day provision - this was before I found the above info. So sadly the agents aren't fully aware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare lepidoptera Posted July 23, 2021 #9 Share Posted July 23, 2021 I think ,like everything, it depends on who answers the phone/your TA’s policies. I had a cruise I wanted to cancel and re-book onto a different ship due to NCl changing the itinerary and my TA made it a multi-step process. I also had the same thing happen with NCL where they made me wait until my cruise next certificate was returned to my account before I could use it again. I was expecting to do the same when I wanted to switch from sailing on the Sky to the Caribbean sailing on the Bliss (now Encore) to Alaska for September for the same week. The agent was able to switch me right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted July 23, 2021 #10 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Just now, julig22 said: Normally true but currently: "Reservation must be made more than 90 days prior to sailing to qualify; with the exception of the following ships/sailings which have 60 days prior: Epic 9/5/21-11/11/21; Getaway 9/13/21-11/24/21 and Jade 7/20/21-11/7/21. However, I tried to do a mock booking on the Getaway for October and when the airfare wasn't listed, I did an online chat and they told me it wasn't available because of the 90 day provision - this was before I found the above info. So sadly the agents aren't fully aware. Really? I have a friend who wanted to do my Sept 23 cruise & I was told you have to book air 90 days ahead. Option was not showing up on website. How could she book if no one is aware & website won't let you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julig22 Posted July 23, 2021 #11 Share Posted July 23, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, victory2020 said: Really? I have a friend who wanted to do my Sept 23 cruise & I was told you have to book air 90 days ahead. Option was not showing up on website. How could she book if no one is aware & website won't let you? Best I can tell you is to have her call/chat and point them to the promotional terms & conditions. If the initial person can't help, ask for a supervisor. https://www.ncl.com/termsandconditions/promotions Edited July 23, 2021 by julig22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ALD18 Posted July 23, 2021 #12 Share Posted July 23, 2021 Done it multiple times with our NCL rep, both on phone and via email. He was super helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victory2020 Posted July 23, 2021 #13 Share Posted July 23, 2021 55 minutes ago, julig22 said: Best I can tell you is to have her call/chat and point them to the promotional terms & conditions. If the initial person can't help, ask for a supervisor. https://www.ncl.com/termsandconditions/promotions Thanks! Did that & yes she can do it but now only has 2 days to make decision to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zerooveride Posted July 23, 2021 #14 Share Posted July 23, 2021 About 2 months ago, I switched (yes switched), my 12/26/21 Encore to the 08/21/21 Encore sailing. Same reservation number and everything. Only lost my BOGO Air because we switched at the 78 day mark. It can be done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelulu01 Posted July 24, 2021 #15 Share Posted July 24, 2021 My pcc told me I had up till 60 days prior to add on air for my September, 2021 getaway sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NW Pacific Posted July 24, 2021 #16 Share Posted July 24, 2021 No AIR ,or FCC involved; Booked May 5 for Joy out of Miami, (Oct 19) decided that wasn't a good option, on June 8, called 800 # for NCL, changed ship to Bliss departing out of LOs Angeles, Oct 24th. Deposit moved to new sailing , same reservation number. Both these cruises are 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlelulu01 Posted July 24, 2021 #17 Share Posted July 24, 2021 10 hours ago, BirdTravels said: If you are pre-final payment, it is a cancel and rebook. No such thing as "switching". I just switched from the Getaway Mediterranean (prior to final payment) to Alaska. I kept my original booking date and booking number. They also moved my shareholder credit over. I had additional unused fcc leftover and they let me use it for excursions and to pay my dsc. My fcc and cruise next was due to expire in October, 2021. My pcc and the shore excursions staff were very flexible and extremely helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbnmom Posted July 24, 2021 #18 Share Posted July 24, 2021 18 hours ago, BirdTravels said: If you are pre-final payment, it is a cancel and rebook. No such thing as "switching". Unless it is the same ship, same cabin class. I just switched to a lower deck and still have the same res.# plus I saved I think a dollar fifty! 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marygracie C. Posted August 7, 2021 #19 Share Posted August 7, 2021 We just switched a cruise this past week.Called our NCL travel assistant and she did the entire transfer in a few minutes!!!! Easy peasey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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