ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 #1 Share Posted September 28, 2022 My travel agent has promised a 'shipboard credit' in connection with our spring Uniworld cruises (on Catherine and Joie de'Vivre), but I'm wondering, since EVERYTHING seems to be included, what would we spend the shipboard credit on? If we book the special excursions that cost extra, would we have to wait to book ON the boat to use the shipboard credit, or would we still be able to book the upgraded excursions in advance and use the shipboard credit to pay for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ritabob Posted September 28, 2022 #2 Share Posted September 28, 2022 On past Uniworld cruises we have spent our credits on special excursions, jewellery from the gift shop, and a massage the day after a long bicycle ride. We have always signed up for special events when on board after the cruise director gives his first introduction . That way we have all our questions answered before signing up. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acwmom Posted September 28, 2022 #3 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I don’t recall being able to book the Masterpiece Collection prior to boarding. I agree with RitaBob, unless you know for sure what you’d like to add on, wait until the cruise director presentation. (We used our OBC to help pay for Mont St Michel) Robin 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Roz Posted September 28, 2022 #4 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I used mine to buy two really nice pairs of earrings from the onboard gift shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings55 Posted September 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Jane bought some jewelry and a black knit top. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 Author #6 Share Posted September 28, 2022 19 minutes ago, Roz said: I used mine to buy two really nice pairs of earrings from the onboard gift shop. So they DO have gift shops on the Uniworld River Cruises? I didn't see them on the deck plans. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trickylibrarian Posted September 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted September 28, 2022 We've used it for special excursions, massage, and jewelry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 Author #8 Share Posted September 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, acwmom said: I don’t recall being able to book the Masterpiece Collection prior to boarding. I agree with RitaBob, unless you know for sure what you’d like to add on, wait until the cruise director presentation. (We used our OBC to help pay for Mont St Michel) Robin ACWMOM - I'm HOPING Mont St Michel will be offered on ours! The 2022 sailings that are left say that it is only offered from September-November. We aren't going until April 2023, and they haven't posted those yet! Did you have time to walk around, and was there a guide, or did they just have you stand at the bottom and look up? Was it a really hard climb (for those of us who are not Olympic athletes)? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acwmom Posted September 28, 2022 #9 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, ilenea said: ACWMOM - I'm HOPING Mont St Michel will be offered on ours! The 2022 sailings that are left say that it is only offered from September-November. We aren't going until April 2023, and they haven't posted those yet! Did you have time to walk around, and was there a guide, or did they just have you stand at the bottom and look up? Was it a really hard climb (for those of us who are not Olympic athletes)? We started with lunch at La Mére Pollard (included) then a guide met us and walked us all the way to the top. It was a gradual climb, with stops along the way. A few stayed behind, but it was easily doable. So worth it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acwmom Posted September 28, 2022 #10 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Just now, acwmom said: We started with lunch at La Mére Pollard (included) then a guide met us and walked us all the way to the top. It was a gradual climb, with stops along the way. A few stayed behind, but it was easily doable. So worth it! And we went in March. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 Author #11 Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 minutes ago, acwmom said: And we went in March. YAY! Good news all around. Thank you! I REALLY don't want to miss that. Just hoping they don't sell out (or don't have enough people booking) if we wait to book until we are ON the boat using our shipboard credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acwmom Posted September 28, 2022 #12 Share Posted September 28, 2022 5 minutes ago, ilenea said: YAY! Good news all around. Thank you! I REALLY don't want to miss that. Just hoping they don't sell out (or don't have enough people booking) if we wait to book until we are ON the boat using our shipboard credit. You should be fine. We had about 30 go. I also highly recommend the golfing at Etretat (which isn’t an upgrade/extra cost) We will be sailing on the SS Catherine in November, and I’ll be posting a trip report. We definitely will be going to the truffle farm. Robin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 Author #13 Share Posted September 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, acwmom said: You should be fine. We had about 30 go. I also highly recommend the golfing at Etretat (which isn’t an upgrade/extra cost) We will be sailing on the SS Catherine in November, and I’ll be posting a trip report. We definitely will be going to the truffle farm. Robin I'll be excited to see your report! This will be our first River Cruise - we've been Ocean Cruisers in the past, but really wanted to do the Grand France!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozfoz Posted September 28, 2022 #14 Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, ilenea said: So they DO have gift shops on the Uniworld River Cruises? I didn't see them on the deck plans. I am not sure about all Uniworld ships , but in 2017 on the MT, the "gift shop" , not noted on deck planswas merely a glass display case built into the wall on the aquarium deck.. Though minimal, it was easily to spend(waste) our credits on a few items. There was a "Progressive Dinner" that was offered which we also purchased. My recommendation is to immediatedly leave the cruise director presentation when over and immediately go sign up for anything that may interest you. In our case, the dinner which was great and showed behind the scenes on the ship, was limited to 10 persons and only on offered on one evening. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilenea Posted September 28, 2022 Author #15 Share Posted September 28, 2022 22 minutes ago, mozfoz said: I am not sure about all Uniworld ships , but in 2017 on the MT, the "gift shop" , not noted on deck planswas merely a glass display case built into the wall on the aquarium deck.. Though minimal, it was easily to spend(waste) our credits on a few items. There was a "Progressive Dinner" that was offered which we also purchased. My recommendation is to immediatedly leave the cruise director presentation when over and immediately go sign up for anything that may interest you. In our case, the dinner which was great and showed behind the scenes on the ship, was limited to 10 persons and only on offered on one evening. I wonder if they have a list of additional activities available to choose from BEFORE the presentation so we can sign up for the ones we KNOW we will want before everyone else goes running! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Host Jazzbeau Posted September 28, 2022 #16 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I would ask my Travel Agent if this could be turned into a rebate. Then you can choose which things to purchase onboard without the pressure of dumping OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wings55 Posted September 29, 2022 #17 Share Posted September 29, 2022 On 9/28/2022 at 2:08 PM, ilenea said: So they DO have gift shops on the Uniworld River Cruises? I didn't see them on the deck plans. @ilenea On our Uniworld cruises there were a few small display cases. The selection wasn't huge, but they offered a few nice pieces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now