Cruise Next OBC

[RocketMan275]

One should always remember when dealing with all cruise lines:

 

TANSTAASFL

 

There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

 

If you think you're getting a Free Lunch,  you don't understand what's going on.

[ChiefMateJRK]

I just checked our last seven day AK cruise.  We paid no attention to when we were paying taxes in port for drinks.  Between DW and I, we racked up a measly $30 in taxes.  That doesn't really take much of a bite out of that $100.  I think we'll purposely NOT book one or two common excursions just to have something to use the OBC on.  Things like the all day Juneau tram that is free for one person and ~$45 for the other.  I'm guessing that if I "splurge" on Bulleit and Crown, I can whittle a few more bucks a day off of the balance.

[ChiefMateJRK]

30 minutes ago, RocketMan275 said:

One should always remember when dealing with all cruise lines:

 

TANSTAASFL

 

There Aint No Such Thing As A Free Lunch.

 

If you think you're getting a Free Lunch,  you don't understand what's going on.

If I quit saying "free" and just say "I'm paying $100 less than many others," will that be acceptable?

[dbrown84]

ahh, sad to see it can't actually be used for CN certs.  That would have been a perfect use.  I think I'll use the OBC, coupled with the $50 shore excursion credit, and book a couple of excursions.  Maybe if we actually make it to GSC I'll do the wave runner and zip line

[Level six]

11 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

ahh, sad to see it can't actually be used for CN certs.  That would have been a perfect use.  I think I'll use the OBC, coupled with the $50 shore excursion credit, and book a couple of excursions.  Maybe if we actually make it to GSC I'll do the wave runner and zip line

Agree, it used to be so easy to use it on CN.  In fact I have $1000 worth that I need to use.  Oh well........we already get free specialty dining.  Maybe pictures?  I guess we will start drinking, haha. 

[luv2kroooz]

It is becoming harder and harder to spend the shareholder OBC on Norwegian. We used to buy cruisenext with ours, too. Oh well.

 

Carnival corporation brands allow you total flexibility to use SH credits on specialty dining gratuities, daily gratuities, casino, etc. Which can result in true savings off the overall cash outlay on the vacation.

 

On Norwegian, we have to spend it on things we rarely need like overpriced shore tours, specialty dining and spa services. 

 

 

[ChiefMateJRK]

3 hours ago, Level six said:

In fact I have $1000 worth that I need to use. 

How does one accumulate $1000 of OBC?

[Level six]

21 minutes ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

How does one accumulate $1000 of OBC?

4 $250 CN. 

[hallux]

9 minutes ago, Level six said:

4 $250 CN. 

That's how one can SPEND $1,000 of refundable OBC, but the OBC for buying CND's effectively offsets half the cost of them, not resulting in OBC to spend in another manner...

[ChiefMateJRK]

33 minutes ago, hallux said:

That's how one can SPEND $1,000 of refundable OBC, but the OBC for buying CND's effectively offsets half the cost of them, not resulting in OBC to spend in another manner...

Yeah, I'm totally confused.  I'm just not following this.....

[Level six]

I give up.  I was just trying to help giving the suggestion of buying CN with shareholder benefit. It's has been said it is not even possible anymore to use shareholders benefit to buy it, so what's the big deal? Do whatever you want.  I never said I had $1000 of OBC, just $1000 of CN, read the post. Why does every single post by anyone have to be dissected?  I know what I have, I know what I paid for it (nothing) so don't worry about it.  Do what is best for you. Cheers. 

[greatestvalue]

On 11/20/2022 at 12:56 PM, RocketMan275 said:

I bought $1000 worth of Next Cruise and was charged $1000.

When I did this, I got 8 certificates.  

[RocketMan275]

7 hours ago, greatestvalue said:

When I did this, I got 8 certificates.  

There are two types. The ones for the Haven are $500.  The others are $250.

[dbrown84]

8 hours ago, greatestvalue said:

When I did this, I got 8 certificates.  

this adds up.  as long as you buy at least 2 certs, the price is always half the cost of the credits.  So, if you are actually charged $1000, you'll get $2000 worth of credits which equates to 8 certificates (which are $250 each).

[ChiefMateJRK]

1 hour ago, dbrown84 said:

this adds up.  as long as you buy at least 2 certs, the price is always half the cost of the credits.  So, if you are actually charged $1000, you'll get $2000 worth of credits which equates to 8 certificates (which are $250 each).

Aren't you charged $2000 and then given a $1000 OBC which offsets half the cost?  I haven't done this, but this is what I believe I've read here.

[KeithJenner]

1 hour ago, dbrown84 said:

this adds up.  as long as you buy at least 2 certs, the price is always half the cost of the credits.  So, if you are actually charged $1000, you'll get $2000 worth of credits which equates to 8 certificates (which are $250 each).

The price isn’t half the cost of the credits for Haven CruiseNext.

[dbrown84]

2 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Aren't you charged $2000 and then given a $1000 OBC which offsets half the cost?  I haven't done this, but this is what I believe I've read here.

I'm sorry.  When I say charged, I meant the actual amount charged to your credit card.  But yes, you're right, your onboard account is charged $2000 then you're given $1000 OBC, thus the net cost is $1000

[dbrown84]

2 hours ago, KeithJenner said:

The price isn’t half the cost of the credits for Haven CruiseNext.

ok, but we're not talking about Haven CruiseNext.  If they got 8 certs for $1000, those are regular cruisenext.  

[reeinaz]

On 12/19/2022 at 11:53 AM, hallux said:

I didn't say they were.

 

Using more than two discounts or vouchers must require a manual override then.  When I was booking my next cruise (did it myself online) it only let me apply two items from my available 'credits', either two CND's or one CND and the 10% discount.  Once two items were applied the rest were unavailable to select.

I remember when I had a lot of different FCCs from cancelled bookings, I always had to call if I wanted to apply more that 2 to a sailing. Sometimes I would get an error message but usually, applying the third would knock one of the previous credits off of the payment. 

[RocketMan275]

1 hour ago, dbrown84 said:

I'm sorry.  When I say charged, I meant the actual amount charged to your credit card.  But yes, you're right, your onboard account is charged $2000 then you're given $1000 OBC, thus the net cost is $1000

If they charge your credit card $2000, aren't you paying $1000 for the OBC?

[greatestvalue]

7 hours ago, ChiefMateJRK said:

Aren't you charged $2000 and then given a $1000 OBC which offsets half the cost? 

I was provided 2 options.  1) To get OBC for that cruise OR 2) get $1000 more in certificates. I opted for the certificates.  Good thing I did bcuz I thought I would be smart and cash out in the casino.  But joke was on me.  The day before disembarking the casino was closed the whole day. As we were to close from Mexico to LA to have the casino open.  So hubby got a new Go Pro at the 11th hour.... 🙂  

[dbrown84]

3 hours ago, RocketMan275 said:

If they charge your credit card $2000, aren't you paying $1000 for the OBC?

Huh???  Well if your credit card is charged $2000 that would mean you had 16 certs.  I don't know if they would even let you buy that many.  I said your onboard account is charged $2000, not your credit card.  Once you subtract the $1000 OBC, your credit card would only be charged $1000

[RocketMan275]

28 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

Huh???  Well if your credit card is charged $2000 that would mean you had 16 certs.  I don't know if they would even let you buy that many.  I said your onboard account is charged $2000, not your credit card.  Once you subtract the $1000 OBC, your credit card would only be charged $1000

I'll rephrase that to this:  If they charge your on board account $2000, aren't you paying $1000 for the OBC?

[julig22]

7 hours ago, greatestvalue said:

I was provided 2 options.  1) To get OBC for that cruise OR 2) get $1000 more in certificates. I opted for the certificates.  Good thing I did bcuz I thought I would be smart and cash out in the casino.  But joke was on me.  The day before disembarking the casino was closed the whole day. As we were to close from Mexico to LA to have the casino open.  So hubby got a new Go Pro at the 11th hour.... 🙂  

You aren't making any sense. You "pay" $1000 for 4 certificates - they will either give you back $500 in obc ( which offsets the cost) or another 4 certificates.  In either case, your account is charged $1000. There is no obc to redeem, it's an offset to the money charged to your account.  And nr obc can't be claimed in the casino. If you took the certificates, you definitely wouldn't have had any obc. Sounds like you bought that go pro with your money, not NCLs.  Unless I'm missing something.

[KeithJenner]

8 hours ago, greatestvalue said:

I was provided 2 options.  1) To get OBC for that cruise OR 2) get $1000 more in certificates. I opted for the certificates.  Good thing I did bcuz I thought I would be smart and cash out in the casino.  But joke was on me.  The day before disembarking the casino was closed the whole day. As we were to close from Mexico to LA to have the casino open.  So hubby got a new Go Pro at the 11th hour.... 🙂  

The two things that were offered are just two ways of describing the same thing.

 

Option 1 is get 50% off the cost. Option 2 is get double what you pay for.

 

It is the same thing.