Rare zgscl Posted January 23 #51 Share Posted January 23 12 hours ago, twins_to_alaska said: So best bet seems to book refundable for $100 and then can change the cruise to nonrefundable for cheaper later if want or cancel and get all back. Yes, I would agree with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheHawk1 Posted January 26 #52 Share Posted January 26 On 1/19/2024 at 2:14 AM, mahdnc said: The deposit for all non-suite cabins is $100 per person if you book onboard. And the deposit for suites? Is it now the same as the online booking price? I booked a suite on Beyond while I was onboard Edge in March 2023 and deposit was still $100 per person. If that is no longer the case, then I see no benefit to booking a future cruise for a suite while onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted January 26 #53 Share Posted January 26 (edited) 13 minutes ago, TheHawk1 said: And the deposit for suites? Is it now the same as the online booking price? I booked a suite on Beyond while I was onboard Edge in March 2023 and deposit was still $100 per person. If that is no longer the case, then I see no benefit to booking a future cruise for a suite while onboard? Effective Jun 1 of last year, the deposit requirement for suites through the Future Cruises Department is the same as booking online. In most cases 10% deposit is required. So the only benefit for booking onboard is the extra OBC. If you purchase a Book Later option for $100 pp and then use it later for a suite, you have to pay the difference for the higher suite deposit so that loophole is gone. For more information: link Edited January 26 by mahdnc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow9612 Posted January 26 #54 Share Posted January 26 On 1/19/2024 at 9:56 AM, mahdnc said: . Book Later. This means you have put your $100 deposit down, but have not identified a sailing to book, but rather you are preserving the option to do so within 6 months. The Book Later option only allows you to book a non-refundable reservation. You can't book a refundable reservation. If you do not find a cruise to apply your Book Later reservation to, you will lose the $100. Just off the silhouette. A future cruise agent told me that for the book later option, you have 6months to book a cruise and get the additional OBC bonus for booking onboard. She then said you could still book up to 1 year later, but after 6months you lose the additional OBC for booking onboard. Sorry but I didn't take a flyer so not sure what is officially written. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mahdnc Posted January 26 #55 Share Posted January 26 (edited) 8 hours ago, Shadow9612 said: Just off the silhouette. A future cruise agent told me that for the book later option, you have 6months to book a cruise and get the additional OBC bonus for booking onboard. She then said you could still book up to 1 year later, but after 6months you lose the additional OBC for booking onboard. Sorry but I didn't take a flyer so not sure what is officially written. The current Book Later flyer that is posted on Celebrity's trade website has language consistent with what you posted: I looked at the Book Later form that was included in the Jan 2 2024 issue of the Celebrity Today (Solstice, Singapore to Hong Kong) and the language is different. It has a 6 month expiration date for the loss of the bonus OBC and the loss of the deposit. Here is a link to it (see page 6): link. So that tells me that the new T&Cs language was adopted within the past two weeks. Thanks for pointing this out. Edited January 26 by mahdnc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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