Cat4158 Posted June 17 #1 Share Posted June 17 Can anyone tell me if there’s any advantage to booking next cruise whilst onboard - or has that become a perk of the past? Thanks in anticipation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39august Posted June 17 #2 Share Posted June 17 In US there is a reduced deposit and OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StopTheWorld Posted June 17 #3 Share Posted June 17 In UK also reduced deposit and OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbenboys Posted June 17 #4 Share Posted June 17 No reduced deposit for booking suites. I think it is a 10% deposit for suites. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mcatmcat Posted June 17 #5 Share Posted June 17 43 minutes ago, 39august said: In US there is a reduced deposit and OBC. Even for refundable ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leaveitallbehind Posted June 17 #6 Share Posted June 17 (edited) 59 minutes ago, mcatmcat said: Even for refundable ? Yes. For non-suite bookings, the difference between refundable and non-refundable deposits is in the total fare, not the deposit. The same reduced deposit will apply to both fare bases. Edited June 17 by leaveitallbehind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted June 17 #7 Share Posted June 17 57 minutes ago, leaveitallbehind said: Yes. For non-suite bookings, the difference between refundable and non-refundable deposits is in the total fare, not the deposit. The same reduced deposit will apply to both fare bases. And for non-refundable the reduced deposit is the biggest advantage of booking onboard. I don't mind risking $200 but won't risk $900. Here is the chart of the OBC bonus as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StellaTN Posted June 18 #8 Share Posted June 18 Sometimes they also offer a bottle of wine or something if you book onboard during a certain time frame. Since we usually cruise in Feb or March, we have stopped booking on board, bc we realized the cheapest time to book is when the new schedules are released (usually Nov/Dec) and the price difference from Nov to Feb to book has been more than the savings on board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lienf Posted June 18 #9 Share Posted June 18 17 hours ago, wrk2cruise said: And for non-refundable the reduced deposit is the biggest advantage of booking onboard. I don't mind risking $200 but won't risk $900. Exactly. We have been booking onboard with the low deposit so we can book non-refundable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat4158 Posted June 20 Author #10 Share Posted June 20 Thanks everyone - I appreciate your responses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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