luckyinpa

i always wondered how much commission they do get since my TA gives me 10 percent ish across most suites i've booked on a few different cruise lines. i just assumed he gets at least 20 and gives me half.

my 100 msc money showed up as soon as my TA booked my cruise. matter of fact i didnt even know i was getting any from msc

had to email oasis a few weeks after our may cruise. lotta people in the forum didnt get one

introduce pandemic. wait for sailing to open. then book. i got a haven 2 br for 2100 pp. those prices today are a tad higher!

great to know. thanks. i do have high expectations in a year for my retirement cruise. also i hope le voyage and the rest of the dining experiences continue to be free.

curious about any first hand villa experiences

did a princess cruise in 'normal weather' that missed halifax. maine and newport. casino got rich that trip. but one time in st john had so much fun renting a car and spending hours in the caves area. you must get there at low tide and get out or you WILL be trapped but thats part of the excitement

book a car and drive to st martins caves after looking at the tide charts. go during low tide and you can walk out to the third 'alcove' and have tons of fun!

i wonder if an infrequent traveler would have as much luck. also wondering if screenshots from a phone saying delay would be accepted.

liberty cruise

never been on MSC but on my upcoming cruise my TA called MSC and they specifically told him that his gift to me was NOT refundable so he's mailing me a check after the cruise. unsure what your origination of your credit is but i know id never take a chance on losing money

ive been researching flight cancellation situations and i see insurance requires proof of the airline delay . so if you are at the airport does the person at the desk give you a letter saying your flight was delayed or cancelled? just curious the exact information people need to prove a flight was cancelled or delayed for X hours . also how do you prove no other flights were available?

i see nick for sponge bob and hgtv for home shows. im happy 🙂 on NCL they had 2 movies channels and one tv channel that played totally random stuff like star trek. original batman but then stuff like friends or other sit coms .. it was all commercial free but if the show ended at 22 after. you had 8 minutes of time till the next show was on . very strange

for me my source was TA calling MSC and they said his gift to me was NOT refundable on the ship so he's mailing me a check after the cruise. royal , princess and NCL always had put it back on my credit card so this is something new to me and ill be checking for every new cruise line in the future. matter of fact i forget which line but one now demands you go to guest services to get cash or they wont let you off the ship!

speaking of PPV. are they free in YC? like debde, i spend time in my cabin sometimes. i know it's weird to be in a room you pay for, but thats me!

i just noticed on my TA invoice it says 500 non refundable OBC so i wrote to him and his accounting dept will change it to a check he also told me MSC made it against the rules to discount cruises so he cannot just discount my pricing. has anyone else gotten a discount price up front recently?

takes time to find a decent TA. i got lucky and got one on a compete site and he generally gives me shy of 10% on my suites and the cruise lines usually toss in a bit. but a balcony room will never get as much as a suite. also depends on lines. sometimes my TA takes the discount right off the price. but mostly it's listed as Gift OBC. for example one time i just got a mini suite on princess and it was a a small discount directly off the princess price then princess tossed in just 50 bucks. but on my once in a lifetime retirement cruise my TA offered to mail me 2300 after the cruise but the 800 that celebrity is giving me is not refundable so ill have to take it out through the slot machine

until reading on this forum, i had no idea that auto refund to CC was such a luxury that ive gotten on royal. i definitely see that as a perk now vs MSC. im glad i read , read. read. ive been teased for researching too much but this vindicates me for sure!!!! on my retirement cruise im getting 2300 from TA and 800 from X and i cant imagine if i was on msc and not aware that they were keeping that all from me! i'm also shocked that there hasnt been consumer uprising over this issue to change the msc rule that no one gets their money back. i also wonder what their 'theory' is that they get to keep the TA OBC.

i was reading the T and C for the drinks package and shocked to see you cannot bring drinks obtained on the ship, to anywhere else on the ship. are the specialty restaurants all owned by outside parties?

my TA had offered this on a very large amount of OBC for a cruise but i didnt know he could do it for lower prices cruises as well. but after booking today he called MSC and they told him NO OBC is ever given back so he will mail me a check. so glad i asked. people must be furious when they find out they lost OBC!

im kinda shocked you cannot use OBC in retail places: The following exclusions apply: Tobacco, souvenir glasses, ice cream menu, retail items, minibar, room service, promotions and signature venues (Venchi 1878 establishments, Lavazza Coffee Shops, Jean Philippe Chocolate, Coffee, Crepes & Gelato, Starship Club, Hola! Tacos & Cantina), regardless of beverage price.

i wrote to TA and he said : I spoke with MSC and yes the OBC would be Nonrefundable so if you prefer a rebate I can do that. whew id be mad as heck if i lost 500. turns out msc gave me 100 as well so that will go toward tips

is there a fee for this? and do you have to play through at all? ive read on some lines if you load your machine you have to play through some amount to get it to print out and in some cases people have gotten locked out from drawing down any money for their cruise

i always check invoices and glad i did. he booked us on the other cruise we asked for pricing for. wrote back to get it corrected and he called and got it changed. no clue if fees etc on his end but not my problem. my email and VM was clear on the cabin and date. it also explains why he saw another open cabin than i did. was looking at the wrong one lol. we got 500 obc from him but since booze and internet is included, unsure what ill spent it on besides a model ship. probly will just let it be refunded to my CC. i hope that do that and dont make you get cash the last night

would love an update of your experience in 02 as i just booked it. looking forward to no noise and yet quick lounge access. seems like a premium room to me!