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    Cruise Planner items - Onboard Credit in the value of 125%

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    Like so many others, our upcoming cruise (Ovation of the Seas, May 7, 2020,) has been cancelled. 

     

    As we have an upcoming sailing (Anthem January 2021) we decided to opt in for the 125% OBC for the items we had already purchased instead of getting a full refund. We filled in the form before April 8th as advised and although we didn't get any sort of confirmation we were OK with that.

     

    I have now just received an email from RCI which is a Cruise Planner Cancellation Summary. It lists what we have spent, how much OBC had been used and what form or payment had been used. After that, there is just T&C's which is a little confusing (see below). I can't understand if we are now just getting a refund (which we don't want) or this is just automated and sometime in the future we will receive our 125%.

     

    Anyone else receive this email, or get anything else after requesting the 125%? We are from the UK btw.

     

     

    Terms and Conditions

    These terms and conditions relate only to the use of promotional on-board credit that you may have received as a benefit under a promotion ("Promotional OBC"). Promotional OBC is issued in US$.

    Guests that have been awarded Promotional OBC will be able to log in to Cruise Planner prior to the sail date of their booked cruise and see their available Promotional OBC in US$ where the booking was priced in US$. For all other currency bookings, Promotional OBC will be converted from US$ into the same currency as the cruise booking that gave rise to the award of Promotional OBC ("Available Spend").

    Available Spend may be redeemed via Cruise Planner for individual bookings and for group bookings where Promotional OBC was allocated at an individual level.

    Available Spend may be used to purchase shore excursions, dining, beverage packages, internet packages, spa & fitness services, entertainment activities and any future ancillary products / services available for purchase in advance of your cruise via Cruise Planner for your benefit or that of any other booking subject to such bookings relating to the same cruise sailing as your booking and such bookings being in the same currency.

    Not all OBC is eligible for purchases through Cruise Planner. Promotional OBC excludes OBC you may have received as a gift, from your travel agent, Customer Service, or any OBC awarded through a group booking.

    Making a Purchase via the Pre Cruise Planner

    Subject to availability, guests may make purchases via Cruise Planner utilizing their Available Spend.

    Where the value of Available Spend is less than the cost of any purchase(s), you may apply the Available Spend to the purchase(s) and pay any shortfall utilizing a credit or debit card.

    Where the value of Available Spend exceeds the cost of any purchase(s) to be made, any balance will remain available to use on purchase(s) via Cruise Planner until the cut - off date for making purchases utilizing Cruise Planner (usually 48 hours prior to the sail date) after which any unused residual balance will be converted back to US$ on the sailing date and added to the guest's on-board account for spend onboard.

    Please note that the value of Available Spend in your Cruise Planner account is subject to exchange rate fluctuation between the US$ and your cruise booking currency so your Available Spend will vary between visits to Cruise Planner. When however a purchase is made via Cruise Planner utilizing Available Spend, at the time of that purchase the exchange rate will become fixed for the purchase and will also be applied to the balance of any residual Available Spend (where applicable). As such, any residual balance of Available Spend will no longer be subject to exchange rate fluctuations. 

    Change(s) to Cruise Booking

    Should you make a purchase in Cruise Planner that utilizes Available Spend and then subsequently change your cruise booking in any way so that it is no longer eligible for any portion of the Promotional OBC, then the amount of Available Spend will be adjusted accordingly in Cruise Planner.

    Please note that in the event that you have made purchases utilizing Available Spend that you are no longer entitled due to such a change of booking, then to retain those purchases you will need to pay those elements of your purchases no longer covered by such Available Spend. In such circumstances, we will promptly advise you by email of the amount payable by you and the deadline to make such payment. 

    Cancellation of Cruise Booking

    In the event that your cruise booking is cancelled for any reason, any purchases made using Available Spend will be automatically cancelled and forfeited. Where any cash payment was made in full or in part for any purchase made via Cruise Planner using a credit card, debit card, or other form of cash equivalent payments the amount of such cash payment will be refunded back in the original form of payment within 30 days. 

    Cancellation of Purchases

    In the event that you wish to cancel any purchase(s) made via Cruise Planner prior to the sail date of your cruise, you may do so via Cruise Planner up to the cut off date.

    Where you do cancel any purchase made via Cruise Planner, any relevant amount of Promotional OBC released by such cancellation will be credited back to your Cruise Planner account to be used as Available Spend. In the event the purchase was in part funded by cash (via a credit card, debit card, or other form of cash equivalent payments then the applicable amount will be credited back to the original form of payment within 30 days.

    Balance Due Notification & Cancellation of Cruise Planner Purchase

    PLEASE NOTE, SHOULD YOU FAIL TO PAY THE FULL AMOUNT OF ANY SUM DUE BY THE STATED DEADLINE THE RELEVANT PURCHASE(S) MADE VIA CRUISE PLANNER WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CANCELLED WITHOUT ANY LIABILITY ON OUR PART TO YOU OR ANY OTHER BENEFICIARY OF SUCH PURCHASES.

    In the above circumstance, where any payment was made via Cruise Planner using a credit card, debit card, or other form of cash equivalent the amount of such payment will be refunded back to the original form of payment within 30 days.

    Transfer of Available Spend for use onboard the Ship

    Should you have any residual Available Spend at the cut-off date for making purchases utilizing Cruise Planner, such Available Spend will be automatically converted back to US$ for spend onboard your booked cruise.

    The rate of exchange applied will be the same rate that applied to your original purchase utilizing Onboard Spend. Where however no purchase has been made utilizing your Available Spend, the original amount of Promotional OBC awarded to you in US$ shall be transferred to your onboard account to spend onboard.

    Please note that Promotional OBC is non-transferable, not redeemable for cash, and will expire if not used by 10:00 PM on the final night of your cruise.

    Last Minute Changes to Cruise Booking

    Be advised that last minute changes to a cruise booking within 3 days of sailing and after final notification of Cruise Planner Credit Balance Summary has been sent to you where you are no longer eligible to receive Promotional OBC will have an impact on your final Cruise Planner Credit Summary and available onboard credit spend.

    Additionally, this will make it impossible to organize the collection and processing of payments via Cruise Planner and thus owe us money to pay for any existing purchases made via Cruise Planner prior to any change utilizing Cruise Planner credit. We must reserve the right to simply cancel any purchases made via Cruise Planner where Promotional OBC was applied.

    In these circumstances we will advise you by email that your purchase(s) are cancelled and credit any cash payments (as applicable) back to the original form of payment within 30 days. We recommend that where your change of booking is within 3 days of your sailing date, that at the time of changing your booking you ask your travel agent or our call center if any change is likely to affect any Promotional OBC. 

     

    All monies will be credited or reimbursed based on your original form of payment. Please print this page for your records. 

    We thank you for your understanding.

    Royal Caribbean International

    Ovation - ultimate drinks package and drinks limit

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted · Edited by 38anchor

    Sailing out of Hawaii in May on Ovation and really excited. We have sailed quite a few RCI ships over the years and tend to always get the Ultimate Drink package. One thing we have noticed is that the drink prices do seem to vary from ship to ship and the package 'limit' can also change. On Quantum a few years back the 'limit' was $12 and most cocktails on menu were $14!!!!! $2 upcharge on many drinks and we were actually charged.

     

    Kim Crawford wine (a favourite of ours) also seems to be hit and miss - some ships its in the package and some not...

     

    So, just wondering if anyone know what the limit is on Ovation and hopefully have some recent pics of the drinks prices so we know what to expect when we board.

     

    Thanks in advance x

    RCI UK - no more flights or hotels on website - why?

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    It’s just so frustrating that RCI doesn’t seem to want or be interested in helping the customer with booking with them. The website is not customer friendly and must put so many people off.

     

    Personally having booked with 3rd party vs rci direct I will ALWAYS want to book direct if possible - unless the savings are too much to ignore. Having been on too many cruises where I have needed to change things after initial booking and not being able to talk to rci direct has caused us sooo many problems.

     

     

    late sail away

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    If this is the 8th oct sailing from HK then we are also on this sailing. Not sure where I heard it from but I have a feeling that boarding is not until around 5pm. As another poster has mentioned, the previous sailing does not terminate in HK and has to get all pax to disembark before heading to HK.

     

     

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    Current Concierges continued discussion

    in Royal Caribbean International

    Posted

    After reading that the Diamond lounge on Voyager would not be open for our sailing (8th Oct - Hong Kong to Singapore) on the spreadsheet...

     

    The Diamond Lounge will not be open for all Asian sailing ships until it arrives in Sydney again in summer (November 2017)

     

    I emailed RCI for clarification and they gave confirmed it will be open for our sailing [emoji1303][emoji1]

    Taiwan / Vietnam tours - Oct 2017

    in Asia

    Posted

    We are sailing RCI Voyager of the Seas later this year, and as there are 6 of us, we are hoping to book some independent tours rather than having to book via the cruise line. I know that the posts are quite far away from the main points of interest, but can anyone recommend any tour guides / operators and places / things to do for the following:

     

    Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Nha Trang, Vietnam

    Hue_Danang (Chan May)

    Ho Chi Minh (Phu My), Vietnam

     

    Thanks in advance

    RCI Voyager Hong Kong to Singapore

    in Asia

    Posted

    We have booked this for October and was wondering if anyone else had done this and what they thought.

     

    Also, wondering if anyone knows what time we will need to be onboard for set sail. We are hoping to do a few things in Hong Kong on the day of departure and since we are not sailing until 11pm we were hoping it was going to be quite late.

     

     

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    Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam

    in Asia

    Posted

    We have found that the best way to understand a culture is though food. We did food tours in Da Nang and Saigon. If interested let me know I'll send our guile info upon request,

    Happy Planning,Capt. Ron

     

    would love this information please Capt. Ron... 4 of us are on RCI Voager in Oct and are looking at food tour options. Thanks in advance

     

    carolynn.greenhalgh@btopenworld.com

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