Nonrefundable Deposit Terms

Thanks for posting this information! It’s very helpful.

Ditto...!

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I wonder if this is something that TA's will use to lock people into higher rates so they don't have to service the reservation when prices change?

I also assume the terms only apply to those cruises booked 11/28/17 and after.

 

 

 

I had my confirmation emailed to me for the cruise I booked on 11/28 and looked at the cancellation section very carefully. It looked the same as before (I chose refundable) and there was nothing about change fees. Let's hope it stays that way....

I have not sailed Celebrity, however have sailed RCCL quite extensively, and have read this thread with interest.

I can tell you from our experience, when Royal went to this policy, we started receiving offers to switch our existing reservations to NRD in exchange for OBC.

Some offers we found acceptable, others we did not.

As stated by another member in this thread, in our experience, you will see the difference in fare between refundable and non refundable grow quickly.

Happy sailing

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Upon a closer reading of the promotion, it appears the change penalty is just for changes to ship and sailing date. So acting on price drops does not seem to trigger the penalty.

I wonder if this is something that TA's will use to lock people into higher rates so they don't have to service the reservation when prices change?

I have not sailed Celebrity, however have sailed RCCL quite extensively, and have read this thread with interest.

 

I can tell you from our experience, when Royal went to this policy, we started receiving offers to switch our existing reservations to NRD in exchange for OBC.

 

Some offers we found acceptable, others we did not.

 

As stated by another member in this thread, in our experience, you will see the difference in fare between refundable and non refundable grow quickly.

 

Happy sailing

 

 

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Interesting...we'll see if Celebrity follows suit.

This like Basic Economy Air Fares. You save $30 but get no seat assignment, no carry-on, non-changeable added to non-refundable. It is essentially a $30 fare increase disguised as an upgrade back to normal economy fares.

What our ta is recommending:

Book the refundable. Then just prior to final pmt switch to non-refundable and receive lower fare. Of course this only works if fare and percs at that point are same or better as current.