fnewman Posted August 12, 2017 #1 Share Posted August 12, 2017 i was recently advised by a travel agent the Viking no longer allows TAs to discount as they formerly did (whatever that means). Anyone else experiencing less price discounting for recent bookings? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted August 12, 2017 #2 Share Posted August 12, 2017 i was recently advised by a travel agent the Viking no longer allows TAs to discount as they formerly did (whatever that means). Anyone else experiencing less price discounting for recent bookings? There was a long discussion about discounting and Viking's new policy a couple of months back. I tried to find the thread to share the link but no luck. But yes, Viking no longer allows TAs to discount. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LunaSeaRetreat Posted August 12, 2017 #3 Share Posted August 12, 2017 i was recently advised by a travel agent the Viking no longer allows TAs to discount as they formerly did (whatever that means). Anyone else experiencing less price discounting for recent bookings? This happened in May. I can't find the thread either and I know I posted on it. When I booked my Viking Paris river cruise I just missed my % reduction that my online TA usually gives. I did get an OBC but it was not nearly as much as the reduction (usually about 10% of the basic price.) Hope this helps. Cynthia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Peregrina651 Posted August 12, 2017 #4 Share Posted August 12, 2017 This happened in May. I can't find the thread either and I know I posted on it. When I booked my Viking Paris river cruise I just missed my % reduction that my online TA usually gives. I did get an OBC but it was not nearly as much as the reduction (usually about 10% of the basic price.)Hope this helps. Cynthia The problem with an OBC is that you can't use it when you book your shorex in advance and that they can't be used, as I understand things, to pay gratuities--and those are my two biggest expenditures after cruise fare and air fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lackcreativity Posted August 12, 2017 #5 Share Posted August 12, 2017 The problem with an OBC is that you can't use it when you book your shorex in advance and that they can't be used, as I understand things, to pay gratuities--and those are my two biggest expenditures after cruise fare and air fare. Do I remember reading that you can use them to purchase future cruise vouchers? If you are likely to travel with Viking again, that might be a good use of your OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreamercruise Posted August 12, 2017 #6 Share Posted August 12, 2017 Do I remember reading that you can use them to purchase future cruise vouchers? If you are likely to travel with Viking again, that might be a good use of your OBC. The problem (inflexibility) is that any incentives (amount greater than what you pay for the future cruise voucher) is reduced to zero if you do not make a NEW booking within one year of when you purchase the voucher. After one year, the $100 payment per voucher will be tied up until you book your next cruise. You lose it if you stop traveling with Viking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnewman Posted August 12, 2017 Author #7 Share Posted August 12, 2017 There was a long discussion about discounting and Viking's new policy a couple of months back. I tried to find the thread to share the link but no luck. But yes, Viking no longer allows TAs to discount. Interesting - thanks for looking for the thread; I'll try searching also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Kat Posted August 12, 2017 #8 Share Posted August 12, 2017 The problem (inflexibility) is that any incentives (amount greater than what you pay for the future cruise voucher) is reduced to zero if you do not make a NEW booking within one year of when you purchase the voucher. After one year, the $100 payment per voucher will be tied up until you book your next cruise. You lose it if you stop traveling with Viking. They do not expire and are transferable. You can sell them, give them away or hold onto them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stretchcruz Posted August 14, 2017 #9 Share Posted August 14, 2017 I just looked too for the thread and it wasn't listed under my subscribed threads. Maybe it was removed for some reason? We used to get 15% off from our TA. For our NZ/AUS 32 day cruise in 2019 we only got 12%, the discount had been lowered (we booked onboard in May). Glad we got it when we did! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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