Booking another cruise on board

[philsr1939]

Can I save money by booking another RC cruise while on a RC cruise?

[Ourusualbeach]

You don't save any money on the cruise fare but you will get some OBC that you can choose to take on the current cruise or on the future cruise. You also get greatly reduced deposits that are equal to the amount of OBC.

 

Reduced deposit and on board credit in the following "per stateroom" amounts:

 

Booking a specific cruise

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•5-7 night cruises

◦Interior/Oceanview: $50

◦Balcony/Junior Suite: $100

◦Grand Suite and above: $200

 

•8-10 night cruises

◦Interior/Oceanview: $100

◦Balcony/Junior Suite: $150

◦Grand Suite and above: $300

 

•11-14 night cruises

◦Interior/Oceanview: $150

◦Balcony/Junior Suite: $200

◦Grand Suite and above: $400

 

•15 nights or longer cruises

◦Interior/Oceanview: $200

◦Balcony/Junior Suite: $250

◦Grand Suite and above: $500

 

The above chart is from Bob

Edited June 11, 2016 by Ourusualbeach

[MMLEsq]

Or, if you do an open booking (future cruise certificate) rather than a specific booking, you get the following:

 

The amount of onboard credit you get from Royal Caribbean with a NextCruise Certificate depends on the length of cruise you select. Here's the breakdown for open bookings:

 

3-5 Nights $25

6-9 Nights $100

10-14 Nights $150

15 + Nights $200

 

(This is what it was a couple of years ago....if it's changed since then, I would welcome someone correcting me.)

[Ourusualbeach]

Or, if you do an open booking (future cruise certificate) rather than a specific booking, you get the following:

 

The amount of onboard credit you get from Royal Caribbean with a NextCruise Certificate depends on the length of cruise you select. Here's the breakdown for open bookings:

 

3-5 Nights $25

6-9 Nights $100

10-14 Nights $150

15 + Nights $200

 

(This is what it was a couple of years ago....if it's changed since then, I would welcome someone correcting me.)

 

It's now changed. No longer an OBC for 3 and 4 night sailings

 

OBC now is

 

Length of Cruise

5-7 days ........... $25

8-10 days ......... $50

11-14 days........ $75

15 + days...........$100

[MMLEsq]

It's now changed. No longer an OBC for 3 and 4 night sailings

 

OBC now is

 

Length of Cruise

5-7 days ........... $25

8-10 days ......... $50

11-14 days........ $75

15 + days...........$100

 

Good to know -- thanks for the info!

 

We had planned to book a Jan. 2017 3-nighter on the Enchantment while on board the Grandeur later this month. I guess it would seem there's no real point in booking it while on board any more.

[molly361]

Good to know -- thanks for the info!

 

We had planned to book a Jan. 2017 3-nighter on the Enchantment while on board the Grandeur later this month. I guess it would seem there's no real point in booking it while on board any more.

 

No point- no OBC and you do not get the reduced deposit either

[Ourusualbeach]

Good to know -- thanks for the info!

 

We had planned to book a Jan. 2017 3-nighter on the Enchantment while on board the Grandeur later this month. I guess it would seem there's no real point in booking it while on board any more.

 

Im not sure if they have the reduced deposit feature for the 3 and 4 night cruises.

[bertrande]

We booked a 4-night sailing while onboard. No OBC but did get a reduced deposit (totally refundable).

[Truluv]

I booked a 9-day cuise onbord last year, and got a $150 OBC for a JS. I also asked about their sale at the time (BOGO), which they applied to my booking. Interesting, I was talking to a couple who told me that they asked about the sale and were told it wasn't available to them onboard. Anyway, it's worth checking to see if there are any promotions before you book onboard so you're prepared to ask

 

They linked the booking to my TA, but I also gave my TA the booking number when I got home. He said it usually shows up in his records when his clients book onboard, but somehow this one didn't.

Edited June 11, 2016 by Truluv

[Ashland]

Isn't there a larger OBC incentive when booking oboard during the first three days of your cruise...seems they were offering something like this recently onboard...up to $500 (yes I know those were longer sailings but I believe even for 7 nights sailings it was more than $100) it was definitely something to do with those first three days :confused:

[Ourusualbeach]

Isn't there a larger OBC incentive when booking oboard during the first three days of your cruise...seems they were offering something like this recently onboard...up to $500 (yes I know those were longer sailings but I believe even for 7 nights sailings it was more than $100) it was definitely something to do with those first three days :confused:

 

The only incentive for booking on your first 3 days is that you are entered into a draw to win an additional $300 in OBC. In true Royal misleading advertising fashion I have seen that potential $300 included in the total OBC available....always read the fine print..

[molly361]

The only incentive for booking on your first 3 days is that you are entered into a draw to win an additional $300 in OBC. In true Royal misleading advertising fashion I have seen that potential $300 included in the total OBC available....always read the fine print..

 

 

That's all I have seen as well

[rkkunk]

While you may not save any money, you do get that little bit of OBC, the reduced deposit (which was nice), and you can move your cruise if you need to without any extra charges. We have already moved ours once. If a new promotion starts and the price of your cruise is cheaper you can call RCCL and they will credit your card the difference. I believe that is right anyway. If not, someone please correct me.

 

 

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[Guest maddycat]

While you may not save any money, you do get that little bit of OBC, the reduced deposit (which was nice), and you can move your cruise if you need to without any extra charges. We have already moved ours once. If a new promotion starts and the price of your cruise is cheaper you can call RCCL and they will credit your card the difference. I believe that is right anyway. If not, someone please correct me.

 

 

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You're correct. We booked on board and were able to get price drops with new promotions.

[Ourusualbeach]

That's all I have seen as well

 

Ever since winning the $300 on our Freedom cruise ;) I make sure to book in the first 3 days.

[George C]

That's how I booked last few cruises, got 500 onboard credit on last cruise since I booked 2 GS for 2017 one for 7 and 1 for 9 days

[tryingoutcruising]

We just booked our honeymoon on our last cruise and received 200 dollars of onboard credit and free gratuities! We also only had to put 200 down at the time.

[Ourusualbeach]

We just booked our honeymoon on our last cruise and received 200 dollars of onboard credit and free gratuities! We also only had to put 200 down at the time.

 

Just so that no one gets confused, the OBC and the reduced deposit would be the perk for booking on board. The free gratuities would have been a regular promotion that would have been available no matter where the cruise was booked.

Edited June 11, 2016 by Ourusualbeach

[traveler279]

We booked our next cruise during our last one. RCI was running a 30% off Sale. For three days they upped it to 35% for Canadian residents. We got that plus $100 OBC and paid $100 deposit.

 

We've done that before and, if there's a price drop, gotten that applied, too.

 

So I'm a big believer in on board booking.

 

 

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[philsr1939]

I just left San juan on the Adventure of the Sea and stopped at the Cruise desk to get a quote on a cruise in November on the Harmony. Since this is the first month this ship will be in the US the price was 4600.00 for 2 and up to 500.00 OBC.For 7 days .

Edited June 12, 2016 by philsr1939

[Ourusualbeach]

I just left San juan on the Adventure of the Sea and stopped at the Cruise desk to get a quote on a cruise in November on the Harmony. Since this is the first month this ship will be in the US the price was 4600.00 for 2 and up to 500.00 OBC.For 7 days .

 

Make sure you check on the OBC. If you booked a full suite for a 7 day cruise that would be $200 OBC and the remaining $300 OBC would be if you won the draw for booking during the first 3 days of your cruise.

Edited June 12, 2016 by Ourusualbeach

[Big_G]

For what it's worth, anyone interested in a Celebrity cruise should check out what they are offering. You can book it on a Royal ship and they sometimes run specials that you can only get on board. Our last two bookings for Celebrity were made on Royal ships. You'll at least receive the same OBC and reduced deposits you get for a Royal cruise.

[riclop]

Can I save money by booking another RC cruise while on a RC cruise?

 

No savings at all just OBC.