Future Booking.. Wait to book on ship?

[gbearman]

Hi,

 

I'm going on the TA Getaway and was wondering if it is better to wait to book future cruises on board or just book them now? I have heard about OBC's but do they raise the cruise costs to cover them?

[RaginCajunCruisers337]

Good question, i was wondering the same!

[sanger727]

I don't know if there are any additional bonuses for actually booking a cruise onboard. But if you plan on sailing and don't mind waiting to book; you'd be able to pick up a "cruise next certificate" and get either $100 off 1 $250 certificate or $250 off 2 $250 certificates - so would save a bit when you book. The certificates are independent of the sailings so there wouldn't be any price raising to make up for the OBC.

[khaide612]

Onboard you can buy a future cruise reward/cruise next certificate which works as a deposit on your next cruise. The cost for 1 is $150 ($250 deposit less $100 onboard credit) or 2 for $250 (2 x $250 deposits less $250 onboard credit). These deposits are good for 4 years and transferable but you can usually only use 1 per cabin - sometimes they allow more than one.

 

You do not have to book your next cruise onboard - sometimes they will offer an additional perk or an upgrade 1 or a few categories so check if it is worth it to book onboard.

[spidybabe]

Agree - wait to get a cruise next certificate or 2

Safe sailing

 

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[leithbones]

I booked 11/2017 Dawn Bos-PuertoRico 9night while aboard 10/2016 Dawn Bos-NO Repo.

Bought 2 x $250 ( =$500) CruiseNext coupons with $250 OBC I had purchased in advance. (I look at that as $250 of 'free' money).

At the CruiseNext desk when booking, I was given 'instant upgrade' >> from inside cabin price (I paid $699pp) to an OV, which was what I went in there to reserve (Oceanview OA category was $849 at the time= $150pp instant savings, another $300 of 'free' money). I was able to apply both CruiseNext coupons to this cruise.

Inside is now at $799 and my OA Deck 8 resv is currently selling at $1049.

Worked out well for me in this instance.

Yes, prices FALL as well as RISE, but knowing historical trends can help decisions to buy earlier or later.

Work it!