AmaWaterways Future Cruise Credit

[Celinedeon]

I have a question for those of you who have purchase a future cruise credit while still on their present cruise. This credit requires that you pay $200 usd and receive a 5% credit, plus 100 usd past guest savings , plus additional benefits based on whether you are blue, silver or gold level, on the nest cruise that you book. 
My question is this: Is he $200 usd payment a deposit or credit toward your next cruise or is it the “price” for purchasing the future cruise credit.

thank you

[DrNeuro]

We recently booked a cruise using the Future Cruise Credit we had with AmaWaterways. The $200 payment is used as a deposit on the new cruise. In general, we believe Ama's Future Cruise Credit program is worthwhile--especially if you know you want to do another cruise with them in the near future. 

[RobInMN]

And it doesn't need to be the near future. We just got off a cruise and purchased for 4 people. We were told that you only have to book a cruise in the next 2 years. That in 2 years minus 1 day, you can book any cruise they are currently accepting reservations on.

Our 2023 & 2024 trips are planned (or at least deposits on), so in 2024 we will look at 2025 for our next Ama cruise, which will be greater than 2 years from when they FCCs were purchased.