Is there a possibility to get extra Cruise Next benefits/perks when buying deposits?

[Traveller1212]

I’m new to NCL - is there a possibility to get more perks than just OBC for the current cruise?  🤞🏻 🙂 thanks

Edited August 13, 2023 by Traveller1212
Correction

[julig22]

Not entirely sure what you are asking. Usually nothing related directly to buying CruiseNext certificates -but the only way to buy them is from NCL onboard or through a 3rd party.

Sometimes there are advantages to booking onboard. If you are booking a cruise now, you can look at their CruiseFirst certificates (same 50% discount) but there are a number of restrictions - specifically they have to be purchased in advance.

If you book onboard, you can get a room upgrade, within the same category, inside, OV or balcony. Sometimes (although not recently to my knowledge) they offer a discount for booking onboard - has nothing to do with purchasing CruiseNext but that is the department that handles on-board bookings.

And I have run into a situation where the CN staff required a CN purchase before they would reprice/do an onboard-upgrade on a previously booked cruise.

[Traveller1212]

6 minutes ago, julig22 said:

Not entirely sure what you are asking. Usually nothing related directly to buying CruiseNext certificates -but the only way to buy them is from NCL onboard or through a 3rd party.

Sometimes there are advantages to booking onboard. If you are booking a cruise now, you can look at their CruiseFirst certificates (same 50% discount) but there are a number of restrictions - specifically they have to be purchased in advance.

If you book onboard, you can get a room upgrade, within the same category, inside, OV or balcony. Sometimes (although not recently to my knowledge) they offer a discount for booking onboard - has nothing to do with purchasing CruiseNext but that is the department that handles on-board bookings.

And I have run into a situation where the CN staff required a CN purchase before they would reprice/do an onboard-upgrade on a previously booked cruise.

Ahh.. I think I understand… if I book my next cruise that’s how to get extra benefits rather than just buying a CN deposit, thanks