Rare kjquilts Posted June 10, 2015 #3726 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Without reading 187 pages of comments, is there a chart either on Bank of America or Norwegian that gives you what your conversion options are with the points? I've searched Norwegian's site, and didn't come back with anything, and on Bank of America, I can't find something telling me what I am eligible for?Thank you all!! On the NCL website main page under Specials click on Preferred Partners, then click on Learn More on Worldpoint Rewards under Preferred Partners. Here is the direct link to the Overview Page - there is a tab for the terms and conditions. http://www.ncl.com/world-points We do not use our points for OBC. We save points and use them for the category upgrade options. For example, on our Dawn 14 night cruise this fall from Boston to New Orleans we only paid for an oceanview stateroom and used 60,000 points (which would equal $600 in OBC) for a Cross Meta Upgrade to an aft facing balcony. I paid $1801 for a stateroom that was going for over $4,000 before the category sold out. LOL the entire ship is sold out so I'm very glad we booked early. Another example, for our Oct 2016 cruise on the Gem paid $2,160 for an oceanview category OV and used 30,000 points (which would equal $300 OBC) for a category BA balcony which is currently going for $3,337. In both instances I had to talk to the WorldPoint specialist at NCL. I knew what stateroom I wanted to end up with and worked backwards from there. For the Gem cruise the aft facing balcony was not an option, BA was as high as they would go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjquilts Posted June 10, 2015 #3727 Share Posted June 10, 2015 Yes, I was getting really excited with having 100,000 points after reading the first few pages, but, I couldn't find anything online offering that great of a deal? My husband said that he can "sell" or I guess redeem the points for $2000, which is a better deal than $1000 OBC. Thank you for helping me!! You have better options :) Please see the post done just after yours - - link is provided to all the options on NCL's website along with a couple examples of how we used some of our points. Between the two of us we still have about 50,000 points - nice thing is we can transfer them between us as needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kjquilts Posted July 4, 2015 #3728 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Please see bolded corrections to my previous post - the Dawn sailing was Double Cross Meta Upgrade- inside to balcony for 60,000 points. The Gem was Cross Meta Upgrade, oceanview to balcony for 30,000 points. On the NCL website main page under Specials click on Preferred Partners, then click on Learn More on Worldpoint Rewards under Preferred Partners. Here is the direct link to the Overview Page - there is a tab for the terms and conditions. http://www.ncl.com/world-points We do not use our points for OBC. We save points and use them for the category upgrade options. For example, on our Dawn 14 night cruise this fall from Boston to New Orleans we only paid for an inside stateroom and used 60,000 points (which would equal $600 in OBC) for a Double Cross Meta Upgrade to an aft facing balcony. I paid $1801 for a stateroom that was going for over $4,000 before the category sold out. LOL the entire ship is sold out so I'm very glad we booked early. Another example, for our Oct 2016 cruise on the Gem paid $2,160 for an oceanview category OV and used 30,000 points (which would equal $300 OBC) for a Cross Meta Upgrade to a category BA balcony which is currently going for $3,337. In both instances I had to talk to the WorldPoint specialist at NCL. I knew what stateroom I wanted to end up with and worked backwards from there. For the Gem cruise the aft facing balcony was not an option, BA was as high as they would go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$hip$hape Posted July 4, 2015 #3729 Share Posted July 4, 2015 Please see bolded corrections to my previous post - the Dawn sailing was Double Cross Meta Upgrade- inside to balcony for 60,000 points. The Gem was Cross Meta Upgrade, oceanview to balcony for 30,000 points. Thanks for re-posting your information(Post#3728). We plan on booking our next cruise with the Double Cross Meta Upgrade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndabunka Posted July 4, 2015 #3730 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) I had NO IDEA what in the world a "double cross meta" upgrade might have been and could not find anything describing the tour agent lingo into lay language but I DID find this in some VERY tiny print....still doesn't tell me much though and seems to be incomplete. What does the term "Double" mean when applied to the description below? Could someone us to where it is formally described on NCL's site? "Promo Code: UPFLEET. Cross-Meta upgrade refers to selected sailings which have the option to book a specific Oceanview category for the price of a specific Interior category or book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Oceanview category or book a specific Mini-Suite category for the price of a specific Balcony category." This feels like a bad comedy routine... On some limited number of cruises that you will need to (somehow) find one can possibly (but not always) pay for an inside cabin but get an Oceanview. Same thing with Balcony up to Mini-suite. What makes these any different from a normal ...."category" upgrade? I now know what my wife feels like when she tries to listen into one of my business calls with all the acronyms. I got ...nothing...LOL Edited July 4, 2015 by ndabunka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$hip$hape Posted July 4, 2015 #3731 Share Posted July 4, 2015 (edited) I had NO IDEA what in the world a "double cross meta" upgrade might have been and could not find anything describing the tour agent lingo into lay language but I DID find this in some VERY tiny print....still doesn't tell me much though and seems to be incomplete. What does the term "Double" mean when applied to the description below? Could someone us to where it is formally described on NCL's site? "Promo Code: UPFLEET. Cross-Meta upgrade refers to selected sailings which have the option to book a specific Oceanview category for the price of a specific Interior category or book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Oceanview category or book a specific Mini-Suite category for the price of a specific Balcony category." This feels like a bad comedy routine... On some limited number of cruises that you will need to (somehow) find one can possibly (but not always) pay for an inside cabin but get an Oceanview. Same thing with Balcony up to Mini-suite. What makes these any different from a normal ...."category" upgrade? I now know what my wife feels like when she tries to listen into one of my business calls with all the acronyms. I got ...nothing...LOL You are right. Sometimes the issue is with first understanding the definitions of "catagories" and "metas"... listed under "terms and conditions". Upgrade refers to a better available accommodation within the META (Interior to Interior, oceanview to oceanview or balcony to balcony). Cross-Meta upgrade refers to having the option to book a specific Oceanview category for the price of a specific Interior category or book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Oceanview category. Double Cross-Meta upgrade refers to having the option to book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Interior category. Edited July 4, 2015 by $hip$hape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pamster Posted July 4, 2015 #3732 Share Posted July 4, 2015 WOW - I don't know when the program changed so drastically from what it was years ago when this thread started to what it is today, but I think that this thread should be put to sleep and a new one started. Anyone reading the first page might just say, well that's just too complicated to deal with, and not go to the end to see the current status of the program. I only did because I wondered what discuss bolded the link, and found a totally different program being described. Glad I did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndabunka Posted July 5, 2015 #3733 Share Posted July 5, 2015 You are right. Sometimes the issue is with first understanding the definitions of "catagories" and "metas"...listed under "terms and conditions". Upgrade refers to a better available accommodation within the META (Interior to Interior, oceanview to oceanview or balcony to balcony). Cross-Meta upgrade refers to having the option to book a specific Oceanview category for the price of a specific Interior category or book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Oceanview category. Double Cross-Meta upgrade refers to having the option to book a specific Balcony category for the price of a specific Interior category. Thanks for the details. At least I was in the ballpark. However, I may still be at a bit of a loss to understand WHEN those specifics might be available to a typical cruise shopper. How would one know if those "specific" cabin options might be available to them? Is it some type of promotion that NCL advertises like any other promotion or would the patron have to call in to "learn" if these "specific" cabins might be available on a cruise I might be interested in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 5, 2015 #3734 Share Posted July 5, 2015 I think the terms regarding specific sailings may just be there to cover themselves. I used a double cross meta just as the previous poster described working backwards from the stateroom we wanted. ive never heard of anyone not being able to use their points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ndabunka Posted July 5, 2015 #3735 Share Posted July 5, 2015 (edited) I think the terms regarding specific sailings may just be there to cover themselves. I used a double cross meta just as the previous poster described working backwards from the stateroom we wanted. ive never heard of anyone not being able to use their points. So you are saying that anyone can use those meta and double meta's alternatives on ANY NCL cruise? Interesting :cool: Edited July 5, 2015 by ndabunka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bsds2011 Posted July 21, 2015 #3736 Share Posted July 21, 2015 Hello, Apologies if this has been covered before! I had a quick search but didn't find an answer however I'm still getting the hang of using these forums. We go on our first cruise in the autumn, sailing NCL. I was thinking of getting the card but wasn't sure how it will work being used in the UK? I think I can apply as I can select UK from citizenship drop down. However will this mean I am charged fees when using it in the UK as the card seems to be in dollars, and then possibly more charges by my bank when paying off the card? If so perhaps it's not such a good idea and I'll look into other reward cards. Hope the above makes sense! Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Clay Clayton Posted July 22, 2015 #3737 Share Posted July 22, 2015 So you are saying that anyone can use those meta and double meta's alternatives on ANY NCL cruise? Interesting :cool: I am saying that I was able to....your mileage may vary! but I hope not. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relic2 Posted July 27, 2015 #3738 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hello, Apologies if this has been covered before! I had a quick search but didn't find an answer however I'm still getting the hang of using these forums. We go on our first cruise in the autumn, sailing NCL. I was thinking of getting the card but wasn't sure how it will work being used in the UK? I think I can apply as I can select UK from citizenship drop down. However will this mean I am charged fees when using it in the UK as the card seems to be in dollars, and then possibly more charges by my bank when paying off the card? If so perhaps it's not such a good idea and I'll look into other reward cards. Hope the above makes sense! Thanks! I think that would be worth a call to Bank of America to be certain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnorris10 Posted July 27, 2015 #3739 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hello, Apologies if this has been covered before! I had a quick search but didn't find an answer however I'm still getting the hang of using these forums. We go on our first cruise in the autumn, sailing NCL. I was thinking of getting the card but wasn't sure how it will work being used in the UK? I think I can apply as I can select UK from citizenship drop down. However will this mean I am charged fees when using it in the UK as the card seems to be in dollars, and then possibly more charges by my bank when paying off the card? If so perhaps it's not such a good idea and I'll look into other reward cards. Hope the above makes sense! Thanks! I called them and asked about this already and you are charged 3% international fees for anywhere outside of the US I only got this card to use for my NCL purchases and that is it Chase has a variety of credit cards that do not have any international fees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bold Spirit Posted July 30, 2015 #3740 Share Posted July 30, 2015 Can you use your points for onboard credit after you have made final payment? If so, how close to the cruise date can you wait and how do you do that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
relic2 Posted July 31, 2015 #3741 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Yes. I did only days befor last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garnet115 Posted July 31, 2015 #3742 Share Posted July 31, 2015 How long does it take for worldpoints to post to the account? I just got my card a few weeks ago and have used it. The statement date closes 8/8/2016. Will the 10,000 bonus points show shortly thereafter? What if I make the payment now, even though the statement hasn't closed yet? I am hoping to use the bonus points for OBC on my upcoming 8/30 cruise, but not sure if it will be possible. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stoneham92 Posted August 12, 2015 #3743 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Can you use your points for onboard credit after you have made final payment? If so, how close to the cruise date can you wait and how do you do that? Yes just used my points for onboard credit to pay for tips and bingo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Laszlo Posted August 12, 2015 #3744 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Is this card dead? The links for applying don't work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$hip$hape Posted August 12, 2015 #3745 Share Posted August 12, 2015 Is this card dead? The links for applying don't work Maybe the site was down? Seems to be working... http://www.ncl.com/world-points Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
$hip$hape Posted August 30, 2015 #3746 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Bank of America said the vast majority of its debit card and credit card customers are expected to have cards with the microchip by the end of the year. http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/columnist/tompor/2015/08/28/new-chip-credit-cards-way-heres-what-consumers-need-know/71337580/?ref=yfp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenn6743 Posted August 30, 2015 #3747 Share Posted August 30, 2015 Does anyone know if its a better deal to apply for it now or wait until I'm on my cruise. I know sometimes they will give you on board credits for applying for their credit card while on board the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickev99 Posted September 3, 2015 #3748 Share Posted September 3, 2015 Yes just used my points for onboard credit to pay for tips and bingo So it let you use the OBC to pay gratuities? That is good to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askmelanie Posted September 4, 2015 #3749 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Does anyone know if its a better deal to apply for it now or wait until I'm on my cruise. I know sometimes they will give you on board credits for applying for their credit card while on board the ship. I waited until I was on board and got the offer of $25 OBC for current cruise, and $100 after first purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyFred Posted September 4, 2015 #3750 Share Posted September 4, 2015 Disappointed in the NCL MasterCard point redemption process. I also have the RCCL MasterCard, same Bank Of America provider, etc. All I had to do to redeem points through RCCL is go online, choose my reward and submit. For NCL, I first called the number provided on the NCL website. After a 20 minute wait, the person who answered was pretty short with me and I was told to call another number. I explained that I called the number provided on the website. No response at all. So I called that number and they were closed for the day. I called again this morning and had a 40 minute wait. Once connected it took about 10 more minutes to get the transaction completed. So in comparison, one website and two minutes for RCCL Rewards. 3 phone calls and over an hour on the phone for NCL Rewards. Just another reason I will probably go back to RCCL for cruising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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