Is it possible to book a Celebrity cruise onboard Royal Caribbean and receive OBC?

[lexxfield]

Can any of you help with these two questions?

 

Is it possible to book a Celebrity cruise while on board a Royal Caribbean ship and receive the $100 on-board credit for the Celebrity cruise?

 

Also is it possible to reserve a Celebrity cruise for an unspecified date with a non-refundable $100 deposit while on board a Royal Caribbean ship?

 

Thanks in advance for your help on this.

[wvufan]

Not sure about the specifics as you described them, but you can book either line while on the other. We were recently on the Zenith and booked a cruise on the GOS, receiving what would have been the same on board credit as if we had booked on a RCL ship.

 

Happy Sails to You

 

OOOEEE:D :D Bob and Phyl

[lexxfield]

Thank you Bob and Phyl for answering my first question.

 

Let me explain my second question more clearly. There is a fairly new onboard booking option on Royal Caribbean. Pay a $100 per person deposit without specifying a cruise date. Then book a cruise anytime in the next three years and still receive the $100 onboard credit. Perhaps this is not available on Celebrity cruises.

 

By the way, I live one county over from Greenbrier County.

[Blizzard54]

Thank you Bob and Phyl for answering my first question.

 

Let me explain my second question more clearly. There is a fairly new onboard booking option on Royal Caribbean. Pay a $100 per person deposit without specifying a cruise date. Then book a cruise anytime in the next three years and still receive the $100 onboard credit. Perhaps this is not available on Celebrity cruises.

 

By the way, I live one county over from Greenbrier County.

 

 

The answer to the second question is no. I already tried it while onboard. You would have to set a date, pay the regular deposit and later change the date if necessary.

[TravelerThom]

Can any of you help with these two questions?

 

Is it possible to book a Celebrity cruise while on board a Royal Caribbean ship and receive the $100 on-board credit for the Celebrity cruise?

 

Also is it possible to reserve a Celebrity cruise for an unspecified date with a non-refundable $100 deposit while on board a Royal Caribbean ship?

 

Thanks in advance for your help on this.

Be aware that X went to a new on-board-booking credit in 2008. The OBC is no longer based on length of cruise, but is now based on the price of the room. If the cabin cost [not pp cost] is less than $2000, the OBC is $50/cabin. We have previously done 14 night repos for less than $2000/cabin - we received $200/cabin OBC in the past, but would only get $50 now. There are higher credits for more expensive cabins, up to a maximum OBC/cabin of $300, for some high price [not sure what].

[Chuck & Q Express]

Can any of you help with these two questions?

 

Is it possible to book a Celebrity cruise while on board a Royal Caribbean ship and receive the $100 on-board credit for the Celebrity cruise?

 

Also is it possible to reserve a Celebrity cruise for an unspecified date with a non-refundable $100 deposit while on board a Royal Caribbean ship?

 

Thanks in advance for your help on this.

 

Hi lexxfield;

We were salied RCL BOS Dec06 and booked a ten night CEL Cruise aboard the Constellation for a Sailing Jan 2008 and received $200 OBC.

 

We later trasnferred the booking to Dec 2008 and the $200 OBC stayed with us.

 

Hope this helps

Chuck & Q

[skandls]

We have booked X on RC and RC on X. You will get the onboard credit for the cruise line that you are booking. So if you book a Celebrity cruise while on Royal Caribbean you will get the Celebrity credit.

[Hebe]

You can also book Azamara while on RCL or Celebrity and get the onboard credit.

 

Deb

[Brahmama]

Can any of you help with these two questions?

 

Is it possible to book a Celebrity cruise while on board a Royal Caribbean ship and receive the $100 on-board credit for the Celebrity cruise?

 

Also is it possible to reserve a Celebrity cruise for an unspecified date with a non-refundable $100 deposit while on board a Royal Caribbean ship?

 

Thanks in advance for your help on this.

 

Lexxfield:

The answer to both questions is a qualified yes.

 

We did book a Celebrity Cruise with an unspecified date while onboard the Rhapsody of the Seas in June 2007 - using the new Passages program which allows a non-refundable $100 deposit.

 

We *did* receive the $100 obc, but only because our cruise cost was in that range as explained below.

 

The On-board Booking Program is now based on the cost of the trip (minus fees and taxes) and not the length (all these effective 3/1/07).

 

Less than $2000 - $50 onboard credit

$2001 - 3499 - $100

$3500 - 5499 - $150

$5500 - 6999 - $200

$7000 & above - $300 (These costs do not include air)

 

On-Board Celebrity Passages calls for a $100 (non-refundable) deposit good for a future cruise. It can only be booked for Celebrity. (Copying from the Terms & Conditions: "A Celebrity Passages Booking is not valid on any other cruise line, including any other affiliates of Celebrity Cruises."

 

Hope this helps!

Carol

[Blizzard54]

Lexxfield:

The answer to both questions is a qualified yes.

 

We did book a Celebrity Cruise with an unspecified date while onboard the Rhapsody of the Seas in June 2007 - using the new Passages program which allows a non-refundable $100 deposit.

 

We *did* receive the $100 obc, but only because our cruise cost was in that range as explained below.

 

The On-board Booking Program is now based on the cost of the trip (minus fees and taxes) and not the length (all these effective 3/1/07).

 

Less than $2000 - $50 onboard credit

$2001 - 3499 - $100

$3500 - 5499 - $150

$5500 - 6999 - $200

$7000 & above - $300 (These costs do not include air)

 

On-Board Celebrity Passages calls for a $100 (non-refundable) deposit good for a future cruise. It can only be booked for Celebrity. (Copying from the Terms & Conditions: "A Celebrity Passages Booking is not valid on any other cruise line, including any other affiliates of Celebrity Cruises."

 

Hope this helps!

Carol

 

It sounds like Celebrity is making a lot of changes. As of the bookings we made 5/07, RCL is still basing the OBC's on days. I had not heard that Celebrity is now doing it on $.