Thread: New OBC Plus Platinum ~ Diamond ~ Diamond Plus Balcony Discounts as of June 1, 2010

Here is a breakdown of balcony discounts "Per Cabin" for Platinum, Diamond and Diamond Plus Members as well as the new OBC being offered.

Platinum Balcony Discount When Booking More Than 6 Months From Sailing Date:
$50* for sailings of 3-5 nights
$100* for sailings of 6-9 nights
$200* for sailings of 10-14 nights
$200* for sailings of 15+ nights

Diamond Balcony Discount When Booking More Than 6 Months From Sailing Date:
$125* for sailings of 3-5 nights
$225* for sailings of 6-9 nights
$325* for sailings of 10-14 nights
$325* for sailings of 15+ nights

Diamond Plus Balcony Discount When Booking More Than 6 Months From Sailing Date:
$150* for sailings of 3-5 nights
$250* for sailings of 6-9 nights
$350* for sailings of 10-14 nights
$350* for sailings of 15+ nights

*When booking less than 6 months from sailing date subtract $25 from each dollar amount.

OBC From Booking On Board
$25 for sailings of 3-5 nights
$100 for sailings of 6-9 nights
$150 for sailings of 10-14 nights
$200 for sailings of 15+ nights

So as Diamond if I book a cruise 6 months out on board I am combined at $325.

Is that if I book a RCCL cruise while on board a RCCL ship? Only?

The bean counter mentality in me wants to ask....and will...what about the shareholders OBC?

What about TA credits?

Eligible?

Thanks for getting this started!

How about a free cruise.

Yeah! How 'bout a free cruise?

yeah, wouldnt that be nice

Nope, you cant combine Shareholder OBC.

Originally Posted by FinelyCruising

So as Diamond if I book a cruise 6 months out on board I am combined at $325.

Is that if I book a RCCL cruise while on board a RCCL ship? Only?

The bean counter mentality in me wants to ask....and will...what about the shareholders OBC?

What about TA credits?

Eligible?

Thanks for getting this started!

How about a free cruise.

Yes, if you book a 7 day cruise while on board which is more than 6 months from its sailing date you will get the balcony discount of $225 plus the OBC of $100.

You must book on board to be able to combine benefits. If a C&A coupon is available for your cruise which is more than the balcony discount than you can use that with your OBC. You now can have "2" benefits per cruise.

OBC from shareholder benefit can not be combined with anything no matter if you book on board or at home. As Mr. Goldstein said in his blog...

"In order for the onboard booking bonus to be as robust as possible and to be used together with the Crown & Anchor discounts, we could not allow the shareholder discount to also be used together with it".

Guess he doesn't want those at home getting overly robust.

You can also purchase a NextCruise while on board which is a $100pp non-refundable deposit but is good forever. That way, if a particular itinerary is not available while you are on a cruise you can go home, wait for it's release and then book it using your NextCruise. You will then get to combine benefits from C&A. A NextCruise booking has a booking number but is not activated until it is used to book a specific cruise.

Anything you receive from a TA will not affect your two benefits from C&A.

Thanks. I have to find out more about these special programs for future bookings. I think its called Passages on Celebrity. I seem to cruise often and I have never taken advantage of the programs. Time for that to change.

FYI: I made this thread into a sticky since its such fantastic information provided

Originally Posted by *Lars*

FYI: I made this thread into a sticky since its such fantastic information provided

WOW.....I've never had anything made into a "sticky" before! Thank you for the compliment.

Don't forget if you book from home before the end of June and the sailing is after May 1, 2011 you get the same benifit. After the end of June though booking has to be made onboard.

Wickliffe hey?

We got in the mail this weekend a flyer that describes these new Benefits with an up to $200.00 Onboard Booking Bonus for booking from home for the month of June only. Time to take a look!!!