OBC from TA

[hoffman1]

This may already be posted somewhere else but I had not seen it. I knew the commissions were changing but had not seen the new OBC amounts.

I received the following this afternoon:

Good Afternoon!
As of October 22, 2015 Disney Cruise Line has made a policy change regarding the amount of commission a TA can receive from an onboard booking, that amount is now capped just like the amount for transferred reservations.
Due to the reduced commission received for onboard bookings Dreams Unlimited Travel is no longer able to offer the same shipboard credit for onboard bookings as we do for 'direct' bookings (i.e. not transfers and not made onboard the ship). After careful consideration we have decided to go to a system that offers one shipboard credit amount for bookings made directly through us and another shipboard credit amount for bookings made while onboard the ship. This new policy will go into effect for all onboard bookings made on or after 11/15/2015. You can see the details of our shipboard credit offer here on our site http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/cruise/specials.htm#sbc
Dreams Unlimited Travel would never discourage any of our clients from rebooking a new Disney Cruise Line sailing while onboard, especially if the reduced deposit, discount and DCL shipboard credit is applicable. There are times when rebooking isn't a better deal than what a client already has so every reservation is reviewed to make sure all the numbers add up to what is in the best interest for our clients.
To clarify, this change does NOT affect existing onboard bookings, only those made November 15th or later. The amount of shipboard credit provided by Disney Cruise Line for your onboard booking has also not changed.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

 

[PrincessShmoo]

This may already be posted somewhere else but I had not seen it. I knew the commissions were changing but had not seen the new OBC amounts.

I received the following this afternoon:

Good Afternoon!
As of October 22, 2015 Disney Cruise Line has made a policy change regarding the amount of commission a TA can receive from an onboard booking, that amount is now capped just like the amount for transferred reservations.
Due to the reduced commission received for onboard bookings Dreams Unlimited Travel is no longer able to offer the same shipboard credit for onboard bookings as we do for 'direct' bookings (i.e. not transfers and not made onboard the ship). After careful consideration we have decided to go to a system that offers one shipboard credit amount for bookings made directly through us and another shipboard credit amount for bookings made while onboard the ship. This new policy will go into effect for all onboard bookings made on or after 11/15/2015. You can see the details of our shipboard credit offer here on our site http://www.dreamsunlimitedtravel.com/cruise/specials.htm#sbc
Dreams Unlimited Travel would never discourage any of our clients from rebooking a new Disney Cruise Line sailing while onboard, especially if the reduced deposit, discount and DCL shipboard credit is applicable. There are times when rebooking isn't a better deal than what a client already has so every reservation is reviewed to make sure all the numbers add up to what is in the best interest for our clients.
To clarify, this change does NOT affect existing onboard bookings, only those made November 15th or later. The amount of shipboard credit provided by Disney Cruise Line for your onboard booking has also not changed.
Please let me know if you have any questions.

Yep, already under discussion:
http://www.disboards.com/threads/ne...onboard-booking-and-travel-agent-obc.3457951/

 

[OKW Lover]

Just to be clear, this is the policy of Dreams Unlimited Travel. Other TA's will have different policies.