Onboard booking deposit

[wherespluto]

I cant seem to remember the deposits for onboard bookings. Is it 20% for everything less than 7 nights and 10% for 7 nights or longer or am i just making that up?

 

[GoofyLovingFamily]

Correct

 

[CM Dad]

Or a flat $250 for a placeholder if you don't book a specific cruise

 

[tylerzmommy]

We are setting sail on our first Disney cruise on the 16th of Jan and I'm hoping that we can go ahead and take advantage of the onboard booking perks while on this first cruise. However, I'm trying to make sure I go in with all the info that I'll need to make a decision while onboard (I suffer fairly severely with "buyer's remorse" if I don't do my research beforehand -- even when it comes to Disney!). What's the benefit to doing the $250 placeholder over going ahead and booking a specific cruise while onboard? I mean, beyond the obvious of having an actual date locked in. Do you still get the 10% off fare when doing the $250 placeholder or is that only if I book a specific cruise? Thank you for any insight you can share!

 

[PrincessShmoo]

We are setting sail on our first Disney cruise on the 16th of Jan and I'm hoping that we can go ahead and take advantage of the onboard booking perks while on this first cruise. However, I'm trying to make sure I go in with all the info that I'll need to make a decision while onboard (I suffer fairly severely with "buyer's remorse" if I don't do my research beforehand -- even when it comes to Disney!). What's the benefit to doing the $250 placeholder over going ahead and booking a specific cruise while onboard? I mean, beyond the obvious of having an actual date locked in. Do you still get the 10% off fare when doing the $250 placeholder or is that only if I book a specific cruise? Thank you for any insight you can share!

The only "benefit" of using a placeholder is that you can pick your cruise at a later date, if you're unsure as to which you want. If you know what cruise you want, you can go ahead and book it specifically while onboard. You'll get the same perks whether you do the placeholder/pick cruise later vs going ahead and booking a specific cruise.

 

[Aby]

We are setting sail on our first Disney cruise on the 16th of Jan and I'm hoping that we can go ahead and take advantage of the onboard booking perks while on this first cruise. However, I'm trying to make sure I go in with all the info that I'll need to make a decision while onboard (I suffer fairly severely with "buyer's remorse" if I don't do my research beforehand -- even when it comes to Disney!). What's the benefit to doing the $250 placeholder over going ahead and booking a specific cruise while onboard? I mean, beyond the obvious of having an actual date locked in. Do you still get the 10% off fare when doing the $250 placeholder or is that only if I book a specific cruise? Thank you for any insight you can share!

If you know you want to take a specific cruise that is open for booking, it's best to book that one since it will lock in the prices for you. If instead you just book a placeholder, and then book the cruise you were looking at, the price could go up before you lock it in. Placeholder is best used if you don't know what cruise you want to go on yet or hasn't been released for booking yet.

 

[Ralph&Pam]

Do you still get the 10% off fare when doing the $250 placeholder or is that only if I book a specific cruise? Thank you for any insight you can share!

Yes, you still get the 10% off fare, applied to the cruise price current at the time you convert the placeholder to an actual reservation. You also still get the on-board booking credit for your stateroom account.

 

[Luvmypetz]

I'll be sailing Jan 2017. I have a reservation thru Dreams Unlimited for Jan 2018. If after visiting future cruise desk, the OBB would be cheaper, can I book then cancel when I get home, appointing same TA as point person? What about getting same room? Will the higher OBC prevail?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I'll be sailing Jan 2017. I have a reservation thru Dreams Unlimited for Jan 2018. If after visiting future cruise desk, the OBB would be cheaper, can I book then cancel when I get home, appointing same TA as point person? What about getting same room? Will the higher OBC prevail?

When booking onboard, if you don't designate a travel agent at the time of booking (transferring the booking to a TA after you get home), the OBC that you might receive from the TA is generally less than if you designate them at the time of booking.

But, I believe you can do that. By designating the same TA at the time of the onboard booking, they may be able to "work their magic" in getting you into the same room you picked for the original booking.

 

[CM Dad]

When booking onboard, if you don't designate a travel agent at the time of booking (transferring the booking to a TA after you get home), the OBC that you might receive from the TA is generally less than if you designate them at the time of booking.

But, I believe you can do that. By designating the same TA at the time of the onboard booking, they may be able to "work their magic" in getting you into the same room you picked for the original booking.

With Dreams Unlimited, the OBC you get from them will be the same whether you name them at the time you make the onboard booking or whether you transfer within 30 days. It will be 1/2 of what you would get from making a new booking directly through Dreams Unlimited. I believe that this is due to the reduced commission that DCL gives the TA in these cases.

We did this once and our TA was able to cancel the original booking and switch the onboard booking reservation to the previous stateroom. This was the second leg of a B2B cruise so it meant that we did not have to pack between cruises