This option may not work for every NCL booking or every client and sometimes it is easier to pass on this option if the client is not ok with it.
If the sailing date is far out, say 2021, I think it may be better to pass on this option, maybe use for another client's booking closer in.
The NCL certificate does not need to be used as a deposit on the cruise, but can be used to make an additional payment on to the booking.
To convince your client: (examples)
- Charge the client's credit card $450 and apply the $500 value of the cruise certificates to the booking. Saving the client $50. Then pay a commission to the agent of $50 minus the merchant fee of $13.50 ($450 x .03% = $13.50), so $36.50 commission.
- Charge the client' credit card $475 and the client would only save $25 and you would earn $75 minus merchant fee of $14.25 ($475 x .03 = $14.25) so $60.75 commission.
- The best opiton is to auto-draft your bank account so no merchant fee is deducted from the commission, but that may not be the easiest option as you have to collect to cash from your client.
Again the cost of the NCL certificates is $400 for a value of $500.
https://www.vacationcentral.info/ncl_cruise_deposit.html
