The abbreviation for future cruise credit, a voucher issued by a cruise line to compensate passengers for a canceled sailing, a major itinerary change, or a customer service issue. It functions like a gift card locked to that specific cruise line, often with strict expiration dates and booking conditions. Passengers use it to offset the base fare of a future booking, though it rarely covers port taxes, fees, or onboard expenses.
I have a five hundred dollar FCC expiring in December, so we need to book the Alaska trip soon.
Cruise lines prefer issuing an FCC over a cash refund to keep the revenue in-house, often sweetening the deal by offering 110 or 125 percent of the original fare value.
Also heard as
- future cruise credit
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