I called NCL Casinos At Sea today and found out some info.

- You can start booking your NCL cruse on February 1, 2016. Sailing must be completed by January 31, 2017.

- They do NOT have a list yet from Caesars regarding who qualifies yet. Last year, Caesars was like 2 days late getting that over.

- As always, Seven Stars get one cruise, with a balcony (category BB or lower) stateroom, but only an oceanview stateroom for Alaska. You will pay taxes and "non-commisioned fare" per person, which usually breaks out to about $175-$450 each. Also, you will be responsible for $14-per-person-per-day "gratuities", which in reality are just a service charge which I don't believe actually goes directly to cruise staff.

- Blackout dates are not set in stone yet, but they are expected to be cruises including 4th of July, Christmas, and New Year's. Thanksgiving week is NOT expected to be blacked out.

- There is a new cancellation rule for 2016. You used to be able to cancel up to 75 days before sailing for a full refund. Now it's 90 days before sailing, and 120 days if you have a suite.

- If TWO Seven Stars are in the same household, they are not allowed to be on the same "free" cruise. Instead, their balcony room will be upgraded to a mini-suite (which isn't a very good upgrade to be honest), or their oceanview on Alaska will be upgraded to a balcony. This is a good reason why you and your traveling companion should probably have separate addresses in the system.

- If you want to buy a second room, you will get a 10% discount. A third room and beyond will not get any discount.

- Platinum members can book a cruise for a 10% discount, while a Diamond gets a 20% discount. I believe Seven Stars get 30 or 35%, but I forgot to ask about that. However, you CANNOT use your Seven Stars discount if booking a second room. So if you want two rooms and are traveling with a Diamond guest, you are better off having the Diamond book the second room themselves and get the 20%, instead of the 2nd room 10% discount. If a member changes tier levels before cruise cancellation date (90 days), they can call NCL and their trip will be re-rated to the better discount.