Understanding and accepting that I'm in the minority here concerning this opinion, I have to add my $.02 yet again. We have always chosen the OBC and been happy to have done so. If you KNOW you're going to use the OBC,...for gratuities, La Reserve, bar bill, and yes, the occasional shorex, whatever; and if you're not interested in even the minimum number of O shorex or their booze package, and if, like us, you'd rather avoid sticker shock at the end of the cruise, then the OBC makes perfect sense. Yes, I understand that I'm paying in advance for this option, but again, for us, and I suspect some others, it works. So it's not always the 'worst' choice.