During the future cruise presentations on my recent cruises, the CruiseNext crew has stated specifically that the OBC generated from the purchase of CruiseNext certificates may be used to offset the cost of the certificates themselves. Having purchased many CruiseNext certificates since they were first offered, I believe that this has always been the case. In the past, the CruiseNext crew were reluctant to promote that feature, hoping that the ambiguity would encourage the use of the OBC elsewhere. If asked directly, however, they would always answer correctly.