Europeantraveler1 Posted February 7, 2018 #1 Share Posted February 7, 2018 We are first timers on Riviera.....need to know from those of you who have had more experience with Oceania cruising...If we don’t spend all of our onboard credit money, will we get the balance when we check out at the end of the cruise???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukellie Posted February 7, 2018 #2 Share Posted February 7, 2018 We are first timers on Riviera.....need to know from those of you who have had more experience with Oceania cruising...If we don’t spend all of our onboard credit money, will we get the balance when we check out at the end of the cruise???? Hi I am sure all lines are the same you need to spend it all you won’t get a credit if you have anything left go spend it in the on board shops Sent from my iPad using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted February 7, 2018 #3 Share Posted February 7, 2018 If you have refundable OBC you can get back the unspent balance. But if it is non-refundable you don’t. A great place to spend OBC is at the spa and for cosmetic products. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classiccruiser777 Posted February 7, 2018 #4 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Or you can always by a round for the bar and you’ll have many, many new friends. I think you can also contribute unused, non-refundable credit to the crew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted February 7, 2018 #5 Share Posted February 7, 2018 I recently had both refundable and non-refundable OBC. Oceania used the non-refundable first for my spa and other charges, so by the end of the cruise I still had virtually all of the refundable left and they gave it back to me on the last night in cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted February 8, 2018 #6 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Initially we thought the OBC we got from either the cruise line or a TA was nonrefundable. We then did some research and found the OBC from the cruise line was in most cases nonrefundable unless some of it was posted to our account because of a canceled excursion or event we had previously paid for. In that situation the cruise line will use our nonrefundable credit first to pay our bill before using the refundable credit. We then asked our TA if the OBC they gave us on the various cruises we had booked was refundable or nonrefundable. Surprisingly he told us in some cases it was refundable, in some cases nonrefundable and in some cases a little of each. He said it all depends on how the commissions were provided from the cruise line to the travel agency. The bottom line for us now is to always know what type of OBC we have before we embark on a cruise so we know the minimum amount of OBC we need to spend, especially when we have prepaid gratuities as part of our cruise package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmjh Posted February 8, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 8, 2018 A few days into the cruise, get a copy of your statement. The each line item that shows an OBC will indicate as to whether it is non-refundable or refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tv24 Posted February 8, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 8, 2018 If you have a lot of unrefundable OBC, buy a drinks package. They're expensive and will use up your OBC fast. Don't forget about gratuity charges. And there's always the shops... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srdancer Posted February 8, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 8, 2018 You can used it for a ship shore excursion once you are onboard, but you take a chance that the one(s) you want are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted February 10, 2018 #10 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Hi I am sure all lines are the same you need to spend it all you won’t get a credit if you have anything left go spend it in the on board shops Sent from my iPad using Forums Wrong. Unspent refundable OBC is returned to you. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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