Easy/Cheap ways to earn OBC??

[vickifour]

We are already planning on getting the Cruise Rewards certificate to get the $100 OBC...

But was wondering of all the other ways (mostly the easy and cheap ones) to get On Board Credits??

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

[newmexicoNita]

We are already planning on getting the Cruise Rewards certificate to get the $100 OBC...

But was wondering of all the other ways (mostly the easy and cheap ones) to get On Board Credits??

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

 

The only way I know is to find a travel agent that might be offering one or watch the promos on NCL and book when OBC are being given.

 

Nita

[DMH15]

We are already planning on getting the Cruise Rewards certificate to get the $100 OBC...

But was wondering of all the other ways (mostly the easy and cheap ones) to get On Board Credits??

 

Any advice is greatly appreciated!!

 

I hint to family members that's what I want for Chrismas and my birthday and some have obliged me!!! I am a lucky lady.

[newmexicoNita]

I hint to family members that's what I want for Chrismas and my birthday and some have obliged me!!! I am a lucky lady.

 

that is an excellent idea. We draw names at Christmas and a few of the people on our upcoming family cruise did exactly that. They asked for OBC or bar set ups.

 

Nita

[watchdiva]

Birthday, Anniversary and Christmas Gifts from our kids are the "cheapest" way that I'm aware of! This past Christmas our son gave us enough OBC to buy spa passes for the two of us for the week, plus a massage, plus a few dinners (he's a VERY kind and generous man:D).

 

For our Panama Canal cruise, we're going to purchase OBC for ourselves every month - so that by the time the cruise rolls around we'll have nice OBC in addition to what we received when we booked the cruise!

[Kryssa]

Send in your Tropicana OJ points for $100 OBC :)

[turning40withMickey]

Send in your Tropicana OJ points for $100 OBC :)

 

details, please!

[erdoran]

every time I do a rebate that pays out in a Visa/MasterCard/Amex gift card I call up NCL and use it to buy OBC....

 

also if you are using Amex to pay for your cruise...

Up to $300 OBC for American Express Card Members ONLY

 

 

Offer: Receive Up to $300 onboard credit per stateroom

*On-board credit amount based on category booked: 5+ day sailings - $100 OBC on Deluxe Balconies/Mini-Suites; $300 OBC on Suites and Villas

 

Booking Window: 02/01/11 - 07/31/11

Applicable Destination: fleet-wide

Program Code: PGAXOC

 

(select sailings, I don't know which ones, and I don't know if it can be combined with anything you have but doesn't hurt to ask)

[cruisingbooboo]

I read that the Tropicana OBC is dead...

[SteelerCruiser]

details, please!

 

more detailes on this will be appreciated here as well........and does it work for other cruise lines also?!?

[rick1300]

more detailes on this will be appreciated here as well........and does it work for other cruise lines also?!?

 

Negetive...This was only NCL and ended about 2 or 3 months ago.

[Kryssa]

details, please!

 

I just tried to find the offer on the Tropicana Points website and I couldn't. It might have ended at the end of 2010 as I know it was still there last fall. Sorry!

[MagnoliaBlossom]

There is a NCL mastercard that offers discounts of various kinds.

There are many threads about it and a stickie at the top of this

board.

[turning40withMickey]

Negetive...This was only NCL and ended about 2 or 3 months ago.

 

bummer

 

The NCL credit card offer is great right now, 100 OBC for using the card (10,000 points for the first use, then one point per dollar....which will take much longer!) I signed up on the NCL main site for the mastercard

[candygirl27540]

Have had the Mastercard for years.The point returns are not as good as they once were,but then again not much is these days.Just finished a cruise with $500.00 OBC from points,$150.from NCL,$100.from cruise reward program and a little extra from TA. Made for a very nice low end of cruise bill!

Love the idea of OBC as gifts too,will do that next time.

[Kdiamond55]

Say you book a cruise and get OBC from the TA (Travelocity in my case).

 

Can you still call your PCC and negotiate more? Say, casino play OBC? Or once you've used a TA, there is no going back?

[fergusonvt]

For our next cruise I'm just going to keep my Capital One rewards points all year then have them credit my account just before we leave on the cruise. With the college tuition I'll be paying using my card again this coming July I figure most of our excursions will be paid for by doing this. With the OBC I got from NCL and a future cruise credit OBC I think we'll be in pretty good shape.

[slcreads]

Erdoran, I'm curious about how you get OBC for using your American Express Card. Can you post specifics on how you go about that? Thanks.