Largest OBC???

[Cruisedeacon]

In another thread I was curious about lowest sea pass bills without and OBC... some people started talking about the large OBC they received...

 

What is the largest OBC you have received and how the heck did you get that high of a dollar amount???

 

my highest has been 200... diamond member balcony cabin and military dicscount given after i paid final payment...

 

you??:)

[littlesteelo]

On my upcoming P&O cruise I got £300 per cabin, so thats nearly $500 :D On Indy last year I had $200 per cabin, which my TA conveniently forgot to tell me about, didn't realise until halfway through the cruise :P

[Raptor2010]

We had $550 for our Oasis cruise last September.

 

$200 OBC for transferring to a TA

$50 OBC gift from DW's boss for Christmas

$50 for referring fellow cruises to said TA

$250 Royal Points from BAO card

Even with the OBC, we still paid a hefty Sea Pass bill in the end. :D

[LBcruzman]

Approximately $3,200 total for three cabins on the Oasis last year due to price drops after final payment. Unfortunately they changed the rules so that won't be happening again.

[Cruisedeacon]

Approximately $3,200 total for three cabins on the Oasis last year due to price drops after final payment. Unfortunately they changed the rules so that won't be happening again.

 

 

WOW... i think this will be the winning number... jeez... i cant even hit a jackpot that high in the casino... much less an OBC>>>:eek:

[twofastdogs]

$450

Onboard credits given when Mariner pulled out of LA and we had to find a new cruise

OBC from my RCCL Visa card

WOuld have broken even except for the $192 Medical Facility visit for an ear infection...

[hockeyken]

:D $ 900 for an after final payment price drop, on Brilliance of The Seas, last Nov. 11 (2010) 12 day Med cruise. Bar bill ended up being $1100 instead of $ 2000. The Scurvey Crew sails !!!:p

[farnamcoach]

$ 600

$ 500 from RCI credit card

$ 100 for booking on board

[Annie R]

900 We booked Oasis 18 months out & price drop after final payment gave us a $900. head start on our sea pass. We also go to the pursers desk if we win in the casino & reduce it that way:cool:

[DonnaK]

Not RCI but:

 

Four days before we were about to sail in July 2009, Princess gave us a "move over" offer - the cruise was oversold, and if we agreed to give up our cabins and change our sailing date, they would give us back our total cruise fare in refundable OBC ($7800 for 5 people in 3 cabins) and upgrade us from regular balconies to minisuites. We took the offer and moved to the same cruise sailing July 2010. The unused OBC that was refunded to us is being used towards our upcoming Allure cruise.

[demodawn]

$500 credit card

$200 ghost booking

$200 stock (no more of that with others)

Total $900 we took money out of casino even at 3% we didnt use all the obc! Thats not counting diamond discount. Love saving money!

[Oscar_the_Grouch's_Sis]

I will have $675 on my Sept 2 cruise

 

$75 from my TA

$600 from RCI (plus an upgrade to an aft 1104/Radiance)

 

because my cruise was canceled when Radiance decided to go into drydock ... then canceled again when she decided to extend her drydock :D

 

Looks like it all worked out!

Not only do I get $675 and an aft ... I get a new Radiance too! :cool:

[sailnsee]

once got a price drop of over $2600 on 4 cabins-when it came back on your card-this upcoming TA-saved $400 booking with group cruise.150 OBC,!00spa and 50 for dinner plus our 325 for a D+bal. for a grand total of $1075 over just paying the "going rate" and we have changed cabins 3 times and have a hump on the 9th-sweet(O:

[Mysticks1]

$550 on an 11 night Med cruise - all from the TA.

[Karter]

$500 credit card

$200 ghost booking

$200 stock (no more of that with others)

Total $900 we took money out of casino even at 3% we didnt use all the obc! Thats not counting diamond discount. Love saving money!

 

What is a ghost booking?

[Friend100]

$470 for a 4-nights Bahamas cruise, verandah cabin.

[cruisin4kicks]

Ah, the good old days when you could combine OBC. Below is $1,040 worth of OBC we got on our Serenade cruise thru the Panama Canal in April of 2008. Plus, the only cruise we have ever been on where the upgrade fairy visited us (while checking in) and sent us to a JS from a D2 balcony.

 

OBC

 

300.00 - TA OBC

250.00 - RCI Stockholder OBC

200.00 - RCI Gift Certificates

150.00 - BOA OBC (RCI credit card)

140.00 - Fuel Surcharge Refund

 

Total OBC 1,040.00

 

Tim

[lewje]

mine

 

$900 OBC

$100 Future cruise credit

$250 Shareholder Credit

 

Total $1250.00

 

Whoop Whoop :D

 

I dont have any trouble spending it :)

 

Its like an All Inclusive

[mpillen]

$700 - i think when the Mariner changed Itinerary from Mexico to Pacific Northwest because of the swine flu... plus our Grand Suite room rate went down $500.

 

So $700 OBC and $500 refund back to our credit card...

[Illinoisgal]

For our upcoming cruise we get 300 from TA, 300 from Royal since our ship was chartered and we had to switch, 100 stock holder and 2 bottles of wine. So 700.oo for the first cruise. For the second we get 200 from TA, 200 from royal and pre paid gratuities which for us is 200.00.

[Cruisedeacon]

still some very good ways to get those OBC's:D

[demodawn]

Ghost booking or future cruise credit. If you book on a cruise they give you OBC for another cruise. You dont have to pick a day just give them the $100 deposit ( or whatever the deposit is that day)

[tash439]

For our upcoming Oasis sailing we have a total of $525 in savings.

 

$200 Diamond Balcony Discount

$100 OBC for booking a Central Park Balcony room

$50 Speciality Restaurant Credit

$75 OBC from TA

$100 OBC from American Express for using our card to pay for cruise (our TA got us this deal)

 

:D

[Isaboo]

I booked our upcoming cruise during the WOW sale last September, so $100 for each cabin fro RCL and my TA added $250 per room, so $700 total. ;)