williamson_ja Posted April 11, 2011 #1 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I have my cruise booked and would like to figure out how to pay for gratuities before we board so that it's one less expense for the end of the cruise. I couldn't see anywhere to do that. I went into my cruise area and just don't see anywhere to do things with my onboard account. I also can't find where you add soda cards, etc. I'm just trying to prepay as much as possible. I find that I'm not too excited at the end of the cruise when I have to pay so much. I know it costs that much either way, but I'd rather deal with it now. Can you help me? We're sailing in December on the Liberty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #2 Share Posted April 11, 2011 To prepay your tips, I would call your PVP or TA - they can take care of that for you You can also put money on your cabin through the Bon Voyage Department; we have done this for years and its nice to go o n the ship and have a credit balance......makes our bill at the end a bit easier to digest :) Another thing we often do is pre-order alcohol as well - this is nice as we can have beverages on our balcony. Happy Sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted April 11, 2011 #3 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I never knew you could put money on your account through BV dept. That I may have to try You can call carnival and pre pay your tips before you leave. The soda card you can as well but im not sure how you will get the little sticker.We do it the first day on the lido deck. remember you can at any time go to the pursers desk and add cash to your account .I do this if I lose big in the casino I will go right down stairs and pay my bill off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #4 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I never knew you could put money on your account through BV dept. That I may have to try You can call carnival and pre pay your tips before you leave. The soda card you can as well but im not sure how you will get the little sticker.We do it the first day on the lido deck. remember you can at any time go to the pursers desk and add cash to your account .I do this if I lose big in the casino I will go right down stairs and pay my bill off Mike - It's just like fun ship dollars except you are not going to get the dollars ;) We do it every year and love going on the ship with a credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted April 11, 2011 #5 Share Posted April 11, 2011 gotcha ..that sounds good to maybe buy $50 per month or something and if you have a year before you cruise you have a nice credit .I will never go on a cruise without buying a future cruise certificate again.Its like money in the bank Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #6 Share Posted April 11, 2011 gotcha ..that sounds good to maybe buy $50 per month or something and if you have a year before you cruise you have a nice credit .I will never go on a cruise without buying a future cruise certificate again.Its like money in the bank yes we do the same, lets hope Carnival never does away with the certificates........this past cruise we have a credit of 900.00 by the time we sailed :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted April 11, 2011 #7 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Our last we had $200 from the carnival card .That didnt even pay for the pictures the boss made me buy lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikel24m Posted April 11, 2011 #8 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I just saw you are from Ocala .I lived there with my parents for a few years in my teens before moving back north NE 7th street right by silver springs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #9 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I just saw you are from Ocala .I lived there with my parents for a few years in my teens before moving back north NE 7th street right by silver springs Small world - we are South of Ocala......about 20 minutes from Silver Springs :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern1226 Posted April 11, 2011 #10 Share Posted April 11, 2011 To prepay your tips, I would call your PVP or TA - they can take care of that for you You can also put money on your cabin through the Bon Voyage Department; we have done this for years and its nice to go o n the ship and have a credit balance......makes our bill at the end a bit easier to digest :) Another thing we often do is pre-order alcohol as well - this is nice as we can have beverages on our balcony. Happy Sailing When ordering the fun ship dollars do you have to specify that you want it applied as on OBC? We prepaid tips for the first time this year. Nice to know we won't see that on our bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julescruisin Posted April 11, 2011 #11 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I have been purchasing fun ship dollars for our June 23rd cruise, can those be applied as gratuities. How much will the tips be for a 4 night Glory cruise to Canada? Thanks and Happy Cruising:p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrpayroll Posted April 11, 2011 #12 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I have been purchasing fun ship dollars for our June 23rd cruise, can those be applied as gratuities. How much will the tips be for a 4 night Glory cruise to Canada? Thanks and Happy Cruising:p $10.00 per person per day....$40.00 ttl per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #13 Share Posted April 11, 2011 When ordering the fun ship dollars do you have to specify that you want it applied as on OBC? We prepaid tips for the first time this year. Nice to know we won't see that on our bill. When you call, just let them know you would like to add credit to your cabin - they know not to mail the funship dollars..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJK Posted April 11, 2011 #14 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Thanks so much for the information about prepaying with fun ship dollars. I wish I knew about this months ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern1226 Posted April 11, 2011 #15 Share Posted April 11, 2011 When you call, just let them know you would like to add credit to your cabin - they know not to mail the funship dollars..... Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy toes Posted April 11, 2011 #16 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Yeah when we learned about the FunShip $$$ we were excited. We get to "save" monthly and then not worry so much when we spend on ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylynn Posted April 11, 2011 #17 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I'm a first time cruiser so this is a dumb question I know but do they mail the funship dollars to you? If so, do they expire? How do you spend them later? Do you add it to your S&S when you get there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noreno Posted April 11, 2011 #18 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Im looking online and I don't see the funship item where is it located. http://www.carnival.com/BonVoyage/Default.aspx?cat=Specialty+Items&page=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fern1226 Posted April 11, 2011 #19 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I found the area by typing in "fun ship dollars" in the search box - if that is what you are trying to find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #20 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I'm a first time cruiser so this is a dumb question I know but do they mail the funship dollars to you? If so, do they expire? How do you spend them later? Do you add it to your S&S when you get there? Not a dumb question - they will mail them to you, often people get them as a gift for someone who has a booked cruise. When you get on the ship, you go to the Pursers Desk and they will put them on your account. If you are buying them for yourself it really is easier to just have them placed on your cabin; this way you avoid a line Happy Sailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 11, 2011 #21 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Im looking online and I don't see the funship item where is it located.http://www.carnival.com/BonVoyage/Default.aspx?cat=Specialty+Items&page=0 Here you go: http://www.carnival.com/BonVoyage/AddToCart.aspx?cat=giftcertificates&pid=FSD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raylynn Posted April 11, 2011 #22 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Not a dumb question - they will mail them to you, often people get them as a gift for someone who has a booked cruise. When you get on the ship, you go to the Pursers Desk and they will put them on your account. If you are buying them for yourself it really is easier to just have them placed on your cabin; this way you avoid a line Happy Sailing Thanks for the quick answer!!!!! I will do this to save sticker shock when the cruise is over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dst Posted April 12, 2011 #23 Share Posted April 12, 2011 Thanks for the quick answer!!!!! I will do this to save sticker shock when the cruise is over. It certainly helps :) Have a great trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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