eisens Posted July 2, 2014 #1 Share Posted July 2, 2014 (edited) Actually it is pre-paid gratuities not OBC. Sorry for the misleading title. I'm shopping TA's to decide if I want to book my cruise directly with RCI or a TA. Two well known online travel agencies state that they will pay the gratuities for the trip if I book with them. Yet, when I go through the process and see my total the cost of gratuities is shown ($36 per person -- it is a short cruise). If I'm paying it then it isn't FREE. Should I call and speak to a live person or just give up and book through RCI? Thanks! Edited July 2, 2014 by eisens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted July 2, 2014 #2 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Call the travel agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare mizLORInj Posted July 2, 2014 #3 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Ditto--the TA offers perks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare John&LaLa Posted July 2, 2014 #4 Share Posted July 2, 2014 Actually it is pre-paid gratuities not OBC. Sorry for the misleading title. I'm shopping TA's to decide if I want to book my cruise directly with RCI or a TA. Two well known online travel agencies state that they will pay the gratuities for the trip if I book with them. Yet, when I go through the process and see my total the cost of gratuities is shown ($36 per person -- it is a short cruise). If I'm paying it then it isn't FREE. Should I call and speak to a live person or just give up and book through RCI? Thanks! could be that the category you are looking at is beneath the threshold to offer free gratuities. Inside usually don't cover the cost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eisens Posted July 2, 2014 Author #5 Share Posted July 2, 2014 could be that the category you are looking at is beneath the threshold to offer free gratuities. Inside usually don't cover the cost That is interesting. So it might be worth my while to check out a better cabin (say $40-60 difference pp) since the $36 would pay a good chunk of the difference. I'll try that and see what happens. Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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