Pickels Posted September 13, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 13, 2015 From your experience what can the On Board Credit be used for, Specialty Restaurants, Beverage Packages?? Thanks for your feedback, we're cruising on the Silhouette next March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted September 13, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Shore excursions, bottles of wine, gratuities, spa services, the shops on board any where you can spend mo eye on the ship you can use your OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 13, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 13, 2015 I don't think you can use it for deposit on next cruise. Other than tha anything. It is really no different to you paying money on your account at any time. So drinks Drink packages Gratuities Specialty dinning Shops Art works Spa (Can't think of anything else we've spent money on). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLakeGirl Posted September 13, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Photos, bottles of wine, gift shop, Internet, luggage valet, wine tastings, room service bevvies, mini bar, par per view movies, shore excursions, art auctions, casino, hair salon, massage, Zumba classes, chiropractic, medical center, facials, manicures, shuttles to town, Apple products, beverages over the price point of a beverage package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHEZMARYLOU Posted September 13, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 13, 2015 Anything you want to purchase on board, except for a future cruise. There is nothing on board other than a deposit on a future cruise that you can pay cash or use a credit card for. It will all be charged to your ship board account, thus using up your ship board credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pickels Posted September 14, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Thanks all for you input. We usually leave the pre-paid gratuities on our account, (and supplement the crew after our cruise), use a photo company for pictures, no spa, no casino. So, if there is a balance on the on-board credit, is it applied to our account? This was done on other cruises. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted September 14, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Whether or not it is applied back to your account depends on what kind of credit it is, and where it came from. Celebrity has two kinds of credit - OBC-N, is non refundable (although you can withdraw it in cash from the casino for a 5% fee). OBC-R is refundable and if not spent will go back to your credit card. You can see what kind of credit you have on your SeaPass account (check the tv or go to Guest Relations for a printout). If you have both kinds, they will use up the non-refundable kind first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 14, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Thanks all for you input. We usually leave the pre-paid gratuities on our account, (and supplement the crew after our cruise), use a photo company for pictures, no spa, no casino. So, if there is a balance on the on-board credit, is it applied to our account? This was done on other cruises. Thanks again. OBC is always simply applied to your account. It is not separate. Anything you buy is charged to your account, at some time (normally day two) OBC is applied, you then may have a credit balance, what you spend (with the exceptions mentioned earlier) come off that balance, your ac may look a bit like this: Drinks Oackage.........$250.00............$250.00 OBC...."....................$300.00Cr.........$50.00 cr restaurant.................$ 25.00.............$25.00 cr Gratuities..................$25.90..............$ 0.90 Gratuities..................$25.90..............$26.80 The second numbers being the balance. Hope that makes sense. Edited September 14, 2015 by GUT2407 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
az_tchr Posted September 14, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 14, 2015 OBC is always simply applied to your account. It is not separate. Anything you buy is charged to your account, at some time (normally day two) OBC is applied, you then may have a credit balance, what you spend (with the exceptions mentioned earlier) come off that balance, your ac may look a bit like this: Drinks Oackage.........$250.00............$250.00 OBC...."....................$300.00Cr.........$50.00 cr restaurant.................$ 25.00.............$25.00 cr Gratuities..................$25.90..............$ 0.90 Gratuities..................$25.90..............$26.80 The second numbers being the balance. Hope that makes sense. Not exactly. OBC is applied to your account but if your ceridt balance is OBC - N dollars than you do NOT get a refund - it is forfited. OBC can either be refundable or if issued by Celebrity non-refundable - Spend it or lose it. Suggest having guest services print your statement on day 2 - after the line goes away - and see if any in OBC - N as Cruisestitch stated. Got to spend that someplace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUT2407 Posted September 14, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Not exactly. OBC is applied to your account but if your ceridt balance is OBC - N dollars than you do NOT get a refund - it is forfited. OBC can either be refundable or if issued by Celebrity non-refundable - Spend it or lose it. Suggest having guest services print your statement on day 2 - after the line goes away - and see if any in OBC - N as Cruisestitch stated. Got to spend that someplace. I didn't mention refunds.:confused: The question was about what it could be used on and how did it show up on the account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaudiaB Posted September 14, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 14, 2015 A couple cruises ago we ended up with about $100 OBC left on the last night. What to do, what to do??? I found a way to spend it really easily: I went into the shop that sells the nice bags and found a little something that came home with me. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise but it was no tax and the OBC would have gone away the next day so.... I'd never purchase fine jewelry on a ship but some of the bags are the same price at my local store and so it was really a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallie5446 Posted September 14, 2015 #12 Share Posted September 14, 2015 From your experience what can the On Board Credit be used for, Specialty Restaurants, Beverage Packages?? Thanks for your feedback, we're cruising on the Silhouette next March. I see that you have a 'few' :D prior cruises under your belt. Anything that you had used your sea pass card to charge to your cabin, as you have done before, will be covered by any OBC you have in your account. Got enough OBC, you get a ZERO due at the end of your cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishLassie Posted September 14, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 14, 2015 SHOP, SHOP, SHOP! Our last cruise, I bought a INVICTA watch with OBC ! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted September 14, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Or, go to the casino and withdraw it in cash, for a 5% fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBsails Posted September 14, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Two quick questions: Is the OBC from 1-2-3GO refundable or nonrefundable? Is it possible to withdraw OBC N from the casino (I understand the 5% fee to do so)? Thanks! Betsy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted September 14, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 14, 2015 It is non-refundable and can be withdrawn for the fee. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted September 14, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 14, 2015 I can always find SOMETHING to spend the OBC on. We prepay tips and have the bev pkg included. We have a ton of OBC on Silhouette in Dec. Rarely book excursions off the ship but decided to book one as soon as I get on the ship to use some of the OBC. Could have gotten it for $40 less if I would do it off ship but then I would be spending MY money instead of FREE money. So will book as soon as I get on. If it is full, will think of something else. Then we figured pictures will take a chunk. If there is anything left, will buy a couple bottles of booze to bring home or get my BIL some Cig that he will reimburse me for. So always find something to use it up on. We don't ever buy bottles of wine, so never use it for that but enough other things to figure it out. I also get a coffee mug and shot glass from every new ship we go on so will get that also on Silhouette. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafig Posted September 14, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Can it be used in the Apple store? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted September 14, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 14, 2015 Yes, that's been covered. Except for Future Cruise down payment, it can be used everywhere on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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