Purchasing onboard credit

[holidayhelen]

Hello - we are on POA in Feb 2017. Looking on our check in page it is showing we can purchase onboard credit. The rate of exchange for this looks very favourable - does anyone know if there are restrictions as to what you can use the credit for. I am thinking for us it will be mainly our bar bill.

 

Does anyone know what would happen with any credit that is still on your account at the end of the cruise? refund?

 

Thanks in advance

[azappraiser]

Hello - we are on POA in Feb 2017. Looking on our check in page it is showing we can purchase onboard credit. The rate of exchange for this looks very favourable - does anyone know if there are restrictions as to what you can use the credit for. I am thinking for us it will be mainly our bar bill.

 

Does anyone know what would happen with any credit that is still on your account at the end of the cruise? refund?

 

Thanks in advance

 

OBC can be used for your bar bill, excursions, gift shop purchases, etc. There are some restrictions regarding using OBC for the daily service charge, but I don't believe that applies to any portion that you may purchase in advance.

 

Unused OBC will be refunded following the cruise, unless it was awarded as a promotion from a travel agent or the cruise line, in which case it will be forfeited.

 

Keep in mind, the POA is very port intensive... as it should be in Hawaii. With NO casino on board and basically only spending the evenings on board, your bar bill may not be as high as expected.

[holidayhelen]

OBC can be used for your bar bill, excursions, gift shop purchases, etc. There are some restrictions regarding using OBC for the daily service charge, but I don't believe that applies to any portion that you may purchase in advance.

 

Unused OBC will be refunded following the cruise, unless it was awarded as a promotion from a travel agent or the cruise line, in which case it will be forfeited.

 

Keep in mind, the POA is very port intensive... as it should be in Hawaii. With NO casino on board and basically only spending the evenings on board, your bar bill may not be as high as expected.

 

 

Oh our bar bill can out price our whole holiday!!!!!!!!!!!! We can drink!!! ha ha. Thanks for your help. The excursions I have booked I have had to pay for already so they won't be charged to our account.

[Cruisin'cockney]

Hello - we are on POA in Feb 2017. Looking on our check in page it is showing we can purchase onboard credit. The rate of exchange for this looks very favourable - does anyone know if there are restrictions as to what you can use the credit for. I am thinking for us it will be mainly our bar bill.

 

Does anyone know what would happen with any credit that is still on your account at the end of the cruise? refund?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Helen, OBC is calculated at the rate that applied at the date you paid the deposit for your cruise. At the moment, that can be quite lucrative - I am getting over $1.48 presently. Any advantage though could be eroded as I believe that any refunds will be at the current rate! Best therefore to only buy what you need and will spend.

[holidayhelen]

Helen' date=' OBC is calculated at the rate that applied at the date you paid the deposit for your cruise. At the moment, that can be quite lucrative - I am getting over $1.48 presently. Any advantage though could be eroded as I believe that any refunds will be at the current rate! Best therefore to only buy what you need and will spend.[/quote']

 

Thanks for that. Ours works out at $1.47 which is really good compared to what is going on at the moment. So we need to work out what we will drink - but there is always the 'service charge' which will eat it all up!

[jackparts]

I think NCL has capped the OBC at $1000.00 per room, even with purchased OBC.

[holidayhelen]

I think NCL has capped the OBC at $1000.00 per room, even with purchased OBC.

 

Yes thats what it says on my ncl account - but its a start!!!!

[sandancer]

Helen' date=' OBC is calculated at the rate that applied at the date you paid the deposit for your cruise. At the moment, that can be quite lucrative - I am getting over $1.48 presently. Any advantage though could be eroded as I believe that any refunds will be at the current rate! Best therefore to only buy what you need and will spend.[/quote']

 

 

That's great news. I'm going to call and get some as we booked last October.

 

 

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