Warm Breezes Posted September 10, 2016 #26 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Good post. Knew about most. Another thing that I do is use a TA that always either has a lower price and/or OBC that I can't get elsewhere....and believe me I shop around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted September 10, 2016 #27 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Let's see: 1. When I booked the cruise, there was a $75 credit for my credit card for spending $250. (Not really an OBC, but still a savings.) 2. When I booked the cruise with our TA, he gave us OBC. 3. When we booked our flight, there was a $100 use it or lose it credit for each of because on our flight home from Europe in the summer of 2015, the entertainment system went down a few hours into the flight. (Again not an OBC, but a savings that would have been lost forever.) 4. A price decrease came up when a senior saver rate appeared that we were able to get. This saved us nearly $300. 5. We got an OBC of $35 and change by using the 110% excursion guarantee. 6. And finally there was a small (about $9 and change) OBC for each of us that I think must have been a decrease in the port fees. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Computer Nerd Posted September 10, 2016 #28 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Military vets get OBC too. Im not exactly sure amounts and if im remembering correctly Royal Caribbean does it too. To me vetrans should cruise for 99% off. But thats just me military vets do not get obc from carnival simply or being military vets. princess yes, carnival no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted September 10, 2016 #29 Share Posted September 10, 2016 military vets do not get obc from carnival simply or being military vets. princess yes, carnival no. Ok , maybe its royal then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawkIVette Posted September 10, 2016 #30 Share Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) How about Premier casino Offers? My cruise this December is a 6 day out of FLL. Total cost of Conquest inside cabin, 7th Deck is $1034. I get $300 cash when I check in at the Casino. Not plannng on spending much time in the Casino this cruise, as this one will be just a laid back cruise. That's a 29% discount. I know, you are going to say "But how much did you lose in the casino to get that offer?" Sure I have lost some and I have won some. I gamble, and never expect to win, but that is my fun money. I don't smoke or drink, so I am ahead of many of you that spend your money on that. But with the Casino offers it is not how much you lose, it's how much you play. I one time came back from a 7 day with over $5,000 more than I took on the cruise. Have lost my allotment $1,000 before also. But as I said, that's my entertainment. I have taken 3 "free" cruises before through Carnival and this is my first Premier Cruise. So, I still think I am ahead of the game and have gotten great "discounts" from Carnival. BTW, I always buy Carnival gift cards through Verizon (10% off) to pay for my cruise. Used 2 $500 cards for the December cruise, for an additional $100 savings, bringing it to actually 38% discount. $634 for 6 day cruise:eek: Edited September 10, 2016 by HawkIVette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tatt2ed Posted September 10, 2016 #31 Share Posted September 10, 2016 How about Premier casino Offers? My cruise this December is a 6 day out of FLL. Total cost of Conquest inside cabin, 7th Deck is $1034. I get $300 cash when I check in at the Casino. Not plannng on spending much time in the Casino this cruise, as this one will be just a laid back cruise. That's a 29% discount. I know, you are going to say "But how much did you lose in the casino to get that offer?" Sure I have lost some and I have won some. I gamble, and never expect to win, but that is my fun money. I don't smoke or drink, so I am ahead of many of you that spend your money on that. But with the Casino offers it is not how much you lose, it's how much you play. I one time came back from a 7 day with over $5,000 more than I took on the cruise. Have lost my allotment $1,000 before also. But as I said, that's my entertainment. I have taken 3 "free" cruises before through Carnival and this is my first Premier Cruise. So, I still think I am ahead of the game and have gotten great "discounts" from Carnival. BTW, I always buy Carnival gift cards through Verizon (10% off) to pay for my cruise. Used 2 $500 cards for the December cruise, for an additional $100 savings, bringing it to actually 38% discount. $634 for 6 day cruise:eek: Exactly, as long as you factor it all in its a discount. Good for you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane2port Posted September 10, 2016 Author #32 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Let's see: 1. When I booked the cruise, there was a $75 credit for my credit card for spending $250. (Not really an OBC, but still a savings.) 2. When I booked the cruise with our TA, he gave us OBC. 3. When we booked our flight, there was a $100 use it or lose it credit for each of because on our flight home from Europe in the summer of 2015, the entertainment system went down a few hours into the flight. (Again not an OBC, but a savings that would have been lost forever.) 4. A price decrease came up when a senior saver rate appeared that we were able to get. This saved us nearly $300. 5. We got an OBC of $35 and change by using the 110% excursion guarantee. 6. And finally there was a small (about $9 and change) OBC for each of us that I think must have been a decrease in the port fees. As they say , "Great minds think alike.";) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruizinator Posted September 10, 2016 #33 Share Posted September 10, 2016 Military vets get OBC too. Im not exactly sure amounts and if im remembering correctly Royal Caribbean does it too. To me vetrans should cruise for 99% off. But thats just me Princess also gives veterans OBC...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plane2port Posted September 11, 2016 Author #34 Share Posted September 11, 2016 How about Premier casino Offers? My cruise this December is a 6 day out of FLL. Total cost of Conquest inside cabin, 7th Deck is $1034. I get $300 cash when I check in at the Casino. Not plannng on spending much time in the Casino this cruise, as this one will be just a laid back cruise. That's a 29% discount. I know, you are going to say "But how much did you lose in the casino to get that offer?" Sure I have lost some and I have won some. I gamble, and never expect to win, but that is my fun money. I don't smoke or drink, so I am ahead of many of you that spend your money on that. But with the Casino offers it is not how much you lose, it's how much you play. I one time came back from a 7 day with over $5,000 more than I took on the cruise. Have lost my allotment $1,000 before also. But as I said, that's my entertainment. I have taken 3 "free" cruises before through Carnival and this is my first Premier Cruise. So, I still think I am ahead of the game and have gotten great "discounts" from Carnival. BTW, I always buy Carnival gift cards through Verizon (10% off) to pay for my cruise. Used 2 $500 cards for the December cruise, for an additional $100 savings, bringing it to actually 38% discount. $634 for 6 day cruise:eek: I agree with you the casino discounts are the best. However most of us don't have access to them. I did get to go on a Norwegian cruise with my son which was comped by a land casino. I think we paid about $385 each for an outside cabin on a 7 day cruise. That included the taxes and port fees. Best of all we got free beverage packages! Wish I could could go on more of these cruises! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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