On board credit

[Nan99]

What is your favorite way to spend your on board credit?

[AnOnymously]

By not having it and having the money in my pocket instead so I do not feel I have to spend it:D

[oneputt18]

Specialty restaurants

 

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[PiratessLooksAt40]

Casino.

 

 

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[jabrown40]

I'm going to order that overpriced bar service for our room, so we can enjoy drinks on the balcony!

 

 

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[Mosttoyswin]

Shiny stuff[emoji1][emoji1] jewelry etc

[CHEZMARYLOU]

Bottles of good wine, even though we have the premium beverage package.

[Duanerice1]

We used to take the cash in the casino then shop in port. The prices more than made up for the 5% service charge.

 

We have $550 for our next cruise and will upgrade my wife to the premium beverage package, she'll also use some in the casino and we'll buy a few trinkets or a shirt, etc that we wouldn't normally buy.

[Beanb41]

Depending on the amount we stock up with perfume for the wife and trinkets for the kids and grandkids. We would like to take advantage of some of the booze on offer but having to fly home from everywhere the weight is an issue. We only have $50 for our cruise next month but $470 for next years cruise so expenditure this year will be minimal.

[2theship]

If we can't think of anything else, I'll pick up a cosmetic item that I would normally buy at a department store at home. The prices are the same and I don't have to pay sales tax. Plus, it's OBC so I'm not spending anything at all!

[sloopsailor]

By not having it and having the money in my pocket instead so I do not feel I have to spend it:D

 

So, you refuse all OBC benefits that you may qualify for from a sales promotion or TA bonus? :confused::confused:

 

I would never purchase OBC. But it will be a cold day in hell when I refuse OBC given as a perk.

Edited September 14, 2016 by sloopsailor

[NAYRB]

Ipad. :)

[OttawaMom]

What is your favorite way to spend your on board credit?

 

I like to use them for a restaurant and excursions, I might not have tried without them.

[Driveshaft]

What is your favorite way to spend your on board credit?

 

 

Answering you on my OBC iPad

 

 

 

 

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[cruisestitch]

Quoting my own post:

 

Now that there are so many programs in placing giving non-refundable OBC, and we can no longer take this out of the casino in cash, I have come up with this list of things to spend OBC on, since we see so many questions about this on Cruise Critic:

 

I'll make the list alphabetical, so it will be easy to add any items I have forgotten.

 

Acupuncture

Airport transfers

Alcove rental (selected ship)

Apple products and Ilounge classes

Art Auctions

Beverages -- Alcoholic, soft drinks, specialty coffees and teas, bottled water

Bingo

Bottles of wine

Casino

Duty free liquor and cigarettes

Fitness classes

Flowers

Gelato

Gift shop

Gratuities

Hair and nail salon

Internet

Laundry/pressing/drycleaning

Luggage Valet

Medical Center

Mini bar

Shore Excursions

Pay-per-view movies

Photos & cameras

Room service up charge items

Shore Excursions

Shuttle to town (some ports)

Spa -- massages and treatments

Specialty restaurants

Teeth Whitening

Voyage in Review DVD

Wine and liquor tastings

Zumba

[LA_CA_GAL]

Cigarettes and booze.

[CAL7]

Please explain about using OBC in the casino. We were planning on taking our OBC as chips, then gambling just a bit and cashing in (as in real money) the balance. Does celebrity prevent this?

[cruisestitch]

When you go to the casino you will get specially marked chips. They cannot be cashed in. If you win, the chips you win will not be marked and can be cashed in.

 

Specifically, say you have $100 in OBC, and get chips worth that You gamble $10 and lose, and have your remaining chips in hand. You cannot go to the cashier and trade in those chips for cash.

 

You continue to gamble the remaining chips, and win $50. That amount you can get in cash at the cashier's booth.