Rare LHT28 Posted December 11, 2018 #376 Share Posted December 11, 2018 55 minutes ago, edgee said: Allowing use of nonrefundable cruise credit to tip employees is a caring gesture on the part of the cruise line toward its employees. I agree it would be a nice gesture but when the OBC comes from the cruiselines pockets it is up to them where the unused nonrefundable credit goes Their $ their rules JMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 11, 2018 #377 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 hours ago, LHT28 said: I agree it would be a nice gesture but when the OBC comes from the cruiselines pockets it is up to them where the unused nonrefundable credit goes Their $ their rules JMO Just have to make sure you spend it all. I can always find something to buy in the shops even if I do not need it No money left behind, ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol Posted December 11, 2018 #378 Share Posted December 11, 2018 All I can say to the above is that we have on at least half a dozen occasions made over to crew gratuities unused OBCs, on several ships. It is designated as "Gratuities" on the final statements. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 11, 2018 #379 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, Wol said: All I can say to the above is that we have on at least half a dozen occasions made over to crew gratuities unused OBCs, on several ships. It is designated as "Gratuities" on the final statements. were your gratuities prepaid & this OBC was in addition to them What Oceania ship allowed this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebslcc Posted December 11, 2018 #380 Share Posted December 11, 2018 On 12/10/2018 at 1:08 AM, bob brown said: Thanks Laurence so much, for the photo's and answering questions...any chance to get a look at cabin 4028? Or another accessible one....? It will be my 'home' for six months, and I was curious to see especially the way the furniture and bathroom is arranged. I realize it's usually impossible until the occupants disembark, but if you do get the chance, it would be appreciated... Enjoy the rest of your cruise! No promises but I will do what I can to get more photos of penthouse(gobucks requested) 4028 and other rooms on disembarkation. i took some photos of the library. I don’t remember how it looked before. There may be a few pieces of chairs changed and the carpet changed. I will post them soon. If I missed some of your request or some photos I have not covered yet please let me know. We just finished 2 great days in Santiago de Cuba. I will post info in the Cuba board when I have idle time or after our cruise. IMHO there is a lot of missed information from Oceania that is unfair to passengers and the spirit of supporting the Cuban people. Photo and video shoots for Oceania brochures and may be on board videos and YouTube segments continued today. The film crew including 2 models is here for our entire 10 days cruise. One passenger commented that peony 99% of the passengers don’t look like them 😄!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classiccruiser777 Posted December 11, 2018 #381 Share Posted December 11, 2018 2 minutes ago, ebslcc said: No promises but I will do what I can to get more photos of penthouse(gobucks requested) 4028 and other rooms on disembarkation. i took some photos of the library. I don’t remember how it looked before. There may be a few pieces of chairs changed and the carpet changed. I will post them soon. If I missed some of your request or some photos I have not covered yet please let me know. We just finished 2 great days in Santiago de Cuba. I will post info in the Cuba board when I have idle time or after our cruise. IMHO there is a lot of missed information from Oceania that is unfair to passengers and the spirit of supporting the Cuban people. Photo and video shoots for Oceania brochures and may be on board videos and YouTube segments continued today. The film crew including 2 models is here for our entire 10 days cruise. One passenger commented that peony 99% of the passengers don’t look like them 😄!!! Specialty restaurants, GDR, library and Terrace Cafe, please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 11, 2018 #382 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Thanks for taking time from your vacation to post photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted December 11, 2018 #383 Share Posted December 11, 2018 19 minutes ago, Wol said: All I can say to the above is that we have on at least half a dozen occasions made over to crew gratuities unused OBCs, on several ships. It is designated as "Gratuities" on the final statements. We have found that some people manning the desk are more aware than others. One can say one thing and another may say something else. On our recent Riviera cruise we recognized a gentleman from past cruises going back about 10 years (and this was our first time on Riviera) and he was the one that gave us the best information every time. Also remember (this has probably been said before but dinner is burning so I'm not taking the time to go back to prior posts) that there is a difference between refundable and non-refundable OBC. On leaving Riviera in May there was a glitch with our refundable OBC. DH had notified the desk several times that we wanted a cash refund (or refund to our credit card, we didn't care) of our refundable OBC. We had a lot due to us so we took some in cash which was dispensed as tips and the balance was to come back to us. As we were leaving the ship they called us back to say that we had refundable OBC. The check arrived soon (or the credit card refund) so we didn't worry ... but they had been notified more than once. In the end, no problem! We aren't complaining because of the glitch ... we appreciated the extra notices. Better too many than too few! Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol Posted December 11, 2018 #384 Share Posted December 11, 2018 39 minutes ago, LHT28 said: were your gratuities prepaid & this OBC was in addition to them What Oceania ship allowed this ? Yes, gratuities included. Regatta, Sirena, Insignia and Nautica. We stopped going on the big ships some years ago. 39 minutes ago, LHT28 said: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol Posted December 11, 2018 #385 Share Posted December 11, 2018 BTW could posters refrain from including the photos that were originally posted when they reply? They all have to be downloaded each and every time ! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebslcc Posted December 12, 2018 #386 Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 hours ago, Classiccruiser777 said: Specialty restaurants, GDR, library and Terrace Cafe, please. We were in Polo tonight. Per our server the only things changed in Polo were the carpets and the artwork. He said that Toscana was totally redone. He he also said that he and others stayed on board during the refurbishment helping to move furniture. Below are are photos from Polo. I will post photos from Toscana later. Laurence 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 12, 2018 #387 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Man, I wish they had gotten new chairs. I always slide out of those. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted December 12, 2018 #388 Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, ORV said: Man, I wish they had gotten new chairs. I always slide out of those. Not to mention the problem of pulling them closer to the table after being seated. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob the Cruiser Posted December 12, 2018 #389 Share Posted December 12, 2018 17 hours ago, Wol said: All I can say to the above is that we have on at least half a dozen occasions made over to crew gratuities unused OBCs, on several ships. It is designated as "Gratuities" on the final statements. Maybe I missed it but if you designate OBC to gratuities can it go to a particular person or is it put in a fund to be divided by all the crew? I hand out cash to those I believe had gone beyond expectations in service. It's usually to the cabin attendants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go-Bucks! Posted December 12, 2018 #390 Share Posted December 12, 2018 14 hours ago, ebslcc said: Below are are photos from Polo. I will post photos from Toscana later. Glad to see they left some of the wood paneling in the ship. I hope they left the library as it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles4515 Posted December 12, 2018 #391 Share Posted December 12, 2018 24 minutes ago, Go-Bucks! said: Glad to see they left some of the wood paneling in the ship. I hope they left the library as it was. I hope they are maintaining the book collection. The last few cruises I have been on, on mainstream cruise lines the book collection was depleted. They had nothing published in the last few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 12, 2018 #392 Share Posted December 12, 2018 2 hours ago, Rob the Cruiser said: Maybe I missed it but if you designate OBC to gratuities can it go to a particular person or is it put in a fund to be divided by all the crew? I hand out cash to those I believe had gone beyond expectations in service. It's usually to the cabin attendants. I have only had one occasion to have OBC left over & was told no when asked to give it to the crew I usually put any extra tip in an envelope with a note thanking the staff member & put our name & room number on the note so if/when they have to hand it in the purser will know it was given as an extra cash tip YMMV 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted December 12, 2018 #393 Share Posted December 12, 2018 16 minutes ago, LHT28 said: 16 minutes ago, LHT28 said: I have only had one occasion to have OBC left over & was told no when asked to give it to the crew I usually put any extra tip in an envelope with a note thanking the staff member & put our name & room number on the note so if/when they have to hand it in the purser will know it was given as an extra cash tip YMMV +1 only refundable obc may be gifted to staff. Non refundable is their play money and is strictly use it or lose it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted December 12, 2018 #394 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Has Wol ever said he was doing this with Non refundable OBC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seasoned Posted December 12, 2018 #395 Share Posted December 12, 2018 Thank you, StanandJim. I'm with you. The most appreciated gifts are cash gratuities paid directly to the recipient, with a nice note, if possible, and definitely a mention in the comments during or after the cruise. I hope you will consider not only your stateroom or suite attendants, but your favorite waitstaff, bartenders, the barista, and even the cleaners you see so often silently polishing the brass and dusting the woodwork. I always try to give something to the fellow up in Horizons in the early morning who tends the coffee area; the machine seems to need nearly constant attention, and some guests are so impatient. Kindness matters. -Sukey- 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 12, 2018 #396 Share Posted December 12, 2018 25 minutes ago, ORV said: Has Wol ever said he was doing this with Non refundable OBC? maybe he does not know that is what I was trying to find out from his post #378 😉 I think there was a thread on this last year but some say yes it can be done & others say no Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wol Posted December 13, 2018 #397 Share Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, LHT28 said: maybe he does not know that is what I was trying to find out from his post #378 😉 I think there was a thread on this last year but some say yes it can be done & others say no We never get any non-refundable OBC. In the US the travel agents often let you have a proportion of their commission - in Australia it's unheard of. In fact we have been charged $55 each just to walk into a travel agency whether or not we buy anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted December 13, 2018 #398 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Wol said: We never get any non-refundable OBC. In the US the travel agents often let you have a proportion of their commission - in Australia it's unheard of. In fact we have been charged $55 each just to walk into a travel agency whether or not we buy anything! Rebates on a Commission would result in refundable OBC as the source of the funds would be external of Oceania. Non Refundable OBC comes about when the Cruise Line puts a promotion in place to stimulate sales. The interest in your earlier statement about designating unused OBC to go staff would chiefly be from recipients of large amounts of non-refundable credit, who would prefer to pass it on to staff as opposed to using it during their time onboard. Now that it has been determined that it was REFUNDABLE OBC which you were passing on to staff, the process will seem much less attractive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted December 13, 2018 #399 Share Posted December 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Wol said: We never get any non-refundable OBC. So your OBC is refundable ? In that case then you can allocate any unused OBC to the crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebslcc Posted December 13, 2018 #400 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Re: bathroom. I like the new shower doors. They flip inwards. Below are are more bathroom photos: flip open shower doors, new shower head and towel rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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