Can Go Big OBC be used to pay gratuities?

[Sailor Taylor]

If it can, it is a slightly better deal for us.   If not, will just choose prepaid tips. 

 

And in general what, if any restrictions is there in the usage of the OBC from Go Big.

Edited November 9, 2018 by Sailor Taylor

[cruisestitch]

The only restriction on Celebrity is that the OBC can't be used to book future cruises, and generally can't be used to enter poker tournaments.  Otherwise, anything that goes on your SeaPass account is ok for OBC.  Some lines don't let you use it for gratuities, but Celebrity does.

[Sailor Taylor]

Thanks!!

[rsquirrel]

We picked the OBC as it was a better deal.  Used it for tips and still had about $45 each left over for other expenses.  I used mine for shopping.

[leaveitallbehind]

Just to confirm, cruise line sponsored OBC's are applied to any purchase made on your stateroom account.  It is simply an amount of credit that is indiscriminately applied against the total of charges made.  So if, as example, you have a $150 OBC and a net end of cruise total of $500 in charges to your stateroom account, your final balance due is $350.  The only restriction - as previously mentioned - is that it cannot be used as the deposit for a future cruise booked on board.  Also, any remaining credit with a cruise ship sponsored OBC is not refundable to you.  If it is not used in full it is lost.

Edited November 10, 2018 by leaveitallbehind

[davekathy]

9 hours ago, rsquirrel said:

We picked the OBC as it was a better deal.  Used it for tips and still had about $45 each left over for other expenses.  I used mine for shopping.

That's a good rule of thumb only for 10 night and shorter cruises and stateroom type.

Edited November 10, 2018 by davekathy