niceneasy Posted January 9, 2019 #1 Share Posted January 9, 2019 What a fortunate problem. I may have too much nonrefundable OBC that I would like to spend on private tours. a) I have read that if you have a cash account rather than a CC then you can go to the casino and ask for that amount and you will not incur a 5% charge. b) I have read that if you have a CC on file then going to the casino and asking for that amount will cost you 5%. c) I have read that neither of the above will work. What has been your experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merion_Mom Posted January 9, 2019 #2 Share Posted January 9, 2019 A & B - but not cash. They want to give you vouchers for the slots. Just insert voucher into slot machine, pull once, cash out and return to Casino Cashier window. 😉 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceneasy Posted January 9, 2019 Author #3 Share Posted January 9, 2019 When cashing out after that 1 pull will they then hand me cash? And 5% deduct will not occur? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 10, 2019 #4 Share Posted January 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, niceneasy said: When cashing out after that 1 pull will they then hand me cash? And 5% deduct will not occur? They won't deduct 5% from your cash out ticket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted January 10, 2019 #5 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On Anthem, I was setup with a cash account and on day 5, I was able to take out 500$ cash from the casino cashiers window and on day 6, I took another 200$ or so, the remainder of my OBC. No vouchers were involved and no 5% fee. I left the casino and went straight to guest services and placed my CC on file so I did not have to do so on Day 7 when the lines are long. dp 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schlimazel_traveler Posted January 10, 2019 #6 Share Posted January 10, 2019 On a whim I left about 75 cents "nonrefundable" on-board credit on my account to see what would happen. It was credited back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted January 10, 2019 #7 Share Posted January 10, 2019 15 hours ago, dpostman said: On Anthem, I was setup with a cash account and on day 5, I was able to take out 500$ cash from the casino cashiers window and on day 6, I took another 200$ or so, the remainder of my OBC. No vouchers were involved and no 5% fee. I left the casino and went straight to guest services and placed my CC on file so I did not have to do so on Day 7 when the lines are long. dp How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"? I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 10, 2019 #8 Share Posted January 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"? I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks. No cash required in the account at all. On a 7-night cruise, they will let you charge up to $500 above any credit before they ask you to pay down the account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpostman Posted January 10, 2019 #9 Share Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) 24 minutes ago, dani negreanu said: How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"? I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks. When I had purchased the cruise we had a good deal and received $400 per room (2 rooms) of non-refundable OBC and I had also purchased some OBC during a promotion for Canadian residents at a very favorable exchange rate. I was planning using OBC to purchase drink packages and specialty restaurants on board using OBC, but cruise planner promotions made it better for me to pre-purchase and just withdraw any OBC in cash from the casino. You should be able cash out that $175 without issues. dp Edited January 10, 2019 by dpostman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted January 10, 2019 #10 Share Posted January 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, Host Clarea said: No cash required in the account at all. On a 7-night cruise, they will let you charge up to $500 above any credit before they ask you to pay down the account. 12 minutes ago, dpostman said: When I had purchased the cruise we had a good deal and received $400 per room (2 rooms) of non-refundable OBC and I had also purchased some OBC during a promotion for Canadian residents at a very favorable exchange rate. I was planning using OBC to purchase drink packages and specialty restaurants on board using OBC, but cruise planner promotions made it better for me to pre-purchase and just withdraw any OBC in cash from the casino. You should be able cash out that $175 without issues. dp Bob and dp -- Thank you both for your quick and detailed replies. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceneasy Posted January 10, 2019 Author #11 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Thanks for all of your help with this OBC question. Sounds like the first thing to do is set up a cash account Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niceneasy Posted January 10, 2019 Author #12 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Well, now I may need to deal with the Norovirus. I hope that the money is laundered--I mean disinfected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaRob Posted January 10, 2019 #13 Share Posted January 10, 2019 22 hours ago, Merion_Mom said: A & B - but not cash. They want to give you vouchers for the slots. Just insert voucher into slot machine, pull once, cash out and return to Casino Cashier window. 😉 😄 I actually put voucher in, selected cash out didn't pull, went back to the window(after about 15 minutes) and cashed out. I felt bad not pulling but not that bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molly361 Posted January 10, 2019 #14 Share Posted January 10, 2019 There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings. I have not seen any reports lately though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted January 10, 2019 #15 Share Posted January 10, 2019 Just now, molly361 said: There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings. I have not seen any reports lately though They do have the ability to do that as that is what they have been doing with the casino promo chips/vouchers that you can buy through the cruise planner. I think that in the near future cashing out OBC for cash will be a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarea Posted January 10, 2019 #16 Share Posted January 10, 2019 4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said: I think that in the near future cashing out OBC for cash will be a thing of the past. I agree. I also think that they will stop the use of non-refundable OBC for gratuities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani negreanu Posted January 10, 2019 #17 Share Posted January 10, 2019 55 minutes ago, molly361 said: There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings. I have not seen any reports lately though That's what happened to us on our last cruise (but on Celebrity). We always pre-pay grats, and don't drink, so we were left with 40$ non-ref OBC. The only way to get back "something" was going to the casino. We got 20X2 vouchers, and each of us tried our luck. We managed to win 37.50$ "back"....😀 Our next cruise is also with X, we have the grats and 175$ OBC non ref. I'm pretty sure we'll not get "back" so much...., unless I'll find a way to cash it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moopetguy Posted January 11, 2019 #18 Share Posted January 11, 2019 During my Allure B2B (Nov 25 and Dec 2, 2018), I had a cash account for both sailings and the casino cashier paid out cash directly from non-refundable OBC. I was surprised at that. The first time I went to the cashier, I actually asked for a $20 slot voucher (to test if it could be played and cashed out), but I just got handed a $20 bill. During subsequent visits over the two weeks, I simply asked for cash and there were absolutely no issues. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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