Can you have prepaid dinner reservations refunded?

[Nashna]

Our TA is giving us a specialty dinner reservation.  I would like to book that in advance.  If I reserve a specialty restaurant in advance of sailing that I need to prepay, can I arrange for a refund and use the TA's offer instead?  I was able to do this on HAL, Seabourn and Princess on recent cruises.  I don't mind paying in advance; just want to be reimbursed.  

[Clarea]

The TA's offer requires you to book the reservation onboard.

[HicksRA]

Yes, you can cancel a prepared dinner on board for a refund.  I’ve done it before. As far as transferring the same reservation to a TA comp, I have no idea. 

[Nashna]

Just did this in January on HAL and it was easy.  I just went to the dinner reservation desk and had them change the payment.  It took me two minutes and my credit was done the next day.  This is a really important point as I am making reservations for 19.  I would be very unhappy to lose that money.