taylortime05 Posted May 18, 2019 #1 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I recently got an AMEX Platinum card and one of the perks is to get OBC for cruises. For a balcony on Celebrity you can get 200 OBC. I tried to apply this for a cruise and my TA and Celebrity said this OBC perk is not combinable when having OBC from booking the cruise onboard. Can anyone confirm this is true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUCKIE50 Posted May 18, 2019 #2 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) I do not think you get both if you book on board according to the terms of the Amex offer https://www.americanexpresscruise.com/cruises/promos/amex/shopping/cruise_privileges_program.jsp?cobrand=15558&webpagerecno=2357 Valid for new bookings of voyages of at least five nights made with a participating supplier through Platinum Travel Service, Centurion Travel Service, any American Express Travel office, eligible Travel Associate Platform agencies, or the Agency Services Desk. May not be combined with other offers unless indicated. Edited May 18, 2019 by CHUCKIE50 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHUCKIE50 Posted May 18, 2019 #3 Share Posted May 18, 2019 Remember to check here on CC and on your Amex offers as there are sometimes cruise cash back offers to targeted cardholders for various cruise companies. Right now some people are reporting Amex offer 22,000 Amex points or $225 cash back on Princess (not Celebrity I know but I saved lots with these offers in the past) https://www.doctorofcredit.com/amex-offers-princess-cruises-spend-750-get-22500-points-or-225/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stateroom_Sailor Posted May 18, 2019 #4 Share Posted May 18, 2019 6 hours ago, CHUCKIE50 said: Remember to check here on CC and on your Amex offers as there are sometimes cruise cash back offers to targeted cardholders for various cruise companies. Right now some people are reporting Amex offer 22,000 Amex points or $225 cash back on Princess (not Celebrity I know but I saved lots with these offers in the past) https://www.doctorofcredit.com/amex-offers-princess-cruises-spend-750-get-22500-points-or-225/ That is an incredible offer! 22,000 Amex Points is worth at least $330, on a $750 purchase? If I had a Princess cruise, I would use this offer ASAP! Twice I've purchased $500 OBC with HAL for 10,000 Amex Points. Typically works with the Gold card as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milokama Posted May 18, 2019 #5 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I'm going on my cruise tomorrow!!! I booked through an Am Ex Platinum TA and I received a $200 OBC in addition to my other perks ($300 OBC, drinks package, wifi and gratuities). The add'l $200 OBC was added to my account last night. I just got the email this morning. The only thing I have yet to see is the additional MR point per $ spent, which I'm told will credit to my account 6-8 weeks post sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeMary4449 Posted May 18, 2019 #6 Share Posted May 18, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, milokama said: I'm going on my cruise tomorrow!!! I booked through an Am Ex Platinum TA and I received a $200 OBC in addition to my other perks ($300 OBC, drinks package, wifi and gratuities). The add'l $200 OBC was added to my account last night. I just got the email this morning. The only thing I have yet to see is the additional MR point per $ spent, which I'm told will credit to my account 6-8 weeks post sailing. milokama: You are 100% correct. We have booked at least 6 Celebrity cruises within the last two years using the Am Ex Platinum Card. The day after final payment we have received additional OBC from Am Ex added to our Celebrity Cruise Planner account. This has been in addition to OBC for booking onboard a cruise, and other standard perks. Mike Edited May 18, 2019 by MikeMary4449 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccotting Posted May 19, 2019 #7 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Point to note, the circumstances are different if you have a Canadian card. We were never able to combine perks and, were offered different ones from those with US cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmklimmek Posted May 19, 2019 #8 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Does this work with any of the big online TA’s and the OBC you receive from them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milokama Posted May 19, 2019 #9 Share Posted May 19, 2019 27 minutes ago, lmklimmek said: Does this work with any of the big online TA’s and the OBC you receive from them? We booked with a TA who gave us an OBC as a gift. WE received the booking OBC, her gifted OBC, and the Am Ex Platinum OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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