carlsbadguy Posted September 4, 2019 #1 Share Posted September 4, 2019 On my cruise I get 3 "free" O Life excursions per person. I have picked 2 but an having a hard time picking a 3rd except for some of the hop on off buses which would be cheaper to buy on my own as not worth $100. If I do not choose a 3rd will I get $100 onboard credit per person or do I just lose the last tour and any credit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 4, 2019 #2 Share Posted September 4, 2019 use it or lose it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted September 4, 2019 #3 Share Posted September 4, 2019 38 minutes ago, carlsbadguy said: having a hard time picking a 3rd except for some of the hop on off buses which would be cheaper to buy on my own as not worth $100. How is it possible for anything to be cheaper than included? Scratching my head..... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Waynetor Posted September 6, 2019 #4 Share Posted September 6, 2019 StanandJim - A hop on off cost less than a $100 so IF one could get a $100 back for an unused tour and then spend part of that $100 on a cheaper option a passenger would be ahead of the game. That is what the OP is asking but since the answer is NO, then one can not do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadguy Posted September 6, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted September 6, 2019 I called and asked when I deleted one tour and was told I have to book three tours otherwise they will change the option to the shipboard credit. Since I picked 2- $199 tours already I will pick a third one, before picking any of the hop On off options.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 6, 2019 #6 Share Posted September 6, 2019 This is why when we have opted for the oLife tours -- we make sure that there are enough tours that we want to take! When oLife started, the surcharge for "free" tours was far less than it is today. But if I can't find enough tours that appear to satisfy us (in the price range we want), then we don't take oLife. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted September 6, 2019 #7 Share Posted September 6, 2019 1 hour ago, carlsbadguy said: I called and asked when I deleted one tour and was told I have to book three tours otherwise they will change the option to the shipboard credit O Life option gives you a choice of 3 different options - Included excursions, Drinks package or OBC. You must choose one of these. If you were to pick only 2 excursions and $100 OBC in place of the third excursion, you would be in essence combining 2 of the 3 options - 2/3 excursions and 1/3 OBC. Obviously this is not the intent of O Life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 6, 2019 #8 Share Posted September 6, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 3:30 PM, StanandJim said: How is it possible for anything to be cheaper than included? Scratching my head..... If you scratch too hard you may bleed. May say included, but you pay for it in the O Life up charge. No free lunch here. Thought you of all people would know that. I learn something new each day so no big deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 6, 2019 #9 Share Posted September 6, 2019 Very true. If the fares for "cruise only" and "oLife" were the same, then you could say that the drink package as well as the included tours are "free". When oLife started the fare differential was quite modest ... but that's no longer true. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andee Posted September 7, 2019 #10 Share Posted September 7, 2019 Initially, when not everyone got Internet included, that was a benefit of OLife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warburg Posted September 7, 2019 #11 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 9/4/2019 at 2:54 PM, LHT28 said: use it or lose it. Thank you, LHT28. This quote makes sense to me, and it got me thinking. We live within 25 minutes of the P of M. When we do our next round trip Miami/Miami, it will be Cruise Only. I compared it with O life, and it makes economic sense. However, for our upcoming cruise, a TA originating in Rome, we want BC and O offers a good deal. We are not foolhardy enough to arrive on embarkation day, so we will pay the deviation fee. I learned something new today. I liked that! Mary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 7, 2019 #12 Share Posted September 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, warburg said: Thank you, LHT28. This quote makes sense to me, and it got me thinking. We live within 25 minutes of the P of M. When we do our next round trip Miami/Miami, it will be Cruise Only. I compared it with O life, and it makes economic sense. However, for our upcoming cruise, a TA originating in Rome, we want BC and O offers a good deal. We are not foolhardy enough to arrive on embarkation day, so we will pay the deviation fee. I learned something new today. I liked that! Mary Agree. Never fly in the same day. Use miles and arrive a few days early. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 7, 2019 #13 Share Posted September 7, 2019 30 minutes ago, warburg said: However, for our upcoming cruise, a TA originating in Rome, we want BC and O offers a good deal. We are not foolhardy enough to arrive on embarkation day, so we will pay the deviation fee. I learned something new today. I liked that! Mary I found getting BC from O was more expensive than DIY The price they charge plus the air credit (you can get) plus the deviation fee added up to several hundred $$ more than booking my own Maybe flights are cheaper from MIA than Toronto Be sure to do the math Just saying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted September 7, 2019 #14 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, LHT28 said: I found getting BC from O was more expensive than DIY The price they charge plus the air credit (you can get) plus the deviation fee added up to several hundred $$ more than booking my own Maybe flights are cheaper from MIA than Toronto Be sure to do the math Just saying We use miles to get BC from Miami to just about anywhere so O Life works for us. Everyone's travel is different. What works for us may not be good for you. Apples vs oranges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 7, 2019 #15 Share Posted September 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, RJB said: We use miles to get BC from Miami to just about anywhere so O Life works for us. Everyone's travel is different. What works for us may not be good for you. Apples vs oranges. True but as I said do the math to see what works for you We do not have miles so we have to deal with cash As mentioned many times here O Life has nothing to do with the airfare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadguy Posted September 7, 2019 Author #16 Share Posted September 7, 2019 I couldn't use the O Life Airfare as I was not returning home after the trip so I got an $800 pp airfare credit. Used miles for business class tickets both ways. Had the choice of another $300 pp credit on the cruise or an O Life benefit. Chose the 3 tour excursions per person. Already picked 2 of excursions which O charges $199 per person for and will need to pick one more. I realize could get at least one of the excursions cheaper on my own than the $199 but I figure I should come out at least a little ahead as excursions in the 3 ports I am choosing would probably cost more than $100 per person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 7, 2019 #17 Share Posted September 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, carlsbadguy said: I couldn't use the O Life Airfare as I was not returning home after the trip so I got an $800 pp airfare credit. O LIFE is a separate entity from the airfare You can take the O Life perks with or without the air You can take the air with or without the O Life perks or you can just take the cruise only fare & do your own air & tours/drinks etc... just to add everyone also gets the free internet so it is not part of the O Life deal either 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 8, 2019 #18 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Er, what is BC? Something like OBC???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulchili Posted September 8, 2019 #19 Share Posted September 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Mura said: Er, what is BC? Something like OBC???? Probably business class (BC) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare LHT28 Posted September 8, 2019 #20 Share Posted September 8, 2019 23 minutes ago, Mura said: Er, what is BC? Something like OBC???? Business Class Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted September 8, 2019 #21 Share Posted September 8, 2019 Ah so! It never occurred to me they were talking about flights ... I guess it should have! Thanks Paul. (And Lyn ... I got your answer as I was writing to Paul but hadn't "sent" yet.) Mura 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted September 8, 2019 #22 Share Posted September 8, 2019 16 hours ago, LHT28 said: O LIFE is a separate entity from the airfare You can take the O Life perks with or without the air You can take the air with or without the O Life perks or you can just take the cruise only fare & do your own air & tours/drinks etc... just to add everyone also gets the free internet so it is not part of the O Life deal either Just to add another wrinkle. You can also just use one leg of the Oceania air and get a 1/2 credit for it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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