drewdrewcruiser Posted December 5, 2019 #1 Share Posted December 5, 2019 My sister is cruising in Jan 2020 and I would like to give her a Christmas gift related to her trip. I read that NCL gift cards have dormancy fees if not used. Would it be better to just give her OBC? If she doesn't use it all, can it be refunded to her or will it be forfeited? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare shof515 Posted December 5, 2019 #2 Share Posted December 5, 2019 obc is better and is refundable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oakman58 Posted December 5, 2019 #3 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Give her the onboard credit and if she doesn't use all of it she will get a refund. NCL gift cards suck in my opinion. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdrewcruiser Posted December 5, 2019 Author #4 Share Posted December 5, 2019 2 hours ago, shof515 said: obc is better and is refundable Do you know if it gets refunded to her or to original payment which would be my credit card? I'd rather it go back to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Ting Posted December 5, 2019 #5 Share Posted December 5, 2019 Why don’t you just give her cash in an envelope marked marked for her cruise and forget all the drama with the gift cards or obc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LrgPizza Posted December 5, 2019 #6 Share Posted December 5, 2019 I prefer the gift cards. Sure, you need to use them within a certain amount of time, but how hard is that to manage? Unlike OBC, the recipient can use it to actually pay on the cruise fare before sailing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CookieShip Posted December 5, 2019 #7 Share Posted December 5, 2019 48 minutes ago, Sam Ting said: Why don’t you just give her cash in an envelope marked marked for her cruise and forget all the drama with the gift cards or obc. Exactly! Can fancy it up a little by pairing with an item they'll need/use on the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdrewcruiser Posted December 5, 2019 Author #8 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Sam Ting said: Why don’t you just give her cash in an envelope marked marked for her cruise and forget all the drama with the gift cards or obc. Because knowing my sister, she will just use the cash to buy something for my kid and I want it to be for her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewdrewcruiser Posted December 5, 2019 Author #9 Share Posted December 5, 2019 1 hour ago, LrgPizza said: I prefer the gift cards. Sure, you need to use them within a certain amount of time, but how hard is that to manage? Unlike OBC, the recipient can use it to actually pay on the cruise fare before sailing. Cruise is next month and already paid in full. My sister found a stack of unused gift cards while cleaning her room so apparently, they're not that easy to manage for her. 😂. I'll go with the OBC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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