Using OBC before ship sets sail

[bessinfl]

Forgive me for asking what may be an obvious question. We only sail every couple of years and so don’t know everything.
 

We have some OBC from our online travel agent. It hasn't shown up yet attached to our reservation, but our cruise isn’t for three more months. Is there any way we can use it before we sail to purchase excursions or to reserve in the specialty restaurants?

 

Thanks for all your good advice over the years. 

Edited January 10, 2020 by bessinfl
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[Jim_Iain]

Tips from your agent will not show up anywhere until about 2 days into the cruise and then you will find them on your on-line account.   Usually they are designated as Refundable.   You OBC from an agent can not be used prior to cruise. 

[bessinfl]

Thanks, Jim_Iain. So if we want to reserve a specialty restaurant before the cruise, we have to go ahead and pay for it? 
 

By the way, I’ve enjoyed your life cruise accounts. 

[Jim_Iain]

7 minutes ago, bessinfl said:

Thanks, Jim_Iain. So if we want to reserve a specialty restaurant before the cruise, we have to go ahead and pay for it? 
 

By the way, I’ve enjoyed your life cruise accounts. 

Unfortunately yes... unless of course you have some Celebrity OBC available.  

 

 

[39august]

Any OBC from Celebrity will show up in your reservation as soon as it is booked. That OBC can be used to make purchases before sailing. 

[bessinfl]

Thanks for your help. 

[bessinfl]

One. Ore question: if we don’t use the OBC that we get from our travel agent, is it refunded to us at the end of the cruise?

[bikerunner]

If the obc is marked as refundable yes. Most of time the obc from a ta is refundable.   If the obc is from celebrity it is not refundable 

[39august]

You can either just leave tthe unused refundable OBC and it will be refunded to your credit card. Or you can go to guest services on the last day and get it in cash. Ours showed up to the Visa the day after we left the ship.