Sersee Posted February 5, 2020 #1 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) So with the Wow sale, you receive obc from Royal. I just wanted to confirm I could use this for the gratuities? I buy the drink package, so will purchase it before I go. If I don't prepay gratuities and don't spend anything else on the ship, gratuities would be charged to my account correct? I believe they are $101 pp and change for the ship I am looking at. I have always prepaid gratuities so wanted to make sure this is how it works. Thank you! Edited February 5, 2020 by Sersee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robtulipe Posted February 5, 2020 #2 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) We've always have been able to use any OBC from the cruise line to pay our gratuities onboard. Edited February 5, 2020 by robtulipe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulsacoker Posted February 5, 2020 #3 Share Posted February 5, 2020 yes if it shows up in your cruise planner you can use it pre cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AshleyDillo Posted February 5, 2020 #4 Share Posted February 5, 2020 The short answer is yes, you can use this for the gratuities. What happens with the OBC that you get from the WOW sale is that it will appear for use in your cruise planner after you book your cruise. You can choose to use this OBC when you purchase the drink package before the cruise via the cruise planner. It will deduct the $100 from your total price of the drink package. If you do not select to use this OBC from the WOW sale when making any cruise planner purchases, it will be available as a credit towards your onboard account. If you have not prepaid your gratuities with your cruisefare, each day the gratuities will reflect as a debit against your onboard account. This will just reduce that $100 credit down day by day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STANMELB Posted February 5, 2020 #5 Share Posted February 5, 2020 We always use our On Board Credit towards gratuities. Just repriced 3 of our future cruises choosing the $300 On Board Credit and not using our Crown and Anchor discount. The net difference was a savings of $108 per cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted February 5, 2020 #6 Share Posted February 5, 2020 i am shocked, this is a legit sale. ive been 3 weeks now pricing an oasis trip in may crown loft suite. price went down about a week ago and stayed there. i check every day. same price today. plus now you get 300. i think its the first legit cruise sale ive ever seen. been monitoring celebrity and that room went up for their sale. had to wait until the sale was off to get a better deal 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker19 Posted February 5, 2020 #7 Share Posted February 5, 2020 1 hour ago, luckyinpa said: i think its the first legit cruise sale ive ever seen. RCI has sales all the time - it's just that it is virtually never related to their "sales" - it a sailing specific sale because they have too much inventory that's not moving. You had a price drop on your sailing, but not because of this "sale". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted February 5, 2020 #8 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, STANMELB said: We always use our On Board Credit towards gratuities. Just repriced 3 of our future cruises choosing the $300 On Board Credit and not using our Crown and Anchor discount. The net difference was a savings of $108 per cruise. So, once again, if you use a C&A balcony discount you lose to OBC? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tree_skier Posted February 5, 2020 #9 Share Posted February 5, 2020 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Biker19 said: RCI has sales all the time - it's just that it is virtually never related to their "sales" - it a sailing specific sale because they have too much inventory that's not moving. You had a price drop on your sailing, but not because of this "sale". I've got 5 cruises I'm tracking prices on and each one is the lowest I have seen it since near booking. Mine are all booked way out in advance so I get the best cabin selection as well as the best price. All of mine are still higher than I paid but they are the lowest I have seen in a long time. It almost feels like this is a legit sale. Edited February 5, 2020 by Tree_skier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karena1 Posted February 5, 2020 #10 Share Posted February 5, 2020 2 hours ago, luckyinpa said: i am shocked, this is a legit sale. ive been 3 weeks now pricing an oasis trip in may crown loft suite. price went down about a week ago and stayed there. i check every day. same price today. plus now you get 300. i think its the first legit cruise sale ive ever seen. been monitoring celebrity and that room went up for their sale. had to wait until the sale was off to get a better deal 🙂 not so much. Not one of my cruises went down!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STANMELB Posted February 5, 2020 #11 Share Posted February 5, 2020 33 minutes ago, Ocean Boy said: So, once again, if you use a C&A balcony discount you lose to OBC? Strange pricing. Lost $276 Crown and Anchor discount. Gained $300 On Board Credit. Net savings was $108 per cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arzeena Posted February 5, 2020 #12 Share Posted February 5, 2020 46 minutes ago, karena1 said: not so much. Not one of my cruises went down!! Same here. Except for one cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted February 6, 2020 #13 Share Posted February 6, 2020 38 minutes ago, Arzeena said: Same here. Except for one cruise. Nope for me, none of my cruises went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuCruise Posted February 6, 2020 #14 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Two of my cruises that are booked Aug 2021 and Mar 2022 had a small price increase, but with the OBC, the net cost went down. So will probably call in. We'll pay a bit more upfront but we can always use the OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBlueYonder64 Posted February 6, 2020 #15 Share Posted February 6, 2020 Just booked Liberty today for the April 5th sailing. I booked directly with the cruise line, where would I see any OBC reflected? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken at the beach Posted February 6, 2020 #16 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 hours ago, WildBlueYonder64 said: Just booked Liberty today for the April 5th sailing. I booked directly with the cruise line, where would I see any OBC reflected? Thanks. It will show up in your cruise planner. It should also appear on the guest copy of your invoice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino Comp Chick Posted February 6, 2020 #17 Share Posted February 6, 2020 3 hours ago, WildBlueYonder64 said: Just booked Liberty today for the April 5th sailing. I booked directly with the cruise line, where would I see any OBC reflected? Thanks. On your confirmation and in your cruise planner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyinpa Posted February 6, 2020 #18 Share Posted February 6, 2020 14 hours ago, karena1 said: not so much. Not one of my cruises went down!! i thought the 300 OBC was across the board? my cruise price stayed the same but the 300 is a real discount Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Casino Comp Chick Posted February 6, 2020 #19 Share Posted February 6, 2020 9 minutes ago, luckyinpa said: i thought the 300 OBC was across the board? my cruise price stayed the same but the 300 is a real discount $300 is for suites only and like myself it did not apply as my suite has jumped in price since booking it in December 2018 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pstreet12 Posted February 6, 2020 #20 Share Posted February 6, 2020 On 2/5/2020 at 3:50 PM, Ocean Boy said: So, once again, if you use a C&A balcony discount you lose to OBC? Yes, just booked a cruise, and that was carefully explained. Special rate (with on board credit) OR C&A balcony discount--but not both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted February 6, 2020 #21 Share Posted February 6, 2020 23 hours ago, STANMELB said: Strange pricing. Lost $276 Crown and Anchor discount. Gained $300 On Board Credit. Net savings was $108 per cruise. One thing I noticed is that they always take the dollar-off discounts before they calculate any percentage discounts. So if the cruise has a 30% discount and you lose a $276 Crown and Anchor discount your fare will then go down by 30% of $276. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted February 6, 2020 #22 Share Posted February 6, 2020 13 minutes ago, SG65CB said: One thing I noticed is that they always take the dollar-off discounts before they calculate any percentage discounts. So if the cruise has a 30% discount and you lose a $276 Crown and Anchor discount your fare will then go down by 30% of $276. So you are saying that if they artificially jack up the price of a cruise so that they can then offer a percent discount and make it look like a sale that they will also take that same percentage off of the C&A discount? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SG65CB Posted February 6, 2020 #23 Share Posted February 6, 2020 1 minute ago, Ocean Boy said: So you are saying that if they artificially jack up the price of a cruise so that they can then offer a percent discount that they will also take that percentage off of the C&A discount? Yes. If the cruise is 30% off and you also have a $100 discount that discount will only be worth $70 because the 30% off is applied second. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ocean Boy Posted February 6, 2020 #24 Share Posted February 6, 2020 10 minutes ago, SG65CB said: Yes. If the cruise is 30% off and you also have a $100 discount that discount will only be worth $70 because the 30% off is applied second. Ok, now I get what you are saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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