Caps_Shield Posted April 7, 2021 #1 Share Posted April 7, 2021 So our June cruise was cancelled and we moved the cruise to 2022 and received $600 OBC. What in the world can you do with that much OBC? Can you pay tips with OBC? Can you book excursions PRIOR to boarding with OBC? We are on the Mardi Gras and would probably like to book much early, but would OBC count toward that since you are not on board. I guess you can buy Cheers! but it is cheaper to buy that prior to too. Anyway, is there a listing of things to do with this much cash? Maybe I'll put it all on red on the roulette wheel 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted April 7, 2021 #2 Share Posted April 7, 2021 I have never used OBC before boarding the ship and doubt that is possible, but once onboard, drinks, tips, soda packages, excursions, pictures and anything in the shops I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12j28 Posted April 7, 2021 #3 Share Posted April 7, 2021 7 minutes ago, Caps_Shield said: So our June cruise was cancelled and we moved the cruise to 2022 and received $600 OBC. What in the world can you do with that much OBC? Can you pay tips with OBC? Can you book excursions PRIOR to boarding with OBC? We are on the Mardi Gras and would probably like to book much early, but would OBC count toward that since you are not on board. I guess you can buy Cheers! but it is cheaper to buy that prior to too. Anyway, is there a listing of things to do with this much cash? Maybe I'll put it all on red on the roulette wheel 🙂 Pretty much anything you would purchase on board. Anytime you pay for something on your sail and sign card the on board credit will be reduced first, if you go over the 600 it will start charging your credit card on file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asalligo Posted April 7, 2021 #4 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Specialty dining 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MistyRo76 Posted April 7, 2021 #5 Share Posted April 7, 2021 We have an OBC too - usually I try to pre-pay as much as I can especially where you get a discount to do so. Things like Cheers, Wi-Fi we will buy before the cruise to get the discounted pricing. But I think we'll wait to have our gratuities assessed until we're onboard, so that will come out of our OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BoozinCroozin Posted April 7, 2021 #6 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Once July is canceled, we will have over $1,000 on our Thanksgiving cruise. We will use it for the room tip fee, specialty dining, souvenirs, and general tips. We will use it for shore excursions if we are forced to use ship based excursions only. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted April 7, 2021 #7 Share Posted April 7, 2021 4 hours ago, Caps_Shield said: So our June cruise was cancelled and we moved the cruise to 2022 and received $600 OBC. What in the world can you do with that much OBC? Can you pay tips with OBC? Can you book excursions PRIOR to boarding with OBC? We are on the Mardi Gras and would probably like to book much early, but would OBC count toward that since you are not on board. I guess you can buy Cheers! but it is cheaper to buy that prior to too. Anyway, is there a listing of things to do with this much cash? Maybe I'll put it all on red on the roulette wheel 🙂 You can use your OBC for anything onboard including tips. You cannot use OBC prior to boarding the ship. You will be surprised how fast you will go through the OBC. It’s gotta be black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 7, 2021 #8 Share Posted April 7, 2021 3 hours ago, BoozinCroozin said: Once July is canceled, we will have over $1,000 on our Thanksgiving cruise. We will use it for the room tip fee, specialty dining, souvenirs, and general tips. We will use it for shore excursions if we are forced to use ship based excursions only. Lol how did you get 1000. I had 800, cancelled, rebooked now 750 obc. 600 plus 100 stock, 50 to rebook this last time. Mine keeps dropping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BoozinCroozin Posted April 7, 2021 #9 Share Posted April 7, 2021 If canceled, $600 OBC added, $200 from TA, $100 from CCL, and another $50pp through TA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted April 7, 2021 #10 Share Posted April 7, 2021 (edited) If you drink a bit but not a lot, such that you feel the Cheers package is "a little too much of a good thing", you can burn through $600 on a 7 day cruise very quickly at $10 a drink (tax and tip included) - that's 5 drinks each for six of the days. Or as you noted you can buy Cheers once on board (paying a slight premium over the pre-cruise discounted rate) - I just calculated it as $82.60 extra (including 18% grat) for a couple on a 7 day cruise. Excursions (booked once on board) and auto-grats are another way to burn through some of it. We like to get photos (and actual prints), so we can burn though a couple hundred bux easily that way. And as mentioned, the specialty restaurants can help you spend that OBC. We have $650 in OBC for our Dec cruise on Mardi Gras ($600 for cancellation, $25 each for whatever special was on when we re-booked, I guess). We'll start planning our expenditures once we get closer and the actuality of the cruise is more realistic. We'll balance whether there are specific excursions we want (need to wait to see what might be available, and how they will operate) vs Cheers vs photos/grats/restaurants. Edited April 7, 2021 by ProgRockCruiser correct our OBC amount 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProgRockCruiser Posted April 7, 2021 #11 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Also, I just need to get this off my chest. I am a big Pink Floyd fan, as you might guess could be possible from my tag name. One of their lesser-known albums, a film soundtrack, but one of my favorites from them, is called "Obscured By Clouds". Guess what goes through my head every single time I see "OBC"? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgttami Posted April 7, 2021 #12 Share Posted April 7, 2021 You can use it for anything that you would charge to your sign and sail. Tips, drinks, dining, excursions, photos, casino. I go through that quickly, especially since I like the casino. I have $900 OBC on my next cruise, if it ever sails...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo1429 Posted April 8, 2021 #13 Share Posted April 8, 2021 You cannot use OBC for the casino but you can use it for everything else. Cheers package is about $56 per person plus 18% grats if purchased onboard About $51 in advance. We have $900 OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cafedumonde Posted April 8, 2021 #14 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Tips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNJCruisers Posted April 8, 2021 #15 Share Posted April 8, 2021 From left field...you can always go to the Cherry on Top store on board and buy Carnival gift cards to pay for a future cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12j28 Posted April 8, 2021 #16 Share Posted April 8, 2021 11 hours ago, Theo1429 said: You cannot use OBC for the casino but you can use it for everything else. Cheers package is about $56 per person plus 18% grats if purchased onboard About $51 in advance. We have $900 OBC. You can use it in the casino. If I have $600 OBC and charge $200 at a slot machine to my players bank I now only have $400 OBC. Same if I went up and got some chips for table games. When you charge to your sail and sign card the OBC goes first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted April 8, 2021 #17 Share Posted April 8, 2021 12 hours ago, Theo1429 said: You cannot use OBC for the casino but you can use it for everything else. Since when? We always do. What Onboard Credit Can Be Used For Spa services, such as massages or haircuts. Alcoholic drinks (including beverage packages) Specialty (up-charge) dining. Shore excursions. Gratuities (aka service charges) Onboard retail purchases (gift shop merch) Gambling and other onboard games. Internet access. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgttami Posted April 8, 2021 #18 Share Posted April 8, 2021 I don't know why people say you can't use OBC at the casino. It's where 99.9% of mine goes...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyislandwilldo Posted April 8, 2021 #19 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Jewelry, Jewelry, Jewelry!! By yourself a nice gift from the jewelry store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d12j28 Posted April 8, 2021 #20 Share Posted April 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, sgttami said: I don't know why people say you can't use OBC at the casino. It's where 99.9% of mine goes...LOL %100 of mine! LOL What happens to the other %0.1? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgttami Posted April 8, 2021 #21 Share Posted April 8, 2021 1 minute ago, d12j28 said: %100 of mine! LOL What happens to the other %0.1? That will usually go to the casino too...LOL 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Banditswife Posted April 8, 2021 #22 Share Posted April 8, 2021 We have well over $1000 OBC for our April of 2022 cruise due to several cancelations, travel agent perks & stock credit. Casino, gift shops, spa, gratuities, shore excursions, steak house, bars- many places to use OBC. Ours is a 16 day with many sea days, so I know we won't have a problem using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theo1429 Posted April 9, 2021 #23 Share Posted April 9, 2021 My mistake checked it out with Carnival OBC can be used in casino. Let's sail the seven seas 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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