Help me use my OBC!

[Dkconnor]

I’m getting ready for a rescheduled cruise and ended up with $650 obc. Gratuity has already been paid as has Cheers. We don’t do excursions (been there done that). Other than maybe a spa treatment, how should I use it? Can it be used in Casino? Should we try a specialty restaurant? We will be on the Magic to Eastern Caribbean. Thanks all! 

[Oceansaway17]

1 minute ago, Dkconnor said:

I’m getting ready for a rescheduled cruise and ended up with $650 obc. Gratuity has already been paid as has Cheers. We don’t do excursions (been there done that). Other than maybe a spa treatment, how should I use it? Can it be used in Casino? Should we try a specialty restaurant? We will be on the Magic to Eastern Caribbean. Thanks all! 

well you could do speciality dining and if you did not prepay tips, then OBC would be used for that.

However, you can decide if shops on board would be great for shopping for gifts for holidays or birthdays.   Still with that much money, I would pick ONE shore excursion to go on especially if in Eastern Caribbean.  St Johns is nice.

[dmcfad2]

Jewelry. 🙂

[Schoifmom]

You can remove your prepaid grats (they will be refunded) and use OBC to pay your grats.

 

Casino!!  

 

Specialty dining.

 

Personally, I wouldn't even use the OBC in the spa (I really don't like their upsell tactics).

 

Alcohol and other items in the Fun Shops on board.

 

Tip big 🙂 

[jsglow]

I can give you my VIFP number! 😁

[MeganGC1983]

It can be used in the casino. 

[silvercrikhix]

Gifts, new purse, make-up, perfume, jewelry, a new watch, duty free liquor, bingo, casino, specialty dining! 
Have Fun! 

Hubs bought me a special edition watch on our last cruise that I love. $650++

[dmet0225]

24 minutes ago, jsglow said:

I can give you my VIFP number! 😁

Taking it a step further, I'll add my booking number and room number for next week!

[Dkconnor]

Can it be used on board toward a future cruise?

[Djptcp]

Specialty dining, especially at Cuchina. Casino - that's how I use our OBC.

[cellfree]

Purchase Gift Cards at Cherry on Top.

[ALWAYS CRUZIN]

1 hour ago, Dkconnor said:

I’m getting ready for a rescheduled cruise and ended up with $650 obc. Gratuity has already been paid as has Cheers. We don’t do excursions (been there done that). Other than maybe a spa treatment, how should I use it? Can it be used in Casino? Should we try a specialty restaurant? We will be on the Magic to Eastern Caribbean. Thanks all! 

If you book an excursion on line. Most of the time there is a discount. So booking onboard would cost more. You can use it for anything you want. casino, ships store, bingo, added tips etc.

[grandmacani]

Once you get on the ship you’ll find ways. We’re doing a b2b2b and have $650, $700, and $100.00. We were able to cash out onboard credit last November and came home with 650. So if it’s refundable you’ll be able to cash out.

[poohbare19]

thermal spa (no upselling)

[MeganGC1983]

1 hour ago, Dkconnor said:

Can it be used on board toward a future cruise?

They don’t offer onboard booking anymore. 

[redsox1584]

You could have dinner at the Steakhouse and/or do the Chef’s Table 

[Anyislandwilldo]

3 hours ago, dmcfad2 said:

Jewelry. 🙂

I second this!!

[Dkconnor]

1 hour ago, MeganGC1983 said:

They don’t offer onboard booking anymore. 

Well that’s just sad!

[smears]

13 hours ago, Dkconnor said:

I’m getting ready for a rescheduled cruise and ended up with $650 obc. Gratuity has already been paid as has Cheers. We don’t do excursions (been there done that). Other than maybe a spa treatment, how should I use it? Can it be used in Casino? Should we try a specialty restaurant? We will be on the Magic to Eastern Caribbean. Thanks all! 

 

 

best move it to go to the roulette table and put it all on black

[ngrund]

12 hours ago, ALWAYS CRUZIN said:

If you book an excursion on line. Most of the time there is a discount. So booking onboard would cost more. You can use it for anything you want. casino, ships store, bingo, added tips etc.

You can now pay for things purchased on line before being onboard with OBC. No longer need to actually be on board

[Schoifmom]

15 hours ago, Dkconnor said:

Can it be used on board toward a future cruise?

No, but you can use it to purchase gift cards at Cherry on Top and once you return you can use then to book your returning guest offer.

[pcvtmom]

15 hours ago, MeganGC1983 said:

They don’t offer onboard booking anymore. 

This is true.  However, we used up our OBC by buying a few Carnival gift cards in the Cherry on Top gift shop onboard.  We're putting that toward a future cruise.

[ProgRockCruiser]

As noted, I would un-pre-pay the grats, and pay the grats using OBC.

 

That will consume about $200, depending on how many of you there are in your party.  I will assume 2.

 

Steakhouse: about $100.

 

If they offer (and have slots available), Chef's table - that's another $200.

 

Get some of the photos from Pixels?  Easy to spend $100.

 

Buy some t-shirts or other souvenirs? 

 

We had $650 in OBC for our cruise last Dec on Mardi Gras, and we blew through it all somehow, and I don't think we did the Steakhouse or Chef's Table, but we did do Rudy's Seagrill.  We spent the rest on Pixels, Auto-grats, t-shirts and souvenirs (the ship model is almost $100!), and maybe a good chunk of our drink tips (we always add a bit even with Cheers).

[Honolulu Blue]

18 hours ago, Dkconnor said:

I’m getting ready for a rescheduled cruise and ended up with $650 obc. Gratuity has already been paid as has Cheers. We don’t do excursions (been there done that). Other than maybe a spa treatment, how should I use it? Can it be used in Casino? Should we try a specialty restaurant? We will be on the Magic to Eastern Caribbean. Thanks all! 

That OBC should be just enough for a ceramic dalmatian and a Flokati rug. 😃

[MalleyCat]

We use it for gift cards at Cherry on Top and then pay off our next cruise when we get home.