kasowell2 Posted January 5, 2023 #101 Share Posted January 5, 2023 On 1/3/2023 at 10:14 AM, chamima said: I think you can buy OBC which should be totally refundable. We've done that in the past and gotten cash from Guest Services to use in ports. Not sure if this still works. * I think the offer I got was it had to be on a deposit or cruise fare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisingteachers4 Posted January 5, 2023 #102 Share Posted January 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Croooser said: Yes. Should be fine. Just confirm with the TA that your Amex will be billed directly to Celebrity. Thank you! Confirmed and purchased!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CelebrityCruizer Posted January 5, 2023 #103 Share Posted January 5, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, kasowell2 said: I think the offer I got was it had to be on a deposit or cruise fare. No it doesn't it can be anything related to Celebrity. As a matter of fact i bought casino free play 10% bonus 500$ tables + $500 slots with my 1000$ and added it to my existing booking. I checked in my Amex app and it's showing as Celebrity Cruise purchase. Edited January 5, 2023 by CelebrityCruizer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted January 5, 2023 #104 Share Posted January 5, 2023 13 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Yes. Land based casinos code credit cards withdrawals as cash advances where the casino may or may not charge their own fee but your credit card will charge you cash advance fees. On cruise lines, they may or may not charge you a room charge fee but that goes directly to the cruise line. Room charge transactions are added to your on board account which will be coded as travel (not cash advances) We currently have $200 non refundable OBC for our upcoming cruise. If we buy $1000 OBC now for that cruise to trigger the Amex credit how do we ensure that OBC (not the non refundable) would be used in the casino? 2 hours ago, CelebrityCruizer said: No it doesn't it can be anything related to Celebrity. As a matter of fact i bought casino free play 10% bonus 500$ tables + $500 slots with my 1000$ and added it to my existing booking. I checked in my Amex app and it's showing as Celebrity Cruise purchase. Do you know what happens to that money if you only use a small part of it? And again, we have $200 non refundable OBC - will they use that first to pay for a purchase similar to yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted January 5, 2023 Author #105 Share Posted January 5, 2023 12 hours ago, cruisingteachers4 said: Hi everyone! I have a 24 hour hold on a Solstice sailing with my travel agent. I asked them how it was charged, and they said that the charge goes directly through Celebrity, and will show up that way on my credit card bill. Will this offer (which I have added to my AmEx card already) work if I pay through my travel agent? I ask because they are offering an additional $200 on board credit that the celebrity website is not offering for my cabin. Thank you SO much for any information! Yes, when TAs make a booking then the charge comes directly from Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted January 5, 2023 Author #106 Share Posted January 5, 2023 Just wanted to add a datapoint that I bought $1,000 of OBC by calling them and it triggered the offer just fine. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted January 5, 2023 #107 Share Posted January 5, 2023 2 hours ago, chamima said: We currently have $200 non refundable OBC for our upcoming cruise. If we buy $1000 OBC now for that cruise to trigger the Amex credit how do we ensure that OBC (not the non refundable) would be used in the casino? Don't know as I have not had a non-refundable credit 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Shiba_Lover Posted January 5, 2023 #108 Share Posted January 5, 2023 20 hours ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Nothing to lose to try multiple cards, I'd just set my expectations extremely low that you're awarded the offer twice Expectations are zero, so hard to go lower 😁 I did notice today in the Amex app that it says my offer from Celebrity was redeemed. So that's a positive. Although yesterday, I also redeemed an offer from a Drunk Elephant, a skincare company. Today I received an email from Amex saying "you've redeemed an offer from Drunk Elephant". I did not have the email from them saying that about Celebrity. Hope this one goes through too. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted January 5, 2023 #109 Share Posted January 5, 2023 14 hours ago, kasowell2 said: I think the offer I got was it had to be on a deposit or cruise fare. Read the T&C as your assumption is doubtful based on everyone else's offers. However it does indeed exclude on board purchases 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted January 5, 2023 #110 Share Posted January 5, 2023 15 hours ago, kasowell2 said: I think the offer I got was it had to be on a deposit or cruise fare. 9 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: Read the T&C as your assumption is doubtful based on everyone else's offers. However it does indeed exclude on board purchases People always think that but ,as you said, it includes any pre-cruise purchases made directly from Celebrity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasowell2 Posted January 5, 2023 #111 Share Posted January 5, 2023 32 minutes ago, chamima said: People always think that but ,as you said, it includes any pre-cruise purchases made directly from Celebrity. I hope you’re right but when I went back to my account I couldn’t find the offer. Any idea how yo relocate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted January 5, 2023 #112 Share Posted January 5, 2023 6 minutes ago, kasowell2 said: I hope you’re right but when I went back to my account I couldn’t find the offer. Any idea how yo relocate it If you didn't yet add it to your card you may be SOL. If you did add it, there is a "added to card" tab Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kasowell2 Posted January 5, 2023 #113 Share Posted January 5, 2023 11 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said: If you didn't yet add it to your card you may be SOL. If you did add it, there is a "added to card" tab I must’ve missed it because it’s not there now. Sure wished I had added it before it expired since we leave in two weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted January 6, 2023 Author #114 Share Posted January 6, 2023 My MR bonus points posted to my AMEX account this afternoon! Woo hoo! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted January 6, 2023 #115 Share Posted January 6, 2023 2 hours ago, Cruise Gopher said: My MR bonus points posted to my AMEX account this afternoon! Woo hoo! Wow. That was fast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted January 6, 2023 #116 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/5/2023 at 3:31 AM, CelebrityCruizer said: No it doesn't it can be anything related to Celebrity. As a matter of fact i bought casino free play 10% bonus 500$ tables + $500 slots with my 1000$ and added it to my existing booking. I checked in my Amex app and it's showing as Celebrity Cruise purchase. So you get "special" casino chips with this purchase. What happens at the end of the cruise if you have any of these chips left? Can you get cash for a 5% fee? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare KKB Posted January 6, 2023 #117 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 1:22 AM, CelebrityCruizer said: If you buy OBC with a credit card pre-sailing can OBC be used in the casino without paying for 5% as it is not cash forwarding from a credit card? YES! The key to avoid a transaction fee is to add $ to your account at the machine. You u place your key card in. I think your automatic PIN is your birthday month & day (it prompts you). Then Charge to room. If it goes to the machine, simply pull your card out & it will automatically go back to your card. Head to the cage & cash out. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev8876 Posted January 7, 2023 #118 Share Posted January 7, 2023 My final payment is not due until June 10, 2023. Can I make an early payment of $1,000 now to trigger this offer and then pay the balance on June 10? Would the early payment be refundable assuming I cancelled within the proper timeframe? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichYak Posted January 7, 2023 #119 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, ev8876 said: My final payment is not due until June 10, 2023. Can I make an early payment of $1,000 now to trigger this offer and then pay the balance on June 10? Would the early payment be refundable assuming I cancelled within the proper timeframe? Thank you. Yes and Yes. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare NutsAboutGolf Posted January 7, 2023 #120 Share Posted January 7, 2023 1 minute ago, ev8876 said: My final payment is not due until June 10, 2023. Can I make an early payment of $1,000 now to trigger this offer and then pay the balance on June 10? Would the early payment be refundable assuming I cancelled within the proper timeframe? Thank you. Call X, I wouldn’t trust someone on here telling you it’s refundable as that info may be out of date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chamima Posted January 7, 2023 #121 Share Posted January 7, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, ev8876 said: My final payment is not due until June 10, 2023. Can I make an early payment of $1,000 now to trigger this offer and then pay the balance on June 10? YES Would the early payment be refundable assuming I cancelled within the proper timeframe? YES Thank you. It's refundable but you will lose the bonus from Amex unless you can get your TA or Celebrity to transfer that $1000 to another cruise. (This from experience!) If it gets refunded to the Amex the bonus also gets nixed. Edited January 7, 2023 by chamima 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ev8876 Posted January 7, 2023 #122 Share Posted January 7, 2023 6 hours ago, chamima said: It's refundable but you will lose the bonus from Amex unless you can get your TA or Celebrity to transfer that $1000 to another cruise. (This from experience!) If it gets refunded to the Amex the bonus also gets nixed. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUTRAVEL Posted January 8, 2023 #123 Share Posted January 8, 2023 3 hours ago, ev8876 said: Thank you! I don’t book my cruise deposit on my AMEX card. When I have had an AMEX bonus applied and then had to cancel, the entire amount has been refunded to the original card (and we don’t lose the AMEX bonus). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julma Posted January 8, 2023 #124 Share Posted January 8, 2023 On 1/4/2023 at 8:45 AM, Julma said: My husband's offer is a bit different ($500 for 17,500 points), which leads me to believe I'm going to be able to use both. I'll keep you posted. I was able to use 4 cards on the account and get the offer for all 4. I had 3, spend 1,000 get 30,000 points and 1 spend $500 get 17,500. All points have hit my account. I hope this helps. 3 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Gopher Posted January 8, 2023 Author #125 Share Posted January 8, 2023 13 hours ago, Julma said: I was able to use 4 cards on the account and get the offer for all 4. I had 3, spend 1,000 get 30,000 points and 1 spend $500 get 17,500. All points have hit my account. I hope this helps. Woo hoo!!! Congrats! Thank you for testing this out. I will call and add another $1,000 of OBC tomorrow. We got it on two of our cards on the same master account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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