seekatz Posted October 10, 2023 #1 Share Posted October 10, 2023 We have a sizeable amount of OBC on our Celebrity coming up and have not cruised with them for awhile. Are you able to use your OBC to pay for your gratuities onboard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted October 10, 2023 #2 Share Posted October 10, 2023 Just now, seekatz said: We have a sizeable amount of OBC on our Celebrity coming up and have not cruised with them for awhile. Are you able to use your OBC to pay for your gratuities onboard? Yes, the gratuities will be deducted from your OBC on a daily basis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare prmssk Posted October 11, 2023 #3 Share Posted October 11, 2023 In addition, to the daily gratuities automatically being deducted from your OBC (assuming you don't pre-pay), you can also choose (if you so desire) to add extra gratuities to specific staff or departments by asking for the form at guest services (or the concierge if you are in the Retreat). 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Islander500 Posted October 11, 2023 #4 Share Posted October 11, 2023 2 hours ago, prmssk said: In addition, to the daily gratuities automatically being deducted from your OBC (assuming you don't pre-pay), you can also choose (if you so desire) to add extra gratuities to specific staff or departments by asking for the form at guest services (or the concierge if you are in the Retreat). I just did this on Summit and I was told by Guest Relations I could not assign it to a dept or a team; was told that each amount had to be designated to a particular staff person by name (or employee #). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted October 11, 2023 #5 Share Posted October 11, 2023 8 hours ago, seekatz said: We have a sizeable amount of OBC on our Celebrity coming up and have not cruised with them for awhile. Are you able to use your OBC to pay for your gratuities onboard? Don't prepay and the tips will be deducted daily from your account i.e. using your OBC . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare prmssk Posted October 11, 2023 #6 Share Posted October 11, 2023 8 hours ago, Islander500 said: I just did this on Summit and I was told by Guest Relations I could not assign it to a dept or a team; was told that each amount had to be designated to a particular staff person by name (or employee #). The form I filled out last fall on the Constellation had lines for dining, room steward, etc. and then separate lines to list specific names. Maybe they have changed the form. We didn't have an OBC on our May Eclipse cruise so didn't ask then. A few positions pool even additional tips so in those particular cases I'm not sure it matters if you put a name down - Luminae dining staff is one example I am aware of (unless that has changed too). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare amandas friend Posted October 11, 2023 #7 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Are gratuities optional? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggy178 Posted October 11, 2023 #8 Share Posted October 11, 2023 44 minutes ago, amandas friend said: Are gratuities optional? Yes. We intend to use our $250 OBC as our gratuity as we feel the amount being demanded by Celebrity to be excessive. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare amandas friend Posted October 11, 2023 #9 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Do you address this amount with the receptionist at the beginning of the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggy178 Posted October 11, 2023 #10 Share Posted October 11, 2023 (edited) 14 minutes ago, amandas friend said: Do you address this amount with the receptionist at the beginning of the cruise? We will do. Edited October 11, 2023 by Baggy178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare amandas friend Posted October 11, 2023 #11 Share Posted October 11, 2023 I meant when do you address your intention to alter the gratuity amount- on the first day of the cruise? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tschwa2 Posted October 11, 2023 #12 Share Posted October 11, 2023 4 hours ago, amandas friend said: Are gratuities optional? It is optional the way gratuities are optional at nice restaurants. It definitely is expected and the wages that the crew members in those positions get reflect that they expect to get gratuities from guests 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted October 12, 2023 #13 Share Posted October 12, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 2:22 PM, Baggy178 said: Yes. We intend to use our $250 OBC as our gratuity as we feel the amount being demanded by Celebrity to be excessive. Is that $250 per person and how many nights is the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted October 13, 2023 #14 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/10/2023 at 11:58 PM, seekatz said: We have a sizeable amount of OBC on our Celebrity coming up and have not cruised with them for awhile. Are you able to use your OBC to pay for your gratuities onboard? Also make sure your onboard accounts are linked because otherwise you could find that the OBC is only set against one name and will only used to pay the charges for that person. Easily sorted, check your account on the cabin TV, if OBC only shows against one name pop down to Guest Relations and they will fix it. This happens regularly with our Shareholder OBC. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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