SWEETPEA09 Posted March 31, 2009 #1 Share Posted March 31, 2009 We are new to cruising. I've read in other posts that it is easy to get on board credit OBC-How? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruz chic Posted March 31, 2009 #2 Share Posted March 31, 2009 I think some travel agents may offer it but I don't think I've gotten one that way. I own 100 Carnival shares and I get mine that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swedecruiser Posted March 31, 2009 #3 Share Posted March 31, 2009 We are new to cruising. I've read in other posts that it is easy to get on board credit OBC-How? Here are the main ways....If you book onboard one sailing you usually get onboard credit on the nect cruise you book. If you book through a TA that has group amenities to include onboard credit that is another. Or as a shareholder you would get them as well. Family and friends can also purchase them for you or you can do this in advance if you wish to have some "money" waiting on your onboard account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted March 31, 2009 #4 Share Posted March 31, 2009 For our upcoming cruise: (1)we got shipboard while crusing and booking this cruise (2)we own Carnival stock and got shipboard credit from that (3)we also have the AMEX Plat card -- paid for our cruise with that card -- got shipboard credit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruisequeen10 Posted March 31, 2009 #5 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Of the 22 cruises I have been on, I have only had shipboard credit once. That was on a NCL latitudes cruise (reunion). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWEETPEA09 Posted March 31, 2009 Author #6 Share Posted March 31, 2009 Thanks for all the replies. I really didn't have a clue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rajkr74 Posted April 1, 2009 #7 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Like others said above, we booked an additional cruise when we were on board the Zuiderdam in Alaska in 2007. That gave us shipboard credit on the Panama 4-19-09 cruise we (you) are going on. It's not a lot but every little bit helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitnyleo Posted April 1, 2009 #8 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If none of the above apply . . . go down to "the desk" and throw a "temper tantrum" . . . you "might" get something :D PS: of course, one has to be careful . . . you just might get thrown off, also . . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper1 Posted April 1, 2009 #9 Share Posted April 1, 2009 When the first part of our upcoming Baltic cruise was chartered out we were offered a generous OBC to rebook the second half of our original cruise and add on a second 16 days at the end. We accepted. We also have OBCs from our TA for this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jade13 Posted April 1, 2009 #10 Share Posted April 1, 2009 If none of the above apply . . . go down to "the desk" and throw a "temper tantrum" . . . you "might" get something :D PS: of course, one has to be careful . . . you just might get thrown off, also . . . OBC is normally through the TA, so going to the front desk won't help. Although, recently Celebrity has been giving them directly for many cruises, either $100-$300.00 depending on the cruise length and stateroom category. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizzyg Posted April 1, 2009 #11 Share Posted April 1, 2009 :)Wow Krazy Kruizers. I thought only rock stars had platinum amexs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GmaPajama Posted April 1, 2009 #12 Share Posted April 1, 2009 We actually ended up with $950 onboard credit on our last cruise. $100 each for using Future Cruise Credits, $300 from Amex Plat, $250 stockholder benefit, $200 gift from Travel Agent. Since we prefer soda to alcohol - it was actually difficult to use up all those credits. Internet and Spa finally took care of it, and we checked out with a bil for $35. I realize not all of these benefits are available to everyone - but a credit for using FCCs is always there, and many travel agents will provide a credit of some kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 1, 2009 #13 Share Posted April 1, 2009 :)Wow Krazy Kruizers. I thought only rock stars had platinum amexs. Guess there are quite a few of us "rock" stars here as quite a few of us here have the AMEX Plat cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted April 1, 2009 #14 Share Posted April 1, 2009 Unfortunately our TA's agency doesn't give any shipboard credits anymore since 9/11. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cp556 Posted April 1, 2009 #15 Share Posted April 1, 2009 :)Wow Krazy Kruizers. I thought only rock stars had platinum amexs. I think that's the Black AmEx you're thinking of ... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising-along Posted April 1, 2009 #16 Share Posted April 1, 2009 We actually ended up with $950 onboard credit on our last cruise. $100 each for using Future Cruise Credits, $300 from Amex Plat, $250 stockholder benefit, $200 gift from Travel Agent. Since we prefer soda to alcohol - it was actually difficult to use up all those credits. Internet and Spa finally took care of it, and we checked out with a bil for $35. I realize not all of these benefits are available to everyone - but a credit for using FCCs is always there, and many travel agents will provide a credit of some kind. Wow Donna! That's fantastic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Typhoon1 Posted April 1, 2009 #17 Share Posted April 1, 2009 A good travel agent would usually give you some amount of on board credit. Being a loyal client of this agent tends to help also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtl513 Posted April 2, 2009 #18 Share Posted April 2, 2009 We got some OBC for attending a joint HAL-TA Alaska promotional show, so I don't know if the OBC came from HAL or the TA. Then we got more for charging the cruise on the TA-affinity Visa card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker1 Posted April 2, 2009 #19 Share Posted April 2, 2009 We've gotten OBC twice in five cruises. Once was through a HAL-TA show for Alaska, the other was booking a future cruise while onboard a HAL ship. One thing in common with both instances, we hesitated a couple of days before booking, and somehow the price got slightly lower and the OBC a bit higher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loves to dance Posted April 2, 2009 #20 Share Posted April 2, 2009 We got $150 worth of on board credit from HAL (but booked through a travel agent) for our Alaska cruise this summer. The funny thing was that we started out with $50, then rebooked at a lower fare and noticed on the next statement that we suddenly had $150 worth of credit instead. Nice surprise! :) According to the TA, this was all HAL's doing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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