mmpadp Posted May 8, 2012 #1 Share Posted May 8, 2012 Can tips be paid using OBC? I specifically mean the $11.50 per person per day for room steward, wait staff etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 9, 2012 #2 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Can tips be paid using OBC? I specifically mean the $11.50 per person per day for room steward, wait staff etc.Yes. The Princess onboard system is a simple credit/debit system. You start with a credit (the OBC) and anything charged to the account (tips, tours, drinks, specialty restaurant, etc.) is deducted from the credit until it's used up. Then, you start to accrue a balance due. On my Star cruise in March, I had so much OBC that I had leftover credit at the end, which was returned to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larlin Posted May 9, 2012 #3 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Yes. The Princess onboard system is a simple credit/debit system. You start with a credit (the OBC) and anything charged to the account (tips, tours, drinks, specialty restaurant, etc.) is deducted from the credit until it's used up. Then, you start to accrue a balance due. On my Star cruise in March, I had so much OBC that I had leftover credit at the end, which was returned to me. Pam: If I put credit on my cruise account via my credit card points, and don't end up using that much credit, Princess will re-imburse me? I have been putting credit on my account and thought I had to either use the credit or lose it. Thanks for the help!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 9, 2012 #4 Share Posted May 9, 2012 Pam: If I put credit on my cruise account via my credit card points, and don't end up using that much credit, Princess will re-imburse me? I have been putting credit on my account and thought I had to either use the credit or lose it. Thanks for the help!!!I made an effort to use mine up before the last night but I really didn't want any more drinks, didn't want to buy junk, etc. so I just left the credit on my account when I disembarked. I was sent a check a couple of weeks later for the leftover credit. That's probably not the best way to do it. I should have cashed out the credit the last night or used it up rather than leave it for Princess accounting. It wasn't much... around $25. I had a LOT of credit and was surprised at how quickly that credit went bye-bye. I actually expected a lot more credit at the end of the cruise. Check your statement a couple of times a week, and in particular, two days before disembarkation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 9, 2012 #5 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I always check the bill. Sometimes people make errors (accidently of course)as they are rushed or the room numbers are transposed and I don't want to be the one to pay for their errors.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larlin Posted May 9, 2012 #6 Share Posted May 9, 2012 That is really great to know! Thank you. I wont feel like I have to go buy some jewelry before I leave the ship this trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmik1 Posted May 9, 2012 #7 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I made an effort to use mine up before the last night but I really didn't want any more drinks, didn't want to buy junk, etc. so I just left the credit on my account when I disembarked. I was sent a check a couple of weeks later for the leftover credit. That's probably not the best way to do it. I should have cashed out the credit the last night or used it up rather than leave it for Princess accounting. It wasn't much... around $25. I had a LOT of credit and was surprised at how quickly that credit went bye-bye. I actually expected a lot more credit at the end of the cruise. Check your statement a couple of times a week, and in particular, two days before disembarkation. When we had OBC left over, my cruise card beeped upon disembarkation and they would not let me off till they paid me in cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 9, 2012 #8 Share Posted May 9, 2012 We just got off the Ocean Princess. My wife's only charges to her On Board Account were the daily autotips. Her OBC paid them as long as they lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 9, 2012 #9 Share Posted May 9, 2012 When we had OBC left over, my cruise card beeped upon disembarkation and they would not let me off till they paid me in cash.Since I'd been standing on the steps, unable to move up or down, for almost two hours due to a thoroughly screwed up disembarkation, I would have had a total meltdown if my card had beeped and they told me to go back and get cash. :) It wouldn't have been pretty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Eye Posted May 9, 2012 #10 Share Posted May 9, 2012 I have not been able to use the Shareholder OBC for tips. However, all the other OBC's were okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 10, 2012 #11 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have not been able to use the Shareholder OBC for tips. However, all the other OBC's were okay.Interesting. All of mine was listed separately but accumulated as a total starting credit at embarkation, including Shareholder, Elite, FCC, TA, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted May 10, 2012 #12 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Since I'd been standing on the steps, unable to move up or down, for almost two hours due to a thoroughly screwed up disembarkation, I would have had a total meltdown if my card had beeped and they told me to go back and get cash. :) It wouldn't have been pretty. In any event, there would have been no way to go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted May 10, 2012 #13 Share Posted May 10, 2012 I have not been able to use the Shareholder OBC for tips. However, all the other OBC's were okay. How did you know this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 10, 2012 #14 Share Posted May 10, 2012 In any event, there would have been no way to go back.Hence, the meltdown. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caribill Posted May 10, 2012 #15 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Hence, the meltdown. :) In retrospect, I am sorry that I never took out my camera (it was on my belt, not packed away) and taken a picture of that situation. Sardines have more room in a can then we had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 10, 2012 #16 Share Posted May 10, 2012 In retrospect, I am sorry that I never took out my camera (it was on my belt, not packed away) and taken a picture of that situation. Sardines have more room in a can then we had.Just in front of me was a couple who pushed others aside and the two of them took up five steps: one for each of them (to sit down sideways, each taking the whole step), one step for each of their bags while the rest of us were squashed. People were yelling and screaming at them but they had staked it out and wouldn't budge. #%*$&@! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 10, 2012 #17 Share Posted May 10, 2012 Just in front of me was a couple who pushed others aside and the two of them took up five steps: one for each of them (to sit down sideways, each taking the whole step), one step for each of their bags while the rest of us were squashed. People were yelling and screaming at them but they had staked it out and wouldn't budge. #%*$&@! This world constantly shows that it takes all kinds of people to live in it. Mic:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted May 11, 2012 #18 Share Posted May 11, 2012 When we had OBC left over, my cruise card beeped upon disembarkation and they would not let me off till they paid me in cash. Is that something new? I have disembarked with a small amount of credit still on my account and it has never been refunded. Even if I requested it. Once the guest relations said it would be refunded to my credit card. It was not. ~Doris~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmik1 Posted May 11, 2012 #19 Share Posted May 11, 2012 It was on Emerald in September of 2010. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 11, 2012 #20 Share Posted May 11, 2012 Is that something new? I have disembarked with a small amount of credit still on my account and it has never been refunded. Even if I requested it. Once the guest relations said it would be refunded to my credit card. It was not.It depends on the source of the OBC. Not all OBCs can or will be refunded. For instance, if you've pre-paid tips, sent yourself OBC as a gift, put down cash on your account or redeemed OBC from the Princess credit card, that would be returned. OBC from using an FCC, Elite OBC, etc. wouldn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnmik1 Posted May 11, 2012 #21 Share Posted May 11, 2012 It depends on the source of the OBC. Not all OBCs can or will be refunded. For instance, if you've pre-paid tips, sent yourself OBC as a gift, put down cash on your account or redeemed OBC from the Princess credit card, that would be returned. OBC from using an FCC, Elite OBC, etc. wouldn't. My OBC's come from FCC,Elite,TA and Shareholder only so the rules must be different on different ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam in CA Posted May 11, 2012 #22 Share Posted May 11, 2012 My OBC's come from FCC,Elite,TA and Shareholder only so the rules must be different on different ships.The way I understand it, if the OBC is something that was paid for, i.e., a gift or cash of any kind (which would include the credit card OBC), it's refundable. If its OBC that's an incentive such as the FCC or Elite, it's not. I'm not sure about the shareholder OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 12, 2012 #23 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It appears that it really depends on who is doing the credit and which type of OBCs they are. I will just have to make sure I spend them all.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 12, 2012 #24 Share Posted May 12, 2012 It appears that it really depends on who is doing the credit and which type of OBCs they are. I will just have to make sure I spend them all.:D Using up the credits has never been a problem for us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted May 13, 2012 #25 Share Posted May 13, 2012 Using up the credits has never been a problem for us There is always something to buy, isn't there. Mic:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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