What happens to excess/ left over OBC after cruise?

[CHAMPDDS]

We may potentially have a lot of OBC for our March trip....if we fail to use it all up and still have credit remaining after the bill is settled, what happens to the remaining balance? Do they credit it back to a credit card? Check? Other option?

 

Thanks...I tried searching, but it returns so many threads that I would have to read entirely through due to it listing any thread with those keywords..

 

David:D

Edited December 2, 2013 by CHAMPDDS

[John Henry on CC]

We may potentially have a lot of OBC for our March trip....if we fail to use it all up and still have credit remaining after the bill is settled, what happens to the remaining balance? Do they credit it back to a credit card? Check? Other option?

 

Thanks...I tried searching, but it returns so many threads that I would have to read entirely through due to it listing any thread with those keywords..

 

David:D

It depends on the source of your OBC. If it comes from RC, it is Gone With The Wind.

[Clarea]

We may potentially have a lot of OBC for our March trip....if we fail to use it all up and still have credit remaining after the bill is settled, what happens to the remaining balance? Do they credit it back to a credit card? Check? Other option?

 

Thanks...I tried searching, but it returns so many threads that I would have to read entirely through due to it listing any thread with those keywords..

 

David:D

Refundable OBC will go back to your credit card. Non-refundable (usually from Royal) would be lost. However, you can get cash against your SeaPass account for a 5% charge, so that would be one way to get 95% of your non-refundable OBC back

[CHAMPDDS]

It depends on the source of your OBC. If it comes from RC, it is Gone With The Wind.

 

So if I earned $100 via RCCL OBC, but the additional was via RCCL visa points that are cashed in, then I can't 'use' the $100 RCCL OBC 'first'?

 

David:D

[Clarea]

So if I earned $100 via RCCL OBC, but the additional was via RCCL visa points that are cashed in, then I can't 'use' the $100 RCCL OBC 'first'?

 

David:D

You cannot control which OBC is used first, Guest Services does that. However, people have reported that non-refundable OBC is used first.

[CHAMPDDS]

You cannot control which OBC is used first, Guest Services does that. However, people have reported that non-refundable OBC is used first.

 

How do I go about using the "AD16-$100 ONBRDCR" non-refundable first..is it as simple as an early in the cruise visit to Guest Services?

 

And thank you all for such quick responses...love Cruise Critic!!!

 

David:D

[clean1owner]

We may potentially have a lot of OBC for our March trip....if we fail to use it all up and still have credit remaining after the bill is settled, what happens to the remaining balance? Do they credit it back to a credit card? Check? Other option?

 

Thanks...I tried searching, but it returns so many threads that I would have to read entirely through due to it listing any thread with those keywords..

 

David:D

 

 

It turns into dust and blows away in the wind.

[Clarea]

How do I go about using the "AD16-$100 ONBRDCR" non-refundable first..is it as simple as an early in the cruise visit to Guest Services?

 

And thank you all for such quick responses...love Cruise Critic!!!

 

David:D

Guest Services should automatically use the non-refundable OBC first. You can visit them to confirm their policy.

[DragonOfTheSeas]

During our Grandeur cruise last spring DH went down on the last night and got the left over OBC [from the VISA card] in cash.

[Jt4428]

Is OBC from a TA considered non-refundable?

[riclop]

Is OBC from a TA considered non-refundable?

NO its refundable.

[molly361]

I was told onboard that they always use the non-refundable credit first.

 

That being said when it was 3% service charge I still took it out at the casino on the last day.

 

It was never a very large amount.

[mr walker]

Never had to worry about such a thing as leftover OBC :D

[lakelorain]

We had a large OBC from RC that we only used part of and they offered us cash or a credit on our credit card for the balance. It may depend on why you received the OBC.

[CHAMPDDS]

We had a large OBC from RC that we only used part of and they offered us cash or a credit on our credit card for the balance. It may depend on why you received the OBC.

 

Besides the RCCL OBC for booking early onboard, the rest is RCCL VISA points that we have cashed in... I actually forgot about the original $100...may have to have a few extra beers...

 

David:D

[Clarea]

Besides the RCCL OBC for booking early onboard, the rest is RCCL VISA points that we have cashed in... I actually forgot about the original $100...may have to have a few extra beers...

 

David:D

If you have not already prepaid gratuities, those can consume a good amount of your OBC.

[CHAMPDDS]

If you have not already prepaid gratuities, those can consume a good amount of your OBC.

 

Thanks..

 

David

[stahlee]

Sometimes we get large amounts of OBC. We always cash out in the casino for 3%.

[bilyclub]

Sometimes we get large amounts of OBC. We always cash out in the casino for 3%.

 

 

Isn't it 5% now....

[stahlee]

Isn't it 5% now....

 

It might be. We didn't cash out in August, but we did in March. It was still 3% then.

[travelbug11]

Shareholder credit is non-refundable.

[lakelorain]

Besides the RCCL OBC for booking early onboard, the rest is RCCL VISA points that we have cashed in... I actually forgot about the original $100...may have to have a few extra beers...

 

David:D

 

We combine the OBC for booking on board or from a next cruise certificate and Visa points on every cruise and get the excess credited back to the credit card we use on a regular basis. Guest services does this automatically. I tend to over estimate the amount we need.

Edited December 3, 2013 by lakelorain

[CHAMPDDS]

We combine the OBC for booking on board or from a next cruise certificate and Visa points on every cruise and get the excess credited back to the credit card we use on a regular basis. Guest services does this automatically. I tend to over estimate the amount we need.

 

Sounds like I am okay...Thanks everyone

 

David:D