An "onboard credit" question

[hisfirstm8]

We are sailing on the Oasis in November and have some onboard credit. I know that you can make purchases on the ship with this money, but can you use the onboard credit for the casino? Thanks for your help!!!!!

[phoenix1181]

You can use OBC for anything onboard but if you take cash in the casino, you'll be charged a 5% fee.

[FLACRUISER99]

We are sailing on the Oasis in November and have some onboard credit. I know that you can make purchases on the ship with this money, but can you use the onboard credit for the casino? Thanks for your help!!!!!

Yes right now, no one knows what the rules will be in November. Edited September 23, 2014 by FLACRUISER99

[hisfirstm8]

Thanks for the input. Just trying to decide how much onboard credit to get from our RCL Visa card's points.

[Clarea]

Thanks for the input. Just trying to decide how much onboard credit to get from our RCL Visa card's points.

The Visa OBC is refundable, so if you have any excess, you should be able to get it back in cash at the end of the cruise.

[molly361]

The Visa OBC is refundable, so if you have any excess, you should be able to get it back in cash at the end of the cruise.

 

 

At least TODAY it is:rolleyes::eek:

[phoenix1181]

Yes right now, no one knows what the rules will be in November.

 

At least TODAY it is:rolleyes::eek:

 

What do you two know that the rest of us don't?

[CASue13]

My husband served in the Air Force in the 60's in Vietnam. With his DD214 can he get any onboard credit from Royal Caribbean? Thanks.

[Clarea]

My husband served in the Air Force in the 60's in Vietnam. With his DD214 can he get any onboard credit from Royal Caribbean? Thanks.

Royal does not give OBC for military service.

 

Some cruises have discounts available for military service.

[kathyemma]

We are sailing on the Oasis in November and have some onboard credit. I know that you can make purchases on the ship with this money, but can you use the onboard credit for the casino? Thanks for your help!!!!!

 

Depending on the source of the obc you can go to the front desk and ask for cash. I once ended up with an OBC of about 2k. Every time we stopped in port I would go get spending money.

 

Kathy

[hisfirstm8]

How do they tell which onboard credit came from the different sources. We will have some credit for booking our cruise while on a cruise and the rest will be from Bank of America. That would be great if we could get some cash for some of the onboard credit!

[Clarea]

How do they tell which onboard credit came from the different sources. We will have some credit for booking our cruise while on a cruise and the rest will be from Bank of America. That would be great if we could get some cash for some of the onboard credit!

Each on onboard credit is coded with an indicator that tells the Guest Services people if it is refundable or not.

[cruisenfever]

How do they tell which onboard credit came from the different sources. We will have some credit for booking our cruise while on a cruise and the rest will be from Bank of America. That would be great if we could get some cash for some of the onboard credit!

OBC from redeeming Visa points is entirely refundable. However, it will depend on the ship whether they will refund you money back on a daily basis against that OBC for use while in port. We have been told that Guest Relations is not a bank and that you can only get a refund of unused refundable OBC on the last day of the cruise.

[dorisis]

My husband served in the Air Force in the 60's in Vietnam. With his DD214 can he get any onboard credit from Royal Caribbean? Thanks.

 

NO! Only Princess gives vets like your husbamd OBC. And it is combinable and often refundable.