amy&ryan Posted February 21, 2015 #1 Share Posted February 21, 2015 We have some OBC that we want to use for excursions; if we book ahead of time on Celebrity's website, is there any way to book but defer payment? In other words, we want to book it now, but use our OBC to pay for it once on board. Is that possible with Celebrity? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floralscent Posted February 21, 2015 #2 Share Posted February 21, 2015 The only way to use OBC is onboard. Anything purchased in advance must be paid for at the time of purchase. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyFire Posted February 21, 2015 #3 Share Posted February 21, 2015 I have been doing some research on CC on this topic myself - here is an ad-lib summary of the discussions/replies that I have seen: 1) Excursions booked prior to boarding require full advance payment 2) OBC is not available for use until you have boarded the ship 3) While it MAY be possible to book/pay in advance and then cancel first day on board in the hopes of rebooking your spot with OBC, this is problematic since there could be a wait list for your excursion, and if there is, your spot will go to the cruiser at the top of the list and you will go to the bottom of the list. Of course you can always ask if the excursion had open spots before attempting this - but some have said that Celebrity agents will tell you you can't do this and you might get challenged or refused. Of course, nothing ventured, nothing gained... :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockdoctor Posted February 21, 2015 #4 Share Posted February 21, 2015 We have booked excursions we particularly wanted in advance and prepaid. Once on board the excursion desk was able to credit the prepaid amount back to the credit card and used OBC. We were careful to prepay with the same credit card used to pay for on excess onboard expenses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amy&ryan Posted February 22, 2015 Author #5 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Thanks for all the replies - good info. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted February 22, 2015 #6 Share Posted February 22, 2015 Just a suggestion: Book and go ahead and pay in advance for any excursions that are "must haves" for you. Wait and book others when you get on the ship. LuLu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted February 22, 2015 #7 Share Posted February 22, 2015 We have booked excursions we particularly wanted in advance and prepaid. Once on board the excursion desk was able to credit the prepaid amount back to the credit card and used OBC. We were careful to prepay with the same credit card used to pay for on excess onboard expenses. Do you think this will also apply to pre-booked/paid Specialty Restaurants (Tuscan Grill). ?? I really want to book this restaurant for our evening sailaway from Sydney Harbour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare keesar Posted February 22, 2015 #8 Share Posted February 22, 2015 We have booked excursions we particularly wanted in advance and prepaid. Once on board the excursion desk was able to credit the prepaid amount back to the credit card and used OBC. We were careful to prepay with the same credit card used to pay for on excess onboard expenses. You were fortunate. When I was in that situation, they refused to credit the amount back to the credit card-- but they did, in fact, credit that amount to our onboard account. And we had to use it or lose it before the end of the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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