Rare MicCanberra Posted December 29, 2016 #51 Share Posted December 29, 2016 70 cents is below the current exchange rate, which is .7206 as I type this. Not worth buying at that rate. Chances are the website is two weeks behind.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted December 29, 2016 #52 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Chances are the website is two weeks behind.:( *happy dance* for that. I just bought some OBC online for our upcoming Solstice cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr&MrsCookie Posted December 29, 2016 #53 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I forgot that you could buy obc..I just got some USD at .69 at Australia Post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MicCanberra Posted December 29, 2016 #54 Share Posted December 29, 2016 *happy dance* for that. I just bought some OBC online for our upcoming Solstice cruise. Good on you, take advantage of it while you can.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassie cruiser Posted December 29, 2016 Author #55 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Any idea what the current exchange rate is on board ? I was surprised that to ring up and put onboard credit to my account was only $1 AUS = 69 c US. Also at the same time purchased onboard credit for my Royal C cruise and it was 77 cents, same person at the call centre for both companies. Onboard it's 64 c. Shocker. :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassie cruiser Posted December 29, 2016 Author #56 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Loving this post, we are travelling to the South Pacific in March. My husband enjoys playing craps in the casino...could you let me know if they have left the craps table in. Thank you [emoji2] Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Yes. Craps table in casino. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeandMark Posted December 29, 2016 #57 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Yes. Craps table in casino. :) Thank you tassie cruiser. Enjoy the rest of your cruise [emoji2] Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanb41 Posted December 29, 2016 #58 Share Posted December 29, 2016 I just purchased 6 units of $US25 at $NZ35 which is 0.71 cents. Best exchange rate ashore is 68 cents. Sometimes buying through the call centre is advantageous sometimes it isn't. A couple of years ago one could buy OBC through the Aussie call centre at $US1 for $A1 when the shore rate was around 75 cents. Swings and roundabouts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Cruisers Posted December 30, 2016 #59 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi Fiona. You're doing a great job. Please say hi to DH and DD's [emoji1] Hope they're all behaving!! Have a drink at the "Ice bar" for us Love Jen and Gary xx Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeandMark Posted December 30, 2016 #60 Share Posted December 30, 2016 I just purchased 6 units of $US25 at $NZ35 which is 0.71 cents. Best exchange rate ashore is 68 cents. Sometimes buying through the call centre is advantageous sometimes it isn't. A couple of years ago one could buy OBC through the Aussie call centre at $US1 for $A1 when the shore rate was around 75 cents. Swings and roundabouts. The Oz Celebrity website is still showing $32.50 AUD per unit which is .769 unless my math is wrong. When we looked last night money exchanges were only offering .71c. Who knows what the USD is going to do over the next couple of months....anyone have a crystal ball? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanb41 Posted December 30, 2016 #61 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The Oz Celebrity website is still showing $32.50 AUD per unit which is .769 unless my math is wrong. When we looked last night money exchanges were only offering .71c. Who knows what the USD is going to do over the next couple of months....anyone have a crystal ball? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app My guess and that is why I bought some OBC is that the US dollar is going to strengthen. The US fed is talking about raising interest rates and Donald is going to be proactive which will probably also strengthen the $US. According to my crystal ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted December 30, 2016 #62 Share Posted December 30, 2016 The Oz Celebrity website is still showing $32.50 AUD per unit which is .769 unless my math is wrong. When we looked last night money exchanges were only offering .71c. Who knows what the USD is going to do over the next couple of months....anyone have a crystal ball? My gut feeling is that it won't go back up to .769 over the next few months so it's probably worth buying some OBC at the $32.50 price now, before Celebrity changes the price. That's why I bought some yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassie cruiser Posted December 30, 2016 Author #63 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Hi Fiona. You're doing a great job. Please say hi to DH and DD's [emoji1] Hope they're all behaving!! Have a drink at the "Ice bar" for us Love Jen and Gary xx Sent from my iPhone using Forums Omg. That is sooooo spooky, we were only talking about you two today. Hope you are well....maybe a cruise together ....... that would be awesome. Yes, they behaving majority of the time. The girls thought it would be pretty funny to change our brekky room service order that we had on our door. Say no more. Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr DH has frequent shopper card in the casino I think. :D The girls have the drink spackage so they think that's pretty cool but drinks are sooooo strong lol. Have had a couple of sick girls but they have now learnt. Lol. X Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clairebearinaus Posted December 30, 2016 #64 Share Posted December 30, 2016 Thanks for the Noumea information! Hope you're still having a great time :) Sent from my SM-G930F using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted December 31, 2016 #65 Share Posted December 31, 2016 The Oz Celebrity website is still showing $32.50 AUD per unit which is .769 unless my math is wrong. When we looked last night money exchanges were only offering .71c. Who knows what the USD is going to do over the next couple of months....anyone have a crystal ball? Sent from my iPad using Forums mobile app How did you calculate the above rate of .769? Really curious. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanb41 Posted December 31, 2016 #66 Share Posted December 31, 2016 How did you calculate the above rate of .769? Really curious. Thanks. One unit is $US25 costing $A32.5. 25 divided by 32.5 equals 0.769 or US76.9 cents for the $A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCC's Posted December 31, 2016 #67 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks. I have purchased $us125 on Celebrity website to cover my upgrade from Classic to Premium drink passage. My cruise is on 3 April Celebrity Solstice and really not confident of exchange rate in 3 months. Sent from my SM-G900I using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Alpha Posted January 1, 2017 #68 Share Posted January 1, 2017 One unit is $US25 costing $A32.5. 25 divided by 32.5 equals 0.769 or US76.9 cents for the $A1 How times have changed .... sadly for the worse for us in Australia. We sailed on Solstice in Feb 2015 and I pre purchased OBC at USD1:AUD1 ie. dollar for dollar parity. This was a very good deal when the exchange rate was about 80cents. Clearly they've closed this little loop hole - it was fun while it lasted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefulness Posted January 1, 2017 #69 Share Posted January 1, 2017 Thanks. I have purchased $us125 on Celebrity website to cover my upgrade from Classic to Premium drink passage. My cruise is on 3 April Celebrity Solstice and really not confident of exchange rate in 3 months. Sent from my SM-G900I using Forums mobile app We're on this same cruise and it's our first time on Celebrity. I've looked through the site at my booking and cannot find where I can purchase on-board credit from. I can see dinner packages, drinks packages, internet packages etc., but not on-board credit. Can someone please help. Tania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted January 1, 2017 #70 Share Posted January 1, 2017 They don't make it easy to find! Pull down the "Already Booked" menu and click on "Gifts". Click on "Explore" under "Gifts by Celebrity Delivery Onboard" Click on "Explore" under "Onboard Credit" Click on "Order Now", select how many units of US $25 you want, and add them to your card. If you want more than 9 you have to do it in stages. Checkout and follow the prompts. You enter the ship, cruise date, your surname and booking ref, from memory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peacefulness Posted January 1, 2017 #71 Share Posted January 1, 2017 They don't make it easy to find! Pull down the "Already Booked" menu and click on "Gifts". Click on "Explore" under "Gifts by Celebrity Delivery Onboard" Click on "Explore" under "Onboard Credit" Click on "Order Now", select how many units of US $25 you want, and add them to your card. If you want more than 9 you have to do it in stages. Checkout and follow the prompts. You enter the ship, cruise date, your surname and booking ref, from memory. Thank you so much. Going to try it now. Tania Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzi66 Posted January 5, 2017 #72 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Tassie cruiser. I have a question. We are taking hubbys parents on a cruise on the solstice early next year and have concierge rooms. Last time we didn't know about the concierge lunch on embarkation day so just went to Oceanview but with them we would like to take them to the proper lunch. Would someone be able to tell me where it is held? The cruise in April we are just in normal balcony rooms so I don't need to know for that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beanb41 Posted January 5, 2017 #73 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Tassie cruiser. I have a question. We are taking hubbys parents on a cruise on the solstice early next year and have concierge rooms. Last time we didn't know about the concierge lunch on embarkation day so just went to Oceanview but with them we would like to take them to the proper lunch. Would someone be able to tell me where it is held? The cruise in April we are just in normal balcony rooms so I don't need to know for that one. The Concierge Class lunch is held in the Main Dining Room. You will need to show your Gold Concierge Class seapass to gain admittance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tassie cruiser Posted January 5, 2017 Author #74 Share Posted January 5, 2017 Tassie cruiser. I have a question. We are taking hubbys parents on a cruise on the solstice early next year and have concierge rooms. Last time we didn't know about the concierge lunch on embarkation day so just went to Oceanview but with them we would like to take them to the proper lunch. Would someone be able to tell me where it is held? The cruise in April we are just in normal balcony rooms so I don't need to know for that one. Yes , as beanb41 said, it's in the main dining room, 11-30 - 1-00. Was really nice, a great way to start the cruise, they put your carry on in a corner as you enter so you can enjoy. can obviously stay longer but must order before 1-00. And they do check your sea pass card to make sure you are concierge. People tried to come in when we were going in and they had a hissy at them as they were Aqua class and weren't allowed in. Lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Big_M Posted January 6, 2017 #75 Share Posted January 6, 2017 And they do check your sea pass card to make sure you are concierge. People tried to come in when we were going in and they had a hissy at them as they were Aqua class and weren't allowed in. Lol. I always think of Aqua of having the same benefits as concierge, plus the Spa/Blu. But in this case they have Blu anyway, so don't need the Concierge facilities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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