ihopfar Posted December 30, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 30, 2018 Hi, Looking to book under the 1 Free Perk promotion for summer 2020. I see 2 of the 4 options as 150OBC pp or free pre-paid gratuities. Even for a 12 night cruise, the pre-paid gratuities for 2 of us would be less than $300. If I take the OBC, will my gratuities be charged to my on board account and paid for out of the OBC? That is how it works on other lines we have sailed. If that is the case, the OBC is the better choice, right? Am I missing something? Thanks! Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NantahalaCruiser Posted December 31, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 31, 2018 1 hour ago, ihopfar said: Hi, Looking to book under the 1 Free Perk promotion for summer 2020. I see 2 of the 4 options as 150OBC pp or free pre-paid gratuities. Even for a 12 night cruise, the pre-paid gratuities for 2 of us would be less than $300. If I take the OBC, will my gratuities be charged to my on board account and paid for out of the OBC? That is how it works on other lines we have sailed. If that is the case, the OBC is the better choice, right? Am I missing something? Thanks! Brad Yes - gratuities will be charged to your account daily and your non-refundable OBC will be used first to pay for all expenses charged to your account - including gratuities. And your math is correct if you have an inside through standard balcony cabin with a $14.50 pp per day gratuity. However, Aqua Class and Suites have higher gratuities and thus shorter duration break-evens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare whitshel Posted December 31, 2018 #3 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Im sorry, are you sure on that math? My old math says $14.50 x 12 days = $174 per person x 2 pax = $348. Sooooo wouldn't it be better to take the gratuities on a 12 night cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelayne Posted December 31, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 31, 2018 As Whitehall said your gratuties will be more than $300 for 2 for 12 day and between now and 2020 the gratuties could very likely increase. Take the prepaid gratuties and if they increase the gratuties your covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymich Posted December 31, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 31, 2018 anyone have a link with the current daily charges. Booked an Aqua on Reflection. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted December 31, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 31, 2018 https://www.celebritycruises.com/company/customer-support/help-and-faqs/during-your-cruise/gratuity-program Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ihopfar Posted December 31, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted December 31, 2018 6 hours ago, whitshel said: Im sorry, are you sure on that math? My old math says $14.50 x 12 days = $174 per person x 2 pax = $348. Sooooo wouldn't it be better to take the gratuities on a 12 night cruise? Sorry -- looking at too many cruises on too many cruise lines. The Celebrity cruise is 9 days so I believe that is $261. Of course, my math is faulty for a 12 day cruise!. Thanks! Brad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartiniBarhooked Posted December 31, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 31, 2018 We ALWAYS do the go best. While on the cruise people are discussing the cost of internet the question as to whether to upgrade to the premium package or to buy the package if it was not one of your perks. Why not book go best at the time of booking at have it all included and not worry about it later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagoffee Posted December 31, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 31, 2018 4 hours ago, jimkathyd1 said: We ALWAYS do the go best. While on the cruise people are discussing the cost of internet the question as to whether to upgrade to the premium package or to buy the package if it was not one of your perks. Why not book go best at the time of booking at have it all included and not worry about it later. Valid points, but Brad (OP) obviously believes $300 OBC is more valuable than a 9 day drink package for two people. Thus he will not find the necessary value from a purchased Best Bundle. For those of us that value the Premium Drink Package it is worth considering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zdad59 Posted December 31, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 31, 2018 11 minutes ago, jagoffee said: For those of us that value the Premium Drink Package it is worth considering. Agreed. Our group usually cruises RCL, but we just booked the Summit for Feb 2020. We all get the Deluxe Drink package, tend to be overtippers, and a few need the internet pkg because of their businesses. When we added it all up, the Go Best option made great sense. Plus we went Aqua Class. All in all this trip will be cheaper than our standard balcony on Allure next month. I do love the pre paid tips and no risk if the tip rate is raised between now and sailing. And on top of it all we'll have a "Revolutionized" Summit to sail on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nymich Posted December 31, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 31, 2018 15 hours ago, wrk2cruise said: https://www.celebritycruises.com/company/customer-support/help-and-faqs/during-your-cruise/gratuity-program Thank You! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now