Nonrefundale OBC

[niceneasy]

What a fortunate problem.  I may have too much nonrefundable OBC that I would like to spend on private tours.

 

a)  I have read that if you have a cash account rather than a CC then you can go to the casino and ask for that amount and you will not incur a 5% charge.

b)  I have read that if you have a CC on file then going to the casino and asking for that amount will cost you 5%.

c)  I have read that neither of the above will work.

 

What has been your experience?

 

 

 

[Merion_Mom]

A & B - but not cash.  They want to give you vouchers for the slots.

 

Just insert voucher into slot machine, pull once, cash out and return to Casino Cashier window.  😉 😄

[niceneasy]

When cashing out after that 1 pull will they then hand me cash? 

And 5% deduct will not occur?

 

 

 

 

[Clarea]

39 minutes ago, niceneasy said:

When cashing out after that 1 pull will they then hand me cash? 

And 5% deduct will not occur?

 

 

 

 

 

They won't deduct 5% from your cash out ticket.

[dpostman]

On Anthem, I was setup with a cash account and on day 5, I was able to take out 500$ cash from the casino cashiers window and on day 6, I took another 200$ or so, the remainder of my OBC. No vouchers were involved and no 5% fee.  I left the casino and went straight to guest services and placed my CC on file so I did not have to do so on Day 7 when the lines are long.

 

dp

[schlimazel_traveler]

On a whim I left about 75 cents "nonrefundable" on-board credit on my account to see what would happen.

 

It was credited back.

[dani negreanu]

15 hours ago, dpostman said:

On Anthem, I was setup with a cash account and on day 5, I was able to take out 500$ cash from the casino cashiers window and on day 6, I took another 200$ or so, the remainder of my OBC. No vouchers were involved and no 5% fee.  I left the casino and went straight to guest services and placed my CC on file so I did not have to do so on Day 7 when the lines are long.

 

dp

 

How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"?

 

I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks.

[Clarea]

2 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"?

 

I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks.

 

No cash required in the account at all.

 

On a 7-night cruise, they will let you charge up to $500 above any credit before they ask you to pay down the account.

[dpostman]

24 minutes ago, dani negreanu said:

 

How much cash to u have to deposit in your "on board account" in order to "qualify"?

 

I have 175$ nonrefundable OBC, which I'd like back in cash...Thanks.

 

When I had purchased the cruise we had a good deal and received $400 per room (2 rooms) of non-refundable OBC and I had also purchased some OBC during a promotion for Canadian residents at a very favorable exchange rate.  I was planning using OBC to purchase drink packages and specialty restaurants on board using OBC, but cruise planner promotions made it better for me to pre-purchase and just withdraw any OBC in cash from the casino.

 

You should be able cash out that $175 without issues. 

dp

Edited January 10, 2019 by dpostman

[dani negreanu]

31 minutes ago, Host Clarea said:

 

No cash required in the account at all.

 

On a 7-night cruise, they will let you charge up to $500 above any credit before they ask you to pay down the account.

 

12 minutes ago, dpostman said:

 

When I had purchased the cruise we had a good deal and received $400 per room (2 rooms) of non-refundable OBC and I had also purchased some OBC during a promotion for Canadian residents at a very favorable exchange rate.  I was planning using OBC to purchase drink packages and specialty restaurants on board using OBC, but cruise planner promotions made it better for me to pre-purchase and just withdraw any OBC in cash from the casino.

 

You should be able cash out that $175 without issues. 

dp

 

Bob and dp -- Thank you both for your quick and detailed replies.

[niceneasy]

Thanks for all of your help with this OBC question.

 

Sounds like the first thing to do is set up a cash account

[niceneasy]

Well, now I may need to deal with the Norovirus.  I hope that the money is laundered--I mean disinfected.

[CanadaRob]

22 hours ago, Merion_Mom said:

A & B - but not cash.  They want to give you vouchers for the slots.

 

Just insert voucher into slot machine, pull once, cash out and return to Casino Cashier window.  😉 😄

I actually put voucher in, selected cash out didn't pull, went back to the window(after about 15 minutes) and cashed out.  I felt bad not pulling but not that bad.

 

[molly361]

There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings.  I have not seen any reports lately though

[Ourusualbeach]

Just now, molly361 said:

There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings.  I have not seen any reports lately though

 

They do have the ability to do that as that is what they have been doing with the casino promo chips/vouchers that you can buy through the cruise planner.

 

I think that in the near future cashing out OBC for cash will be a thing of the past. 

 

[Clarea]

4 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

 

I think that in the near future cashing out OBC for cash will be a thing of the past. 

 

 

I agree.  I also think that they will stop the use of non-refundable OBC for gratuities.

[dani negreanu]

55 minutes ago, molly361 said:

There were reports that people were being given non-cashable vouchers on the newly amplified ships where you had to play the entire amount and could only cash out the winnings.  I have not seen any reports lately though

 

That's what happened to us on our last cruise (but on Celebrity).

We always pre-pay grats, and don't drink, so we were left with 40$ non-ref OBC. The only way to get back "something" was going to the casino. We got 20X2 vouchers, and each of us tried our luck. We managed to win 37.50$ "back"....😀

Our next cruise is also with X, we have the grats and 175$ OBC non ref. I'm pretty sure we'll not get "back" so much...., unless I'll find a way to cash it.

 

[moopetguy]

During my Allure B2B (Nov 25 and Dec 2, 2018), I had a cash account for both sailings and the casino cashier paid out cash directly from non-refundable OBC. I was surprised at that. The first time I went to the cashier, I actually asked for a $20 slot voucher (to test if it could be played and cashed out), but I just got handed a $20 bill. During subsequent visits over the two weeks, I simply asked for cash and there were absolutely no issues.