sandjforever Posted June 20, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 20, 2019 First time cruising on Princess. My boyfriend and I each have $100 OBC for being in a mini-suite and he has an extra $100 Military benefit. Our cruise isn't until September 2020, but will we be able to use any before the cruise for an excursion or towards a coffee card? Right now it only gives me the option of a credit card or Paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suekel Posted June 20, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 20, 2019 It will let you use it for an excursion. When you get to the check out page, it should be an option. Everything else, buy it on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loritd Posted June 20, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Just for excursions. Pre-purchased water, sodas and internet can not be purchased with onboard credit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 20, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 20, 2019 Only for Princess excursions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandjforever Posted June 21, 2019 Author #5 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Awesome, thank you all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGADORF Posted June 21, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Anybody figured out a way to use OBC to pay for Gratuities? Either prior to the cruise or while on the ship? I noticed that most of our onboard credit is non refundable. Thank you 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted June 21, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Yeah, I wish they did it like Celebrity and RCI do - you can use your OBC for pretty much anything. Love that ability. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 21, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, BIGADORF said: Anybody figured out a way to use OBC to pay for Gratuities? Either prior to the cruise or while on the ship? I noticed that most of our onboard credit is non refundable. Thank you 😁 Once your onboard account is activated (when you board) the OBC is added to it although sometimes it isn't posted to the account until the first night. Thus you have a credit balance. Any charges - gratuities, drinks, speciality restaurants, onboard shopping etc are debited to the account as they occur and eventually will either use up all the OBC which may result in a charge to your credit card at the end of the cruise, or if you have a credit balance and none of that was non-refundable OBC then you get sent a refund. Non-refundable OBC is always deemed to have been consumed before any refundable OBC. So if you have a lot of OBC that you want to use for gratuities don't prepay your gratuities, allow them to be added to your account daily. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare OzKiwiJJ Posted June 21, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 hours ago, DrivesLikeMario said: Yeah, I wish they did it like Celebrity and RCI do - you can use your OBC for pretty much anything. Love that ability. You can once you're on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted June 21, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Gratuities and all other expenses on the ship will draw down the OBC until it is all used. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haboob Posted June 21, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 21, 2019 4 hours ago, paul929207 said: Gratuities and all other expenses on the ship will draw down the OBC until it is all used. "[Stockholder OBC] cannot be used for casino credits/charges and gratuities charged to your onboard account" -- http://phx.corporate-ir.net/External.File?item=UGFyZW50SUQ9Mjc0MjIzfENoaWxkSUQ9LTF8VHlwZT0z&t=1 Figure that one of these centuries, the shipboard computers will catch up with the posted rules. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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