So we booked a cruise with too much on board credit...

[Cafedumonde]

... the amount from Princess was good, but then the TA doubled it.  The cruise also comes with the free grats.  I have read how people play a bit at the casino and then cash it out.  How does that work?  

 

[riffatsea]

There's no such thing as "too much" OBC! LOL

Buy some excursions with it.

Go to the spa.

Get a specialty dinner.

Play in the casino .Then cash out your winnings.

BTW some OBC must be spent on board.

I don't know what kind you have?

Edited January 31, 2020 by riffatsea

[Kenswing]

Whatever your TA gave you is refundable.  If you don't use it, Princess will send you a check in a couple of weeks after your cruise. 

[janetz]

Spa Spa

Shops onboard 

Never to much 😊

 

Edited January 31, 2020 by janetz

[denmarks]

OBC that you get as part of the cruise is not refundable but is used first.

Stockholders credit is not refundable.

Military and any gifts from your travel agent are refundable.

It takes about 3 weeks to receive the refund.

[Doug R.]

I mentioned the title of this thread to my wife; she is still laughing.

[gotta cruise again]

Use it for the Ultimate Ship Tour at $150 per person.

 

Or maybe Chefs Table at $95+ per person, depending on the ship (less is you don’t want wine).

[Steelers36]

Won't help you this time I realize, but a tip for future is to find a TA that will give you a cash discount off the cruise fare instead of giving back money as OBC.  Less to try and spend, or if refundable, you don't have to wait to get it back from Princess.

 

[memoak]

No such thing as too much!!

[RMMariner]

Never been really interested in anything at the shops until I found these fashion setting hats.

 

Best money I ever spent in those shops. It was all non-refundable anyways. So why not?

 

 

 

[kywildcatfanone]

Plenty of ways to spend OBC, or what is refundable can be cashed out and sent back to you.

[MissP22]

You could always spend it on the overpriced junk in Effie's. 😂

[Coral]

10 hours ago, Steelers36 said:

Won't help you this time I realize, but a tip for future is to find a TA that will give you a cash discount off the cruise fare instead of giving back money as OBC.  Less to try and spend, or if refundable, you don't have to wait to get it back from Princess.

 

I completely agree.

[dog]

First off find out how much is Refundable vs Non Refundable OBC. Spa, specialty restaurants,excursions. Caution some OBC might not be useable in casino

[PrincessLuver]

13 hours ago, Cafedumonde said:

... the amount from Princess was good, but then the TA doubled it.  The cruise also comes with the free grats.  I have read how people play a bit at the casino and then cash it out.  How does that work?  

 

 

Really.....if you have read about it then you must know.....doubt anyone is going to help you with this one when it is so easy to google.....get googling.... 🙂

 

[fluffybunny22]

I've got $300 nonrefundable and $595 refundable. There's no way we can spend all of that. I'm expecting to get most of the refundable back.

[Tak8]

Princess has a few bottles of wine that could use this up easily.

[Potstech]

Buy everyone around you a drink of some sort. Or eat most meals in a Specialty Dining Room.

[FritzG]

14 hours ago, pms4104 said:

This subject has been discussed here ad nauseum.

 

Please bear in mind that Princess does read these boards ... and the more often the issue is rehashed here, the more likely Princess will fix their system to prevent what you're asking about.

 

Lots of ways to spend your OBC, by the way.

 

 I hope it doesn't change from too much discussion about it.  

I got a big surprise on the Q2 last fall.  I had lots of OBC, and I played $200 in the casino to help pay it down.  When I went to cash it in they added it to my OBC and the $200 went on my bill as per their policy which only increased my OBC.  On the last day of the cruise I ended up buying myself another Citizen watch to use up my OBC.

[MsSoCalCruiser]

1 hour ago, fluffybunny22 said:

I've got $300 nonrefundable and $595 refundable. There's no way we can spend all of that. I'm expecting to get most of the refundable back.

You can easily spend that amount but I would spend the $300 and have the $595 mailed to me approximately 6 weeks later.  Book a few excursions and a day or two at the  sanctuary and poof, it’s gone.

[joepeka]

I'm sure it's true that Princess staff read this board and have been for years, therefore they've known about the casino trick passengers have been using for years to cash out unused OBC.... and apparently have done nothing to close the loophole. So what secret are we trying to protect by not just answering the OP's question? I know, uncle Google is your friend, use it. 🤨

[pms4104]

16 minutes ago, joepeka said:

I'm sure it's true that Princess staff read this board and have been for years, therefore they've known about the casino trick passengers have been using for years to cash out unused OBC.... and apparently have done nothing to close the loophole. So what secret are we trying to protect by not just answering the OP's question? I know, uncle Google is your friend, use it. 🤨

It isn't a secret ... just no reason to kee0 rehasiuihing the subject

[Croptop]

Depending on where your cruise is going, there's also the Sanctuary. Purchase a couple of chairs in there for the duration of your cruise (at $30/day per chair) and you can quickly consume a bunch of that credit. But you'll have your own guaranteed spot every day along with attendants who will take very good care of you.

[villauk]

1 hour ago, joepeka said:

I'm sure it's true that Princess staff read this board and have been for years, therefore they've known about the casino trick passengers have been using for years to cash out unused OBC.... and apparently have done nothing to close the loophole. So what secret are we trying to protect by not just answering the OP's question? I know, uncle Google is your friend, use it. 🤨

 

 

They did change it on X after many years of being able to do it and many posts stating how.

[argenta01]

How do you manage to get $595 of refundable credit? On my last cruise Princess even made the loyalty credit non-refundable! 🤔