Non- Gamblers, what do you spend OBC on?

[Fogfog]

Can OBC be applied to the grats at the end of a sailing?

 

We have bev package with YC so beyond the JW Blue, etc...thinking about what to best use the OBC for....

Last time we used it for Cirque and bev in Cirque 

 

What are the best "values" to be had using OBC?

 

TYIA 🙂

 

 

[Morgsmom]

1 hour ago, Fogfog said:

Can OBC be applied to the grats at the end of a sailing?

Yes OBC can be used towards the daily service charges.

 

[FrostyJoe]

1 hour ago, Fogfog said:

Can OBC be applied to the grats at the end of a sailing?

 

We have bev package with YC so beyond the JW Blue, etc...thinking about what to best use the OBC for....

Last time we used it for Cirque and bev in Cirque 

 

What are the best "values" to be had using OBC?

 

TYIA 🙂

 

 

I'd just use it to load the slot machines....play a few rounds...cash out 🙂 less the anticipated service charge...

[phissy]

4 minutes ago, FrostyJoe said:

I'd just use it to load the slot machines....play a few rounds...cash out 🙂 less the anticipated service charge...

When you cash out your voucher from slots, there is no service charge.

After calculating our DSC, we still had $200 in OBC.

Went to casino, registered cabin card and entered $100 to play. Played until hit $99. Hit Cash Out on machine and received voucher. Next day, went to Casino Cashier and received $99 in cash. Rinse and repeat.

We were on B2B so, did this a few times. Each week had OBC associated with it. Used cash for tips.

[FrostyJoe]

wish you luck @Fogfog on the slots!!!  Maybe ya'll be the lucky one winning the jackpot after one round of donating to the machines!

[FrostyJoe]

Speaking of slots, anyone know if there’s any sort of minimum percent payout cruise lines have like landslide casinos?  We play very little landslide or cruise slots either way, but cruise slot seems tighttttttt compared to even Vegas slots. I remember getting a decent winning at Vegas airport killing time 😆

 

i suppose it can be nomans land on international water…

Edited January 26, 2022 by FrostyJoe

[Fogfog]

Was told non refundable obc won’t be cash if I try to use in casino on 

slots….

[KlausM999]

12 minutes ago, Fogfog said:

Was told non refundable obc won’t be cash if I try to use in casino on 

slots….

We did it several times that way even without playing any round. It was always non refundable OBC.  

[ddlb]

3 hours ago, Fogfog said:

Was told non refundable obc won’t be cash if I try to use in casino on 

slots….

That sure is true on NCL!  And you can’t use it for daily service charge either. 

[JAGR]

4 hours ago, Fogfog said:

Was told non refundable obc won’t be cash if I try to use in casino on 

slots….

It has not been my experience, but I have not been on board yet post-COVID.  You are on the ship now, so I'd be curious about your experience if you experiment.

[FrostyJoe]

2 hours ago, ddlb said:

That sure is true on NCL!  And you can’t use it for daily service charge either. 

Wow!!! I guess if that’s the case for the OP, massages can’t hurt to blow the OBC…

[miataman19]

On Meraviglia last month. Went to the Roulette table and gave the dealer my room card and said $300 please in $5 chips (My non-refundable OBC). He gave me the chips I played 3 spins at $25 each spin and left even. Went to the cash window and cashed out $300. Easy Peezy.

[FrostyJoe]

19 minutes ago, miataman19 said:

On Meraviglia last month. Went to the Roulette table and gave the dealer my room card and said $300 please in $5 chips (My non-refundable OBC). He gave me the chips I played 3 spins at $25 each spin and left even. Went to the cash window and cashed out $300. Easy Peezy.

Sweet!!!! Either way even if they lock down like NCL down the road, this is a great "problem" to have 😊

[JAGR]

1 hour ago, miataman19 said:

On Meraviglia last month. Went to the Roulette table and gave the dealer my room card and said $300 please in $5 chips (My non-refundable OBC). He gave me the chips I played 3 spins at $25 each spin and left even. Went to the cash window and cashed out $300. Easy Peezy.

I think OP's worry is when the non-refundable becomes active.  While the money goes into the account pool, refundable has been taken first on my last three MSC cruises.  Your plan works if they spend that refundable first.

 

[ziggyuk]

I'm really confused how this "load the card" and "cashout" works?
On Virtuosa last year I went to the cahier and asked her to load my card, she gave me a puzzled look and said "Just put your room card in the machine and play.".
I thought perhaps if I put my card in a machine it might ask me how much to load but it didn't.

So...I remain confused how this works?

[Fogfog]

In the last two cruises someone went to casino and told them they wanted to cash their non ref obc

Caused a lot of trouble as they were less than discreet

 

I knowin past with other lines non ref is used first then refundable…unclear which comes first in casino etc…

 

 

[FrostyJoe]

1 hour ago, Fogfog said:

In the last two cruises someone went to casino and told them they wanted to cash their non ref obc

Caused a lot of trouble as they were less than discreet

 

I knowin past with other lines non ref is used first then refundable…unclear which comes first in casino etc…

 

 

Lol….why would they bluntly do that….just load some in machine play some. Cash out!! Check a day or two later to see which OBC if took from or whether it took from CC on file. 
 

if it’s cc, I’d just keep the cash and redeposit once I get home, and find other ways to use up the non refundable obc

[phissy]

On 2/2/2022 at 12:55 AM, ziggyuk said:

I'm really confused how this "load the card" and "cashout" works?
On Virtuosa last year I went to the cahier and asked her to load my card, she gave me a puzzled look and said "Just put your room card in the machine and play.".
I thought perhaps if I put my card in a machine it might ask me how much to load but it didn't.

So...I remain confused how this works?

I went to casino , put room card in slot machine. It asks you to “register” your card. Asks security questions ( DOB) etc then you set up 4 digit pin code.

you then have option to play, asks for amount and you should indicate charge to room account.

Next time, you just put in room card and enter pin to play.

I played machine with very small bets, had to look around to find one.

After a few rounds, ended up at $99 from original $100 .

Machine has button, Cash Out. Hit that, take paper voucher and remember to remove card. ( I left mine once🙄) 
Do not cash out immediately. Go next day to cash out. Just present voucher to cashier for cash. 
Planning ahead needed if you have large OBC as Casino is not always open.

Hope this helps.

Edited March 27, 2022 by phissy

[ziggyuk]

57 minutes ago, phissy said:

I went to casino , put room card in slot machine. It asks you to “register” your card. Asks security questions ( DOB) etc then you set up 4 digit pin code.

you then have option to play, asks for amount and you should indicate charge to room account.

Next time, you just put in room card and enter pin to play.

I played machine with very small bets, had to look around to find one.

After a few rounds, ended up at $99 from original $100 .

Machine has button, Cash Out. Hit that, take paper voucher and remember to remove card. ( I left mine once🙄) 
Do not cash out immediately. Go next day to cash out. Just present voucher to cashier for cash. 
Planning ahead needed if you have large OBC as Casino is not always open.

Hope this helps.

 

Thanks for that, it must have been because I put my card in a simple fruit machine with no screen.

[StevenUS]

On 3/27/2022 at 12:39 PM, phissy said:

I went to casino , put room card in slot machine. It asks you to “register” your card. Asks security questions ( DOB) etc then you set up 4 digit pin code.

you then have option to play, asks for amount and you should indicate charge to room account.

Next time, you just put in room card and enter pin to play.

I played machine with very small bets, had to look around to find one.

After a few rounds, ended up at $99 from original $100 .

Machine has button, Cash Out. Hit that, take paper voucher and remember to remove card. ( I left mine once🙄) 
Do not cash out immediately. Go next day to cash out. Just present voucher to cashier for cash. 
Planning ahead needed if you have large OBC as Casino is not always open.

Hope this helps.

Good to know, thanks. I got $100 OBC coming and I might want to cash some of it out, although I am not sure what I wish to do with it yet.

[mmbcater]

Chocolate Martini's at Venchi and shopping!

[Native Floridian 26]

Tips and cash out rest.

[dexddd]

Specialties and gift shops.

[xcell]

I think the gift soft has a lego ship -- I would buy that.

[CruisingFox27]

Historically, we just used ours for the gratuities but now they're included I'll be using ours for perfume and stocking up room diffusers.