AandBmom Posted March 27, 2022 #1 Share Posted March 27, 2022 What a unique position to be in..... we ended up with $3,000 in onboard credit b/c of past cancellations, lower prices, etc. Here are the best ways we found to use credit daily tipping amount cheers package soda package for kids kids were allowed to pick treats at the candy shop a few times sky zone trampoline park for kids bought family photos gift shop purchases some nice tequila to take home cologne for our teens some casino play teppanyaki dinner pedicures increased tips I used the last $50 in a slot machine at 11:59pm on the last night. Not sure how it will be going back to no OBC in future , but this sure was fun. 15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ontheweb Posted March 27, 2022 #2 Share Posted March 27, 2022 17 minutes ago, AandBmom said: What a unique position to be in..... we ended up with $3,000 in onboard credit b/c of past cancellations, lower prices, etc. Here are the best ways we found to use credit daily tipping amount cheers package soda package for kids kids were allowed to pick treats at the candy shop a few times sky zone trampoline park for kids bought family photos gift shop purchases some nice tequila to take home cologne for our teens some casino play teppanyaki dinner pedicures increased tips I used the last $50 in a slot machine at 11:59pm on the last night. Not sure how it will be going back to no OBC in future , but this sure was fun. No excursions? The one time I was not sure we could use all our OBC, DW bought the most expensive Anne of Green Gables excursion (was on HAL), and my worries were gone. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnegron22 Posted March 27, 2022 #3 Share Posted March 27, 2022 I used some of my OBC to book a Future Cruise. I found out from my PVP that some of it could be used since some of it was a CXL cruise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siestakeys04 Posted March 27, 2022 #4 Share Posted March 27, 2022 That’s was some good OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknoge3k Posted March 28, 2022 #5 Share Posted March 28, 2022 Having lots of OBC is fun! We have $2700 for our upcoming cruise and I have no clue how I am going to spend it. We will not do excursions through Carnival, we use the locals instead. I know we can use it for gratuities, but we've prepaid them and I'll likely leave it as is. We have hundreds of pictures from ships, as we bought the "unlimited print & digital images" package Carnival had a few years ago. We have Cheers as part of our promo, so don't need that. I know John Heald stated we couldn't buy gift cards with some of the OBC. If I can't do that, I'll likely buy a bunch of GoPro cameras or something and sell them on Ebay. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Astromaid Posted March 28, 2022 #6 Share Posted March 28, 2022 On 3/27/2022 at 12:43 PM, gnegron22 said: I used some of my OBC to book a Future Cruise. I found out from my PVP that some of it could be used since some of it was a CXL cruise. How did you use it for a future cruise? Did you book the future cruise onboard? I thought we had to use it or lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virga Posted March 28, 2022 #7 Share Posted March 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, Astromaid said: How did you use it for a future cruise? Did you book the future cruise onboard? I thought we had to use it or lose it. My PVP mentioned that if some of the OBC was from fully paying for a cancelled cruise, some of THAT was a special kind of FCC/OBC hybrid that could be transferred to another booking. It wasn't applicable to any of ours so I didn't have him explain it fully. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
let's go cruising Posted March 28, 2022 #8 Share Posted March 28, 2022 We just got $760 because the price of the cruise was lowered. Came here to read what to spend it on. I am humbled by your amount! I didn't know we could use it for gratuities. We were thinking wine package and spa. Maybe an excursion, but we don't know if we'll do any Carnival excursions. This is the most fun problem ever! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HarborHermit Posted March 29, 2022 #9 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Never had the onboard credit problem, but it was a lot of fun reading about yours. 🤪 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphinsc Posted March 29, 2022 #10 Share Posted March 29, 2022 We had a little over $1100. Prepaid gratuities Rented a cabana at Amber cove Cheers for both adults Bubbles for the Teen Booked an excursion in Grand Turk And spent the last little bit to bridge over onboard internet for the teen and I Went further than I thought, but completely spent before the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mouche Posted March 29, 2022 #11 Share Posted March 29, 2022 Thanks for the suggestions, we have $1,197 for our upcoming Mardi Gras cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRLady31 Posted April 1, 2022 #12 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Can you use it on the casino? I could easily lose all my credits there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kicia Posted April 1, 2022 #13 Share Posted April 1, 2022 Yes, you can use it in the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgttami Posted April 1, 2022 #14 Share Posted April 1, 2022 I always laugh when people say they don't know how they will use all their OBC. I'd use all of what they gave me and by the 3rd day, I'd be looking for more... it's happy $$$$$$$$! 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnegron22 Posted April 2, 2022 #15 Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) On 3/28/2022 at 5:55 PM, Virga said: My PVP mentioned that if some of the OBC was from fully paying for a cancelled cruise, some of THAT was a special kind of FCC/OBC hybrid that could be transferred to another booking. It wasn't applicable to any of ours so I didn't have him explain it fully. That is what our is/was we had 5 cruises CXL/rescheduled between 2020-2021 that where fully paid. Edited April 2, 2022 by gnegron22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDPadreFan Posted April 2, 2022 #16 Share Posted April 2, 2022 Our PVP was able to get the difference between the FCC we had from COVID canceled cruises and the much lower rates we paid for new cruises during the You Only Turn 50 Once sale credited back to our credit card. Otherwise we would have had about $1100 OBC on a 7 day and over $2500 OBC on our 12 day. We will still have the $600 OBC COVID Bonus on each cruise. No problem spending that. We also have over $1100 OBC on our upcoming 10 day Alaska but its easy to burn that up on excursions. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firefly333 Posted April 2, 2022 #17 Share Posted April 2, 2022 I bought 6 nights of pay restaurants and 2 watches. Might have bought something else but remember those biggies. I wanted a new citizens watch, then later thought maybe I should have bought one self winding, but the sales guy misquoted the prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RumpunchGirl Posted April 7, 2022 #18 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 3/29/2022 at 5:56 AM, Ralphinsc said: We had a little over $1100. Prepaid gratuities Rented a cabana at Amber cove Cheers for both adults Bubbles for the Teen Booked an excursion in Grand Turk And spent the last little bit to bridge over onboard internet for the teen and I Went further than I thought, but completely spent before the cruise I am not able to use my OBC to prepay my gratuities. When I click on the PAY NOW button, it only gives me the option to pay with a credit card. We were able to buy beverages for our room, a shore excursion and specialty dining. We have a lot of OBC left so I'm confused. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe817 Posted April 7, 2022 #19 Share Posted April 7, 2022 2 hours ago, RumpunchGirl said: I am not able to use my OBC to prepay my gratuities. When I click on the PAY NOW button, it only gives me the option to pay with a credit card. We were able to buy beverages for our room, a shore excursion and specialty dining. We have a lot of OBC left so I'm confused. Any thoughts? Your OBC will be used automatically to pay the gratuities at the end of the cruise without you having to do anything. Gats are automatically deducted from your OBC balance on the last day of the cruise. Any thoughts? Yes! Go to the steakhouse, purchase a few shore excursions; go to the casino and have a good time. Go to the funs hops and buy a bottle of really nice liquor. The variations are endless! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare trbarton Posted April 7, 2022 #20 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 3/28/2022 at 7:05 AM, teknoge3k said: Having lots of OBC is fun! We have $2700 for our upcoming cruise and I have no clue how I am going to spend it. We will not do excursions through Carnival, we use the locals instead. I know we can use it for gratuities, but we've prepaid them and I'll likely leave it as is. We have hundreds of pictures from ships, as we bought the "unlimited print & digital images" package Carnival had a few years ago. We have Cheers as part of our promo, so don't need that. I know John Heald stated we couldn't buy gift cards with some of the OBC. If I can't do that, I'll likely buy a bunch of GoPro cameras or something and sell them on Ebay. Could you download $ in the casino & then cash it out? Tom😀 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mondello Posted April 7, 2022 #21 Share Posted April 7, 2022 2 hours ago, trbarton said: Could you download $ in the casino & then cash it out? Tom😀 You can try but, seems you have to make an effort to actually play some in the casino before cashing out. Casino knows from tracking play and has been known to freeze players Casino bank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o-state girl Posted April 13, 2022 #22 Share Posted April 13, 2022 If you like your room steward or a particular waiter a lot, you can go to guest services and have additional tips charged to your sail and sign account for them. Guest services gave me a little receipt with the amount on it, and I put it in a thank you card for our room steward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairescurtains Posted April 13, 2022 #23 Share Posted April 13, 2022 I was amazed that we got a refund for the approx 25$ of OBC that we had left from a December cruise. We mostly used ours on drinks and bingo cards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
13cheermom Posted April 13, 2022 #24 Share Posted April 13, 2022 15 minutes ago, Clairescurtains said: I was amazed that we got a refund for the approx 25$ of OBC that we had left from a December cruise. We mostly used ours on drinks and bingo cards. Do you remember how long it took to receive that refund in regards to the actual cruise date? Also did it come in the form of a check as others have stated? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clairescurtains Posted April 13, 2022 #25 Share Posted April 13, 2022 27 minutes ago, 13cheermom said: Do you remember how long it took to receive that refund in regards to the actual cruise date? Also did it come in the form of a check as others have stated? Thanks! It was a check, I don't remember how long it took. I was very surprised to get it since I thought it was non refundable due to a cancelled and re-booked cruise. One of many.🙄 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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