Bar Tap loophole

[jj1814]

Welp the Bar Tab loophole (where Sailors could use Bar Tab virtually anywhere on the ship for non-beverages) is now closed. Virgin sent a notice out to travel agents today. I was hoping to take advantage of it in July. Poo!

[neverendingcruising]

Good to know, we used it on both of our voyages for things like the spa. Appreciate the tip!

[yarramar]

Does that mean it also cannot be used for specialty coffee?

[cantgetin]

It CAN be used for specialty coffee, tea, smoothies, etc.  This is in the print on the offer.  The new policy is that it cannot be applied to non-drink purchases on the ship.

[Fogcityca13]

I wondering if you can use it for the Grog Walk, assuming it applies to the drink pairing at Test Kitchen. 

[CruisingWalter]

That's kind of weird they allowed that loophole in the first place since it's a drink tab. I didn't realize they were allowing non-drink purchases for a while. The profit margins on drinks vs. products in their shops is quite different. 🙂

[jon81uk]

15 hours ago, WheresWalter said:

That's kind of weird they allowed that loophole in the first place since it's a drink tab. I didn't realize they were allowing non-drink purchases for a while. The profit margins on drinks vs. products in their shops is quite different. 🙂

I think it was a bug not a feature. The rules didn’t allow bar tab to be spent generally, but the computer system hadn’t been set up to differentiate the bar credit from general credit, that’s now been fixed.