OBC question

[martinitime1]

We have a good amount of OBC on our 16 day T/A. 

Quick question, what can you NOT use OBC for on the ship? 

 

[Thrak]

You can use it for anything you like. Yes, Princess will tell you that some OBC can't be used in the Casino but I've never had a problem doing so. Basically, your OBC goes into a "pot" in your folio and anything you purchase comes out of that pot.

 

Pre-cruise you can use OBC to book excursions but that's the only thing you can use it for pre-cruise.

[katisdale]

If you want to book a future cruise or put down a deposit for a cruise at a later date, it can't be used for that.

[martinitime1]

7 minutes ago, Thrak said:

You can use it for anything you like. Yes, Princess will tell you that some OBC can't be used in the Casino but I've never had a problem doing so. Basically, your OBC goes into a "pot" in your folio and anything you purchase comes out of that pot.

 

Pre-cruise you can use OBC to book excursions but that's the only thing you can use it for pre-cruise.

Great, thank you.

 

One more question. My wife has more OBC due to her getting the shareholder credit. Does it matter who does the transaction or does the OBC truly go into a pot for the cabin as a whole? 

[skynight]

25 minutes ago, martinitime1 said:

Great, thank you.

 

One more question. My wife has more OBC due to her getting the shareholder credit. Does it matter who does the transaction or does the OBC truly go into a pot for the cabin as a whole? 

The onboard accounts are linked providing you link them with your credit card. You each will have charges and there will be a summary invoice that will net all credits and debits. So if your wife ends up with a net credit that will net against any debit balance you may have.

Now here is the wrinkle. When pre-booking excursions you can use OBC, but you can only use your OBC. You have to contact Princess to cross use for pre-booked excursions

[martinitime1]

1 minute ago, skynight said:

The onboard accounts are linked providing you link them with your credit card. You each will have charges and there will be a summary invoice that will net all credits and debits. So if your wife ends up with a net credit that will net against any debit balance you may have.

Now here is the wrinkle. When pre-booking excursions you can use OBC, but you can only use your OBC. You have to contact Princess to cross use for pre-booked excursions

Interesting, Thanks

[skynight]

By the way, you can follow the accounts each day on the app to see the balances. 

[martinitime1]

12 minutes ago, skynight said:

By the way, you can follow the accounts each day on the app to see the balances. 

That will be great, was used to getting the printout at the kiosk.

Edited July 30, 2022 by martinitime1

[NavyVeteran]

1 hour ago, skynight said:

The onboard accounts are linked providing you link them with your credit card. You each will have charges and there will be a summary invoice that will net all credits and debits. So if your wife ends up with a net credit that will net against any debit balance you may have.

Now here is the wrinkle. When pre-booking excursions you can use OBC, but you can only use your OBC. You have to contact Princess to cross use for pre-booked excursions

Note that this applies only if you use the same credit card. One of you will be listed as the owner of the credit card and the other one will be listed as an authorized user. Then the folios are combined.

To clarify the second paragraph, you can pre-book excursions using the other passengers OBC by calling Princess. Any Princess telephone representative can handle this, even though some of them don't seem to know how.

[travelin.sisters]

23 hours ago, martinitime1 said:

That will be great, was used to getting the printout at the kiosk.

you can still get it printed at the kiosk if you need to,,,but saves paper if you can look in the app...however only the "owner" of the credit card will be able to see both your transactions (this is why I always use my card for our family so I can monitor throughout the cruise without having to sign in to each account)...supposedly you can also see it on the inroom TV, but as I remember it was not working when we cruised in Feb.

 

[Bwana Tom]

I would strongly recommend a hard copy of your account statement on the final day of your cruise particularly if you have any refundable credit due back to you. Princess has been reducing that amount to many of us, including me on my March 2022 cruise by the seemingly typical of 25%. I have been challenging that reduction, but so far I haven't made in progress. It is always good to have a firm and solid record to refer to just in case you find yourself joining those of us that seem to being cheated out of what is due us.