antsp Posted October 25, 2022 #1 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Looking at a cruise that has $100 pp excursion credit, does this just end up like regular obc that can be used on anything, as in casino hack etc. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare PacnGoNow Posted October 25, 2022 #2 Share Posted October 25, 2022 19 minutes ago, antsp said: Looking at a cruise that has $100 pp excursion credit, does this just end up like regular obc that can be used on anything, as in casino hack etc. Thanks Yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arizona Wildcat Posted October 25, 2022 #3 Share Posted October 25, 2022 It is OBC. Not refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riffatsea Posted October 25, 2022 #4 Share Posted October 25, 2022 Interesting My TA said you need to use it for an excursion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted October 25, 2022 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2022 3 minutes ago, riffatsea said: Interesting My TA said you need to use it for an excursion Not accurate. It is regular OBC once on board. You can use it to pre-book a Princess excursion if you want just like any other OBC that shows up in the travel summary pre-cruise. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted October 25, 2022 #6 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, skynight said: Not accurate. It is regular OBC once on board. You can use it to pre-book a Princess excursion if you want just like any other OBC that shows up in the travel summary pre-cruise. I believe you are correct. My CVP that works for Princess says you can use it on anything onboard. As a matter of fact, it just shows up as OBC on our invoices where we’ve used that promotion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted October 25, 2022 #7 Share Posted October 25, 2022 4 minutes ago, skynight said: Not accurate. It is regular OBC once on board. You can use it to pre-book a Princess excursion if you want just like any other OBC that shows up in the travel summary pre-cruise. not to be obtuse, but how 'exactly' do you know what Princess will do except based on 'past' experiences - but may not reflect as current? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted October 25, 2022 #8 Share Posted October 25, 2022 I've included some 'fine print' from the Princess web site. It's not 100% clear to me that the excursion credit can be used as a regular OBC but it seems so as they pretty clearly say it can't be used in the casino... kind of implies it can be used elsewhere. Also, I'm not exactly sure if Princess would use this credit to pay down excursions purchased prior to the cruise rather than charge them directly to a credit card.... I believe, probably yes. $100 Shore Excursion credit per guest will be applied as an onboard credit. Offer is applicable to all guests (up to 4) in a stateroom. Guests with single occupancy will receive double the per guest credit amount. Shore Excursion credit may be used on a single voyage only, is not redeemable for cash, cannot be used in the casino, expires at the end of that voyage and is not applicable during the land portion of cruisetours. Shore Excursion credit is based on the ship’s onboard currency. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted October 25, 2022 #9 Share Posted October 25, 2022 multiple posts to follow about using ALL obc, regardless of what is posted on the website, in the casino, then cashing out to launder non-refundable OBC 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted October 25, 2022 #10 Share Posted October 25, 2022 When are first cruises where the Excursion Credit is applied? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justafem Posted October 26, 2022 #11 Share Posted October 26, 2022 13 hours ago, d9704011 said: I've included some 'fine print' from the Princess web site. It's not 100% clear to me that the excursion credit can be used as a regular OBC but it seems so as they pretty clearly say it can't be used in the casino... kind of implies it can be used elsewhere. Also, I'm not exactly sure if Princess would use this credit to pay down excursions purchased prior to the cruise rather than charge them directly to a credit card.... I believe, probably yes. $100 Shore Excursion credit per guest will be applied as an onboard credit. Offer is applicable to all guests (up to 4) in a stateroom. Guests with single occupancy will receive double the per guest credit amount. Shore Excursion credit may be used on a single voyage only, is not redeemable for cash, cannot be used in the casino, expires at the end of that voyage and is not applicable during the land portion of cruisetours. Shore Excursion credit is based on the ship’s onboard currency. None of the onboard credit is 'supposed' to be used in the casino, but it's been a loophole to use it in the casino for as long as I've been cruising. All I know is I now have almost $700 in onboard credit to use in a 10 day cruise, where we already have princess plus. I see using the casino loophole in my future. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d9704011 Posted October 26, 2022 #12 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Just now, justafem said: None of the onboard credit is 'supposed' to be used in the casino, but it's been a loophole to use it in the casino for as long as I've been cruising. All I know is I now have almost $700 in onboard credit to use in a 10 day cruise, where we already have princess plus. I see using the casino loophole in my future. Hey, I don't mind... just copied and pasted from the Princess site. I don't gamble, so I have zero experience/knowledge on laundering OBC at the casino. I guess if I had hundreds of dollars of OBC I'd expand my horizons but I don't get that kind of credit when I cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skynight Posted October 26, 2022 #13 Share Posted October 26, 2022 15 hours ago, voljeep said: not to be obtuse, but how 'exactly' do you know what Princess will do except based on 'past' experiences - but may not reflect as current? Many posts from current passengers confirm that the excursion OBC is just like any other OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voljeep Posted October 26, 2022 #14 Share Posted October 26, 2022 52 minutes ago, skynight said: Many posts from current passengers confirm that the excursion OBC is just like any other OBC. huh - doesn't start until cruises beginning 1/1/23 Offer is available on cruises and cruisetours sailing Jan 1, 2023 and beyond and must be booked by October 31,2022. Reference promotion code: N9E/N9D/NR9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted October 26, 2022 #15 Share Posted October 26, 2022 6 minutes ago, voljeep said: huh - doesn't start until cruises beginning 1/1/23 Offer is available on cruises and cruisetours sailing Jan 1, 2023 and beyond and must be booked by October 31,2022. Reference promotion code: N9E/N9D/NR9 BTW, I just read that it has been extended for bookings through November 2nd. It’s a great promo .. so glad they had it. I booked 3 additional cruises under this promo and had 3 other cruises refared, as well. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted October 26, 2022 #16 Share Posted October 26, 2022 2 hours ago, Cruise Raider said: BTW, I just read that it has been extended for bookings through November 2nd. It’s a great promo .. so glad they had it. I booked 3 additional cruises under this promo and had 3 other cruises refared, as well. Why is it so great? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted October 26, 2022 #17 Share Posted October 26, 2022 1 hour ago, Tedferg said: Why is it so great? OBC is always a good thing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rocklinmom Posted October 26, 2022 #18 Share Posted October 26, 2022 This excursion credit is also showing on the 12/22/22 holiday cruise I'm watching, so I guess it does apply to cruises before January? It says as long as booked by Halloween (although some here are saying it is actually thru 11/2). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cali-croozer Posted October 26, 2022 #19 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Just fyi....I was able to pre book an excursion with this obc. You have to go all the way to the payment page and then it automatically chooses the obc first. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ombud Posted October 26, 2022 #20 Share Posted October 26, 2022 This excursion credit is on my next 3 cruises (12/8/22, 4/16/23, 11/23/23) but not the 4th (4/6/24). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted October 26, 2022 #21 Share Posted October 26, 2022 2 hours ago, memoak said: OBC is always a good thing Agree OBC is good, is $100 OBC so unusual? We can't decide on cruise date, and I thought there will be other Sales and so no big deal if we miss this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elycelynne Posted October 26, 2022 #22 Share Posted October 26, 2022 Just chiming in to mention that both my Princess Cruise Vacation Planner and the Princess Chat person that I communicated with today informed me that the $100/person shore excursion credit could be used ONLY for shore excursions. This is under The Love Boat Sale. I don’t know if any of you are referring to shore excursion credits offered under something else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Cruise Raider Posted October 26, 2022 #23 Share Posted October 26, 2022 4 hours ago, Tedferg said: Why is it so great? An extra $200 in obc is always a good thing. I have cruised many times with only the shareholders or the shareholders and the FCD obc. Add another $200 per cabin, that’s a great deal for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tedferg Posted October 26, 2022 #24 Share Posted October 26, 2022 14 minutes ago, Cruise Raider said: An extra $200 in obc is always a good thing. I have cruised many times with only the shareholders or the shareholders and the FCD obc. Add another $200 per cabin, that’s a great deal for me. Absolutely, we would have $300 FCD + Veteran OBC and an extra $200 would mean we would not need to pay for Plus. I have seen several Princess Sales over the years and this one just did not seem outstanding, especially if OBC was only for excursions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candy4040 Posted October 26, 2022 #25 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I booked four separate cruises in February of last year for February of this year and have received the excursion credits on each one. I wasn't even aware that it was a thing until I reviewed my travel summary. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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