Shareholders OBC & Casino Rates

[MamaMills]

I booked on a casino rate through my Princess vacation planner. The rate was heavily discounted but not free. This is my first time sailing with a casino reference promo.

 

I have 100 shares of CCL. While getting the paperwork together to submit for the OBC I noticed some wording about not being valid for discounted fares including TA fares, etc. 

 

Sounds like I can’t get my OBC for this cruise.

 

Anybody have experience with this and can confirm whether or not I can get the shareholder credit?

[MiddleagedM]

I also booked on a discounted casino rate and also have 100 hares of CCL.   I submitted my request for the OBC and was notified shortly thereafter that it was processed and applied to the cruise.

 

Send in the request and see what happens.

[MamaMills]

Thanks! I guess it can’t hurt to try. The worst they can say is no. 

[EDDY0827]

I got mine on my last casino cruise.

[disneyochem]

I’ve gotten the shareholder OBC on comped casino cruises as well as casino discounted fares.  Never been denied (7 cruises total).

(Just as a FYI, HAL will not give the OBC on a comped cruise, only on a discounted cruise.)

[34TigerLily]

What is a casino rate and how do you get it?

 

[triple7tahoe]

I am guessing there are two types of Casino cruises- One is booking with casino discount, around 30% and the other is "Casino cruise" offering some level of stateroom (inside to balcony are the ones I have gotten). The Casino cruise is not a free cruise as the difference is paid by Princess Players Club. The other is just a discount given to you by Princess-I have used both and gotten full CCL benefits and military on each.

 

[MamaMills]

I played in the casino while onboard and made sure to scan my medallion before I played…the offers started coming in to my emails a few months later.

[MamaMills]

2 hours ago, 34TigerLily said:

What is a casino rate and how do you get it?

 

I played in the casino onboard and made sure to scan my medallion before I played. I started getting offers a few months later.

[justafem]

All 3 of my 2023 princess cruises are casino rates or some kind of dramatic discount.

 

I always get my carnival stock credit on princess.

 

That said, all 3 of my 2023 carnival cruises are casino rates and I am always denied stock credit.  

 

Weird how they're owned by the same company.  

[MamaMills]

8 minutes ago, justafem said:

All 3 of my 2023 princess cruises are casino rates or some kind of dramatic discount.

 

I always get my carnival stock credit on princess.

 

That said, all 3 of my 2023 carnival cruises are casino rates and I am always denied stock credit.  

 

Weird how they're owned by the same company.  

Interesting!! Thanks for this info. 

[Itchy&Scratchy]

what is the phone number to call for casino rates? My friend's mom spends thousands in Princess casinos, but never once got an offer. 

[Jadn13]

51 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

what is the phone number to call for casino rates? My friend's mom spends thousands in Princess casinos, but never once got an offer. 

Check online now is the easiest way to see if you have offers. Princess.com and log in.

The casino dept is a S$&t Show currently, I wouldn't put anyone through that hell. 

[Itchy&Scratchy]

4 minutes ago, Jadn13 said:

Check online now is the easiest way to see if you have offers. Princess.com and log in.

The casino dept is a S$&t Show currently, I wouldn't put anyone through that hell. 

where online? I am sure she would have seen it by now if it were in her account. 

 

I don't see anything in my own account, but then - I don't go to the casino. But not even a section where I would be looking?

[Jadn13]

21 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

where online? I am sure she would have seen it by now if it were in her account. 

 

I don't see anything in my own account, but then - I don't go to the casino. But not even a section where I would be looking?

In your personalizer under OBC. If a comped cruise exists that shoes as $0 when you search cruises through the main .com 

[Itchy&Scratchy]

1 hour ago, Jadn13 said:

In your personalizer under OBC. If a comped cruise exists that shoes as $0 when you search cruises through the main .com 

I may not understand this as well as you do.... The personalizer will only show something if you have a booked cruise. If there is no booked cruise, it shows nothing. How does one see what's available to book with casino rates? Is there a phone number or a site? Where does one see the offers for cruises not yet booked? Do I need to look through ALL the cruises to see if one comes up at zero?

 

Edited February 15, 2023 by Itchy&Scratchy

[Mike45LC]

I'll jump on the bandwagon -- I have always gotten my shareholder OBC even if the cruise is on a casino rate or even a casino comped free cruise.  Most recently in Jan 2023.

[Jadn13]

26 minutes ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

I may not understand this as well as you do.... The personalizer will only show something if you have a booked cruise. If there is no booked cruise, it shows nothing. How does one see what's available to book with casino rates? Is there a phone number or a site? Where does one see the offers for cruises not yet booked? Do I need to look through ALL the cruises to see if one comes up at zero?

 

Your personalizer under OBC lists all your available offers and the offer codes along with what the offer is for. (Comp, OBC) 

You normally will get an email or a card in the mail that includes a QR code or locations the cruises available to.
The phone number to call is 

888-772-6697 

but wait times are in excess of 4 hours and it’s a call center in the Philippines

 

The easiest way right now is that all cruises available at the comp rate will show as $0

Edited February 15, 2023 by Jadn13