Duquesmom Posted July 7, 2023 #1 Share Posted July 7, 2023 I am trying to buy onboard credit for myself & can’t find a place to do it. Am I missing something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merlin5353 Posted July 8, 2023 #2 Share Posted July 8, 2023 You certainly are. You don't buy credit. You GET it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 8, 2023 #3 Share Posted July 8, 2023 With due respect to the previous post, You actually you can buy OBC - Click on Gifts and Gear https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-gifts/items-results?category=ONBDCR&collection=ONBDCR They can be purchased in increments of $25.00 Please note that a 5% handling fee will be assessed if the credit is redeemed in the casino. This is stated on the gift website but I've never seen it actually charged. Unless this is a gift, I would recommend that you just charge to your room and it will be charged to your Debit or Credit Card for any overage of existing Credits. It would be a good idea otherwise to call Celebrity and make sure the gift is a Refundable OBC. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted July 8, 2023 #4 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I have done it by calling a couple of times. I had an offer on my Amex card for a Celebrity purchase and I charge my sailings on my CSR card for it's travel benefits. Buying OBC allowed me to take advantage of the offer. You can cash out any remaining refundable OBC from these purchases at the Guest Relations desk on the last day of the cruise (without fee). Jim, suites and Zenith have the 5% fee in the casino waived. Not sure what happens otherwise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Jim_Iain Posted July 8, 2023 #5 Share Posted July 8, 2023 28 minutes ago, wrk2cruise said: I have done it by calling a couple of times. I had an offer on my Amex card for a Celebrity purchase and I charge my sailings on my CSR card for it's travel benefits. Buying OBC allowed me to take advantage of the offer. You can cash out any remaining refundable OBC from these purchases at the Guest Relations desk on the last day of the cruise (without fee). Jim, suites and Zenith have the 5% fee in the casino waived. Not sure what happens otherwise. I've never purchased any OBC but have pulled off OBC at the slot machines. There are some limitations on requirement to gamble x% or you get locked out from additional charges to the slot. I didn't know that the the 5% fee waiver for Zenith's. I learn something new all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duquesmom Posted July 8, 2023 Author #6 Share Posted July 8, 2023 45 minutes ago, Jim_Iain said: With due respect to the previous post, You actually you can buy OBC - Click on Gifts and Gear https://www.celebritycruises.com/cruise-gifts/items-results?category=ONBDCR&collection=ONBDCR They can be purchased in increments of $25.00 Thank you for your response. I’ve looked there & OBC isn’t listed. My cruise is February, 2024, so maybe CEL thinks it’s too early. 🤷🏼♀️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted July 8, 2023 #7 Share Posted July 8, 2023 27 minutes ago, Duquesmom said: Thank you for your response. I’ve looked there & OBC isn’t listed. My cruise is February, 2024, so maybe CEL thinks it’s too early. 🤷🏼♀️ call 800-242-6374. you can purchase OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrk2cruise Posted July 8, 2023 #8 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Jim_Iain said: I didn't know that the the 5% fee waiver for Zenith's. I learn something new all the time. Used to be but never know now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted July 8, 2023 #9 Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 hours ago, Duquesmom said: Thank you for your response. I’ve looked there & OBC isn’t listed. My cruise is February, 2024, so maybe CEL thinks it’s too early. 🤷🏼♀️ My question is why? Keep your money and spend it where you like during your trip. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmas gran Posted July 8, 2023 #10 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, the penguins said: My question is why? Keep your money and spend it where you like during your trip. We have done this when the $ to £ rate was good, then again I married a Yorkshireman! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted July 8, 2023 #11 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, emmas gran said: We have done this when the $ to £ rate was good, then again I married a Yorkshireman! Our onboard spend after we have used up any OBC from X, OBC from our travel agent and our Shareholder benefit is always zero. Indeed our main focus is to convert our extra OBC to cash which we do by investing it wisely on the Roulette Table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare cruisestitch Posted July 8, 2023 #12 Share Posted July 8, 2023 One reason to buy OBC ahead of time is to take advantage of a favorable exchange rate. Another is to move ones spending onto an earlier credit card statement, rather than waiting until the end of the cruise and seeing their charges then. This might be especially true if using the Celebrity branded credit card and approaching a points redemption amount. Let’s say you have 14,000 points and you need 15,000 to redeem for $150 off the price of a cruise. You anticipate spending $1000 on board on spa, shore excursions, etc. so by buying $1000 OBC ahead of the cruise, you achieve the 15,000 points and can redeem them. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestLakeGirl Posted July 8, 2023 #13 Share Posted July 8, 2023 5 hours ago, the penguins said: My question is why? Keep your money and spend it where you like during your trip. We do it when we know that there will be a large expenditure coming up after the cruise and we are trying to spread our payments out a little; so by purchasing onboard credit ahead of the cruise our on-board spending doesn’t add to the next month’s burden when we get home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duquesmom Posted July 8, 2023 Author #14 Share Posted July 8, 2023 I have a gift card credit card that I want to use to buy OBC. Much easier to do in advance, if possible, than have to stand in line at Guest services while on the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the penguins Posted July 8, 2023 #15 Share Posted July 8, 2023 1 hour ago, WestLakeGirl said: We do it when we know that there will be a large expenditure coming up after the cruise and we are trying to spread our payments out a little; so by purchasing onboard credit ahead of the cruise our on-board spending doesn’t add to the next month’s burden when we get home Thanks, great idea if you know you will spend on the ship. We always have the other issue of getting our non refundable OBC converted to cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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