Onboard credit

[KristinDD82]

Anyone know how 'per room' onboard credit works if one of the two people end up no showing?  Booked cruise with $500 per room onboard credit.  Friend's mother in law is not doing well and my friend may end up last minute not going on the cruise.  I'm finding contradictory information on Carnival's website.  One answer makes it seem like the OBC is per room, no matter how many people and the other answer implies it's per guest 1 and two.  So if my friend ends up not going last minute and I go solo will I get all $500 or will I only get $250?  Anyone know or experience this before.  Cruise is out of Miami next month.  Credit comes from a casino promotion on my VIFP number.  Thanks!

[babygrljaz]

34 minutes ago, KristinDD82 said:

Anyone know how 'per room' onboard credit works if one of the two people end up no showing?  Booked cruise with $500 per room onboard credit.  Friend's mother in law is not doing well and my friend may end up last minute not going on the cruise.  I'm finding contradictory information on Carnival's website.  One answer makes it seem like the OBC is per room, no matter how many people and the other answer implies it's per guest 1 and two.  So if my friend ends up not going last minute and I go solo will I get all $500 or will I only get $250?  Anyone know or experience this before.  Cruise is out of Miami next month.  Credit comes from a casino promotion on my VIFP number.  Thanks!

When we had a no show obc was lost, she was guest #2 of 4. It was non transferable

[Pyxie]

I would be prepared to only get the $250, and if you get the full $500, just be pleasantly surprised.

 

I mean, the $500 would have been half hers to spend anyway, so her not being there doesn't technically change how much you would have gotten.

[KristinDD82]

2 minutes ago, babygrljaz said:

When we had a no show obc was lost, she was guest #2 of 4. It was non transferable

That's sort of what I figured.  Thank you!

[KristinDD82]

10 minutes ago, Pyxie said:

I would be prepared to only get the $250, and if you get the full $500, just be pleasantly surprised.

 

I mean, the $500 would have been half hers to spend anyway, so her not being there doesn't technically change how much you would have gotten.

Agree.  And that's sort of what I figured.  I was mostly wondering because I was potentially going to offer to "pay" her for the $250 if I did get it to help her recoup the initial fare she would be forfeiting.  We booked very cheap with my promotion, inside the 90 days til cruising window, so it really wasn't worth the cost of travel insurance.  

Edited March 21 by KristinDD82

[dallasdan]

when you check into the cruise and know for sure she isn't going I would link your on board accounts.  This way if they do give you the full amount of OBC it will be in your account.  

[sgttami]

1 hour ago, KristinDD82 said:

Agree.  And that's sort of what I figured.  I was mostly wondering because I was potentially going to offer to "pay" her for the $250 if I did get it to help her recoup the initial fare she would be forfeiting.  We booked very cheap with my promotion, inside the 90 days til cruising window, so it really wasn't worth the cost of travel insurance.  

Every cruise is worth travel insurance no matter how cheap the trip was.  

 

Medical emergencies/accidents etc. can happen to anyone at any time and any age.

 

Just a thought!

[KristinDD82]

2 minutes ago, sgttami said:

Every cruise is worth travel insurance no matter how cheap the trip was.  

 

Medical emergencies/accidents etc. can happen to anyone at any time and any age.

 

Just a thought!

I would disagree when the room was basically free ($100 per person) and trip insurance was just under $200.  Booked last week and trip is in 3 weeks.  It's would have been a wash for her. $100 lost if she would have gotten insurance and gone.  $100 lost if she ends up having to cancel last minute. Then also $100 lost for me on the travel insurance. 🙂 

[mz-s]

1 minute ago, KristinDD82 said:

I would disagree when the room was basically free ($100 per person) and trip insurance was just under $200.  Booked last week and trip is in 3 weeks.  It's would have been a wash for her. $100 lost if she would have gotten insurance and gone.  $100 lost if she ends up having to cancel last minute. Then also $100 lost for me on the travel insurance. 🙂 

 

Trip insurance doesn't just cover cancellations...I think that was @sgttami point.

[KristinDD82]

54 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

when you check into the cruise and know for sure she isn't going I would link your on board accounts.  This way if they do give you the full amount of OBC it will be in your account.  

Interesting!  I didn't know you could do that.  Thanks!

[KristinDD82]

Just now, mz-s said:

 

Trip insurance doesn't just cover cancellations...I think that was @sgttami point.

Right, makes sense.  Friend and I discussed at the time and I guess this time we just didn't feel the need with this particular trip and the relaxing/ no excursions trip that we plan for it to be.  I usually do get the insurance.  Her MIL's health was discussed and I just figured if the OBC did transfer to me, I'd reimburse her since I would be spending money on the ship either way.  I appreciate everyone's responses though.