recyclelady Posted January 9, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I will have $300 from the current Princess booking, $50 from my travel agent, and $100 from a Future cruise booking. Total is $450. I'm frankly not sure if I will use all of it--even though I know it will easily cover my gratuities. Is any refundable or should I just buy drinks for everyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 9, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 9, 2018 As I understand it (and this is discussed regularly here), only the $50 from your TA might be refundable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJCruiser Posted January 9, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 9, 2018 All non-refundable. Can be used for excursions, casino, shops, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrivesLikeMario Posted January 9, 2018 #4 Share Posted January 9, 2018 By the look of that amount, the TA's OBC is most likely a Group OBC which is non-refundable. Use it or lose it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCruisers Posted January 9, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 9, 2018 I will have $300 from the current Princess booking, $50 from my travel agent, and $100 from a Future cruise booking. Total is $450. I'm frankly not sure if I will use all of it--even though I know it will easily cover my gratuities.Is any refundable or should I just buy drinks for everyone? From your signature seems your next cruise will be for 60 days ... and the other two you have booked are also somewhat longer cruises. With gratuities and other things you'll probably be doing your $450 will be gone .... Enjoy! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiserBruce Posted January 9, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 9, 2018 From your signature seems your next cruise will be for 60 days ... and the other two you have booked are also somewhat longer cruises.With gratuities and other things you'll probably be doing your $450 will be gone .... Enjoy! :) A 60 day cruise, and can't spend $450 in OBC? Really? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recyclelady Posted January 9, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted January 9, 2018 From your signature seems your next cruise will be for 60 days ... and the other two you have booked are also somewhat longer cruises.With gratuities and other things you'll probably be doing your $450 will be gone .... Enjoy! :) No, actually it is for a 7-day cruise I just booked (and have not added to my signature!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recyclelady Posted January 9, 2018 Author #8 Share Posted January 9, 2018 A 60 day cruise, and can't spend $450 in OBC? Really? No . I said nothing about it being a 60 day cruise. It is for a 7-day cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thrak Posted January 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Just under $200 will go for daily gratuities depending on your cabin category. You can always book specialty dining for one night or perhaps book the Ultimate Ship Tour. Are you interested in any of the Princess excursions? Having too much OBC is a good "problem" to have. We will have $372 "extra" OBC on our next cruise after gratuities. It makes choosing a Princess excursion much more palatable than usual as we can generally find a private excursion that suits us for less money. This time we will be visiting Trinidad which isn't a "safe" port for wandering around and having spare OBC made the Princess excursion an easy decision. Enjoy your cruise and, if you decide to buy a few extra drinks with your OBC, I'm sure folks will appreciate it. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted January 9, 2018 #10 Share Posted January 9, 2018 You could also visit the casino. Register your card on one of the slot machines. Put $50, $100, whatever. Play for as long as you can stand it. Balance going up?? Keep playing. Balance drops? Cash out. Quick!! We do this over several days of the cruise. Sometimes we come out ahead, sometimes we lose. Who cares? It's "funny" money.:D And one time, after our cruise, we got the "casino discount". Great savings on some cruises. We booked 5 cruises using the discount. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XBGuy Posted January 9, 2018 #11 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Wow. Who would have thought it was so hard to spend money on a cruise: Art Auction Bingo Bottled water Casino Chef's Table Cocktails Coffees Dry cleaning/Laundry Excursions Flowers for the cabin Gelato Gratuities Photographs Room snacksCanapes Cheese platter Chilled shrimp Chocolate dipped strawberries Pizza Vegetable platter [*]Sanctuary days [*]Ship's stores shopping Clothes Jewelry Snacks Spirits Trinkets with Princess logo [*]Spa treatment [*]Specialty dining [*]Sodas [*]Ultimate Balcony Dinner [*]Ultimate Ship's Tour [*]Wine Bottles ordered with dinner Corkage for bottles carried on OP, I apologize for making light of your situation. The XBGuys generally spend about $1000 per week on a cruise. So, we would have no probblem solving your problem. I know you will have a great cruise. (y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted January 10, 2018 #12 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I will have $300 from the current Princess booking, $50 from my travel agent, and $100 from a Future cruise booking. Total is $450. I'm frankly not sure if I will use all of it--even though I know it will easily cover my gratuities. Is any refundable or should I just buy drinks for everyone? Ask them at guest services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrembl Posted January 10, 2018 #13 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I will have $300 from the current Princess booking, $50 from my travel agent, and $100 from a Future cruise booking. Total is $450. I'm frankly not sure if I will use all of it--even though I know it will easily cover my gratuities. Is any refundable or should I just buy drinks for everyone? Not sure why you think you won't use all your OBC. Shore your cost around $100 per person. A trip to the spa is around $125 for massage or facial. OBC can be used up pretty quick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted January 10, 2018 #14 Share Posted January 10, 2018 You could also visit the casino. Register your card on one of the slot machines. Put $50, $100, whatever. Play for as long as you can stand it. Balance going up?? Keep playing. Balance drops? Cash out. Quick!!We do this over several days of the cruise. Sometimes we come out ahead, sometimes we lose. Who cares? It's "funny" money.:D And one time, after our cruise, we got the "casino discount". Great savings on some cruises. We booked 5 cruises using the discount. :D Cash out quickly before too much is gone. I do not see it as funny money but real money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistyann Posted January 10, 2018 #15 Share Posted January 10, 2018 You could also visit the casino. Register your card on one of the slot machines. Put $50, $100, whatever. Play for as long as you can stand it. Balance going up?? Keep playing. Balance drops? Cash out. Quick!!We do this over several days of the cruise. Sometimes we come out ahead, sometimes we lose. Who cares? It's "funny" money.:D And one time, after our cruise, we got the "casino discount". Great savings on some cruises. We booked 5 cruises using the discount. :D I thought the one thing you COULD NOT use OBC for was in the casino. I guess I've been told wrong all this time! I'm going on a cruise in March and have a lot of OBC to use up, this is great if I can use it in the casino!! Do you just charge it to your ship account and the OBC will go towards the casino charges? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare geoherb Posted January 10, 2018 #16 Share Posted January 10, 2018 I thought the one thing you COULD NOT use OBC for was in the casino. I guess I've been told wrong all this time! I'm going on a cruise in March and have a lot of OBC to use up, this is great if I can use it in the casino!! Do you just charge it to your ship account and the OBC will go towards the casino charges?Yes, you can charge your shipboard account when you play both the slots and the table games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JF - retired RRT Posted January 10, 2018 #17 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Cash out quickly before too much is gone. I do not see it as funny money but real money. For us' date=' it's "funny" money until the instant we cash out.[/b'];p I thought the one thing you COULD NOT use OBC for was in the casino. I guess I've been told wrong all this time! I'm going on a cruise in March and have a lot of OBC to use up, this is great if I can use it in the casino!! Do you just charge it to your ship account and the OBC will go towards the casino charges? On our last cruise we had almost $1000. For part of the non-refundable, we went to the casino, put a cruise card in the slot on a slot machine, set up an account and picked the amount of $$ we wanted to put in the casino account. That amount was immediately taken as a debit from our OBC folio. When we'd won/lost enough, we'd cash out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weedpindle Posted January 10, 2018 #18 Share Posted January 10, 2018 If you can't figure out how to spend it, just don't go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
recyclelady Posted January 13, 2018 Author #19 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Sorry I seemed to hit a nerve with some folks. All I wanted to know was if any portion unused was refundable. I did appreciate the casino tip, however! Seems like a good way to put the money back in my pocket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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