carefree lady Posted August 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Can I book online using credit at home before cruise? I'm new to Oceania. I'm use to Celebrity which allows you to do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candkd Posted August 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted August 17, 2018 My understanding is that on-board credit can only be used on the ship. If you book excursions on-board they’re more expensive than doing it on-line before you leave. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rumpymuffin Posted August 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Can I book online using credit at home before cruise? I'm new to Oceania. I'm used to Celebrity which allows you to do this. Azamara now allows you to do this, too. It would be a really great additional amenity, wouldn't it? :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatbush Flyer Posted August 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Can I book online using credit at home before cruise? I'm new to Oceania. I'm use to Celebrity which allows you to do this. Not with OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted August 17, 2018 I've never noticed that booking tours on board is more expensive than booking beforehand. Maybe that's because we tend not to do that many ship's tours. Mura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICT lineman Posted August 18, 2018 #6 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Riviera Caribbean - January 2018 Waited and booked excursions once onboard / paid with OBC Price onboard was the same as (online) pre-embarkation price OBC can be used to pay daily room gratitudity / drinks / dinner wine Have to be onboard to use OBC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carefree lady Posted August 18, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Thanks everyone for your answers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 18, 2018 #8 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Can I book online using credit at home before cruise? I'm new to Oceania. I'm use to Celebrity which allows you to do this. We usually book an O cruise with the OLife excursion option and prebook all of our O excursions online so we get the 25% YWC discount. Then once onboard we go to the excursion desk and “rebook” enough of the prebooked excursions we paid for with a CC to “launder” our nonrefundable OBC to refundable OBC. I know, it seems a little crude, but it works especially if you got prepaid gratuities included as one of your perks from your TA and don’t plan on spending it during the cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbb Posted August 18, 2018 #9 Share Posted August 18, 2018 the only problem with waiting to book excursions until you're aboard is that some of the excursions do sell out. There is a finite # of bus and vans and knowledgeable English speaking guides at some ports so shorex are popular and are reserved pre-boarding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ORV Posted August 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I think the only difference in price between booking in advance or onboard would be the amount of discount you get with the Your World package Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Noxequifans Posted August 18, 2018 #11 Share Posted August 18, 2018 the only problem with waiting to book excursions until you're aboard is that some of the excursions do sell out. There is a finite # of bus and vans and knowledgeable English speaking guides at some ports so shorex are popular and are reserved pre-boarding. Important points. Also an additional excursion may be added to meet late demand and it may not be at the time of your preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classiccruiser777 Posted August 18, 2018 #12 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Any “must do” shore excursion we book online using a CC shortly after booking the cruise. After we board the ship we have Destination Services cancel the excursion and re-book it using OBC. We are then issued refundable OBC for the price of the excursion. We did this last month on Regatta, worked great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanandJim Posted August 18, 2018 #13 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Any “must do” shore excursion we book online using a CC shortly after booking the cruise. After we board the ship we have Destination Services cancel the excursion and re-book it using OBC. We are then issued refundable OBC for the price of the excursion. We did this last month on Regatta, worked great. Glad that it worked for you, but if there is a waiting list for that "must do" excursion, that process won't fly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 18, 2018 #14 Share Posted August 18, 2018 Glad that it worked for you, but if there is a waiting list for that "must do" excursion, that process won't fly. That wasn’t the case on the Nautica cruise we’re currently on. We were able to rebook a prebooked excursion on board that had become wait listed. But maybe it depends on the Destination Services person you talk with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mura Posted August 18, 2018 #15 Share Posted August 18, 2018 And also the number of people on the wait list for a popular tour. It's going to vary from ship to ship and cruise to cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditt Posted August 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted August 19, 2018 Thanks for these answers, I had the same question. The total of my cart for excursions is higher than the credit so I think I will buy the ones I especially want and then hope to be able to use the credit to buy the rest on board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Ken the cruiser Posted August 20, 2018 #17 Share Posted August 20, 2018 Thanks for these answers, I had the same question. The total of my cart for excursions is higher than the credit so I think I will buy the ones I especially want and then hope to be able to use the credit to buy the rest on board. Just make sure you prebook enough excursions to qualify for the 25% YWC discount. This way if you buy any additional excursions onboard, the YWC discount will be applied to them as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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