What's the most OBC you have had?

[britchicknyc]

This new 123go promo has given me a nice chunk of OBC - more than I thought I would ever get - which is fantastic. I'm enjoying spending it in my head!

 

I recently completed my first X cruise and booked my 2nd under this promo but such generous OBC credit got me thinking... What's the most you have ever had?

[Rufferto]

$400 on a 13 night med cruise.

[El_aurens]

$600 OBC for the 14 night Southern Caribbean cruise in Feb/16.

[phillygirl2400]

$610 obc for 14 night South America for 2016. Also includes 123go bev. All under previous promo.

[jjk9946]

$850 on a 14 day, albeit with Azamara. To this day I've never figured it out but we really enjoyed it.

[Banjo]

Back in December, 2012, Celebrity had a $1000 OBC promotion for European cruises. I had this for October, 2013 13 day E Med cruise on the Reflection. Also for this cruise my TA gave me $400. So it was a total of $1400.

Edited November 12, 2014 by Banjo

[mamamzee]

$625 for our upcoming 9 day Constellation cruise. 300 from Celebrity, 75 from travel agency, 250 from using the Visa card (we put down payment on a new car on it).

[TroubleT]

$975 for 11 night Med cruise. One half came from Celebrity, and another half came from TA.

[cruising maniac]

We'll be sailing on the Reflection in 10 days with a total OBC of $425. That is $300 from Celebrity and $125 from TA.

[deise17311]

$1500 on a 16 day Antarctica cruise with Azamara

 

 

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[maggie.1008]

$1000. On 12 nt. Barcelona RT Sept. 2013. Bought 5 nt. Specialty dining pkg.

[Scott2.0]

$450 on my upcoming 7-day Silhouette cruise. Since drinks and grats are covered, it looks like I have some eating and spending to do!

[bellalisa]

$37.50 for a 7-night cruise. I know you are all jealous of me!!

[grandgeezer]

Just got home from a B2B on the Equinox. 13 day Med, $300 plus prepaid gratuites from Celebrity and $525 from T.A. Then, 14 day transatlantic, nothing from Celebrity but $425 from T.A. Brought home $650 of it.

[mcrcruiser]

We have ppd gratuities & $650 OBC for a 15 night Panama Canal cruise April 2016:D

 

We also enjoy all the Elite + perks

Edited November 12, 2014 by mcrcruiser

[thebutlerdidit]

I'll have $750 for a 7 night Caribbean sailing next year. I booked on board last week during this new all-inclusive deal, and my TA added another $200.

[GranthamMommy]

$550 on an Asia cruise on the Millenium. $300 from my TA, $250 from Stockholder benefit. (could have been the other way around).

[SheriffJoe]

I love OBC as much as anyone but I have always wondered if getting OBC from a TA or even the cruise line really means I am just paying too much and getting some of my money back that usually gets funneled to the cruise line by spending it onboard.

 

I recently switched TA's from one I used to get lots of OBC from to one who does not give any credit but had the lowest price by hundreds of $ pp of the dozens I compared it to. This way in the end I probably paid the same for the cruise or even less as someone using another TA but got $500 in OBC for it but I get to spend my $500 wherever I like, not just onboard....so my question is...is OBC really just a "feel good" marketing tactic to get us to buy when we really should just be paying less to begin with and in the end the cruise line makes out as we spend most if not all of the OBC onboard whereas we may not have spent that much if the OBC wasn't there........I am thinking YES!

Edited November 12, 2014 by SheriffJoe

[DinaS]

It might make more sense if we knew what type of cabin (i.e. - Suite -reg or mini, Concierge Class, Aqua, regular veranda, oceanview, etc) went along with the OBC amounts.

 

For example, it makes sense to see $700 in OBC for a Suite, but it would be a HUGE amount for an oceanview cabin.

Edited November 12, 2014 by DinaS

[villauk]

I love OBC as much as anyone but I have always wondered if getting OBC from a TA or even the cruise line really means I am just paying too much and getting some of my money back that usually gets funneled to the cruise line by spending it onboard.

 

I recently switched TA's from one I used to get lots of OBC from to one who does not give any credit but had the lowest price by hundreds of $ pp of the dozens I compared it to. This way in the end I probably paid the same for the cruise or even less as someone using another TA but got $500 in OBC for it but I get to spend my $500 wherever I like, not just onboard....so my question is...is OBC really just a "feel good" marketing tactic to get us to buy when we really should just be paying less to begin with and in the end the cruise line makes out as we spend most if not all of the OBC onboard whereas we may not have spent that much if the OBC wasn't there........I am thinking YES!

 

Well it probably wouldn't have made any difference because most TAs OBC is refundable, so you could still spend it where you wished as it would just be put back on your credit card if you didn't use it onboard ;).

[seapointer]

Leaving this Saturday for 7 day Summit cruise booked in June with $500 from Celebrity and $50 from TA for a Sky Suite.

[A Sixth?]

Just got $ 2,000.00 for a B2B2B2B (4 weeks) :D:D:D:D

[thebutlerdidit]

It might make more sense if we knew what type of cabin (i.e. - Suite -reg or mini, Concierge Class, Aqua, regular veranda, oceanview, etc) went along with the OBC amounts.

 

For example, it makes sense to see $700 in OBC for a Suite, but it would be a HUGE amount for an oceanview cabin.

 

I agree, that would help keep things in perspective.

 

The $750 OBC I quoted above is for a 7 night A2 that I booked onboard. The breakdown is $300 for the all-inclusive deal going on now, $250 for booking an Aqua Class cabin on board, and $200 from the TA.

Edited November 12, 2014 by thebutlerdidit

[britchicknyc]

Thanks for everyones response.

 

I booked a concierge class room for a six night cruise and have $610.

 

$150 celebrity thank you, $300 from the 123go and the rest from TA.

 

Plus gratuities and bev package.

 

Looking forward to spending my $610 immensely!!

[riandei]

$850 on a 14 day, albeit with Azamara. To this day I've never figured it out but we really enjoyed it.

 

 

we got around 850 on azamara as well for a 7 night med cruise ... we have no idea where the $$$ came from ... we were not expecting this much ... we were upgraded to a suite too .. we thought for sure the plane would crash on the way home after all that good fortune :)