Princess OBC: Not “real” money?

[voljeep]

It's certainly real money to us !! - on our move over, we cancelled a drink package and a specialty dinner and the money is already back in our account.

 

booked an excursion using OBC and will get the drink package again once on board using the OBC - same thing if we go to CG

 

IT'S REAL BABY AND IT'S SPECTACTULR ;p

[Cruzer1001]

It's certainly real money to us !! - on our move over, we cancelled a drink package and a specialty dinner and the money is already back in our account.

 

 

 

booked an excursion using OBC and will get the drink package again once on board using the OBC - same thing if we go to CG

 

 

 

IT'S REAL BABY AND IT'S SPECTACTULR ;p

 

 

Try booking Sabatini’s or Crown Grill. They don’t accept it until you are onboard. Remember, this is not for food it is just paying for a reservation.

 

 

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[pablo222]

The bad news is that I can not use my credit card make a reservation for my wife’s birthday at all because we are not important enough.

 

Hopefully, you will accept this and move on.

 

There is so much arguing on cruisecritic, that I just wanted to agree with someone for a change.

[latebloomer56]

I love my OBC each trip with Princess. Don't get much from Princess now a days but we have the Princess Visa (hope this doesn't change) Baltic's trip we got 500. OBC from our points. We never pre-book anything so the OBC covers several items. We did some tours with Princess and with so many ports this credit was all used. Last year on the Ruby not as much in points but it covered tips and the day before the end of the cruise went to the casino put the last 80.00 on my card and used it at the slots :). Love extra money for the slots as I have a budget for the casino use only what I can afford to lose :).

ONBOARD CREDIT is just that onboard enjoy it we do.

[MrMan]

Spoke with them yesterday and restaurant reservations are still credit card or PayPal only.

 

 

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You get yourself worked up on the most trivial. Trust me, your onboard account will be more than $100. With this attitude on the trivial, I can guarantee you your setting yourself up with disappointment.

 

 

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[MrMan]

Obviously some of you don't understand the sarcasm involved

I.E.: as in taking ones business elsewhere

 

 

 

He will be missed

 

 

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[Haboob]

No, it became real money sometime after your cruise. Princess did not consider it real money until after your cruise.

 

 

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Uhh... No, it became "real money" once you step on board.

 

Maybe that's why they call it onboard credit? ::shrugs::

[pablo222]

Because when Princess gives you something that they deem worthless, maybe it is time to go elsewhere.

 

There are from time-to-time pronouncements here by someone that they will not be cruising on Princess

(or any carnival corporation corporation line) ever again.

 

Often, they are shortly back posting about their next princess cruise.

 

They get really, really upset if you call them on their hypocrisy.

 

Which, makes it even funnier.

 

Personally, I am on a cruise-hold. Might be forever, might be until I wimp out and go again...

[Cruzer1001]

Uhh... No, it became "real money" once you step on board.

 

 

 

Maybe that's why they call it onboard credit? ::shrugs::

 

 

No one said anything about trying to use it “off-board”, unless they have moved the Crown Grill and Sabatini’s to shore.

 

 

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[Cruzer1001]

He will be missed

 

 

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Nice to know.

 

(I’m sure the same folks will again miss the sarcasm.)

 

 

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[Haboob]

No one said anything about trying to use it “off-board”, unless they have moved the Crown Grill and Sabatini’s to shore.

 

 

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Ah, but you aren't onboard until you are, no?

 

I'll stop now, before the mods have to chide me.

[floridalover5623]

No one said anything about trying to use it “off-board”, unless they have moved the Crown Grill and Sabatini’s to shore.

 

 

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I use my on-board credit all the time off the ship.

I get much better value for my dollars. :D

[miss prairie girl]

OK, so if I gift myself some On Board Credit over the phone with Princess, then reserve some Princess Excursions before we sail, I can use that OBC to pay for the excursions?

[whatcruiseisnext]

OK, so if I gift myself some On Board Credit over the phone with Princess, then reserve some Princess Excursions before we sail, I can use that OBC to pay for the excursions?

 

 

 

Yes.... but why don’t you just pay for the excursions?

 

 

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[miss prairie girl]

Yes.... but why don’t you just pay for the excursions?

 

 

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I am from Canada. When we booked our cruise, the exchange rate was 1.24.

 

If I pay for the excursions before we go, do I still get that 1.24 exchange rate?

 

For some reason, I thought we had to gift ourselves OBC at 1.24 and then use that to pay for the excursions.

 

Yesterday, the exchange rate was 1.31 and would probably be higher in the Canadian banks.

[getting older slowly]

Oh 5 pages...... I always know what OBC we have before boarding, and thus spend accordingly, ie drinks , restaurants cover charges, spa , excursions, so to use them.... yes I check our Account every couple of days, to see how we are going.....

 

Yes I know one of the family have been on a cruise and not spent a cent on board .....

We work on about $70 per day per head...

 

something comes to mind about a storm in a tea something.