OBC Question

[mommasaurus]

We have an OBC from a travel agent for an upcoming cruise. Our gratuities have already been pre-paid and we tend to do our own thing at the ports. If we do not use this OBC is it refundable?

[Clarea]

We have an OBC from a travel agent for an upcoming cruise. Our gratuities have already been pre-paid and we tend to do our own thing at the ports. If we do not use this OBC is it refundable?

Most likely this is refundable. If the travel agent is passing on OBC from Royal, then it may not be refundable.

[mcatmcat]

Good morning

Quick question, if I call directly to Royal and add OBC from my credit card is that refundable?

Thank you

 

 

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[Clarea]

Good morning

Quick question, if I call directly to Royal and add OBC from my credit card is that refundable?

Thank you

Yes.

[mcatmcat]

Thank you

[johnjen]

We have an OBC from a travel agent for an upcoming cruise. Our gratuities have already been pre-paid and we tend to do our own thing at the ports. If we do not use this OBC is it refundable?

 

Use any RCL OBC first. Then (if you have it) use credit card OBC after that. There IS a difference between the two because RCL's obc does not get refunded....good thing is though, the guest services people on board actually will advise you on this. Now, if you have left over OBC say from your Bank of America RCL Visa card, you will get that refunded in cash.

[karena1]

As a rule, the ship will use the non-refundable first, it actually shows on your shipboard statement. any time I have both it tells me how much refundable is left and how much non-refundable is left.

 

I typically don't worry as we let our tips hit the onboard account so any OBC we have is normally gone. If not, we will use it up on booze for hubby or whatever.

 

For Harmony for the President's cruise, we have a lot, so used $300 towards one of our bev pkgs and will still have enough to cover our tips for the week, so all is good!

[39august]

Ask your TA. As noted above, it likely is. But the only way to be sure before you board is to ask the TA. And if you don't use it and don't want it to go back to your credit card, just go to guest services the last afternoon and cash it out.

[Enforcer]

Hi,

 

Don't know if this is still possible, if you can't get a refund on OBC then on the last night of the cruise withdraw it as cash from the Casino, OK you pay a small percentage but if it was free then its all yours.

[stevea36]

Hi,

 

Don't know if this is still possible, if you can't get a refund on OBC then on the last night of the cruise withdraw it as cash from the Casino, OK you pay a small percentage but if it was free then its all yours.

 

no longer available. They will give you chips or machine credit to use to gamble, but you cannot cash out those amounts. you will, however, be able to cash out winnings.

 

Steve

[molly361]

no longer available. They will give you chips or machine credit to use to gamble, but you cannot cash out those amounts. you will, however, be able to cash out winnings.

 

Steve

What ship and when was this?

 

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[stevea36]

What ship and when was this?

 

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That's the current policy on all RCI ships

 

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[Thorben-Hendrik]

That's the current policy on all RCI ships

 

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BS! :rolleyes:

Fake news! (n)

[robtulipe]

no longer available. They will give you chips or machine credit to use to gamble, but you cannot cash out those amounts. you will, however, be able to cash out winnings.

 

Steve

 

Correct, the table chips received for non-refundable OBC are white non-cashable ones and must be played so once they have been used up or lost then the winnings, which are paid in regular table chips, should be cashed out.

For slot credits all one needs to do is to insert credit slip in a slot machine and then cash out which should provide a cashable credit slip.

I always add a few dollar cash along with the non-cashable slip to change the balance of the cashable slot credit slip, without actually playing the slot and wait a bit before going back to the cashiers counter to get the cash out.

This has worked as recently as our Anthem cruises earlier this year.

[Tiggerontheseas]

no longer available. They will give you chips or machine credit to use to gamble, but you cannot cash out those amounts. you will, however, be able to cash out winnings.

 

Steve

 

So, say, if you take $100.00 of machine credit and only play a couple of dollars worth of turns you can cash out and get the remaining $98 turned into cash?

[Tiggerontheseas]

Correct, the table chips received for non-refundable OBC are white non-cashable ones and must be played so once they have been used up or lost then the winnings, which are paid in regular table chips, should be cashed out.

For slot credits all one needs to do is to insert credit slip in a slot machine and then cash out which should provide a cashable credit slip.

I always add a few dollar cash along with the non-cashable slip to change the balance of the cashable slot credit slip, without actually playing the slot and wait a bit before going back to the cashiers counter to get the cash out.

This has worked as recently as our Anthem cruises earlier this year.

 

 

Thanks Bob! This has answered my question. :)

[Clarea]

Correct, the table chips received for non-refundable OBC are white non-cashable ones and must be played so once they have been used up or lost then the winnings, which are paid in regular table chips, should be cashed out.

For slot credits all one needs to do is to insert credit slip in a slot machine and then cash out which should provide a cashable credit slip.

I always add a few dollar cash along with the non-cashable slip to change the balance of the cashable slot credit slip, without actually playing the slot and wait a bit before going back to the cashiers counter to get the cash out.

This has worked as recently as our Anthem cruises earlier this year.

Thanks for the update, I was wondering when they would do something like this.

 

Next will be the inability to use non-refundable OBC for gratuities.

[robtulipe]

Thanks for the update, I was wondering when they would do something like this.

 

Next will be the inability to use non-refundable OBC for gratuities.

 

Yes, I wouldn't be surprised if that was to happen either.

[molly361]

Correct, the table chips received for non-refundable OBC are white non-cashable ones and must be played so once they have been used up or lost then the winnings, which are paid in regular table chips, should be cashed out.

For slot credits all one needs to do is to insert credit slip in a slot machine and then cash out which should provide a cashable credit slip.

I always add a few dollar cash along with the non-cashable slip to change the balance of the cashable slot credit slip, without actually playing the slot and wait a bit before going back to the cashiers counter to get the cash out.

This has worked as recently as our Anthem cruises earlier this year.

I'm currently on the EN and was able to get cash from the casino. No chips or vouchers

 

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[Thorben-Hendrik]

I'm currently on the EN and was able to get cash from the casino. No chips or vouchers

 

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Yeah - I seriously doubt that other report! (n)

[molly361]

Or folks go to the cashier saying that they want to cash out obc instead of just asking for some cash

 

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[maggie cruises]

Thanks for the update, I was wondering when they would do something like this.

 

 

 

Next will be the inability to use non-refundable OBC for gratuities.

 

 

If that were to happen

 

 

You combat this by reducing your gratuities by the exact amount of that non refundable obc

 

 

The cruiseline will figure out why you did this and trust me the crew will still get what they have been contractually promised and you will have in effect put your non refundable obc to use

 

You need to fight fire with fire....and by doing this the cruiseline will learn to stop making stupid rules such as making certain types of obc non refundable or unable to be applied toward gratuities

 

 

Ok so fire away....oh the poor crew members...oh the inhumanity.

 

 

 

 

 

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[Thorben-Hendrik]

Or folks go to the cashier saying that they want to cash out obc instead of just asking for some cash

 

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+1 folks are stupid! :rolleyes: