coxy Posted December 9, 2018 #1 Share Posted December 9, 2018 has any body else noticed that when the tips are removed there seems to be no more obc offered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted December 9, 2018 #2 Share Posted December 9, 2018 20 minutes ago, coxy said: has any body else noticed that when the tips are removed there seems to be no more obc offered Not true we have OBC for all our cruises in 2020. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coxy Posted December 9, 2018 Author #3 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Think if you book it now you don’t get any Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristaltips Posted December 9, 2018 #4 Share Posted December 9, 2018 I booked one on the offer that finished last Monday and got OBC. If I look at that same cruise, there’s no OBC. You’re right. Wonder if it will be reintroduced at any stage or whether it’s to compensate for the lack of income from the tips. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-L-B Posted December 9, 2018 #5 Share Posted December 9, 2018 So has it been confirmed. Is the normal offer when booking a Select Fare of min OBC or free car parking or coach travel not now being offered for cruises after May next year. Or are we talking about any extra OBC that sometimes is available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristaltips Posted December 9, 2018 #6 Share Posted December 9, 2018 On my particular cruise it’s either coach or car parking with no OBC at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-L-B Posted December 9, 2018 #7 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) 15 minutes ago, Cristaltips said: On my particular cruise it’s either coach or car parking with no OBC at all Yes, a bit confusing. This is an on line screen shot and talks about the OBC option at the bottom but does not say how much. Edited December 9, 2018 by P-L-B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombatar Posted December 9, 2018 #8 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Well I have just gone on the P&O website and had a go at booking a select price on Britannia next September, 14 days in the Med. Offered a choice of OBC, coach travel or parking, so I can't see that they are cancelling the OBC yet. Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-L-B Posted December 9, 2018 #9 Share Posted December 9, 2018 14 minutes ago, Zombatar said: Well I have just gone on the P&O website and had a go at booking a select price on Britannia next September, 14 days in the Med. Offered a choice of OBC, coach travel or parking, so I can't see that they are cancelling the OBC yet. Peter OK, thanks. Possibly a glitch on their website that’s affecting some potential bookings not showing the OBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cristaltips Posted December 9, 2018 #10 Share Posted December 9, 2018 They are prone to glitches 😂😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted December 9, 2018 #11 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Sometimes you dont get any OBC in inside cabins even on Select fares it does vary throughout the time on sale with differing offers. You might get OBC later on but the price of the cruise will have gone up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besberry Posted December 9, 2018 #12 Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 hours ago, coxy said: Think if you book it now you don’t get any Yesterday I was looking at Iona for 2020 and they were offering the usual OBC, coach travel or car parking. The OBC amount was so low that it made way more sense to opt for the parking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted December 9, 2018 #13 Share Posted December 9, 2018 2 minutes ago, besberry said: Yesterday I was looking at Iona for 2020 and they were offering the usual OBC, coach travel or car parking. The OBC amount was so low that it made way more sense to opt for the parking. Perhaps so but not everybody drives and the best in price terms is very often coach transfer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besberry Posted December 9, 2018 #14 Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 minutes ago, majortom10 said: Perhaps so but not everybody drives and the best in price terms is very often coach transfer. Well I was speaking personally. If you don't drive then I guess the parking option isn't much use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terrierjohn Posted December 9, 2018 #15 Share Posted December 9, 2018 21 minutes ago, besberry said: Yesterday I was looking at Iona for 2020 and they were offering the usual OBC, coach travel or car parking. The OBC amount was so low that it made way more sense to opt for the parking. The parking option might be more favourable if you intend to use CPS, but for 12 night+ cruises P4C charges are always less than the OBC offer, for a couple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zombatar Posted December 9, 2018 #16 Share Posted December 9, 2018 1 hour ago, majortom10 said: Perhaps so but not everybody drives and the best in price terms is very often coach transfer. Unless of course you live down in Cornwall as the coaches don't venture further west then Plymouth! Probably afraid of being attacked by the unruly natives!! Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-L-B Posted December 9, 2018 #17 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) We have had inside cabins previously on 12 night + cruises and the OBC per couple has been low so taking the free CPS parking option is a no brainer for us in that situation. Also, OBC for inside cabins on 7 night cruise tend to be low so again for us CPS for us makes sense. Of course balconies and suite are a different matter as you normally tend to get more OBC. Edited December 9, 2018 by P-L-B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P-L-B Posted December 9, 2018 #18 Share Posted December 9, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, besberry said: Yesterday I was looking at Iona for 2020 and they were offering the usual OBC, coach travel or car parking. The OBC amount was so low that it made way more sense to opt for the parking. Yes, we often have taken the free parking option for that reason. Edited December 9, 2018 by P-L-B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daiB Posted December 9, 2018 #19 Share Posted December 9, 2018 You do know that the OBC differs with you cabin type. A suite gets considerably more than an inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balaena Posted December 9, 2018 #20 Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 hours ago, P-L-B said: Yes, a bit confusing. This is an on line screen shot and talks about the OBC option at the bottom but does not say how much. Interestingly the current price for a suite is more than double that which I secured at launch, plus the bonus of £740 obc Bal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeanlyon Posted December 9, 2018 #21 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Yes I have OBC for October 2019 and also for 2 cruises in 2020. As we normally do longer cruises, we usually take the OBC and use Parking4Cruises as it's so much cheaper than CPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 9, 2018 #22 Share Posted December 9, 2018 8 hours ago, daiB said: Not true we have OBC for all our cruises in 2020. We have obc for August 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 9, 2018 #23 Share Posted December 9, 2018 3 hours ago, daiB said: You do know that the OBC differs with you cabin type. A suite gets considerably more than an inside. We got £100 obc for a Suite for 2 nights on Oceana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grapau27 Posted December 9, 2018 #24 Share Posted December 9, 2018 8 hours ago, coxy said: has any body else noticed that when the tips are removed there seems to be no more obc offered I wonder if the tip envelopes will appear again after May for exceptional service?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
majortom10 Posted December 9, 2018 #25 Share Posted December 9, 2018 26 minutes ago, grapau27 said: I wonder if the tip envelopes will appear again after May for exceptional service?. I have done nearly 30 cruises on P&O over 18yrs and never had exceptional service to warrant paying on top of the normal gratuities. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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