Questions Regarding NCL On Board Credit

[melissa_t]

Along the lines of this question, can anyone validate for me if onboard credit (presumably non-refundable as the original poster’s was) can be applied towards upgrading my Internet package and potentially upgrading to the Premier plus drink package if I wait to do that once I am on board?

Edited May 17, 2022 by melissa_t

[mking8288]

1 hour ago, melissa_t said:

Along the lines of this question, can anyone validate for me if onboard credit (presumably non-refundable as the original poster’s was) can be applied towards upgrading my Internet package

Yes, this can be done or applied once onboard.  It's among the reasons that we will ONLY consider WiFi as we will be spending down our non-refundable OBC and is far more restrictive these days (post-Covid/2021 onward)

 

Specifically, we have (2x 150) = 300 WiFi minutes under Free At Seas to use.  7 nights of unlimited basic WiFi is $30/day x 7 = $210 (all $$ rounded to nearest dollar)  We only upgrade 1 person with the 150 minutes available (do not begin using it onboard - if you wait until 12:01 am of Day 2, you are still charged the full rates for 7 days) and given a credit of $100 to offset the charge.  "Billable" charge against the OnBoard account is $110 - since we have in excess of $200+ NR OBC - the true / net cost is zero, and still leave us a credit balance of $90+ to use for other purchases < everything else, except CruiseNext or Casino > 

 

Other things that we spend down against these kinds of NR OBC are gift shop & duty-free purchases (cigarettes as gifts), photos (from Specialty Dining - we get 30% off), surcharges for dinner entrees/starters/etc. with an "upgrade", sodas or juices, Starbucks, EXTRA tips for specific crew members (dining room and/or room stewards) - not DSC themselves, and, of course, shore excursions a la grossly (IMHO) overpriced.  There are always those $10 and $20 "bargain" specials - holiday stocking stuffers and even NCL tee-shirts (got quite a few on the Getaway, end-of-seasoned pricing at $5 each).  

 

 

[phillygwm]

On 5/10/2022 at 8:35 AM, momfrommn said:

Can someone who really knows what they are talking about please tell me exactly what I can and cannot use my onboard credit for?

 

If it's refundable you have a lot more options.  For non-refundable, you could upgrade Internet to unlimited and/or move up to Premium Plus booze.  Gift shop purchases also qualify.

 

The mistake I made on my last cruise was purchasing Internet and P+ up front so I had difficulty spending my OBC.

Edited May 18, 2022 by phillygwm

[vincej]

I did read in a previous post that you can use non-refundable credit in the casino and pay a percentage service fee. Does anyone know if this is still accurate? Would I just go to the cash out window and purchase casino chips?

[julig22]

2 hours ago, vincej said:

I did read in a previous post that you can use non-refundable credit in the casino and pay a percentage service fee. Does anyone know if this is still accurate? Would I just go to the cash out window and purchase casino chips?

I think it used to work that way but I can confirm that if you use your card at a machine to charge cash to your room it is NOT applied to your NR credit. Just tried it.  It (plus the 3% fee) is on the cash side of your account.  Can't confirm if the same holds true for purchasing chips.

And to add, I'm currently on the Bliss and also confirmed that neither the shareholder or latitudes obc can be used for cruise next. 

[vincej]

How can I verify that a purchase was or was not applied towards my shareholders non-refundable credit mid cruise without going to the service desk? Can I use the phone app or in room tv account review?