OBC?

[lulabelle]

I received a large OBC as a gift.  If I don’t use it all can I cash it in?

[firefly333]

Is it refundable obc or nonrefundable?  If it's not refundable you can probably take it out in the casino. Do it all at once as if you arent gambling there are limits. Hopefully you can use it for some tips and meals or whatever so it's not crazy much.

[Merion_Mom]

1 hour ago, lulabelle said:

I received a large OBC as a gift.  If I don’t use it all can I cash it in?

 

What kind of a gift?  From your travel agent?  From friends/family?  

[Cigar King]

I usually cash a chunk of OBC out at the casino.  I tend to like to leave the ship with a small balance due, rather than letting them refund the balance to my credit card.

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, lulabelle said:

If I don’t use it all can I cash it in?

You should be able to via the slots in the casino.

[nelblu]

If it's refundable you can cash it in at Guest Services.

[lulabelle]

Thanks for all your help.  I knew I could count on cruisecritic.

[Ourusualbeach]

2 hours ago, lulabelle said:

Thanks for all your help.  I knew I could count on cruisecritic.

If it is a gift then it is refundable and you can cash it out at guest services or it will automatically be refunded to the card on file at the end of your cruise.

[screenname2004]

If OBS is not refundable, how do you cash it out at the casino?

 

[Ourusualbeach]

30 minutes ago, screenname2004 said:

If OBS is not refundable, how do you cash it out at the casino?

 

go to one of the slot machines and load money from your room to the slot and then cashout

[pcur]

9 hours ago, screenname2004 said:

If OBS is not refundable, how do you cash it out at the casino?

 

I prefer to cash out obc WITHOUT registering my seapass card in the machine. If your card is registered, they put a hold on it if you don't gamble at least a percentage of the transfer. They will know which account to charge the transfer to with your PIN.

 

Press "Account", then "Personal Banker". Enter PIN. Press "Transfer", then "Room Charge". Enter the amount of your obc.  When it registers on the machine, cash it out and go to the Cashier for the money.

 

The amount is charged to your shipboard account, and offset by the obc, therefore zero-ing out the obc.

 

This works for non-refundable and refundable obc, since it's considered a charge to your onboard account.

 

Edited December 21, 2023 by pcur

[Cigar King]

11 hours ago, pcur said:

If your card is registered, they put a hold on it if you don't gamble at least a percentage of the transfer.

Perhaps this does not happen all the time.  I haven't seen it and I usually don't gamble more than my free play and perhaps another 20.  I took out more than a grand in OBC last time, so if they do require a percentage it's tiny.

[pcur]

On 12/21/2023 at 8:20 AM, Cigar King said:

Perhaps this does not happen all the time.  I haven't seen it and I usually don't gamble more than my free play and perhaps another 20.  I took out more than a grand in OBC last time, so if they do require a percentage it's tiny.

Glad to hear this.  I imagine they might have realized there were a LOT of passengers avoiding the casino early in the cruise after cashing out obc, and then being locked out of getting points for 24 hours.

 

I sometimes have this mental image of RCCL decisionmakers walking through a yard they had just raked for leaves, and stepping on the rake, banging themselves in the head.  Like a knock on the head clears their thinking, and it's all: "what was I THINKING?????"

[LeeW]

Didn't realize you can do a room charge without putting your card in the machine.  Do you enter your room number and then PIN (MMDD)?  Normally it gets room number from the card.

[Biker19]

2 hours ago, LeeW said:

Didn't realize you can do a room charge without putting your card in the machine.

You do need to put your card in the machine.

[cruiseboy89130]

On 12/23/2023 at 1:14 AM, Biker19 said:

You do need to put your card in the machine.

I thought so too! @pcur said it will work without a card!

[pcur]

I cashed out obc on two different ships last month and this month.  I did not put my card in the machine either time. 

 

You can still access your account with the machine's small screen, select Personal Banker, and transfer to room, etc. Your PIN identifies you.  

[cruiseboy89130]

3 hours ago, pcur said:

I cashed out obc on two different ships last month and this month.  I did not put my card in the machine either time. 

 

You can still access your account with the machine's small screen, select Personal Banker, and transfer to room, etc. Your PIN identifies you.  

Sounds great 👍 Will try but don't understand how they identify you when you don't put your card in......the PIN can be the same for many people.....

Thank you for the tip!👌

[cruisinfanatic]

10 hours ago, cruiseboy89130 said:

Sounds great 👍 Will try but don't understand how they identify you when you don't put your card in......the PIN can be the same for many people.....

Thank you for the tip!👌

not with same room

[cruiseboy89130]

27 minutes ago, cruisinfanatic said:

not with same room

How do they know the room when you don't put your card in?

[pcur]

I have a $75 obc for my cruise on 1/6/24.  I'll come back and post more details then.

[cruiseboy89130]

56 minutes ago, pcur said:

I have a $75 obc for my cruise on 1/6/24.  I'll come back and post more details then.

That would be great 👍

Thank you!

[BND]

On 12/24/2023 at 9:55 PM, pcur said:

I cashed out obc on two different ships last month and this month.  I did not put my card in the machine either time. 

 

You can still access your account with the machine's small screen, select Personal Banker, and transfer to room, etc. Your PIN identifies you.  

More details than that.  The machine identifies you by your seapass and pin combined so how?

[cruiseboy89130]

36 minutes ago, BND said:

More details than that.  The machine identifies you by your seapass and pin combined so how?

She is going to give us more details soon....

Maybe if you don't use your seapass it is room# + PIN?🤔

[PugM0m]

how do you get a PIN?