OBC from Casino offer, will it offset all expenses for all passengers in the same cabin?

[shuang6]

We are booking using hubby’s casino offer with $500 OBC.  Can it be used to pay for my expenses on board as well as my gratuity?   Hubby is Guest#1 and I am Guest#2.  Thanks!

[Journey11]

It will be split equally between Guest 1 and Guest 2, $250 each.

[shuang6]

Thank you! 😊 

[rolloman]

The answer is Yes. Although I believe they would love to see you use it for casino play lol...

[vswan]

I took my first carnival cruise in March and am now getting casino offers. I am not a big gambler but did spend some time in the casino. Ended up coming home with more money than when I left - not a lot, but some. Now I've been receiving casino offers.

 

I have a question. I have two different kinds of offers. One offers OBC, the other fun play. I'm assuming the fun play needs to be used in the casino. Can the OBC be used anywhere? For gratuities, drinks, wifi, shore excursions?

[pe4all]

Yes - obc can be used anywhere for anything onboard - dining, spa, grats, drinks - whatever you want.  

[bdeluca03]

If you choose to spend it on yourself, etc. beforehand you could theoretically blow the whole $500. However, if you spend $0 - once onboard the OBC will be split so $250 for Guest 1 and $250 for Guest 2.

[klfrodo]

When we book using a casino offer, it's usually due to my wife's play.

I let her know that any OBC earned due to her play is for her use anyway she chooses.

[Are.we.there.yet?]

We have experienced some funky bookkeeping with the OBC.  For some reason, they often give the companion the OBC and not the primary.  I find that very weird when the primary is the person that received the casino offer.  It's not a big deal when sailing with a spouse and you can make sure it's been used together.  Our son often brings a friend so he needs to make sure his friend charges something and pays him back or it's lost. 

[Elaine5715]

5 hours ago, Are.we.there.yet? said:

We have experienced some funky bookkeeping with the OBC.  For some reason, they often give the companion the OBC and not the primary.  I find that very weird when the primary is the person that received the casino offer.  It's not a big deal when sailing with a spouse and you can make sure it's been used together.  Our son often brings a friend so he needs to make sure his friend charges something and pays him back or it's lost. 

It is because Person 1 and Person 2 are equal occupants. 

[Are.we.there.yet?]

I can understand both people are equal occupants but passenger #2 often gets the entire $200 OBC. Example:  Passenger #2 buys Wi-Fi for $97, using OBC. Then passenger #2 also gets the remaining $103 OBC.  This has happened to us at least 10 times.  One time and only one time, we had a second passenger not make it at the last minute.  All $200 of OBC disappeared with #2, as well as being billed the $100 penalty.  I understand the rules but sometimes things don't make sense.  Guest Services has told us it's a glitch in their system.

[Elaine5715]

1 hour ago, Are.we.there.yet? said:

I can understand both people are equal occupants but passenger #2 often gets the entire $200 OBC. Example:  Passenger #2 buys Wi-Fi for $97, using OBC. Then passenger #2 also gets the remaining $103 OBC.  This has happened to us at least 10 times.  One time and only one time, we had a second passenger not make it at the last minute.  All $200 of OBC disappeared with #2, as well as being billed the $100 penalty.  I understand the rules but sometimes things don't make sense.  Guest Services has told us it's a glitch in their system.

The instructions ae quite clear using OBC precruise.

[Are.we.there.yet?]

It's clear that passenger #2 gets all of the OBC because we used SOME of it in advance?  

 

I'm only sharing my experience so that other people here will understand it's not cut and dry.

[Elaine5715]

1 hour ago, Are.we.there.yet? said:

It's clear that passenger #2 gets all of the OBC because we used SOME of it in advance?  

 

I'm only sharing my experience so that other people here will understand it's not cut and dry.

Yes, to use OBC precruise, it asks that all are in agreement.  

[Are.we.there.yet?]

Right!  It does ask that. This is not the issue nor the question.  The issue is:  Why does it then give passenger #2 the balance that is above and beyond their half of the OBC?  My point is that it's not always half.  If we don't use ANY OBC pre-cruise, why does it still assign the entire amount to passenger #2?  This has happened to us multiple times and on different ships.

 

Look... I'm not looking to debate this forever.  I'm trying to be nice and explain my situation to other casino offer participants who may not have experience with this.  I never said I had a problem or I didn't read the rules.  It just doesn't make sense to me and it's something for others to double check on their on-board account before they lose their portion of OBC to their friend.