Suesue1738
TUG Member
I'm thinking on taking another cruise and Carnival is offering a $500 onboard credit. Is that a pretty standard amount? Anyone have any knowledge of this kind of thing?
All booked! Thank you all for your comments and help! We went last year, for my birthday, and had a fantastic time! So, my dear hubby offered to do it again this coming birthday. We love to gamble in the casino, and part of this package is free drinks while in the casino. The OBC paying for the gratuities is awesome, and with some left over, even better!! We do an interior stateroom, since we don't spend a whole lot of time there anyway. We have never done a specialty dining (and probably won't this time either), with food readily available everywhere, I don't see the need to spend money on this. I'd rather gamble it in the casino... Thank you all for your input! Hopefully, they will continue to offer OBC in this amount; we've never had this offered before, so weren't sure if it was a good deal or not. You guys/gals are the best!! Thanks again!
Yes, I have my confirmation and I double-checked the OBC amount is still $500, so I'm super excited!! Thank you!!Yes, $500 is pretty generous, especially for an inside stateroom! MY experience is the cruise lines adjust your OBC based on what they charge (HIGHER FARE=MORE OBC). By now you have the Carnival Confirmation which should confirm your amount. Bon Voyage!
How much does Carnival charged per day in gratuities? (Stateroom attendant, wait staff, housekeeping staff, etc.,) I feel $25. 00 per day for two (2) guests is a good guess. Could be more.
You can see a running recap of your charges on the TV in your cabin. So I suppose that's a bet you'd lose.Sounds right! I bet they plan on me neglecting to keep track of what I’ve spent....but they haven’t met me...haha!
Celebrity Cruise Line charges $14.50 per day, per passenger for an inside cabin that $29.00 per day for two passengers or for 7 nights $293.00 dollars.
Based on the math $14.50 * 2 * 7 is only $203.00.$500 dollars in OBC for an inside cabin is awesome.
Celebrity Cruise Line charges $14.50 per day, per passenger for an inside cabin that $29.00 per day for two passengers or for 7 nights $293.00 dollars.
You couldn't PAY me to take a Carnival cruise! Oh wait- That's what they are doing. After you subtract the roughly $25pp/pd for gratuities and have a couple of drinks here and there it will go pretty quickly. I'd call $500 pretty average for 7 nights. (for 2 people).
Jim
Yes, $500 is pretty generous, especially for an inside stateroom! MY experience is the cruise lines adjust your OBC based on what they charge (HIGHER FARE=MORE OBC). By now you have the Carnival Confirmation which should confirm your amount. Bon Voyage!