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  #13  
Old March 2nd, 2010, 02:49 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Princess Cruise shipboard account question

On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:07 +0100, peter
wrote:

On 3/2/10 1:10 PM, in article
, "Cruise Crazy"
wrote:

I don't know if they will take the cash and put it on your onboard
credit, but you can us it to pay your bill at the end of the cruise,
They do NOT refund any monies left in your account after the cruise. If
you have any onboard credits you either use them or lose them.


I'm sure they will refund any monies other than "nonrefundable credits".
Therefore, if Marsha would deposit cash and not spend it all, she would get
back the balance. As others have suggested, using cash rather than a card is
cumbersome.


Sometimes you get on-board credit instead of a refund, and sometimes
you have other types of on-board credit like for owning stock or for
booking while you were taking a preceding cruise. For on-board
credit, you use or you lose.

For cash that you put against the tips/service charges or whatever
else you spend, you'd get the excess back.
  #14  
Old March 2nd, 2010, 05:26 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Princess Cruise shipboard account question

On 3/2/10 2:49 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:07 +0100, peter
wrote:

On 3/2/10 1:10 PM, in article
, "Cruise Crazy"
wrote:

I don't know if they will take the cash and put it on your onboard
credit, but you can us it to pay your bill at the end of the cruise,
They do NOT refund any monies left in your account after the cruise. If
you have any onboard credits you either use them or lose them.


I'm sure they will refund any monies other than "nonrefundable credits".
Therefore, if Marsha would deposit cash and not spend it all, she would get
back the balance. As others have suggested, using cash rather than a card is
cumbersome.


Sometimes you get on-board credit instead of a refund, and sometimes
you have other types of on-board credit like for owning stock or for
booking while you were taking a preceding cruise. For on-board
credit, you use or you lose.


Not true, at least not on Celebrity and/or RCL. There are refundable credits
and nonrefundable credits. Your online (cabin tv) account will show an "R"
or an "N" on the line with the amount credited.

For cash that you put against the tips/service charges or whatever
else you spend, you'd get the excess back.


Which is what Marsha asked about. The cruise line would really have to hate
their customers to do what Doris implied.

  #16  
Old March 2nd, 2010, 09:56 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Tom K wrote:
On 3/2/10 8:49 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:07 +0100,
wrote:

On 3/2/10 1:10 PM, in article
, "Cruise Crazy"
wrote:

I don't know if they will take the cash and put it on your onboard
credit, but you can us it to pay your bill at the end of the cruise,
They do NOT refund any monies left in your account after the
cruise. If
you have any onboard credits you either use them or lose them.

I'm sure they will refund any monies other than "nonrefundable credits".
Therefore, if Marsha would deposit cash and not spend it all, she
would get
back the balance. As others have suggested, using cash rather than a
card is
cumbersome.


Sometimes you get on-board credit instead of a refund, and sometimes
you have other types of on-board credit like for owning stock or for
booking while you were taking a preceding cruise. For on-board
credit, you use or you lose.


I believe that most cruise lines will let you use your on board account
to draw funds to use in the casino. Instead of gambling with the money,
just withdraw it from the casino and wander the casino for a while. Then
pocket the money. They may charge you a few percent to do that, but
better than leaving any money behind.


This is getting way too complicated. LOL. I think we'll use some of
the cash to pay for parking at the pier and put the rest away to pay the
credit card bill. Thanks for all of your responses.

Marcia
  #17  
Old March 2nd, 2010, 10:01 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Princess Cruise shipboard account question

On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:26:54 +0100, peter
wrote:

On 3/2/10 2:49 PM, in article ,
" wrote:

On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:07 +0100, peter
wrote:

On 3/2/10 1:10 PM, in article
, "Cruise Crazy"
wrote:

I don't know if they will take the cash and put it on your onboard
credit, but you can us it to pay your bill at the end of the cruise,
They do NOT refund any monies left in your account after the cruise. If
you have any onboard credits you either use them or lose them.

I'm sure they will refund any monies other than "nonrefundable credits".
Therefore, if Marsha would deposit cash and not spend it all, she would get
back the balance. As others have suggested, using cash rather than a card is
cumbersome.


Sometimes you get on-board credit instead of a refund, and sometimes
you have other types of on-board credit like for owning stock or for
booking while you were taking a preceding cruise. For on-board
credit, you use or you lose.


Not true, at least not on Celebrity and/or RCL. There are refundable credits
and nonrefundable credits. Your online (cabin tv) account will show an "R"
or an "N" on the line with the amount credited.

I didn't know that. I've only had one cruise each on those lines, and
I didn't have any problem using any on-board credit in either
case.grin

For cash that you put against the tips/service charges or whatever
else you spend, you'd get the excess back.


Which is what Marsha asked about. The cruise line would really have to hate
their customers to do what Doris implied.


Right - That would cause a REAL uproar if they did that.
  #18  
Old March 2nd, 2010, 10:39 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Princess Cruise shipboard account question

If this thread did nothing else it established that there are no
universal truths regarding on board credits. On our recent Regents
cruise we had a few dollars of on board credit remaining and they
refunded it in cash at the pursers desk the night before we disembarked.

  #19  
Old March 3rd, 2010, 07:57 AM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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"Marcia R." wrote in message
...
Tom K wrote:
On 3/2/10 8:49 AM, wrote:
On Tue, 02 Mar 2010 14:21:07 +0100,
wrote:

On 3/2/10 1:10 PM, in article
, "Cruise Crazy"
wrote:

I don't know if they will take the cash and put it on your onboard
credit, but you can us it to pay your bill at the end of the cruise,
They do NOT refund any monies left in your account after the cruise.
If
you have any onboard credits you either use them or lose them.

I'm sure they will refund any monies other than "nonrefundable
credits".
Therefore, if Marsha would deposit cash and not spend it all, she would
get
back the balance. As others have suggested, using cash rather than a
card is
cumbersome.

Sometimes you get on-board credit instead of a refund, and sometimes
you have other types of on-board credit like for owning stock or for
booking while you were taking a preceding cruise. For on-board
credit, you use or you lose.


I believe that most cruise lines will let you use your on board account
to draw funds to use in the casino. Instead of gambling with the money,
just withdraw it from the casino and wander the casino for a while. Then
pocket the money. They may charge you a few percent to do that, but
better than leaving any money behind.


This is getting way too complicated. LOL. I think we'll use some of the
cash to pay for parking at the pier and put the rest away to pay the
credit card bill. Thanks for all of your responses.

Marcia


That's probably a good idea Marsha. Some of the parking lots only take cash
(no credit cards), at least that was the case at the San Diego Pier parking
in Oct, 2007.

Tobieon an Island in the Pacific


  #20  
Old March 3rd, 2010, 11:56 PM posted to rec.travel.cruises
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Default Princess Cruise shipboard account question

-
Princess Cruises cancellations
Cancellations made before the date of departure will incur the
following charges per person .

Number of days prior to sailing
cancellation



181 days or
more refund ##

180 to 71
days Loss
of deposit

70 to 43
days 25%
of fare

42 to 15
days 50%
of full fare

14 to 0
days
100% of full fare

Non-appearance
100% of full fare

In addition, friends had booked a round Australia cruise with Princess
(in AUD) and were advised of a price increase due to fluctuation in
the USD.
So yes - heads they win, tails we lose!
 




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