Spend your on board credit before you board

 

Spend your on board credit before you board

What a brilliant idea! I have been asked so many times if on board credit can be spent before you travel and the answer has always been ‘no’.

Celebrity cruises announced this week that they would allow purchases prior to boarding.

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It sounds like most purchases will be eligible unless you’re on board credit was a gift.

The most popular purchases before you travel are excursions. These are not always available on-board to book especially if you are taking a trip which is really popular. Rome, Sicily, St Petersburg are 2 of the most popular trips and leaving until you are on-board is a big risk. Not sure I would want to stay around the post area in either of these destinations.

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Speciality restaurants is another option you love to pre book. You may have a special occasion or just want to make sure you try the restaurant of your choice. The shorter your cruise the more popular these restaurants are so pre booking is essential in most cases.

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Drinks packages is also great to pre book although it is easy to book at any of the bars on-board. At the moment Celebrity have a free classic drinks package included in the price and on selected cruises money to spend on-board. Today I booked a 2 week Mediterranean cruise for August and the classic drinks package was free and there was also $300 spending money! The on board credit could be used to upgrade the drinks package to the premium package if you enjoy cocktails from the martini bar!

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The final option would be to pay for your gratuities with the on board credit. I wonder if Celebrity will allow this. I am intrigued to find out!

What do you think of the new Celebrity way to spend your credit?

What would you pre book with your on board credit?

I would love to hear what you think

Thanks for reading!

Love Rosie

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