Can You Use Cash On A Cruise Ship

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Can you use cash on a cruise ship. Into their onboard account ahead of time by either adding it ahead of time online or walking up to guest services and handing them the cash on day one of the cruise. The answer is simply noyou cannot use your On Board Credit prior to actually boarding. Winnings must be cashed out from your Player Bank account at the Casino Cashiers Desk by the last night of your cruise.

Matt believe it or not that is a fairly often asked question. I make sure I have enough cash for those items. Were here to help.

Off the ship youll need to use your own funds credit card or cash to pay for things like meals and activities. But I dont bring for example a 100000 onboard the ship to spend while on the cruise. However while you can insert cash into our machines we run on a coin-less system.

In fact we cant think of a place where gratuities are handled the same way as they are on a cruise ship. On the cruise ship youll need very little cash day-to-day. You can use OBC in the casino BUT if you are not a qualifying member of the casino VIP program Club Royale you will have to pay a 5 convenience fee to get it.

Here are some of the ways you can use your onboard credit like a pro to make your cruise. Players will set up a Player Bank account in order to upload and download credits. Yes you paid for your bottle of wine but you will pay again corkage fees typically running 10 to 25.

I have not sailed on Celebrity so I have no insight into how their program works. Whether you want to use the funds for pampering or port excitement your onboard credit will help you have more fun on your cruise. Each passenger is permitted to take a maximum of 5K per day on their seapass card at the casino.