JoJothemonkeygirl
Don't cruise yearly but it's always DCL!
- Joined
- May 5, 2019
Please explain to this newbie the process of using gift cards to pay for pre-paid gratuities, excursions etc... Thanks!
Minor nit: Onboard credit will cover excursions and onboard purchases. Tips are a different pot of money (pardon the pun) and are applied separately.
Referring to the prepaying of the two bucketsOur onboard credit has covered anything/everything charged to the onboard account, including tips. No differentiation. Has something changed? Last I knew, they didn’t specify $X for tips and $Y for spa and $Z for drinks, etc.
Referring to the prepaying of the two buckets
That's what I'm asking as neither the charges nor the prepaid amounts has ever been considered as separate "buckets" for me. I prepay gratuities and it's simply an amount of funds credited to my onboard account. It's equal to the amount of standard gratuities that gets auto-charged, but it's never specifically ear-marked for that. In fact, if I have high excursion expenses early in the cruise, the onboard credit is essentially used up before all the gratuities are charged. And if I prepay a larger amount of onboard credit intended to cover excursions or other onboard expenses plus the gratuities, it's never been handled as separate amounts. Just one lump amount of credit.
Is there a specific way to do this to have separate amounts earmarked for separate types of charges?
When I call I specifically tell the CM that I want to prepay the tips, then charge the card. That is the first charge; then I put however much I want as OBC via one or more GCs. The CMs have different screens and it's treated as a separate account before boarding. Come to think of it, when I get the itemized onboard purchase receipt at the end of the cruise, tips are not on that list. Excursions, drinks etc... are there, but not tips. The little green slips and the summary sheet are the receipt (I guess).That's what I'm asking as neither the charges nor the prepaid amounts has ever been considered as separate "buckets" for me. I prepay gratuities and it's simply an amount of funds credited to my onboard account. It's equal to the amount of standard gratuities that gets auto-charged, but it's never specifically ear-marked for that. In fact, if I have high excursion expenses early in the cruise, the onboard credit is essentially used up before all the gratuities are charged. And if I prepay a larger amount of onboard credit intended to cover excursions or other onboard expenses plus the gratuities, it's never been handled as separate amounts. Just one lump amount of credit.
Is there a specific way to do this to have separate amounts earmarked for separate types of charges?
When I call I specifically tell the CM that I want to prepay the tips, then charge the card. That is the first charge; then I put however much I want as OBC via one or more GCs. The CMs have different screens and it's treated as a separate account before boarding. Come to think of it, when I get the itemized onboard purchase receipt at the end of the cruise, tips are not on that list. Excursions, drinks etc... are there, but not tips. The little green slips and the summary sheet are the receipt (I guess).
Yes, you can.Can you purchase Disney Gift Cards at Target and use the www.disneygiftcard.com to combine or do they need to be purchased through the Disney Website? Thanks.
I do it every weekCan you purchase Disney Gift Cards at Target and use the www.disneygiftcard.com to combine or do they need to be purchased through the Disney Website?
Thanks.
Can this be done for the final payment on a cruise also?
Can this be done for the final payment on a cruise also?