What happens if you don’t use your whole purchased onboard credit

[SleepyDeb]

I’d like to buy an onboard credit for our upcoming cruise with discounted GC to cover tips and excursions. I’ve had the experience before of an excursion being missed because a port was skipped. What happens if you buy an on board credit and then dont use it all?

 

[Mommb]

If you have paid more than you end up owing, you will get a refund to the original form of payment (in reverse order — latest first). So, if you pay with gift cards, be sure to hang onto the cards until after the cruise.

 

[lanejudy]

DCL uses onboard credit as:

1. Any non-refundable OBC is used first — this would be OBC from Disney for whatever reason (not as common now)
2. OBC from “other” sources such as from a TA
3. OBC you pre-purchase
4. Gift cards or cash you put on the account after boarding
5. Credit card

Any unused amount will be refunded to the original form of payment — so hold on to any gift cards you’ve used to pay for the cruise or OBC.

I wouldn’t put the gift cards on your account until you board, and even then maybe some at a time. Watch your stateroom account and pay it down occasionally. That way you don’t have to guess which gift card has remaining balance.