Young and Restless

Web site    NCL.com/casino/apply

Before the sail date , usually 3 - 4 weeks early. I believe NCL is Casinos at Sea.

You set a minimum of $5000.00 and provide the on board casino a signed check after boarding. Then you get a marker from the pitboss when needed. At end of the cruise you will go to cashier and fill out the amount you owe on the check or pay off the balance and get your check back. 

Hope this helps

thanks , hopefully all restrictions will be lifted 2024 

I was told it was because of Bermuda , I have it booked again for 2024

I'm just reconfirming, Celebrity  on Jan 15th 2023 canceled my B2B2B cruise because we were going through Bermuda for my TA voyage April 20 th . Said We had to be vaccinated

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to Bermuda

Is Covid Vaccination required on cruises ?

I also set up a line of credit with most cruise lines because not wanting to carry cash and not wanting to pay the 3% fee if you use your sea pass. Plus the Casino Manager always meets me. 

carnival has best comps but I like Princess best

5 hours ago, SelectSys said:

 Did you buy from Walmart or a third party seller?  It probably makes a difference.  I am betting you didn't buy from Walmart and instead purchased from a 3rd party.  If Walmart won't help you get the earrings at the original price, I would cancel the order and give the seller a one star review for "bait and switch" tactics.

My example of buying diamonds at Walmart was just to make a point . Just trying to make a point how cruise lines were increasing prices for the same products .

 So far there are many interesting replies.

OK, how about this comparison.

I went on line to Walmart and ordered and paid for a pair of diamond earrings . Cost was $5,000.00

I was to pick up the earrings in 30 days . After 20 days Walmart emails me and said the earrings will not be ready for 90 more days and by the way the cost has increased to $7500.00 .

What would you do?

Why does the price increase 50% ? everything the same except date. 

You book a cruise, cruise line cancels, then wants 50% increase to book the same cruise.

50 minutes ago, Host Carolyn said:

I see you started a roll call😁 I'm leaving this thread here for discussion

Yes , I've started the Roll Call for this cruise. 

Hopefully as information is received from Carnival it will be posted so we all will  be informed.

Thanks for everyone's input.

Don't see a Aug 14 2021 8 day cruise from Galveston , so lets start one. Anyone else booked?

Wow, I opened a can of worms, Sorry about that. Here is some clarification. 

The Escape leaves Port of Canaveral on the 23rd  and arrives in New York the 25th, then leaves NY for Europe TA. 

There is not a cruise listed at this time but things might change. I have done a similar one day cruise on Princess after a 7 day cruise.

We do not plan on getting off the ship in New York if we get on in Florida.

 Thanks again and I apologize for stirring up everyone.

I was making sure that the group thought the same as I did. 

Y'all have confirmed what I was thinking . Now I need to convince NCL.

The cruise is NCL Escape April 2022. 

Thanks to everyone. 

Thought I would ask this group:

A cruise ship is leaving a Florida port going to New York and leaving the next day for Europe.

If I got on the ship in Florida and stayed on to Europe would that be against PVSA/Jones?

On 8/4/2020 at 1:35 PM, sr71_1 said:

 

Hang in there... as I noted it took NCl 79 days (from the day I submitted my refund request) to the day my credit card was credited in full.    18 weeks ( 126 days) after refund form submission is way past the 90 days NCL committed - I'd be getting irritated with them too.    

Thanks for the encouragement, It would be great to talk to the same person , each time seems I have to start over at the beginning with each call.  

NCL still hasn't gotten it together. Still getting the "call back next week" answer. But after 18 weeks I'm not sure that anyone is trying after I get off the phone. I know it isnt their fault the cruises were canceled but they seem to want to drag their feet on credits and refunds. 

OK , I feel better after getting that out....

Thought I'd put my 2 cents in. 

NCL NextCruiseCertificates , I used some on a Cuba cruise last year that was canceled , so I used them on Transatlantic for April 2020 and now that is canceled , their expiration date is Oct 2020 . I have the 2021 TA booked so I'll use them on it but if it gets canceled , hopefully they will not be worthless.

I believe that the cruise industry as a whole will make it through this but a few companies will be taken over by others.

The number of cruises will decrease and will slowly increase with demand . A lot of cruise ships will be put into moth balls, until needed . 

 Back to simple economics , Supply and Demand . Until passengers are willing to go , the cruise industry will be hurting. 

Just a quick question. Are you willing to go on cruise ? When do you think you will be? How will you decide ? 

Went on RCCL cruise and went by the crap table to check the odds with $5.00 table . 1/1 odds unless your pass line bet was a minimum  of $25.00 ,and then it went to 2 x odds,  I kept walking . That night, it hit me, why not play both sides and cover the 12 with one dollar.

I did this and which allowed me to play up to $50.00 odds.Then did the same on the come bets. 

I did have use another marker after I loaded all numbers with $50 odds , total on the  was $950. 

Won , but only $1400  

I still prefer the land base casinos with 100 x odds. 

I have seen the crapless tables but never on a cruise ship. 

I do visit casinos on an average of 1.5 times a week. I do keep records of each trip . 

The casinos percentage is decreased if the odds are high. Usually play with 10-100 time odds. 

 Example : 5 on the  pass line and 20 time odds or $100 . You have invested $105 with a 50/50 chance of winning of 100 or loosing 105. 

 As I mentioned earlier , Don't get greedy . After a good run, either decrease your bets or leave the table with your winnings.

Also if I start loosing when I walk up to the table , my goal is to get back to break even and walk. 

I do not count comps in my win / lose calculations but I do use the comp chips and they do make a difference. 

So far this year Ive made $1250 with 123 visits to casinos. That's only $10 a trip but I get free cruises ,food hotels and entertainment.  

 I do it for the challenge more that trying to make money . 

anyone play craps on the ships? 

Most ships have one time odds and a few have two times, even found one that pays the 3,4,5. 

Just got off the Empress and was happy to see the casino is smoke free but only had 1 time odds unless your place bet was $25 or more. Then it was 2 times odds.

 Usually the table only had myself and one other person playing . 

So here is my strategy that worked.

Place 25 on pass and don't pass and cover the 12 with one dollar . then place true odds up to $50. Also placed the come and don't come with odds. 

To do this you will need to buy in for $1K and you will have lots of money on the table at times but use your odds to your advantage and with any luck you will walk away with a few buck .But don't get greedy. 

The one dollar covering the 12 only hit a few times but that's insurance. 

Sept 22 we were on  NCL Breakaway and Sept 29 we were on RCCL Empress. Each had its pros and cons.

We are Palatium on NCL and Diamond on RCCL  

Embarkation was so simple on the Empress, 30 minutes longer on NCL.

NCL pros. entertainment, specialty restaurants, free laundry, large bathroom, Next cruise Certificates, 

        cons . crowed, needed reservations for everything, food in main dinning room , service overall, common space always crowed, getting off ship at ports.

RCCL Pros : service, Main dinning room food. 3 drinks a day, you can bring wine onboard. casino was non-smoking,

           Cons : Water cost, entertainment, cabins smaller, ice-cream machine not opened 24/7,  

If we had the grandkids with us NCL would be great but we enjoyed the RCCL because it suited us.

Hope this helps, also if you have specific questions , Ill try to answer them 

Thanks Everyone. We will have our 3 daily drinks and attend the event after Muster.

This will be our 4th cruise this year, we had a Cuba one booked but, well you know.

Thanks again for info.