Tom-n-Cheryl

I was poking about the Royal website (Casino Royale) and saw this... can anyone identify what in this image isn't "right" ?

Tom

13 hours ago, Sunshine3601 said:

You can check the casino website for your points and current offers. 

 The paper one you received onboard may be different after earning almost 1000 points on the last night.

 

Go to. Clubroyaleoffers.com  input last name and crown and Anchor number.

 

I check the site weekly for new offers.

 

And the rate to upgrade your cabin by casino phone number for booking is usually better than online pricing.  

 

Yep - I check there from time to time. Offers come/go, perhaps there's a new one or two since the prior week, I'm not sure. Either way, there's always been some balcony offers offered there (and in the mailings I get every couple of weeks or so). 

My offers which have really gone downhill are those from Celebrity. Perhaps they're now able to skim from a higher level in the cup. I used to get 60% off suites, now I get crumbs...

The one which throws juicy offers my way continues to be Carnival... full drink package, free (entry level) suites - though "suites" with them is just a word, up to $2,000 OBC or free play. 

I'd much rather sail on Celebrity or Royal than Carnival, for multiple reasons. Come to think of it, NCL has dropped off the radar too (offers wise - nothing since Covid I'd say).

Tom

2 hours ago, nolimits said:

Good news as soon as you get the points you get the perks.You don’t have to wait till next cruise 

 

I had the perks on that sailing (left over from prior earning I guess, even though they zeroed out my points). So, I suspect I'd have them through 3/31 either way?

Club Royale ins/outs are rather new territory to me.

Tom

1 hour ago, nelblu said:

Trying to recollect, did you get a free cruise for getting this number of points on this cruise.  If so, use it to get the add'l points.

After two nights, they gave me a sheet for a free interior (or, might have been OV) and I chuckled. We've always stayed in a GS or higher with Royal. I went ahead and put a deposit down for two future cruises (not yet picked dates/ships). I know that I can call and they'll give me some type of credit towards the cabin of our choice. It would have to be another 3-nt Allure out of the port (so I basically don't miss work).

So, probably $1,500+ out of pocket to kick up to a suite... to get free drinks and fee free chips. If I could win what I did this last weekend, I'd take that deal every weekend. However, typically, those free perks would cost me much more than the value of said perks --- the nature of comps !!

Tom

3 minutes ago, schooner_Drinker said:

Nice hands JJ and both 😳

Concur you’ll need another cruise to make PRIME if no other points post 

 

Also on Allure a few weeks ago

 

Good luck 🍀 

Nancy 🍷

PS we got 4 points for 2hrs play on Let it ride - tables you can get stiffed 😉

I don't know the game - but I "know" those chips 😄 

Tom

Just off the 3-day Allure this last weekend. I went in as Prime owing to a couple prior sailings on the Independence, but my points had reset to -0-, since it had been over a year or so. After two days of playing BJ (non-smoking mini-casino), I asked the host where I stood points wise, I was told 1,500. With one more day to play I figured I'd get another 750, bringing me to 2,250. On the third night I played in the full casino, non-smoking side. Surprisingly, I didn't detect much in the way of smoke smell from the "other side".

At any rate, my points just posted this morning online, and I'm now at 2,478. So, I picked up nearly 1,000 points on the last night. I really didn't play any different (amounts or duration) that I could see. Some pit folks might just be more observant than others I suppose.

So, if I want to retain my "Prime" status (if only for the no charge chip purchases and "free" drinks), do I actually need to cruise again by 3/31 to earn an additional 22 points? !  No, option B ?

When I called yesterday to speak to someone at Club Royale to see if they could see my points before they posted, I was told no, and that it would take up to a couple of weeks to see them. I mentioned that I was surprised that they didn't, in their app, have the ability for real-time (or, at least daily) points tracking... similar to what Carnival has.

Oh well.

Favorite hand of the cruise (I play two hands), and never take the side bets:

meh... I'm done with the points chasing (power up points)

Are the premium carts something new? I don't recall that option (May '23).

What's the difference in cost?

Tom

1 hour ago, Seasick Sailor said:

 

And to be clear, I would rather smell a pipe or cigar than cigarettes. 

Me too - cigarettes might as well be a burning house. At least pipes/cigar have an element of aroma to them.

Tom

31 minutes ago, bigmoose7563 said:

Hey, Tommy, if I was gonna break your balls, I'd tell you to go home and get your shine box.

"Tommy" ?

Am I missing something here - why the edge ?

1 hour ago, bigmoose7563 said:

Not sure what this has to do with their workload or is it just the need to complain about pricing every chance possible?

Sorry if you had to lower yourself to paltry sky class due to pricing

Lighten up Francis

29 minutes ago, bigmoose7563 said:

Now that Allure is doing the 3/4 split it is even closer now. We sailed Friday Dec 8 and was contacted that Monday. I would assume a Monday sailing would not hear from them until the Thursday or Friday before.

 

I think people need to realize that the suite concierges on Allure and soon Utopia now have double the amount of passengers to deal with on a weekly basis and can not respond to every unsolicited email.

It's fortunate that they have two concierges !

Yep, their workload has increased... just like the prices 😉

Tom

Just now, smokeybandit said:

Did you reply to the email the concierge sent or sent the initial email yourself?

 

Some concierges won't respond to emails about future cruises. Only the current and next cruise.

I haven't received any emails from them regarding this cruise. Should I be expecting one (shortly)?

Tom

I don't suppose that there's any firsthand info about recent experiences in the Rotterdam casino - with regard to smoking? Fingers crossed for November !

If I hold my breath long enough, they'll eventually wake up and smell the coffee...

Tom

The last time we were on the Allure we were in a Star Class suite, and had some back/forth communications with the concierge prior to the cruise (way back when they had first rolled out the Royal Genie deal).

This time (next weekend) we're in a GS cabin. Twice, over the last couple of weeks, I used the same two (01, 02) email addresses which I had from before, but have received no response (nor notification of email delivery "failure"). My only request was for a fan in the room, and I'd just like to get that set up ahead of time.

Anyone have recent success communicating with the concierge?

THANKS

2 minutes ago, ncovert said:

Considering Excel rooms already have access to the area, I don’t understand where the justification would be for the advertised price.
 

OP, the same for our coming Jubilee cruise.  Maybe 3 or 4 booked, but a bunch still available.  Like others have said, Carnival will sell it for less if they have to, but for anyone needing it before the cruise will pay more.  Seems to be the same experience with spa treatments, you are more likely to find a deal with a spa treatment onboard rather than pre-cruise.  This seems to be counterintuitive since things like Cheers package are discontinued before the cruise.

My guess is that their reasoning for this is because something like CHEERS does not have a "limited" number available.

Tom

17 minutes ago, May1cruiser said:

overpriced. 

 

It is - but that also helps to cull the ranks, so to speak (so, it's good and bad)  🙂

Tom

We tried one (twice), but would not again - the value is just not there. For ~$2k, I feel the need to use it more than we end up wanting to. There are some days where the weather makes the decision for you - too hot, no breeze, too windy, rain (you get the picture). If nothing else, they need to install ceiling fans in them!

Tom

43 minutes ago, RoperDK said:

So, Excel Suites don't get complimentary orders from the MDR menu for delivery?  I assumed that level of cabin would have that perk.

Yep, I assume a little too much as well. 😁

On our recent Celebration sailing, we enjoyed several food items at no charge (Excel suite). We ordered coffee a few times, and it was also NC.

I think it's spelled out somewhere that beverages are not included (you will be charged) even if you have CHEERS, it does not apply through room service, no matter the cabin type.

Tom

On 12/19/2023 at 10:36 AM, ab19902 said:

That makes sense. Sorry, mom brain.

That's the way I read it too 🙂

55 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

How are the seas?

Last night was rocky - woke up a couple of times through the night having to deal with banging closet doors and such. 

It wouldn't have been as much fun if my alarm had not been set for 5:45 this morning!

20 hours ago, lubedobedo said:

Well, I think Jubilee is supposed to pull into Nassau Sunday afternoon, so maybe you will get to see it.

Yep - here she was as we were leaving port this afternoon. The sun came out (for the most part) during the last hour or so we were in port. Too little, too late 🙂

Tom

Here she is in Nassau this afternoon (looks like the Conquest behind her).

Tom

1 hour ago, mz-s said:

That's just what they call it in the POS system, it's still Drinks on Us Everywhere in marketing materials.

 

But maybe they plan on introducing more tiers of the DOU program in the future and this is the first step of that, we'll see.

On the Celebration in October, and all prior sailings since we've been booking with On Us Everywhere promos, they were using the word Everywhere instead of Premium.

From my perspective though - it just works like it has in the past. If I think about it this evening, I might ask the host.

Tom