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Can't do that-must be even odds

Someone on here said that you don't end up taking the 5 bucks on match play, you get the winnings from the match play bet but they take the original 5 dollar match play bet u obtained from the drink

 

 

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So this is how it works:

$5 bet on Black + $5 match play

$5 bet on Red + $5 match play

If it hits red or black, you will get the $5 you bet. You will also win $5 from that bet, making your total $10. You also get ONLY $5 from the match play because they are essentially giving you $5 in free PROFIT if you win. That equals $15 total, $10 profit from the "Black" bet that won.

You then subtract $5 from the lost bet on Red, thus making your grand total $10 with a $5 profit.

Basically you are betting $10 for the *almost guaranteed* chance of getting $15 back, making a $5 profit every time you win.

i was easily able to change from a balcony to the pack & go rate, someone on my roll call tried to change from ov to balcony pack & go and was told no can do. I told him to keep calling he said it took him 5 tries and finally got the change plus obc :D

That was me! Just keep trying-they eventually said YES!

Trying to do the calculations in my head and in my head I am getting this.. You bet 5 and 5 on black and red and u just break even .. If red comes out; they pay you ten bucks on your wager on red , but you lose 5 on the black and five bucks on ur match play on red.. Resulting in a ten dollars in your pocket but u had to bet ten in the first place

 

 

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You are losing $5 of your money. However, you are getting $5 back of your money, plus the $5 winnings on that money, PLUS the $5 that Carnival is matching, thus making your total $15.

Now, can you play MULTIPLE match play coupons on one spin? Like play all 10 on one spin and match the 10 with $50?

Awesome. Thanks-If the CC hold is only $100, that's fine. Just gives me one less trip to Guest Services!

Hello everybody,

If I wanted to set up an expense account with cash, how much would I need to bring to settle that with them? I assume if you use CC they place a hold on your account-something I would like to avoid.

Any and all responses are appreciated!

Thanks.

Would I be able to call Carnival and deal with them directly? At least try to get OBC?

Hello all,

I booked with one of the large online TA's for my upcoming 5-night cruise Aug. 18th aboard the Victory. We originally booked an inside on the Panorama deck; this will be my first Carnival cruise and we are looking forward to it!

After checking for price drops, I saw that I could book a guaranteed balcony for the same rate as the room I had booked before. For starters, is it possible to switch rooms if I used a major online TA and have already paid in full? Furthermore, do you think it would be wise to switch rooms and risk placement on this ship for the perk of a balcony?

Interested to hear all of your opinions-hope you can help!

The payout would be $15, not $20, for hitting red or black. The house keeps the match play card that you win with and pays the only the winnings on it, not the $5 value of the match play card.

So if I understand this correctly, I could purchase 10 of my 15 drinks as the classic cocktails. I receive my $50 match play bonus and my girlfriend could do the same (albeit not drinking all of these, she'd be sick as a dog). We then place $50 bets on black and red along with our match plays, thus coming out with a $50 profit as long as 0 or 00 does not hit. On a 5-day cruise, I could get $250 back, essentially paying for one of the two packages while allowing an additional 5 drinks for each of us to choose from the extensive drink list.

Cheers then becomes $250 (around $280 with tip) for the two of us, making halving our bill. Sounds like a good deal to me!

Does this logic make sense? Let me know if I'm wrong-and somebody try this ASAP!

Ok just wasn't sure for roulette, so many ways to bet.

 

Now let's see if you all think this will work. Wait till you have 2 match bets, and then 5 in black 5 on red, matched by carnival for 10 on each, payout of 1 to 1 so I'd walk away with 20 unless it hits 0 or 00.

 

Worst case wife bets red I bet black. Best odds in the house to get the free 5.00 per drink?

 

If that works, in theory you can make money on cheers. If you buy 15 drinks each, 2 per cabin, it's a match 150 per day. Played black and red, odds are you will keep most of it, minus the cost of cheers, you would be making at least 20 per day.

This is absolutely brilliant.