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Just got back from the Msc Seaside comped cruise from Mohegan Sun. (We paid to upgrade to the Yacht Club.)

The casino is small compared to the newer NCL ships, with only penny machines at slots (maybe 2 $1 machines), continuous shuffle blackjack, roulette, and a couple other table games like Texas Hold 'em Bonus, and a game like Spanish 21 without the 10's. There were $10 min tables. There are no craps tables.

There were a lot of asian babies machines, quick hits, the locking wilds, sopranos, and 1 penny wheel of fortune machine. Some of the machines had changeable denominations 1c, 2c, 5c and 20c.

There were 6 video poker machines unfortunately in the smoking side of the casino, which has terrible ventilation.

Their comp system is very different from CAS. They give you a inside cruise certificate after you earn 10k points, and an ocean view after 15k points, and you have a year to use it. They actually issue the certificate to you on the last night of the cruise. Your points don't carry over but you can convert them to free slot play at 500 points to $5. They don't use the points to take money off your final bill, but I did get a comped dinner at a specialty restaurant.

Service and staff very friendly and attentive, and the hosts are available to answer questions.

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Thanks for the info on the casino, I hope you enjoyed the cruise! Was the point system pretty transparent? Meaning is there a set amount of cash in for a point? I'll be doing my first MSC cruise, also comped from MoSun, next month and deciding what I want to bring for a bankroll :)

 

Also, how were they about the comped drinks in the casino? I am wondering if we stop in to pick up a drink before dinner, will we have to settle in and play for awhile, or can we just grab a drink at the bar and move along?

 

Thanks!

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Thanks for the info on the casino, I hope you enjoyed the cruise! Was the point system pretty transparent? Meaning is there a set amount of cash in for a point? I'll be doing my first MSC cruise, also comped from MoSun, next month and deciding what I want to bring for a bankroll :)

 

Also, how were they about the comped drinks in the casino? I am wondering if we stop in to pick up a drink before dinner, will we have to settle in and play for awhile, or can we just grab a drink at the bar and move along?

 

Thanks!

 

 

 

We upgraded to the Yacht Club, so we had included drinks everywhere.

 

I'm not sure the exact points per $, but seamed a little better than ncl.

 

 

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Just got back from the Msc Seaside comped cruise from Mohegan Sun. (We paid to upgrade to the Yacht Club.)

The casino is small compared to the newer NCL ships, with only penny machines at slots (maybe 2 $1 machines), continuous shuffle blackjack, roulette, and a couple other table games like Texas Hold 'em Bonus, and a game like Spanish 21 without the 10's. There were $10 min tables. There are no craps tables.

There were a lot of asian babies machines, quick hits, the locking wilds, sopranos, and 1 penny wheel of fortune machine. Some of the machines had changeable denominations 1c, 2c, 5c and 20c.

There were 6 video poker machines unfortunately in the smoking side of the casino, which has terrible ventilation.

Their comp system is very different from CAS. They give you a inside cruise certificate after you earn 10k points, and an ocean view after 15k points, and you have a year to use it. They actually issue the certificate to you on the last night of the cruise. Your points don't carry over but you can convert them to free slot play at 500 points to $5. They don't use the points to take money off your final bill, but I did get a comped dinner at a specialty restaurant.

Service and staff very friendly and attentive, and the hosts are available to answer questions.

 

 

 

Question - Are their any $50 or $100 dollar BJ tables without the continuous shuffle machine?

 

THANKS!

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Just got back from the Msc Seaside comped cruise from Mohegan Sun. (We paid to upgrade to the Yacht Club.)

The casino is small compared to the newer NCL ships, with only penny machines at slots (maybe 2 $1 machines), continuous shuffle blackjack, roulette, and a couple other table games like Texas Hold 'em Bonus, and a game like Spanish 21 without the 10's. There were $10 min tables. There are no craps tables.

There were a lot of asian babies machines, quick hits, the locking wilds, sopranos, and 1 penny wheel of fortune machine. Some of the machines had changeable denominations 1c, 2c, 5c and 20c.

There were 6 video poker machines unfortunately in the smoking side of the casino, which has terrible ventilation.

Their comp system is very different from CAS. They give you a inside cruise certificate after you earn 10k points, and an ocean view after 15k points, and you have a year to use it. They actually issue the certificate to you on the last night of the cruise. Your points don't carry over but you can convert them to free slot play at 500 points to $5. They don't use the points to take money off your final bill, but I did get a comped dinner at a specialty restaurant.

Service and staff very friendly and attentive, and the hosts are available to answer questions.

 

I know this post was from January but my husband and I just got offers from Mohegan Sun for a free cruise. He got a free oceanview cabin and I got a free balcony. We want to combine them and then upgrade to Yacht Club and pay the difference. It sounds like you did something like that? Can you advise what your comped cabin category was and how much you had to pay to upgrade to Yacht Club?

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