Grandpaul Posted January 15, 2016 #276 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Whenever I win a jackpot of a decent size, I go out and buy something with it. Don't want to give it back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle Posted January 20, 2016 #277 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If I win a good sized jackpot I usually take it to customer service and put it on my account. That way it is there and I can respend it or hold it to pay off my bill (I know I incur the 3% fee). I have won $3,000 and $2,000 and several smaller on NCL ships. About a year ago I went to Atlantis and won $11,000 between a slot machine (gave me 278 free games for $3,000). I felt lucky so played a $1.00 video poker machine (usually stick to quarters) and hit a royal for $8,000 after about 5 pulls. I was scared to death going back to the ship but I got it quickly into my safe, paid off my week's bill and kept most of it for future cruise spending money. Oh, also bought the grandkids a super nice swingset for their backyard and took my DD's family on a 6 day cruise on the Gem. We lucked out and got a 2 BR suite for all 5 of us for $2000 total. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted January 20, 2016 #278 Share Posted January 20, 2016 A lady on Carnival won $67,500 on the slots a few days ago.....Progressive Machine at $50 a pull....hit it on her 3rd pull 😜 $50 a pull is to rich for my blood but the payout sure was nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted January 20, 2016 #279 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'm going to hit a jackpot on my upcoming cruise starting this Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jangor Posted January 21, 2016 #280 Share Posted January 21, 2016 I think ship casinos are just like other casinos. Most people lose, but they need to have an occassional winner in order to keep customers coming back.:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clcjdn Posted January 22, 2016 #281 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm going to hit a jackpot on my upcoming cruise starting this Saturday. I really hope you do! Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riddle Posted January 22, 2016 #282 Share Posted January 22, 2016 I'm going to hit a jackpot on my upcoming cruise starting this Saturday. I hope you are already in Miami with the weather going through! Good luck! Keep the machines warm for me - I'll be on her the following week! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted January 23, 2016 #283 Share Posted January 23, 2016 We're leaving from Port Canaveral and I got here yesterday, Played 18 holes of golf and managed to sneak in an ice cream cone. We're staying at my wife's twin sisters house and she's joining my wife and I on the cruise. Always a good time. I see they cancelled over 6000 flights almost right away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted January 23, 2016 #284 Share Posted January 23, 2016 We're leaving from Port Canaveral and I got here yesterday, Played 18 holes of golf and managed to sneak in an ice cream cone. We're staying at my wife's twin sisters house and she's joining my wife and I on the cruise. Always a good time. I see they cancelled over 6000 flights almost right away. That's great u got there early. Bet there's going to be loads of sad people this weekend that can't cruise due to the snow storm :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted January 31, 2016 #285 Share Posted January 31, 2016 Our ship was just about filled so I don't think we missed many cruisers at all if any. Nice cruise, good shows and music. Great service in the restaurants. Oh, and I did hit a jackpot on the last night to end up ahead. That really adds to the level of enjoyment of a cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dotheyes Posted January 31, 2016 #286 Share Posted January 31, 2016 my daughter and two friends had to cancel no flights out of balt/wah= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted February 1, 2016 #287 Share Posted February 1, 2016 my daughter and two friends had to cancel no flights out of balt/wah= Sorry to hear that. I remember one time 6 of us were taking a cruise out of NYC. We live in Albany about 150 north. So we decided since it was a special cruise we would hire a limo. What could happen? We got down by NYC and got stuck on a highway to the port about 10 miles north. Some kind of party going on. So we sat there and went to start the car and the battery was dead. Getting close to sail away time so I found some guy with an empty van who would drive us to the port. Of course some of our luggage was in the limos trunk and the only way he could open the trunk was with a remote. Didn't work because the battery was dead. I saw a tow truck up the hill from us and bribed him to drive across the lawn and jump our car. He did and it worked. Long drive to the pier and we got there just as they were taking down the ramps. Whew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
divina bound cajun Posted February 18, 2016 #288 Share Posted February 18, 2016 My daughter hit $245 on a .25 slot on the second pull. Much to my dismay she cashed in and left the casino immediately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcole1887 Posted February 19, 2016 #289 Share Posted February 19, 2016 Was on the Triumph recently and on video poker got two royal flushes. Won a total of $10000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted February 19, 2016 #290 Share Posted February 19, 2016 My daughter hit $245 on a .25 slot on the second pull. Much to my dismay she cashed in and left the casino immediately. Toughest button to hit on a slot machine is the Cash Out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookill17 Posted February 21, 2016 #291 Share Posted February 21, 2016 On my first Carnival cruise I won $3000 on our last day. On another cruise my husband sent me to the casino while he stayed with the kids. Imagine his surprise when I returned 15 minutes later with $2500! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted February 21, 2016 #292 Share Posted February 21, 2016 On my first Carnival cruise I won $3000 on our last day. On another cruise my husband sent me to the casino while he stayed with the kids. Imagine his surprise when I returned 15 minutes later with $2500! Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app But it was really $5000 wasn't it? LOL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pookill17 Posted February 21, 2016 #293 Share Posted February 21, 2016 Lol! Unfortunately he does our taxes so he sees the WG2 when I win. No hiding it Sent from my iPhone using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MzWagz Posted February 28, 2016 #294 Share Posted February 28, 2016 My husband won the jackpot on a slot machine the 2nd sail day on Carnival Elation 2 years ago. We sailed the same cruise, same ship almost 12 months later, as soon as the casino opened on the 1st day, my husband slipped $20 in the same exact slot machine (as I called him crazy for thinking he'd win again) he won the jackpot again. I have pictures to prove it because no one ever believes us lol! We had heard soon after the slot machine was either moved or taken off the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandpaul Posted February 28, 2016 #295 Share Posted February 28, 2016 My husband won the jackpot on a slot machine the 2nd sail day on Carnival Elation 2 years ago. We sailed the same cruise, same ship almost 12 months later, as soon as the casino opened on the 1st day, my husband slipped $20 in the same exact slot machine (as I called him crazy for thinking he'd win again) he won the jackpot again. I have pictures to prove it because no one ever believes us lol! We had heard soon after the slot machine was either moved or taken off the ship. I think your husband took it home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marysue11 Posted April 1, 2016 #296 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Won 5000.00 on Regal princess in March,on quarter slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted July 30, 2016 #297 Share Posted July 30, 2016 This question might have been answered somewhere in the 15 pages but ..... What happens if you win more than $10K? I know flying back into the U.S. you have to declare if you have more than $10K in cash .... and I'm assuming the casino gives you cash, not a check? Never had this problem but would love to on a future cruise. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted July 31, 2016 #298 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This question might have been answered somewhere in the 15 pages but ..... What happens if you win more than $10K? I know flying back into the U.S. you have to declare if you have more than $10K in cash .... and I'm assuming the casino gives you cash, not a check? Never had this problem but would love to on a future cruise. :D About 20 years ago we won over $13000 on a cruise but it was all in amounts under $1000. We didn't know of any special laws and just carried it off the ship:o In Nevada my DH won $28000 and when we took it to the bank we showed them the W2G showing what he had won. They still had to do a lot of paperwork but we had the form to show how we came by that much cash. So, I would guess you could do the same as the ships casino should give you a form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted July 31, 2016 #299 Share Posted July 31, 2016 I once won over $2K on a slot machine on a ship and was never given any paperwork. Did get a 1099 from the cruise line around tax time. Would love to have the problem of bringing in $10K, but =sigh= unlikely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muggo11 Posted July 31, 2016 #300 Share Posted July 31, 2016 This question might have been answered somewhere in the 15 pages but ..... What happens if you win more than $10K? I know flying back into the U.S. you have to declare if you have more than $10K in cash .... and I'm assuming the casino gives you cash, not a check? Never had this problem but would love to on a future cruise. :D I won $14K on my cruise last December and was mindful of the $10K rule I paid off ship's bill in cash and then gave my husband part of it. Made me a little nervous to walk around Rio with so much cash. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk HD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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