Casino question Tom-n-Cheryl or garycarla et. al

[weloverunning]

I thought maybe you two might know the answer to my question. I bought all of the casino play allowed (slotplay, $100, $50, 20 for 10 etc.) but want to prepay OBC on my account. We'll say $2000 for the sake of this discussion. If I prepay $2000 to my onboard account is there a way to get some of this money out of my onboard account to use in casino without paying the 3% service charge?

Thanks in advance for any insight you may give me.

[sjbdtz]

I thought maybe you two might know the answer to my question. I bought all of the casino play allowed (slotplay, $100, $50, 20 for 10 etc.) but want to prepay OBC on my account. We'll say $2000 for the sake of this discussion. If I prepay $2000 to my onboard account is there a way to get some of this money out of my onboard account to use in casino without paying the 3% service charge?

Thanks in advance for any insight you may give me.

 

 

Well, I'm not either of the people you asked, but I've commented on this before.... no, you cannot.

 

When I last tried to buy $2,000 of casino play I was told I could only buy 1 of each denomination, or $175 total per person.

 

Other OBC is still like withdrawing cash, as far as the casino is concerned because they don't know how much OBC you have.

 

 

 

Stephen

 

 

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[Fishbait17]

I have tried to figure out ways around the 3% fee for a while. With my gambling budget, I am paying close to $300 in fees each sailing. I have never found a way around it except: 1) Sail European itineraries. No charge as of yet on Euro sailings, but that could change any day. 2) Become CAS Platinum level. They were waiving the fee for CAS Platinums (not to be confused with NCL Platinums). This requires annual points of somewhere around 40,000 or more - most I ever hit was around 32,000 in a year. Not sure if they still do this, but I assume they do..

 

Robin

[aces389]

1 - would be travelers checks and cash in the casino as needed,

 

2 - would be using a cash back credit card that pays 3% for travel related items, I know that I have seen them advertised.

 

I have used a casino cruise broker in the past and they could have the charges waived, but not recently.

 

Good luck,:)

[weloverunning]

Thanks for your thoughts. I actually have a 5% on everything credit card. However, the promotion ends for me around 11/1 and i don't sail until 11/15. That is the reason I am putting an extra $2000 on my onboard account. I was just looking for a way not to waste (?) 3% of the 5% on service charges. I will still be earning 2% but you can't blame someone for trying.

[johnsak123]

The only way to avoid the fee via the casino is if you are a high roller. they will waive the fee sometimes. It happened to friends of mine.

[Fishbait17]

You could also establish a credit line with the casino, but that wouldn't help you use a credit card - that has to be done with cash.

 

Robin

[mpk218]

Does the 3% apply to both cash and chips received or just cash ?

 

Im assuming both .

[Fishbait17]

Does the 3% apply to both cash and chips received or just cash ?

 

Im assuming both .

 

The fee applies any time you charge any cash or chips against your onboard account at the casino cashier. if you want $100, you sign a charge receipt for $100 + $3 fee, and you see a charge of $103 posted to you onboard account.

 

Robin

[Richie2pies]

Can the cash you get paying the 3% be used against non-refundible OBC?

[tdcjerry]

If you are bringing cash, use your in cabin safe "no fee's" and you can use what you need when you need it. Sorry I don't gamble very much, and don't need to worry about fee's.

[Twelvevman]

You can always establish a credit line to avoid the fees:

 

Credit Application

Casinos At Sea offer credit lines and process the applications in the same format as a land based casino. All approved credit lines are activated once a personal check is posted with the Casino Cashier.

To apply for Casino credit please fill out our online Casino Credit Application Form. Minimum request is $3,000. Applications are processed 1 month prior to sailing. For questions contact casinocredit@ncl.com or call 877.625.2094

Any winnings, over 5K, may be issued to the player in a check or may be wired back to their account.

Front Money Deposits are accepted in the form of cash, travelers checks and cashiers checks or may be wired directly to NCL prior to embarkation. Contact Casino Credit for more information. All cashiers checks require prior verification.

W2G - All jackpots over $1200 are subject to IRS reporting. A W2G will be issued.

[jetskier]

It has been awhile since my last NCL cruise. Is the 3% charge applied if you draw cash from your S&S account to a slot machine? On Carnival, they do not and is a great way of getting cash from your account and then just cashing out from the slot machine. And then going to the casino cage to convert to cash.

 

Dave

[A1SusieQ]

It has been awhile since my last NCL cruise. Is the 3% charge applied if you draw cash from your S&S account to a slot machine? On Carnival, they do not and is a great way of getting cash from your account and then just cashing out from the slot machine. And then going to the casino cage to convert to cash.

 

Dave

 

 

Sorry NCL does not allow you to add money to the machine from your card the same way Carnival allows it.

 

To get cash, you must go up to the cage, sign a form and withdraw money. You are subject to the 3% fee.

[VideoTech]

You're not going to avoid some kind of fee (casino cage, ATM, credit card, etc) unless you just bring the cash.

 

Bringing cash also has the advantage of letting you set your budget for gambling. When the cash is gone, you're done. And the in-room safe is perfectly fine for holding that cash during the cruise.

[IrishKathy]

Robin,

 

Would the transatlantic cruise beginning in Barcelona, and only stopping in Funcal, qualify for the no 3% fee on withdrawals?

 

Thanks.

 

Kathy

[sjbdtz]

Robin,

 

Would the transatlantic cruise beginning in Barcelona, and only stopping in Funcal, qualify for the no 3% fee on withdrawals?

 

Thanks.

 

Kathy

 

 

It should. I had asked the casino host on my last Med cruise, and they explained that all cruises in Europe (Barcelona would be in Europe) were exempt from the 3% charge. :)

 

 

Stephen

 

 

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