Bingo

[scrapycruiser]

What is bingo like on the Royal ? Do they use those electronic cards ? I hope not.

How much to play ? I used to enjoy playing on Disney & RCCL but they now use the electronic cards. Really takes the fun out of it ! Plus it's gotten ridiculously expensive ! Hope it's more reasonable on Princess.

[alexspepa]

What is bingo like on the Royal ? Do they use those electronic cards ? I hope not.

How much to play ? I used to enjoy playing on Disney & RCCL but they now use the electronic cards. Really takes the fun out of it ! Plus it's gotten ridiculously expensive ! Hope it's more reasonable on Princess.

 

on the Ruby Christmas cruise bingo was $20-$40 depending on how many cards you purchased. They use paper cards, but they use the computer instead of real balls; and verification is made by using the number in the free space on the card.

 

I mention the free space because I saw a lady disqualified from a $1500 jackpot on Carnival because she had torn out the free space (these were punch cards; Princess uses the type requiring a dauber(sp?). I saw her later crying and yelling at the purser staff...but everyone had been warned not to tear anything on the card.

[cpj]

Bingo on a cruise ship is nothing but a ripoff. Don't waste your time and money.

[alexspepa]

Bingo on a cruise ship is nothing but a ripoff. Don't waste your time and money.

 

maybe...but since i won the jackpot on our celebrity cruise and won four times on our HAL cruise i figure i am kind of free rolling.

 

besides that my wife likes it and i usually make up for it at the poker table - maybe i will see you there and you can help me pay for my bingo?

 

I mean you are supposed to do things you like on a cruise, correct?

Edited January 8, 2014 by alexspepa

[TERESAh]

I agree---if you look at the # of people playing and the payoff--they seem to keep at least 50% for themselves. They are paper bingo so if you have a dauber, bring it or they will charge you $2

[Hoosier-Cruiser]

The only bingo I have ever won was "Loser Bingo" in 2008 on the Ruby. I went 18 numbers without having a single hit on my card.