birdofsong Posted August 23, 2014 #1 Share Posted August 23, 2014 We won a free 7 night Caribbean cruise at Bingo while we were on the 6/29/14 sailing of the Allure. We thought perhaps we'd try the Southern Caribbean, but the airfares were killers, and frankly I didn't think it was worth spending over $1500 to take our "free" cruise. So out of Florida it is. We decided on the Oasis in February, since we had been so spoiled on the Allure and wanted the same kind of experience. On the cruise certificate, you had to list your three top choices, and send it in. I was anticipating that the cruise line would choose the least expensive of our choices, with an inside cabin. Wrong. They gave us our first choice, the Oasis, and put us in an ocean view (the free cruise does not include a balcony, and although we had one on the Allure, it isn't a big deal to me). They do charge you port charges and gratuities, but I fully expected that. When I called to pay, I was pleasantly surprised. They treated us like we were full paying customers, and were lovely to deal with. Thank you, Royal Caribbean. Maybe we can with another one on the Oasis in February! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovelife Posted August 23, 2014 #2 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Fantastic! I remember when you posted about the win. Couldn't be happier for you. Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdofsong Posted August 23, 2014 Author #3 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Thank you. You have been on an amazing array of cruises! Looks like we could have been on the Fantasy together! That was my first, but I've got a long way to go to get to your tally. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AussieVisi2r Posted August 23, 2014 #4 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjdixon4 Posted August 23, 2014 #5 Share Posted August 23, 2014 Congratulations on booking your cruise...what a wonderful way to get a vacation! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted August 24, 2014 #6 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Congrats on your cruise. Have fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valiamo Posted August 24, 2014 #7 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Awesome, see you at the meet n greet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullsh Posted August 24, 2014 #8 Share Posted August 24, 2014 my dw won a free cruise when we were on the Jewel when we booked they gave us our first choice also (oasis) and only had to pay $300 it upgrade to balcony. They told us that this cruise would not count toward our cruise status even though we paid for upgrade because of winning it at bingo but we will still get all the on board perks of being platinum. congrats on your win and booking and enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geogran Posted August 24, 2014 #9 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Happy sailing! Keep on playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancinman66 Posted August 24, 2014 #10 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Sounds like a great win Enjoy the cruise Should be fun Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miamia65 Posted August 24, 2014 #11 Share Posted August 24, 2014 We won a free 7 night Caribbean cruise at Bingo while we were on the 6/29/14 sailing of the Allure. We thought perhaps we'd try the Southern Caribbean, but the airfares were killers, and frankly I didn't think it was worth spending over $1500 to take our "free" cruise. So out of Florida it is. We decided on the Oasis in February, since we had been so spoiled on the Allure and wanted the same kind of experience. On the cruise certificate, you had to list your three top choices, and send it in. I was anticipating that the cruise line would choose the least expensive of our choices, with an inside cabin. Wrong. They gave us our first choice, the Oasis, and put us in an ocean view (the free cruise does not include a balcony, and although we had one on the Allure, it isn't a big deal to me). They do charge you port charges and gratuities, but I fully expected that. When I called to pay, I was pleasantly surprised. They treated us like we were full paying customers, and were lovely to deal with. Thank you, Royal Caribbean. Maybe we can with another one on the Oasis in February! I won a t-shirt at bingo on oasis LOL, congrats you will have an awesome time on Oasis it's an amazing ship! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IWORK2CRUISE Posted August 24, 2014 #12 Share Posted August 24, 2014 my dw won a free cruise when we were on the Jewel when we booked they gave us our first choice also (oasis) and only had to pay $300 it upgrade to balcony. They told us that this cruise would not count toward our cruise status even though we paid for upgrade because of winning it at bingo but we will still get all the on board perks of being platinum. congrats on your win and booking and enjoy The time that I won at Bingo we also had to submit 3 dates and got an ocean view on Oasis during the Diamonds in December. We got zero points for this cruise instead of double points for Diamond members sailing in December. We were told that if we had paid for an upgrade we would indeed have received double points. It wasn't all that important to us but might make a difference to others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lionesss Posted August 24, 2014 #13 Share Posted August 24, 2014 Thanks for the update. I remember when you won. The Oasis should be really a fun time............... Post a review when you return. Ummm, you playing bingo again? Safe travels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollon Posted August 24, 2014 #14 Share Posted August 24, 2014 So happy for you! We did Allure first and then Oasis b/c we love the bigger ships, also the entertainment will be different so that's something to look forward to, staff was extremely nice as well :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NolaFireLI Posted August 24, 2014 #15 Share Posted August 24, 2014 You're the reason I plan on playing BINGO on my Oasis cruise in November!!! :D Thanks for the update - Hope you get lucky again!!! Happy Sailing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EbayCruiser Posted August 24, 2014 #16 Share Posted August 24, 2014 What a great deal! You will love the Oasis - I'm sure you will have a great trip. Now ... the waiting begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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