jmcancruise Posted July 31, 2015 #1 Share Posted July 31, 2015 How do you pay for games in the arcade? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb_Erica Posted July 31, 2015 #2 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Swipe your sail & sign card... it all goes on the on board account. Kids can't play alone if they don't have the Authorization to charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmh661983 Posted July 31, 2015 #3 Share Posted July 31, 2015 On the Valor last week, we had to scan our sign and sail card. It also recorded how many tickets were won on the sign and sail card too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcancruise Posted July 31, 2015 Author #4 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Thanks DH and I have never used the facilities, but might consider it this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJinFLA00 Posted July 31, 2015 #5 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Love the air hockey. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcancruise Posted July 31, 2015 Author #6 Share Posted July 31, 2015 Actually air hockey was the main thing I was thinking of. We have always cruised during a time of year when there weren't many kids, so I'm thinking the arcade might not be too busy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise life Posted July 31, 2015 #7 Share Posted July 31, 2015 (edited) We always go to the arcades and there has never been high usage, probably because the games are pricey. We easily spend $100 in the arcade with 2 boys. You can use any S&S card with a CC authorized/positive balance (or add a certain amount each day at guest services) and you can combine points for the rewards to get one big prize or split one card up into smaller amounts. Edited July 31, 2015 by Cruise life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphiregem Posted August 10, 2015 #8 Share Posted August 10, 2015 We always go to the arcades and there has never been high usage, probably because the games are pricey. We easily spend $100 in the arcade with 2 boys. You can use any S&S card with a CC authorized/positive balance (or add a certain amount each day at guest services) and you can combine points for the rewards to get one big prize or split one card up into smaller amounts. Can someone elaborate a bit more on this for me.... New to cruising, so I need the "dummies book/terminology" on how to do this for my 10 and 12 yr old. I wasnt planning on giving them charging rights on their S&S card.... We sail Aug 23 on Dream - THANK YOU!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladygal4.4 Posted August 10, 2015 #9 Share Posted August 10, 2015 (edited) Can someone elaborate a bit more on this for me.... New to cruising, so I need the "dummies book/terminology" on how to do this for my 10 and 12 yr old. I wasnt planning on giving them charging rights on their S&S card.... We sail Aug 23 on Dream - THANK YOU!!! If you don't give them charging privileges (which at that age I totally understand), then you would need to be there. The price for one game is 2-3 dollars each....I think. It adds up super fast, especially since you're just swiping a card. It's not like tokens where you can easily see how much you've spent Edited August 10, 2015 by ladygal4.4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphiregem Posted August 10, 2015 #10 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Thank you Lady....you are completely right, tokens is easier for them to understand their limits...and its more my 10 yr old son for this. We can spend some bonding time at the arcade together and I can be the one at fault for spending too much!! :D Thank you for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audcc77 Posted August 10, 2015 #11 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Can someone elaborate a bit more on this for me.... New to cruising, so I need the "dummies book/terminology" on how to do this for my 10 and 12 yr old. I wasnt planning on giving them charging rights on their S&S card.... We sail Aug 23 on Dream - THANK YOU!!! We do not give our teen son charging privileges. He takes his own cash to the guest services desk & adds it to his own S&S card. If he does not use it all, then at the end of the cruise, he goes back & gets the cash off of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drazil65 Posted August 10, 2015 #12 Share Posted August 10, 2015 This is how we handle the arcade with our 12 yr old (worked great on our cruise this past new years eve on the Liberty)... We gave him charging privilege's on his S & S card (although he was never allowed to run the ship or be anywhere alone, we could sit outside the arcade and have a drink or read or whatever and he could play games) BUT told him we put a limit on his card of $25 dollars a day. Once he ran through his $25 he was done for the day. This provided us with several safeguards, 1) he honestly thought his card would be turned off at the limit amount (yes 12 yr olds can count but he would do the math and stop just short of the $25), so no overspending on our S & S acct 2) he had to plan his visits to the arcade very carefully, we told him no more than 2x's a day, he typically choose 1 time a day (right after dinner as we ate at 6:00 seating) and could relax and spend his $25 all at once 3) this managed expectations for everyone and we did not have to listen to him ask if we or when would we stop at arcade as we let him decide and then stick to the plan, it worked beautifully We will do the same thing on our cruise that leaves in 5 days :D as well, he is already trying to decide what time of day will be his "arcade" time....;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapphiregem Posted August 10, 2015 #13 Share Posted August 10, 2015 Drazil, I like this approach. My son would nag me every waking moment about when we would go to arcade as well so setting this parameter might be the best solutiion for us. Great idea!!! Im gonna steal it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise life Posted August 10, 2015 #14 Share Posted August 10, 2015 We do not give our teen son charging privileges. He takes his own cash to the guest services desk & adds it to his own S&S card. If he does not use it all, then at the end of the cruise, he goes back & gets the cash off of it. This is an excellent idea; our kids think money grows on trees. I will have them do jobs to earn cash for the arcade so they can decide if they want to put it on their cards to use at the arcade or for sodas (which we don't normally authorize), or to take into port for souvenirs. In the past, we have put a large chunk on their cards up front and they spent it in one day. Last time, we put $25 on a couple of different days. If we are with them, we will use our cards. It's a hassle to go to Guest Services each time you want to add money on the child's card, but with children it may be an ideal time to do some financial education with them. The machines will simply deny them once they run out of funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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