Won the Free Cruise Raffle!

[kenteecruisin]

Has anyone else ever won? Is there anything I should know? Thanks!

[ColinIllinois]

Has anyone else ever won? Is there anything I should know? Thanks!

 

 

Congrats. Free cruise raffle from whom?

[kenteecruisin]

Congrats. Free cruise raffle from whom?

 

You collect raffle tickets during the cruise at bingo/Deal or No Deal and the last day of the cruise at bingo they have the drawing.

[www3traveler]

It may NOT be as free as one would think. I think that you will have to pay the port fees, government taxes and other expenses. You might also owe income tax on the value of the cruise certificate- gambling winnings are taxable.

[kenteecruisin]

It may NOT be as free as one would think. I think that you will have to pay the port fees, government taxes and other expenses. You might also owe income tax on the value of the cruise certificate- gambling winnings are taxable.

 

Haha - yes I know. That's why I was hoping to hear from someone else who has also won the raffle.

 

And yes you do have to pay port fess & govt taxes.

[www3traveler]

I know someone who did win a cruise at the bingo raffle. She never did get a cruise to work out for her in the time frame given for it. If I remember correctly, she still had to pay the income taxes on it- city, state and federal.

[Cruise_Lover03]

OP- I also won it. Congrats!!

 

Mine was for a free inside cabin on a 7 day Caribbean cruise of my choice. Covers the fare, not the port fees or taxes but still a good savings. We upgraded and saved about $1100 off the cruise price. So no compliant here.

What ship did you win on?

 

 

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[camper06]

Has anyone else ever won? Is there anything I should know? Thanks!

 

We won a cruise at bingo a few years ago - it was a bingo prize on the last day of the cruise. Ours was for an inside cabin but you could pay to upgrade. We did pay port taxes and fees. They gave us a special number to call to book it. It ended up costing between $600-$700 for 2 people for a 7 day cruise.

 

The other thing is that it did not count toward our lattitudes rewards - no points earned because it was a "free" cruise.

 

That's all I can remember.

 

Hope it works out for you!!