$20 a day in the 8 cent slots.....

[Vitamin_Sea]

dancing drums    8 cent is lowest one

[jiggs]

the offers are great, but they are usually aligned to down weeks from a booking perspective and maybe more tenured ships...I know offers are all over, I see them too, but lets not set the expectation that  $140 coin in will get you a spring break 7 dayer for free.

 

if you have nothing holding you back from when you cruise and can drive to ports in FL, then by all means go for it.  I'd be on 10 sailings a year if I didn't have to pay airfare to get there.

[Ilovesailaway]

17 minutes ago, jiggs said:

I'd be on 10 sailings a year if I didn't have to pay airfare to get there.

I agree no such this thing as a free lunch... typically.

I have points for air and hotels but I know that doesn't mean free. Those points are worth a lot and I still would need to pay grats, taxes, port fees, travel meals...

Still, you give me a cabin and hopefully drinks I'm in lol.

[Vitamin_Sea]

32 minutes ago, Ilovesailaway said:

I agree no such this thing as a free lunch... typically.

I have points for air and hotels but I know that doesn't mean free. Those points are worth a lot and I still would need to pay grats, taxes, port fees, travel meals...

Still, you give me a cabin and hopefully drinks I'm in lol.

Thing is im a st pete resident. I can get dropped off at  port tampa or drive to port canaveral ..

yep its a free cruise

[Vitamin_Sea]

58 minutes ago, jiggs said:

the offers are great, but they are usually aligned to down weeks from a booking perspective and maybe more tenured ships...I know offers are all over, I see them too, but lets not set the expectation that  $140 coin in will get you a spring break 7 dayer for free.

 

if you have nothing holding you back from when you cruise and can drive to ports in FL, then by all means go for it.  I'd be on 10 sailings a year if I didn't have to pay airfare to get there.

is xmas week a down week?

I was on MardiGras 12/24 sailing,,,,, an 8 day packed cruise.... FREEEEEEEEE

[EngIceDave]

1 hour ago, jiggs said:

the offers are great, but they are usually aligned to down weeks from a booking perspective and maybe more tenured ships...I know offers are all over, I see them too, but lets not set the expectation that  $140 coin in will get you a spring break 7 dayer for free.

I'd agree with that, I have what I'd call numerous generous offers, insides to suites, but all are limited. It's not every cruise, but I do have a standing offer of like 30% of "any cruise," big deal.

 

Offers aren't any time any cruise, they're specific to fill in slow times

 

Especially Australia, they REALLY want me to go down there and play

Edited January 23, 2023 by EngIceDave

[jiggs]

22 minutes ago, Vitamin_Sea said:

is xmas week a down week?

I was on MardiGras 12/24 sailing,,,,, an 8 day packed cruise.... FREEEEEEEEE

good on you if that was the case...

[kona_wahine]

I get casino offers, my husband doesn’t. I play the slots, usually $50 a night. I’ve come out ahead a few times. A couple times pretty well. My husband doesn’t play slots, but will play roulette, but doesn’t give them his card so no record. Cruising Panorama for free next month. 

[momof3cruisers]

3 hours ago, Vitamin_Sea said:

dancing drums    8 cent is lowest one

I had no idea you could bet that low on those. Might have to investigate.

[Vitamin_Sea]

12 hours ago, kona_wahine said:

I get casino offers, my husband doesn’t. I play the slots, usually $50 a night. I’ve come out ahead a few times. A couple times pretty well. My husband doesn’t play slots, but will play roulette, but doesn’t give them his card so no record. Cruising Panorama for free next month. 

Now why would he not give the dealer his card?

[Vitamin_Sea]

11 hours ago, momof3cruisers said:

I had no idea you could bet that low on those. Might have to investigate.

yes... There was 3 machines on Pride with that option. Next to craps table. 

[Caps_Shield]

I am completely trying this on my side by side this summer.  Two different ships, $20 a day.  I could handle a free cruise from that and if it doesn't work it was worth the try.

 

[ninjacat123]

1 hour ago, Caps_Shield said:

I am completely trying this on my side by side this summer.  Two different ships, $20 a day.  I could handle a free cruise from that and if it doesn't work it was worth the try.

 

And there is a possibility of winning!! 

[kona_wahine]

9 hours ago, Vitamin_Sea said:

Now why would he not give the dealer his card?

I don’t know, guess he doesn’t want to. 

[Vitamin_Sea]

2 hours ago, Caps_Shield said:

I am completely trying this on my side by side this summer.  Two different ships, $20 a day.  I could handle a free cruise from that and if it doesn't work it was worth the try.

 

worth a shot.... i cruised free on Paradise couple months ago, MardiGras 12/24 and pride last week

[Mic101680]

On 1/22/2023 at 7:49 PM, EngIceDave said:

Offers aren't any time any cruise, they're specific to fill in slow times

 

Especially Australia, they REALLY want me to go down there and play

 

I'm not sure about the offers only being specific to 'slow' times - some of the recent free room offers I've had, I was able to book cruises during holidays and other sold out/popular cruises. They have been restricted to certain cabin classes, and in some cases, I was sent upgrade offers after booking.

 

And yes - I've got so many offers for Australia (including several free room offers) it's insane. If only the flights over weren't so pricey...

[StephPS79]

I would have to disagree, offers aren't just for tenured ships, we have multiple offers to book Celebration, and a few for Jubilee.  Pretty much available any month.  Yes, they are select sailings and capacity controlled, but preferred time to cruise for us is off-season.  I have zero complaints for a February 2024 free balcony on Celebration.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 25, 2023 by StephPS79

[Tennessee Rose]

On 1/22/2023 at 5:48 PM, Vitamin_Sea said:

dont have to register ... i just spend $20 a day in 8 cent slots     thats all i do

Assuming you had your sail/sign card in the slot to get credits for your play? Otherwise, how would they know to send you specific casino offers? I need to know these things!!

[Vitamin_Sea]

6 hours ago, Tennessee Rose said:

Assuming you had your sail/sign card in the slot to get credits for your play? Otherwise, how would they know to send you specific casino offers? I need to know these things!!

of course the card is in the slot

[sra12574]

Are  you  playing  till the  $20  dollars  runs  through  or  are  you playing  till  theres  no  money  left  after  losing  some  winning  some  losing  some  ?

[Vitamin_Sea]

On 1/26/2023 at 9:08 AM, sra12574 said:

Are  you  playing  till the  $20  dollars  runs  through  or  are  you playing  till  theres  no  money  left  after  losing  some  winning  some  losing  some  ?

its up n down a little ....my 20 investment usually lasts hour n a half. once its gone i go watch blackjack

[irun5k]

What does "free" look like?

 

e.g. the least possible definition I could imagine is, base cruise fare for a 3 nights on their oldest ship during the low of low season, inside cabin, one traveler.  Perhaps sort of premium if you want to bring a guest and of course taxes, fees, tips not included.

 

Of course it could only get better from there.... if you can bring a second person to occupy the stateroom and with fees and taxes and whatever else they want to add, it is still substantially less that what you'd pay with a normal booking, and it isn't necessarily on their oldest and worst, then it starts to become attractive pretty quickly.

 

 

 

[edrussell]

Our first ever cruise was Jan of last year came from the MyVegas app.  Neither my wife nor I have ever spent a cent on the games and have played for years.  We of course paid taxes and port fees but that was it as far as the cruise goes.  My wife achieved prime on that cruise (the threshold was much lower during the pandemic), from that cruise we've generated many more offers than we ever will use.  We've taken 2 others on casino COMP since.  We have 3 others booked.  My wife provided her info to Carnival via their match program and she has generated offers and we snagged a Carnival sailing in Sept of this year.  So that totals 3 cruises taken, 4 more booked and we've yet to ever pay the base fare.  Only taxes and port fees.  I am a meticulous record keeper and on our first 3 cruises we are down a total of less than 400 in the casino.  

 

We are gamblers in land based casinos and have a strong relationship with several properties I can say firsthand that the COMP value we get from land based casinos is nowhere near close to the value we've extracted from cruise lines thus far.  

[Elaine5715]

6 hours ago, irun5k said:

What does "free" look like?

 

e.g. the least possible definition I could imagine is, base cruise fare for a 3 nights on their oldest ship during the low of low season, inside cabin, one traveler.  Perhaps sort of premium if you want to bring a guest and of course taxes, fees, tips not included.

 

Of course it could only get better from there.... if you can bring a second person to occupy the stateroom and with fees and taxes and whatever else they want to add, it is still substantially less that what you'd pay with a normal booking, and it isn't necessarily on their oldest and worst, then it starts to become attractive pretty quickly.

 

 

 

I have never gotten a crappy offer like that.  I am paying taxes and gratuities only as a solo on upcoming 8 days cruises, one on Spirit and one on Mardi Gras.  I have unused offers for suites and balconies to Australia, Europe, Alaska and the Caribbean  but my schedule doesn't have that flexibility.   

[Elaine5715]

3 hours ago, edrussell said:

Our first ever cruise was Jan of last year came from the MyVegas app.  Neither my wife nor I have ever spent a cent on the games and have played for years.  We of course paid taxes and port fees but that was it as far as the cruise goes.  My wife achieved prime on that cruise (the threshold was much lower during the pandemic), from that cruise we've generated many more offers than we ever will use.  We've taken 2 others on casino COMP since.  We have 3 others booked.  My wife provided her info to Carnival via their match program and she has generated offers and we snagged a Carnival sailing in Sept of this year.  So that totals 3 cruises taken, 4 more booked and we've yet to ever pay the base fare.  Only taxes and port fees.  I am a meticulous record keeper and on our first 3 cruises we are down a total of less than 400 in the casino.  

 

We are gamblers in land based casinos and have a strong relationship with several properties I can say firsthand that the COMP value we get from land based casinos is nowhere near close to the value we've extracted from cruise lines thus far.  

It is your relationship with MyVegas and land casinos generating your offers, not your onboard play.  What is "prime"?  That isn't Carnival.