A couple of Celebrity questions regarding free cruise offers and perks from the casino

[jrhill]

Hello! On my first Celebrity cruise I gambled like a madman and got only to only 500 points short of Amethyst tier for the Blue Chip Club. When I call they offer me a free cruise! A few questions:

 

1. My offer is for cruise fare only but goes up to Aquaclass. I know in this case, drinks/tips/wifi wouldn't be included like it usually is for Aquaclass, but does anyone know from experience if we would still get access to the thermal suite included? Or any special spa stuff when getting Aquaclass as an offer?
2. The drink packages are crazy, for the basic one it's like over $1000 for 2 people on a week cruise. I also gamble a lot and I know Celebrity gives drinks out to people playing in the casino. But I drink a lot too and would love the drink package. Has anyone ever gotten buddy-buddy with the casino host and been offered these types of perks while on the cruise? It was alleged to me they have a budget per cruise for things like this. If I do get friendly with the host, would it be inappropriate to bluntly ask?
3. Anyone who has ranked up through Blue Chip Club, it sounds like you automatically get a free cruise offer when reaching Amethyst. I only have 24,XXX of the 25,000 points but am getting this offer off "recent play activity". Do you think I will automatically get another free cruise offer once I cross 25K?

 

I know these are specific questions but they're ones that can only be answered anecdotally, so anyone that can contribute, I appreciate you!

 

[NutsAboutGolf]

For AQ you get the amenities, spa access, Blu, two waters delivered to your room, panel shower, etc

 

Host doesn’t offer anything except for free play on the front end and if you gamble enough will wipe out some or all of your on board charges

 

Free offers go by your last sailing and is dependent by the number of nights.  You generally won’t receive a free cruise by climbing tier, it’s based on total tier points per sailing

[kwokpot]

14 minutes ago, NutsAboutGolf said:

Host doesn’t offer anything except for free play on the front end and if you gamble enough will wipe out some or all of your on board charges

Exactly. What that means is instead of getting a drink package, if it seems too expensive, and they are, is to just buy drinks as you want, then on the last day of the cruise make sure you check with the casino host to see what onboard charges, like you bar tab, can be comped. That could also apply to Specialty restaurant charges or any other charges, wifi upgrades (not gratuities). What I will say is your idea of making yourself ;known' to the casino host is a GREAT IDEA. Introduce yourself on the first night, and let them know that you don't have a drink package on this cruise and ask when you should speak the them again about reviewing your play on the cruise to get bar tabs wiped off. Be KIND to the dealers, tip them! Be nice and tip the servers in the bar! Almost all of our recent cruises we don't have any charges on our bill so we ask if we can go shopping in the stores and they pickup the tab, We specifically ask HOW MUCH we can spend, then the last day of the cruise we go to the shops and buy clothes, mugs, bags, etc.