Casino Card and Bourbon

[*love2travel*]

Just a couple questions. What card do you use at the casino? Is it the Ocean Players Card or the Sign and Sail? Also looking for bourbon. Do all the bars have the same brands available? Having a hard time finding a bourbon list.

[mz-s]

S&S card is the card to use onboard. I didn't know the Ocean Players club gave out cards.

 

No, not all bars have all bourbons. The steakhouse bar, and Guy's Smokehouse bar, tend to have the most extensive bourbon selection. The casino bar pretty much tops out at Woodford Reserve.

[*love2travel*]

5 minutes ago, mz-s said:

S&S card is the card to use onboard. I didn't know the Ocean Players club gave out cards.

 

No, not all bars have all bourbons. The steakhouse bar, and Guy's Smokehouse bar, tend to have the most extensive bourbon selection. The casino bar pretty much tops out at Woodford Reserve.

Thank you. Can you go to the steakhouse bar if you're not eating there?

[mz-s]

1 minute ago, *love2travel* said:

Thank you. Can you go to the steakhouse bar if you're not eating there?

 

Absolutely can. A lot of people don't know that. Some ships have more room at the steakhouse bar than others.

[*love2travel*]

4 minutes ago, mz-s said:

 

Absolutely can. A lot of people don't know that. Some ships have more room at the steakhouse bar than others.

Awesome, thanks again!

[Elaine5715]

2 hours ago, *love2travel* said:

Just a couple questions. What card do you use at the casino? Is it the Ocean Players Card or the Sign and Sail? Also looking for bourbon. Do all the bars have the same brands available? Having a hard time finding a bourbon list.

Your S&S is your "casino" card

[kwokpot]

15 hours ago, *love2travel* said:

Is it the Ocean Players Card

I'm curious about this. When and how did you get this card? What does it look like? Is there an expiration date? I'm assuming your VIFP # is on it? I've NEVER seen one and I'm not sure what the purpose of it especially give Carnival's Casino program doesn't even have visible tiers levels to attain, so there's really no purpose to it.

[EngIceDave]

I remember having a casino specific card at one point, one different than the room key.

[Elaine5715]

12 minutes ago, EngIceDave said:

I remember having a casino specific card at one point, one different than the room key.

Not in my years on Carnival

[Mic101680]

18 hours ago, *love2travel* said:

Just a couple questions. What card do you use at the casino? Is it the Ocean Players Card or the Sign and Sail? Also looking for bourbon. Do all the bars have the same brands available? Having a hard time finding a bourbon list.

 

You use your S&S card as your casino card - you can track your points, which reset after each cruise, on the HUB app.

 

I haven't really ever seen a whiskey list anywhere for Carnival, but do remember seeing Jack Daniels, Buffalo Trace, and Woodford Reserve in the bourbon category. There may have been a couple other bourbons, but most of their whiskeys I saw on my last few cruises were scotch, which I am not a fan of. I just stuck with the BT when I wanted it neat since it's hard to find at home and is a somewhat decent bourbon.

[*love2travel*]

3 hours ago, kwokpot said:

I'm curious about this. When and how did you get this card? What does it look like? Is there an expiration date? I'm assuming your VIFP # is on it? I've NEVER seen one and I'm not sure what the purpose of it especially give Carnival's Casino program doesn't even have visible tiers levels to attain, so there's really no purpose to it.

At one time, I thought I read that there was a card. I was just looking for clarification as to what card you use. I didn't know if I needed to get an OPC before or at the casino, but apparently it doesn't exist. 

[*love2travel*]

36 minutes ago, Mic101680 said:

 

You use your S&S card as your casino card - you can track your points, which reset after each cruise, on the HUB app.

 

I haven't really ever seen a whiskey list anywhere for Carnival, but do remember seeing Jack Daniels, Buffalo Trace, and Woodford Reserve in the bourbon category. There may have been a couple other bourbons, but most of their whiskeys I saw on my last few cruises were scotch, which I am not a fan of. I just stuck with the BT when I wanted it neat since it's hard to find at home and is a somewhat decent bourbon.

Thank you! Sounds like a good plan.

[kwokpot]

38 minutes ago, Mic101680 said:

You use your S&S card as your casino card - you can track your points, which reset after each cruise, on the HUB app.

Make sure you also hand in your card at table games to track your play there. If you're going to be a regular in the casino on your cruise it's worth your while to find and meet the casino host  for your cruise. Tip the dealers. You can check your points accumulation on the slots machines and also a new feature, on the phone app, although it may or may not be accurate.   

IF you're accumulating points at a good pace it's not inappropriate to speak to the casino host about comping a meal at a specialty restaurant. Sometimes that could come automatically, but it never hurts to ask, all they can say is 'You need to play a little more before I can do that'. That's why it's always good to meet and make yourself known to the casino host. 

[*love2travel*]

2 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

Make sure you also hand in your card at table games to track your play there. If you're going to be a regular in the casino on your cruise it's worth your while to find and meet the casino host  for your cruise. Tip the dealers. You can check your points accumulation on the slots machines and also a new feature, on the phone app, although it may or may not be accurate.   

IF you're accumulating points at a good pace it's not inappropriate to speak to the casino host about comping a meal at a specialty restaurant. Sometimes that could come automatically, but it never hurts to ask, all they can say is 'You need to play a little more before I can do that'. That's why it's always good to meet and make yourself known to the casino host. 

Thank you so much for all the helpful information!!

[Pika8347]

On 1/27/2023 at 3:13 PM, kwokpot said:

Make sure you also hand in your card at table games to track your play there. If you're going to be a regular in the casino on your cruise it's worth your while to find and meet the casino host  for your cruise. Tip the dealers. You can check your points accumulation on the slots machines and also a new feature, on the phone app, although it may or may not be accurate.   

IF you're accumulating points at a good pace it's not inappropriate to speak to the casino host about comping a meal at a specialty restaurant. Sometimes that could come automatically, but it never hurts to ask, all they can say is 'You need to play a little more before I can do that'. That's why it's always good to meet and make yourself known to the casino host. 

Wow! I thought this only worked in Vegas. How do you make yourself known with only pass line bets, lol!

[Petersonfcu]

11 hours ago, Pika8347 said:

Wow! I thought this only worked in Vegas. How do you make yourself known with only pass line bets, lol!

In my experience at the Carnival tables they always log in your sign and sail card when you join the table.  They then record the amount of chips you start with and the amount of chips you "color up" with (end with).  This was my experience at the craps table as well as the other tables.  At the blackjack tables they also try to track your average bet size.  I am not sure if they try to track your average bet size at the craps table or not.  It would be difficult if there are many players at the craps table, particularly since players can make many bets beyond the pass line bet if they want to.