Casino Royale Free Yearly Cruise - Anyone Received Theirs Yet?

[nelblu]

2 minutes ago, mosiegirl said:

i love how they checked the spelling of STATEROOM..LOL

It's a lost art.🤪

[Mikew0805]

7 hours ago, nelblu said:

Does it have to be a new booking.  I have a booking for October and was wondering if I can apply the annual free sail to the booking.

You should don't have any problem with that. You just cannot do it at Next Cruise, and get the OBC. Call Casino Royale directly, and you can have it applied.

[DrewFoundLander]

I may be sharing information that is already well known as this is my first Prime annual cruise certificate and I realize there are many on these forums that know all the scoop.

 

I was able to book mine today and upgrade to a balcony at no cost because of its price when factoring in my D+ discount. I paid port fees and gratuities and that is it. Pretty pleased.

[Janet524]

On 4/16/2023 at 10:35 PM, surfjock27 said:

I’m just curious if anyone has received their free yearly cruise through Casino Royale? 
The year started over April 1st and this is my first  eligible year, so I don’t want to miss it. 
 

Thanks in advance. 

No, I did not, and am quite annoyed.  After all, I did spend $25 on the slot machines last cruise!

🤣

[RoperDK]

On 4/23/2023 at 10:05 AM, nelblu said:

Does it have to be a new booking.  I have a booking for October and was wondering if I can apply the annual free sail to the booking.

We booked a refundable rate for Wonder in Jan. 2024 to hold the cabin we wanted.  We were able to apply our annual certificate and reprice at the non-refundable rate while keeping our original booking number and cabin.  I don't think this works if it is after the final payment date.  

[HSDerm348]

1 hour ago, RoperDK said:

We booked a refundable rate for Wonder in Jan. 2024 to hold the cabin we wanted.  We were able to apply our annual certificate and reprice at the non-refundable rate while keeping our original booking number and cabin.  I don't think this works if it is after the final payment date.  

Definitely did not have any problem myself applying this and keeping the same room and reservation, even with non-refundable deposits to begin with. The casino booking agent even me reassured me it would work - and it did!

[nelblu]

10 hours ago, HSDerm348 said:

Definitely did not have any problem myself applying this and keeping the same room and reservation, even with non-refundable deposits to begin with. The casino booking agent even me reassured me it would work - and it did!

Good to hear. Will have to call them today

[Justjrn]

On 4/23/2023 at 1:15 PM, mosiegirl said:

i do spend a “little bit of coin” in the casino each cruise..lol..just curious, what might one have to spend as a “minim7m” in order to get these offers??

On a weekend cruise in april of 2022 I accumulated 500 points (we went home with more money then we had brought with us) and 2 weeks later the offers started.  However, now this spring the offers have dried up.  I suppose part of all the offers we received could have been people's fear of cruising from covid, and now those fears seem to be gone, but who knows?

[HSDerm348]

It’s been a year - I feel like that’s about how long they tend to run offers without any more casino visits.  That is also common on many land-based casinos. Or if you cruised more recently and didn’t gamble that can also dry them up, from my understanding.

[PWP-001]

14 hours ago, Justjrn said:

On a weekend cruise in april of 2022 I accumulated 500 points (we went home with more money then we had brought with us) and 2 weeks later the offers started.  However, now this spring the offers have dried up.  I suppose part of all the offers we received could have been people's fear of cruising from covid, and now those fears seem to be gone, but who knows?

I live in South Florida, so I really focus on the Fort Lauderdale & Miami sailings.  Obviously with less ships here in the summer, there's less capacity for comp rooms-- especially with the high demand from paying guests who are filling the rooms.  

 

I'd expect that somewhere in September or October, more offers are available as the large ships return.

[Justjrn]

On 5/22/2023 at 6:39 AM, PWP-001 said:

I live in South Florida, so I really focus on the Fort Lauderdale & Miami sailings.  Obviously with less ships here in the summer, there's less capacity for comp rooms-- especially with the high demand from paying guests who are filling the rooms.  

 

I'd expect that somewhere in September or October, more offers are available as the large ships return.

Good points! Thanks!

[Justjrn]

On 5/21/2023 at 8:04 PM, HSDerm348 said:

It’s been a year - I feel like that’s about how long they tend to run offers without any more casino visits.  That is also common on many land-based casinos. Or if you cruised more recently and didn’t gamble that can also dry them up, from my understanding.

Oh no there have been many more casino visits 😳🤣.  I suppose we will just have to wait and see what the fall brings.

[Justjrn]

On 4/23/2023 at 7:23 PM, DrewFoundLander said:

 

Edited June 6, 2023 by Justjrn
Figured it out on my own