How does one get a Princess Casino Offer?

[artvlay]

On 3/12/2024 at 4:26 AM, CU64 said:

I would set my hair on fire If I had to sit in front of a slot machine 3-4 hrs daily on a CRUISE. Guess I will be paying regular prices for my cabins.

If you do set your hair on fire, make sure you are in the smoking area.

[Catbert234]

On 3/12/2024 at 12:21 AM, Catbert234 said:

I guess I will give it another try. Seems as if Carnival has signed with an app that validates stock ownership to make it easier to claim the shareholder benefit

Update: The app is called Stockperks - it allows people who hold shares in companies that offer shareholder benefits to streamline the process of applying for their benefits.

1. I downloaded the app
2. Set up a profile,
3. Followed the instructions for manually posting a statement that proves stock ownership (you blank out the account numbers, but show the date and your name on the statement).  Alternatively, you authorize a direct link to a brokerage account (my brokerage account does not allow that).
4. Waited a few days for them to verify my stock ownership
5. As soon as they emailed me the validation, I went back into the app, went to the Eligible offers, chose the cruise line (Princess in this case)
6. I entered my booking number, cruise date, name, and email address, clicked "Claim" -- their guidelines say "put in for credits at least 3 weeks in advance of your cruise" - I assumed that it would take awhile to get a yes, but I got confirmation from Stockperks AND Princess that they had applied the onboard credit for shareholder benefits (not spendable in the casino) the next day. REALLY easy!

Edited March 15 by Catbert234
corrected the lead time from 4 weeks ahead of cruise to 3 weeks - also changed "birth date" to "cruise date" because that is what is on the app form

[20165]

I didnt want to open a new topic for this question because im pretty sure someone on this post knows the answer.  If i use my onboard account for casino/gambling money, does that get charged to my credit card as a regular charge or a cash advance?

thanks

[kywildcatfanone]

Spend a lot of money

[roxievegas]

27 minutes ago, 20165 said:

I didnt want to open a new topic for this question because im pretty sure someone on this post knows the answer.  If i use my onboard account for casino/gambling money, does that get charged to my credit card as a regular charge or a cash advance?

thanks

regular charge.

The casino posts the monies to your cabin account and it will all be charged to your credit card in one lump sum at the end of your cruise if you choose not to pay some of it down with your winnings.

I played next to a lady that was up $1,000 and she was debating if she should cash out the $1,000 and go to guest services and pay it towards her cabin bill.  

[20165]

8 minutes ago, roxievegas said:

regular charge.

The casino posts the monies to your cabin account and it will all be charged to your credit card in one lump sum at the end of your cruise if you choose not to pay some of it down with your winnings.

I played next to a lady that was up $1,000 and she was debating if she should cash out the $1,000 and go to guest services and pay it towards her cabin bill.  

Oh thats perfect thank you.  I dont mind it going to my Creditcard as long as i dont get cash advance fees.  

Also, do you know if you have to do something special to get the credit on your casino account?  We were on celebrity last year and i tried it at one of the slot machines and although it recognized my cruise card, it would not let me add money to the machine to play. Maybe i need to go to the casino cashier first?

thx again

 

[memoak]

3 minutes ago, 20165 said:

Oh thats perfect thank you.  I dont mind it going to my Creditcard as long as i dont get cash advance fees.  

Also, do you know if you have to do something special to get the credit on your casino account?  We were on celebrity last year and i tried it at one of the slot machines and although it recognized my cruise card, it would not let me add money to the machine to play. Maybe i need to go to the casino cashier first?

thx again

 

Tap your medallion, put in your pin (it will tell you how) and specify how much to play 

[Catbert234]

Not on Princess - you add the preferred payment method to your account before the journey (and you cannot change it mid-journey, so keep in mind your open balance). Each charge you place against your room is verified / validated against the card when you make the transaction to charge your room account. You don't have to go to the host at all unless you use cash to add to your bank

[oteixeira]

Stupid follow up.  I always play casinos (a little) on my cruises, but I never join the casino at sea clubs.  Do you need to have a casino card for these offers, or do they base it off your room card (which you generally insert when you play any slot machine)?

Thanks!

[Catbert234]

Not stupid. You need your medallion to play at any table on a Princess ship. They use it to check a person's age (for younger players) and you automatically join the Players Club

[oteixeira]

17 minutes ago, Catbert234 said:

Not stupid. You need your medallion to play at any table on a Princess ship. They use it to check a person's age (for younger players) and you automatically join the Players Club

So basically if I use my cash (I bring cash for the slots) do I check into the machine with my medallion and I am good, or do I need to sign up for some Players Club thing?  LOL  You would think I would have asked this years ago but first time back on Princess in a very long time and they seem to be more generous with casino stuff then NCL is.  

Edited April 24 by oteixeira

[roxievegas]

15 minutes ago, oteixeira said:

So basically if I use my cash (I bring cash for the slots) do I check into the machine with my medallion and I am good, or do I need to sign up for some Players Club thing?  LOL  You would think I would have asked this years ago but first time back on Princess in a very long time and they seem to be more generous with casino stuff then NCL is.  

The first time you sit down at the machine, it will ask for your birthdate (use to be you created a "code").  It reads your medallion, and matches the birthdate to your medallion and cabin.

You can feed "real" money into the machine, or you can choose to take money (the amount is charged to your cabin) and have it put in your "casino bank".  

If you play cash, when you decide to get off that machine, and you still have money left on the machine it will go to your "casino bank" and you go to the next machine and draw from that money to play the next machine, or you put real cash in again.  At anytime you can go to the cashier cage and get real money out of your casino bank.

But if you are going to be playing for 7 days or longer, just continue to use the money in your "casino bank" and wait until the end of the cruise to hopefully cash out.

[oteixeira]

6 minutes ago, roxievegas said:

The first time you sit down at the machine, it will ask for your birthdate (use to be you created a "code").  It reads your medallion, and matches the birthdate to your medallion and cabin.

You can feed "real" money into the machine, or you can choose to take money (the amount is charged to your cabin) and have it put in your "casino bank".  

If you play cash, when you decide to get off that machine, and you still have money left on the machine it will go to your "casino bank" and you go to the next machine and draw from that money to play the next machine, or you put real cash in again.  At anytime you can go to the cashier cage and get real money out of your casino bank.

But if you are going to be playing for 7 days or longer, just continue to use the money in your "casino bank" and wait until the end of the cruise to hopefully cash out.

Great explanation, thank you.  So first play it will create the casino account for me.  :)  

[roxievegas]

1 minute ago, oteixeira said:

Great explanation, thank you.  So first play it will create the casino account for me.  🙂

Yes

the last full day of the cruise, you may receive an offer under your door for your next cruise. 

Referred to the "come back and play" offer - if you have played enough.

After that you will receive emails and US mail offers sent to you with offers

Now they have you.

[oteixeira]

7 minutes ago, roxievegas said:

Yes

the last full day of the cruise, you may receive an offer under your door for your next cruise. 

Referred to the "come back and play" offer - if you have played enough.

After that you will receive emails and US mail offers sent to you with offers

Now they have you.

I mean, maybe not....I don't do much more then $100 a day, so it would have to be a cruise were I hit enough to play for quite a while on the machine I guess.  :)  Here is to hoping!  

[Catbert234]

1 hour ago, oteixeira said:

I mean, maybe not....I don't do much more then $100 a day, so it would have to be a cruise were I hit enough to play for quite a while on the machine I guess.  🙂 Here is to hoping!  

This is correct - except they are CBS offers (come back and sail). On Princess.com, if you log in and go to "My Account" and on the account page choose the "Onboard Credits" link (even if it says $0.00), and the site will take you to a page titled: "Circle Savings Account" - scroll down to "Onboard Credits" (even if it says balance $0.00) and click "View Details." 

In that area you will see EVERY currently active offer associated with your Captain's Circle account. 

If it includes 'Cbs' in the description, then it is a come back and sail offer. If you have "used" the offer, then it will have an entry under STATUS that says which booking it was applied to

[Catbert234]

2 hours ago, oteixeira said:

So basically if I use my cash (I bring cash for the slots) do I check into the machine with my medallion and I am good, or do I need to sign up for some Players Club thing?  LOL  You would think I would have asked this years ago but first time back on Princess in a very long time and they seem to be more generous with casino stuff then NCL is.  

Yes - before the machine will activate you have to press your medallion against the reader. It will prompt you to log in (birthday MMYY is your password) and you can then add cash to the machine. Originally, they required that you set up an account and a PIN, but that appears to all be automated now. 

One note: Not sure that all of the machines will take cash - some only work with your player "bank" or allow you to add money to the machine using the credit card associated with your onboard account.

 

Edited April 24 by Catbert234

[jlabs03]

On 3/7/2024 at 7:29 PM, mattR said:

That doesn't sound like a free cruise to me it sounds like a potential expensive cruise? If the slot machine pays out 95% then the cruise still costs $2700.

My first sailing on Princess was December of 2023 and I got a bounce back offer for a free balcony and $600 FP, I had about 12,000 points and lost about $5000, the slots were pretty tight but I did have some big wins but no hand pays, I did cycle the money through to increase my points to get comps.  I used the bounce back offer for my upcoming British Isles cruise and it saved me $8,000, so I am ahead of the game already. I travel with my teenage daughter so I am paying both fares.   I have since gotten additional free balcony offers on my account, which I can use for up to 3 cruises.  I have a 7 day Alaskan cruise in August (free saved me about $4,000), a 16 day Hawaiian cruise in December (free saved me about $5,500), and a June 2025 cruise to the eastern Caribbean (free and saved me $3500).  I always have budget for my gambling and I enjoy it.