larainec Posted May 22, 2007 #1 Share Posted May 22, 2007 How much does it cost? What are the prizes? How long is it? How often is it offered? I'm not a real bingo fan, but it would be different. Aren't cruises about relaxing and maybe trying something new?:confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okbowler Posted May 22, 2007 #2 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I'll try to answer some of your questions. Don't know if all cruiselines operate bingo the same , so I will give you what has been my expierence. It will cost about $20 a session.More than likely you will get at least cards for four bingo games. You will have 3 cards for each game. Bingo is usually played once each day, at various times, except on sea days then it will be played twice. Prizes will be cash and depend on the number of cards sold. The last bingo of the cruise will be a coverall and will be for the jackpot, the amount will be determined what is left after previous winnings. You should know that like everything else the cruiseline keeps a percentage of the money collected in bingo. It is not unusual for the jackpot to be worth several thousand dollars. Each bingo session will last about 30 to 45 minutes. I hope this helps, any mistakes I might have made are probably due to old age. :) Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted May 23, 2007 #3 Share Posted May 23, 2007 The cost is $35 per session on Royal Caribbean :) You get cards for five games per session, six different cards on each sheet. ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul929207 Posted May 23, 2007 #4 Share Posted May 23, 2007 As stated above, it is a money maker for the cruise line. They sell hundreds of cards at $20 or so per person and usually pay out less than $500 per sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted May 23, 2007 #5 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I can remember when bingo cost only $1 per card. Don 't play it anymore as I feel they are too expensive and the ship is making a lot of money from them. JMO Have noticed on some cruises that the number of people playing has dropped considerably the last couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitters Posted May 23, 2007 #6 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I will only play on the last day and then I will only buy one card. I have won $2500 and also a free cruise just by playing this way. Remember, it only takes one card to win... :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick-cruiser Posted May 23, 2007 #7 Share Posted May 23, 2007 We used to play bingo all the time on our cruises, winning quite a lot and enjoying it immensely. It can be very entertaining, as well as another venue of meeting/interacting with your fellow passengers. However we do not, or should I say WILL not, play bingo any longer on cruises. The reason for this is that we noticed the dollar amounts for the prizes getting smaller and smaller. On our last cruise in which we played bingo, the prizes given away to the winners were: $63, $85, $110 (it's mathematically nearly impossible to win the coverall, the 4th game, until the last day - when there's no limit on the number of balls called). So the TOTAL money given out for that session was $258. How much did the cruiseline take in for that session? I went up to the person who sold the cards and jokingly said I was wondering what my chances were of winning and asked her how many cards were sold. She said 163 (there were about 100 people playing - some buy more than one packet of cards). At $20 per packet that's $3,260!! And they gave away $258. Is that pathetic, or what? I then talked with the cruise director and he told us that, about 5-10 years ago, the cruiselines kept about 20% of the profits for Bingo - the rest going back to the passengers. Now, the cruiselines keep 80%!! Like everything else, cruiselines think they're fooling people by now charging extra for every little thing, as well as keeping almost all the profits from passenger activities such as bingo. As a man of principal I can't allow myself to be roped into things like that. I enjoy the basic ammenities of cruising, and stay away from the profit-making tactics so prevalent now in the cruiseline industry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted May 23, 2007 #8 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I say go for it. It's fun and you can sit and relax with a cocktail. My opinion it's only $20 and you will spend that on pictures, drinks or what not. This way you might win something. I won $250.00 last time we played. Not bad for $20.00;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurbanfan Posted May 23, 2007 #9 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I have won $2500 and also a free cruise just by playing this way. Remember, it only takes one card to win... :p Another reason to play LOL! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larainec Posted May 23, 2007 Author #10 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Playiing bingo on the last day of the cruise, with a cocktail in my hand, sounds like a definite plan for me. Your ideas are terrific! Thanks.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dd's mom Posted May 24, 2007 #11 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I enjoy playing Bingo now and then. On our Carnival cruises, a single card is $10 or 3 for $20. I won $600 on the Destiny out of San Juan less than 2 years ago. dd's mom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishmaniac Posted May 24, 2007 #12 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Do you have to actually pay to watch your SO play? Can I sit next to her w/o having cards infront of me? Can I help her? :D Sorry for the lame questions. Never officially played a bingo game. :o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted May 24, 2007 #13 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Do you have to actually pay to watch your SO play? Can I sit next to her w/o having cards infront of me? Can I help her? :D Sorry for the lame questions. Never officially played a bingo game. :o No, you don't have to play, and your question wasn't lame :D Just don't rip apart the cards :eek: ### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larainec Posted May 24, 2007 Author #14 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Come to think of it-I lose more in the casino in a lot less time. Bingo might be a money saver for me.:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaofami Posted May 24, 2007 #15 Share Posted May 24, 2007 I play bingo on the last day of a cruise since the prize is a free cruise and I won it once. Since then, I'm hooked, but only one card on the last day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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