casino funds

[aawheat]

does anyone know if i can send myself money from my credit card to my ship acct before the cruise to avoid cash advance fees for the casino .also were leaving this coming sunday on the dawn do i have enough time to send money thanks.

[Toto2Kansas]

Yes, here is a link to the Princess gift section http://www.princess.com/learn/onboard/services/gifts/index.jsp

You can either fax in the form for casino credits, or call Princess and do it over the phone.

You will find the vouchers in your stateroom that can be taken to the casino cage whenever you would like and they will cash them in there.

This is not charged to your credit card as a cash advance, but as a purchase, so it is very painless.

 

Leaving on Sunday, I think I would call since your cruise is so close. ;) Good Luck (in the casino that is ;))

[Shelly97060]

Not sure if all ships have this or not but when we were on Golden last summer they had changed it so you could use your cruise card in the slots and then just have the charges added to your ship board account and I don't know if there was a 3% charge to use that feature or not, but I don't think so.

 

I didn't try it, I used the ATM instead, but I saw lots of folks with their cruise cards in the machines. I prefered just getting my cash from the cashier, but it wasn't an option, they were really pushing the use of the card in the slots (maybe that has changed).

 

If that is not for you as Toto mentioned you can send yourself casino credits as a gift. Have a wonderful time and I hope lady luck smiles on you.

 

- Shelly

[tinatark]

Everyone should have their cruise cards in the machines - it's Princess' new rewards program (we were wondering if they were going to comp one of our nights, like the Wynn Las Vegas did!) - you can also set a pin and add your winnings to your cruise card (redeemable only in the casino) - then play other machines using the cruise card dollars, or cash out the card at the cage.

 

A cool thing about using the cards is you can keep up with your winnings, if you know how much casino $ you bring - we brought $500 each and the cards showed over $3k spent in the casino at the end of the cruise. Guess those 4 quarter wins add up!

 

I know this wasn't your original question, hope this info is helpful to you!