Drinks in the casino

[bastmom]

OK, silly question, but do you get free drinks in the casino while you are gambling?

[cb at sea]

Nope! This isn't Vegas! They have no incentive to entice you to stay in their casino, as you have no other options!

The only time you might get a "free" drink is if you are a VERY high roller....and gamble thousands of dollars--(and then, that drink becomes pretty costly!!)

[cruzendude]

Generally speaking....no, though some have posted they get a freebie every now and again but after LOTS of playing.......

[BaumD]

It ain't Vegas.....The answer is no....unless you are on one of the all-inclusive cruise lines (like Silverseas)

[gxchan]

They were running some promotion and I won a martini when playing blackjack. Otherwise we had to pay.

[massfriends]

If you are a member of "Club Royale" drinks are free in the casino.

[yogimax]

I think there was one time when they came around with drinks during what was the captain's coctail party

[negn]

On Princess I got a couple of free drinks the last couple of nights while playing the slots. I used my card so they probably tracked the playing. But usually few and far between

[geojobes]

Only free drink I ever got was on Princess in the casino. They were giving away Mimosas or Bloody Marys in the morning on one of the at sea days. You had to go in before 11 am. Now (after September 1) no free drinks at the Captain's Party on RCCL, even. Oh well, I got one cruise booked on RCCL in October, I'll have to think about future cruises. That fact in and of itself won't make me not book with RCCL, but you add up some of the other stuff & I don't know. Sorry for the editorial, I know that's not the question asked.

[beardedladies]

We traveled on the Independence recently in May 09 and every so often they did a half price on all drinks in the casio happy hour at 23.00 which was a good bonus... made having two gin & tonics for $7.25... bargin !.... Mark

[bastmom]

I'm definitely not a high roller...can't justify buying a $1000 drink in the casino :-)

 

Just curious, what's "Club Royale"?

 

Beardedladies - were there any particular nights that they had happy hour or was it just a random thing?

[gxchan]

If you are a member of "Club Royale" drinks are free in the casino.

 

 

Club Royale? Would love to know more. Please share.

[macd4]

On my last cruise, on one night there was a special: if you bought a martini, you got a match-play coupon.

 

$8 for the drink, then $5 back to gamble with.

[trixietx]

Club Royale is RCCL players club program.

[Dirty Hobbit]

Club Royale? Would love to know more. Please share.

 

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/experience/html.do?exCode=596

[earl_m]

Why should they give you free drinks, there is no where elseto gamble .

[bastmom]

Why should they give you free drinks, there is no where elseto gamble .

 

Never figured the drinks were free so you wouldn't go somewhere else but to get you loose and keep you gambling. Nothing like impaired judgment to really get you spending some money...

[beany]

If you are a member of "Club Royale" drinks are free in the casino.

 

Is that the equivalent of a players club? How do youbecome a member? Thanks

[wolfganghowell]

You have to be invited by the casino manager to join. Pretty high rolling - you have to play minimum $30 per hand on average 2 hours a day. Slots you have to do the $5 dollar machines. I could be a little off on these numbers.

 

As for free drinks, on a couple of cruises when we were in there every night (usually it was the same people at the table) probably about 3 times the casino manager bought the table a round of drinks. In all instances, the same people were there consistently, everyone was happy and friendly and everyone had consistently tipped the dealers on big wins. I think it was the manager's way of thanking everyone for being so professional to the staff. We've also lassoed quite a few Casino High Roller shirts but that's from teasing and torturing (like wearing a Celebrity shirt on Royal and then telling the Royal manager "Well, X gave us a tshirt). Nothing like some good natured competition! :D

[gxchan]

http://www.royalcaribbean.com/findacruise/experience/html.do?exCode=596

 

Thanks for the link.

[retnuh281]

Last cruise on Voyager got A free drink two nights in a row. I attribute that to being nice, having fun, tipping the staff, and again, having fun without being drunk and obnoxious. OK, maybe just not obnoxious.