Not sure how to update my topic...called club royale again to get further clarification...apparently there were not talking about the actual cruise certificates you get at the end of the cruise....I talked with Julie and she confirmed that as you play and accumulate points, you can cash in those points towards your folio or for casino play. She confirmed, and I asked a couple of times, that cashing in the points does not affect your point total towards Prime, etc.
I asked for this in writing and she suggested I email them and their response would b a verification I could take on the ship in case there is any problem with the casino host. She says it’s a new procedure that has been in effect for about a year. I do know when we play slots, it shows your point total and I have cashed in those points for free play quite often just using the key pad. But now I know I can put those towards our folio, we might do that. Of course points aren’t dollar for dollar but it might b a nice way of getting some OBC. It also doesn’t affect the point total for the cruise certificate you get at the end of the cruise, you would still get that. She said all we have to do is let the casino host know we want it put towards the folio.