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Wow, that's extremely tight! Do you mind if I ask where you heard about that? The only time they can get away with this would be in between sailings as sometimes they cut off access to the casino once it closes on the last night of a sailing. Usually guests are free to roam throughout the casino and it would be quite obvious if slot techs are adjusting every machine between the inaugural and the next sailing

I have not done it myself yet, but I confirmed multiple times that you will not be charged the 5% fee for withdrawing from the cage. It will also count as a regular purchase and NOT a cash advance. I won't be on Icon until July on a B2B so I'd love to hear back from you in March!

Has anyone sailed on Icon recently and could give us some feedback in regards to the software in the casino? Is it similar/same as the one on Wonder? By the way, you can technically charge 10k per day. 5k at the tables and then another 5k at the cashier (with a different credit card). Just FYI if there are any high rollers looking for a larger credit available to them.

Does anyone have similar offers like below? I have a few of these and some of these offers expired already. I can't find any information about the slot tournament series but I assume it's a rather large prize pool and free entry? Are participants in these tournaments only limited to those that receive the offer or is it available anyone and everyone in the casino during the tournament?

I heard there will be a couple of changes this upcoming March. There might be a higher instant crusie certificate above the 25k grand suite offer. Cruises have increased in price dramatically which means these cruise offers are more valuable than ever before. So it's only a matter of time before they revamp the system and increase the tier thresholds which obviously sucks for all of us casino cruisers!

Not even if there’s an upgrade paid or additional passenger paid on the reservation?

Can we still receive the $50-$250 OBC from the shareholder’s benefit on casino comped cruises? I’m assuming no, but just wanted to make sure.

Just to elaborate on @AshleyDillo’s post, solo travellers get rewarded C&A points in the following manner: Non-suites: 2 points Suites: 3 points Unfortunately, it’s not double points as I would have originally suspected. See my thread here:

Ah okay. Thanks for the information. What’s the best $ off that can be offered via myVegas? Wondering if it’s worth getting the app.

Interesting.. I’ll have to look into these myVegas offers. What constitutes a regular booking? One directly online and not through the casino reservation?

Ah that’s unfortunate. Especially since the higher tier offers have a pretty hefty free play attached to them. Oh really? I thought I have read past posts where patrons have been able to combine interior + balcony for JS or something similar?

Congratulations @Matt!!

Yes, I’ve experienced the same when I was asking for upgrades as well and it seemed like it was just the difference between the 2 rooms based on online prices as opposed to the special casino rate for the respective rooms. Just to clarify, as I was on the phone, I quoted an interior and balcony room with the casino rep whIle simultaneously making a mock booking and my mock booking (at a choose your room rate) was cheaper than the discounted casino room rate they quoted me which didn’t make any sense. When I inquired about this, this is when they disclosed how the rates are calculated with the 5% and 10% discount for the respective status tiers. I told them this didn’t make any sense and they basically had no idea why that was the case. I further inquired if this was always the case that the casino room rates were the online rates with a 5% or 10% discount and they said yes this has always been the case as far as the casino rep knew. I called just now because I wanted clarification on the casino room rate and they said if it’s a booking for yourself, there is a discount which is based on your casino play from your most recent cruise. This discount is a fixed $ amount for any bookings up to March 2024 sailings. This $ discount can change since it is based off of your most recent cruise. A casino certificate’s trade in value can be applied here as well. I assume any free play on the certificate is lost if used as trade in value?

I called the casino reservation line recently to book an additional room for friends and was given a rate that was higher than the pick your room rate if I booked it myself. They advised me the discount for prime members is 5% and signature and masters is 10%. Even then, this didn’t make much sense as the rate they provided me was after the supposed discount. I was under the impression that the casino room rates weren’t as simple as a 5% or 10% off the on-going online rate, but a secret sauce formula . Or is this only the case when I’m booking an additional suite for friends and/or family? And instead the casino room secret sauce rates only apply to club Royale members booking a cabin for themselves? Also was wondering, if I don’t like any of the sailings offered, can I book a different cruise via casino reservation for the casino room rate and apply multiple certificates (that have trade in values of course) to the same reservation? Or can I only apply one certificate per cruise? To get the most value (+OBC), could I do an open booking or regular booking with next cruise and then call the casino reservation line to book or change the sailing to get the casino room rate then apply the certificates?

Oh jeez.. Did you at least get some free OBC out of it? You would use your sea pass card to both accumulate the points and/or to charge your casino play. You may also use cash if you prefer. On slot machines, you will insert your card to earn points. At the table games, you will pass your sea pass card to the dealer and the pit boss will track your play.

Certainly true. I believe she was down about 3-4K when she hit that, but nonetheless who knows what her net winnings were on the last few days after she hit the lucky ladies Either way, I’m not here to promote gambling or any way insinuate we can game Royal Caribbean’s casino loyalty program to gain “free” or “discounted” cruises. In the end, the house, Royal Caribbean in this case, always wins. If you gamble long enough in the casino, you will lose. Casino is just a form of entertainment and anyone gambling should be prepared to only gamble with what they can afford to lose.

Unless you’re the lady that won 25k on lucky ladies on my recent sailing lol. She’s free rolling for at least a few cruises

Just a friendly bump here in case anyone has any insight here

Yeah, the easier alternative is to charge up to 5k/day on your onboard account for a 5% fee (fee waived if you have prime status). It’s also nice to be able to wire your winnings back though so you don’t have to carry any or much cash on board or off the cruise

Thanks for the input everyone. I know there are work arounds to this as you all have mentioned, but figured this would be a simple and obvious feature for Royal Caribbean to implement in their CP for convenience. Not a big deal though. I thought maybe I was just stupid and couldn’t navigate the CP properly

Just an FYI if anyone else is interested. Spoke with a few casino Royale reps and it’s clear not every rep is familiar with these policies or “features”. With the one rep that was more knowledgeable they were able to direct me to the following: Line of credit application (minimum 10k request): https://www.nccreports.com/application/?royalcaribbean The line of credit will take approximately 2 weeks to receive a decision from application submission. Have to reapply for every cruise. Wire transfer (no minimum): https://www.royalcaribbean.com/faq/questions/casino-wire-transfers The rep said it could take as long as 3-4 weeks for the wire to be received.At the end of the cruise, any monies not used will be returned via a wire transfer back to your original bank account provided. Any casino winnings over the original amount wired, will have to be sent as a separate wire transfer.

Is there a way to view the detailed itinerary of a sailing in the cruise planner without having to search up the sailing on the “book a cruise” section of the royal caribbean website? It’s a small inconvenience, but I thought it would be weird not to be able to see sail and port times for each day of the trip. Maybe I’m just dumb and missed it

@Ampurp85 Thank you for the clarification! I have already booked 3 cruises from Sept to Nov. Hoping to get a few more in before the end of this year. Maybe we’ll run into each other at the tables!

@Rackham Thank you for the insight and comparisons. I’m just looking to fully maximize and eke out as much value as possible from my trips. Sometimes I receive offers for Junior and sometimes Balcony and wanted to see which sailing would make more sense when travelling alone along with multiple other factors. I’m definitely looking to get to Diamond and D+ as soon as possible and long term eventually to Pinnacle. In regards to the points for comped sailing, I did confirm with the casino rep and they said all guests would receive crown and anchor points, but I’ll call into C&A to confirm just in case. Either way, there’s a high chance that I will be booking an excursion or internet on one of the many cruises I have booked already so there will be extra $ spent there. Worst case, we can just prepay gratuities and that would work too, right?

Can anyone share their experiences with leaving a 1 year old with adventure ocean especially for an extended period of time (like during port days)? Any tips you can share? How well does the staff follow instructions? Are there any restrictions we should be aware of? Anything that they will or will not do?