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1 hour ago, KJ1231 said:

Just got the email from Casino Royale. Free cruise for two in an interior room. Any ship, any length, any CARIBBEAN itinerary. My wife is on the computer looking now!

So did I. I have been waiting for a rep on the phone for 50 minutes so far. It has gone from $200 credit to book on board on my last day of my last cruise 2/29/2020, to $50 credit in the week after, to $200 credit after that, and now a free interior stateroom for two.  Might as well book it, right? Wonder what the cancellation policy would be.

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I was offered Balcony room and My husband an ocean-view.  We picked the Symphony of the Seas in October and was put in Junior Suite!  This made me very HAPPY!

A great offer for us and hoping we are all back sailing again soon!  My daughter is a high school senior and praying we will be able to do her graduation cruises (B2B on Indy) May 25.   Yesterday they postponed her graduation from May 22until June 26.  However, I am thankful they are still trying to have a ceremony for the kids.  

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I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

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7 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

Not sure if this is helpful at all to you but my invoice said “Casino Free” as the line item that subtracted the cruise fair.

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21 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

Will like to know how this works out. I am an insurance agent for AAA. If I book through AAA, or book directly and move it over, I get about 10% rebate, which is equal to the TA commission on the booking.

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6 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

I had a celebrity booking for her the other day, but even with my info and Mlife number they wouldn’t let her get the rate either. I had to book, and since it’s past final payment she probably won’t be able to transfer it. 

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18 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

I just called Casino and they explained to me travel agents are not going to get commission for this offer. They wouldn't tell me why but if I had to guess its because they are even letting people book Thanksgiving cruises. Which is something they NEVER do. The offer is amazing and I am annoyed I cant make my commission off of it but i understand Royal is basically trying to save some money by not paying TA's and getting gamblers on the ships so they will spend money.. 

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Just now, AGSLC5 said:

I just called Casino and they explained to me travel agents are not going to get commission for this offer. They wouldn't tell me why but if I had to guess its because they are even letting people book Thanksgiving cruises. Which is something they NEVER do. The offer is amazing and I am annoyed I cant make my commission off of it but i understand Royal is basically trying to save some money by not paying TA's and getting gamblers on the ships so they will spend money.. 

I figured as much.  Sucks, really.

Once you book your casino offer let us know if the gratuities have gone up.  I just booked mine and the suites gratuity is now $19 PP/PD.

The upgrade discount was 38% which is about what it was last year so I'm relieved that they aren't going even lower.  2 years ago it would have been around 60%.

 

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3 minutes ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I figured as much.  Sucks, really.

Once you book your casino offer let us know if the gratuities have gone up.  I just booked mine and the suites gratuity is now $19 PP/PD.

The upgrade discount was 38% which is about what it was last year so I'm relieved that they aren't going even lower.  2 years ago it would have been around 60%.

 

I am considering upgrading to a junior suite because I have a $1000 FCC I need to use back from Hurricane Dorian that I tried to use for my March Symphony cruised that just got canceled lol. But as you know the Casino's upgrades always have odd math so I have no idea what price they will give me. I am upset they won't let us use this offer for Odyssey because I would still gamble the same but I get it they don't need to fill that ship.. When I do book I will tell you what the grats say for me. I am not sure when I am going to book but as soon as I do I will let you know if it says mine went up or not. 

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18 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

Im glad you got this offer - at least they are doing something for Casino guests that are Loyal to Them!   

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19 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I just asked @michelle to book the CR offer 20RBO103 for me.  I'm turning our Dec 2020 Oasis into a B2B (we are already booked on 12-6).  She was on hold for EVER, gave up, waited a while, called back and got an agent within minutes.  Go figure.  The very weird thing is....they would not allow access to this booking as a travel agent.  She was able to put it on hold and get a casino price but will not be able to access it.  I have never known this to happen before.  I don't know whether I will be able to move it over to her once I get it going or not.  Once I get a detailed cost I can determine what kind of casino discount they are giving me on the upgrade.  If it's reasonable, I will put down the deposit and keep it.  If not, I will remove the hold.  I won't know until I get a confirmation.

AND - for those who get an offer that has the SUN word in it, TAs should be able to book those - its just certain offers we can't

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Hello everyone, I am writing to you from Madrid (Spain) one of the epicenters of the covi19, in February of last year I contracted my second trip in the oasis class this time in the oasis of the seas in December, my question is, those codes that you put Can we all take advantage of it? or how is it going?

thanks to everyone
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Thanks for the information and concern, I am an ambulance technician and I transfer patients with the covid19, I am not very optimistic that I can go in December to take the oasis, I am considering hiring a new cruise for Europe in the harmony of the seas. Greetings

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46 minutes ago, Jaime said:

Thanks for the information and concern, I am an ambulance technician and I transfer patients with the covid19, I am not very optimistic that I can go in December to take the oasis, I am considering hiring a new cruise for Europe in the harmony of the seas. Greetings

Thank you for taking care of us !!!  You are one of the real heroes.

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7 hours ago, WAAAYTOOO said:

I figured as much.  Sucks, really.

Once you book your casino offer let us know if the gratuities have gone up.  I just booked mine and the suites gratuity is now $19 PP/PD.

The upgrade discount was 38% which is about what it was last year so I'm relieved that they aren't going even lower.  2 years ago it would have been around 60%.

 

Gratuity on Allure was $14.50/person/day for an interior.

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Got an offer a few minutes ago for a Junior Suite with $300 Casino Cash on any sailing in the Caribbean from September through December excluding Christmas/New Year and Odyssey OTS sailings.

20SUN101

Booked redemption for Thanksgiving week and waiting to see. Be a great replacement for our cancelled March 22 cruise. My company has forced vacation over Thanksgiving and I would not have to take an extra week off to cruise. Or better yet we can book an additional cruise this year with the cancelled March cruise vacation time.:5_smiley:

If they say yes to the date, will transfer to our MEI TA.

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Update, already heard back and we now have an assigned Junior Suite booked for 11/22/2020 Western Caribbean cruise courtesy of the Casino! Have sent all the information to our TA. WooHoo!  Now looking to see what additional cruise we can book with the left over vacation time.

Suite gratuities show $17.50 PP/PD.

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1 hour ago, Johnson84 said:

How do you sign up for Casion Royale?

 

You do not have to sign up for the program.  Just use you seapass card in a slot machine or have the deal scan your card if you’re playing at a table.  The casino tracks your play, the amount of time you play and the size of your wagers and you earn points.

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On 3/29/2020 at 11:36 AM, WAAAYTOOO said:

I figured as much.  Sucks, really.

Once you book your casino offer let us know if the gratuities have gone up.  I just booked mine and the suites gratuity is now $19 PP/PD.

The upgrade discount was 38% which is about what it was last year so I'm relieved that they aren't going even lower.  2 years ago it would have been around 60%.

 

I just booked my cruise this afternoon. I ended up doing a balcony for now because I want to see if after final payment prices go down and I can use my FCC to upgrade. Although I don't know if you can use a FCC for Thanksgiving. Anyway the tips for me still said $14.50 so maybe just suites went up? I really loved this offer the only thing that could of been better would have been if it was for Odyssey lol but still I will not complain about free Thanksgiving cruise and $200 in freeplay. 

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Just booked our first casino cruise. We chose Enchantment of the Seas, 7-night,  11/28 sailing from San Juan to Southern Caribbean (Tortola, St. Kitts, Martinique, Barbados and St. Lucia). My wife prefers the smaller ships and we've not been to any of these ports before.

We did upgrade from interior to balcony for $674 ($337 each).

 

 

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1 hour ago, Millenialcruiser said:

New email offer for sailings from July 14th to August 31st. Free interior room plus $50 free play. Only offered on sailings from three Florida ports and Galveston.

Did you book the initial offer last week? Wondering if you have both, or if anyone who booked the first won’t be getting the second. 

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12 minutes ago, Andrew72681 said:

Did you book the initial offer last week? Wondering if you have both, or if anyone who booked the first won’t be getting the second. 

I did not. I am going to wait until closer to the 30th to see how everything is going then. Maybe get a different/better offer by then. The offer code was the same both times for each offer. 

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