J_Keeble Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 Ive recently been on my cruise planner in one of my daily checks like a cruise nerd and saw an option for casino credit onboard which gets you extra credit and a scratchcard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 i see this on some but not all of my booked cruises. Read the fine print though and understand how "Promotional" chips work vs. regular chips. If I read it correctly they expire at the end of the cruise so play them wisely vs. any regular chips you've acquired while playing. J_Keeble 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baked Alaska Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 2 hours ago, twangster said: i see this on some but not all of my booked cruises. Read the fine print though and understand how "Promotional" chips work vs. regular chips. If I read it correctly they expire at the end of the cruise so play them wisely vs. any regular chips you've acquired while playing. Question from a DCL convert: are the promotional chips marked different from the regular chips? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 19 minutes ago, Baked Alaska said: Question from a DCL convert: are the promotional chips marked different from the regular chips? No direct experience but I assume so. Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 23, 2018 Report Share Posted November 23, 2018 5 hours ago, Baked Alaska said: Question from a DCL convert: are the promotional chips marked different from the regular chips? Yes, they are Baked Alaska 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilmsta Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 Wondering how this works then. Reading through the T&C's it says no contra betting on Roulette/Bacarat, that is understandably but it also says that all chips have to 'played through' ? I'm assuming that simply put this means placed as a bet? So would I be right in thinking that: If you bet a promotional $50 chip (on an even money bet) and win, croupier will take the promotional chip and then give you winnings as $100 of normal chips and as such that $50 has now been played through. Or am i barking up the wrong tree! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 You are correct. Wilmsta 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew72681 Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 As these are “free play” chips anyone have any idea how that are counted toward tier credit accumulation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAAAYTOOO Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 1 hour ago, Andrew72681 said: As these are “free play” chips anyone have any idea how that are counted toward tier credit accumulation? Excellent question ! I have no idea but my guess is that they wouldn't count at all towards points....however, I would think that the time you spent playing them might count. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted November 28, 2018 Report Share Posted November 28, 2018 3 hours ago, Andrew72681 said: As these are “free play” chips anyone have any idea how that are counted toward tier credit accumulation? 1 hour ago, WAAAYTOOO said: Excellent question ! I have no idea but my guess is that they wouldn't count at all towards points....however, I would think that the time you spent playing them might count. Related question -- you go to the casino and have the credit (both "free play" and base dollar amount you bought to get them) applied to your SeaPass card on day one, if I read the product description right. So when you step up to a table, you just tell the pit boss or whoever, "I'm using my on-card play credit"? And then they'll scan your card and see you have credit applied, just give you the chips at that point in whatever denomination you want (yes! I really want my $500 in chips in 5's, thank you!) I'm just remembering everyone's horror tales about casino managers having no clue about the new program when it rolled out; imagine if someone spends $2,000 up front for the free play, then hands over their card and the clueless casino worker just gives you $2,000 in chips instead of that plus the expected "free play" chips, all while charging your card and hitting you with the 5% convenience fee! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ1231 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 Piecing things together, I don't think the Promo/Free Play chips count towards tiers. Overview in Cruise planner for $500 in chips: Overview Score more for your buck when you purchase casino credits before you sail. Buy $500 in Free Play chips and get $25 in additional free play credits (emphasis mine) and a $5 scratch card— available for pick up at the Casino on Day One of your sailing. Up the ante with pre-cruise savings only available here. From CR Terms & Conditions (link below) 9. Club Royale Rewards benefits are based on a Member’s expenditures for gaming play at participating Club Royale casinos with presentation or use of a Member’s Club Royale Account number. No Tier Credits or Club Royale Points are earned on free play or promotional offers.(emphasis mine) https://www.royalcaribbean.com/content/dam/royal/resources/pdf/casino/club-royale-program-terms-and-conditions.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KJ1231 Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 2 hours ago, JLMoran said: Related question -- you go to the casino and have the credit (both "free play" and base dollar amount you bought to get them) applied to your SeaPass card on day one, if I read the product description right. So when you step up to a table, you just tell the pit boss or whoever, "I'm using my on-card play credit"? And then they'll scan your card and see you have credit applied, just give you the chips at that point in whatever denomination you want (yes! I really want my $500 in chips in 5's, thank you!) I'm just remembering everyone's horror tales about casino managers having no clue about the new program when it rolled out; imagine if someone spends $2,000 up front for the free play, then hands over their card and the clueless casino worker just gives you $2,000 in chips instead of that plus the expected "free play" chips, all while charging your card and hitting you with the 5% convenience fee! You get the promo/free play chips at the cage: Offer must be redeemed at Casino cage during casino open hours by the guest who purchased Offer. More info is in the "Terms & Conditions" link in Cruise Planner after you select a denomination. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JLMoran Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, KJ1231 said: Piecing things together, I don't think the Promo/Free Play chips count towards tiers. Overview in Cruise planner for $500 in chips: Overview Score more for your buck when you purchase casino credits before you sail. Buy $500 in Free Play chips and get $25 in additional free play credits (emphasis mine) See, this is what's confusing me. If I'm paying $500, what about the $500 in chips is "free play"? Am I completely misunderstanding how this works? I thought this offer was that if I buy $500 in regular chips up front, they're giving me $25 in "free play" chips, and that only $25 is actually "free" and wouldn't count towards Club Royale status. Is it that I'm buying $500 in real chips up front, so they're giving me that $500 in chips plus $500 in additional "free play" chips, and then the $25 bonus chips on top of that for a total of $1,025 in chips? I can't imagine this is remotely correct, because then the house is giving away a lot of zero-real-value chips and giving me plenty of reason to bet only those; if I have a crap night with them and lose them all, I can cash out the chips I paid real money for and be out zero (apart from having no status points for that night). At that point, the house has effectively lost, at least as far as that day is concerned. And if I come out ahead, they lose more because any chips I lost in the course of a final net gain were zero-value to begin with. Of course, I'm assuming that everyone bets like me and just goes minimum bet / no side bets (or no double-downs or splits, if Blackjack is your game); I guess if you get $500 in free chips and decide to bet it all on black at the roulette table, then the casino wouldn't really care so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericreev Posted November 29, 2018 Report Share Posted November 29, 2018 I’ve been looking at this because $200 in free chips for $2000 by in is a good deal. However, if you don’t get tier credits for any of it, even the original $2000, I would never do it. Eric Reeves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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