My last 6 cruises have been Casino comps. I do pay port fees and taxes which normally are around $150 to $250 per cruise. I always get some type of incentive such as Freeplay and paid gratuities, wifi, or a drink package. I normally spend around $1000 to $1500 per cruise and sometimes recoup that or a part of that per cruise. They always comp me balcony staterooms and overall I spend more on getting to and from the cruise port than I do on the actual cruises. I sail strictly Princess because they take care of me. I currently hold a Platinum status from free cruises. Playing slots will build your offers the quickest as it's not based on how much you win or lose but rather how many spins per hour and the amount wagered. I estimate I spend 3 to 5 hours per sea day in the casino. Offers vary from a choice of 4 days up to 20. It's really not as hard to receive comps from the casino as one would think.
I gamble more than you on a 7+ day cruise and a few hours longer too. But I gamble for fun (not to necessarily win, but it's a plus when I do) and chatting with other gamblers. I book only casino offers.
Good point about the slots/comps. I believe Roulette is the next best for comps, as long as you play inside. Blackjack is actually pretty hard to get comps for... which actually makes sense since it has one of the lowest house edges.
This was fascinating! Even though I'm not a gambler, I find the psychology and mathematics/ statistics around it so interesting. Much Thanks to you guys for working so hard to test the fates and get us some information!
I loved the walking ship tours you did. I especially like watching them when it’s a ship that I’m going to sail on in the future. Gives me a good idea of what to expect.
We took our first cruise and gambled away $600. Plus $700 in the spa. We immediately got a casino offer for %50 off, we took the offer. Now we're getting free cruise offers for 2024!
Very good video with info not provided by other youtubers. I will say it is much easier to know how many points you need for a free cruise with Royal Caribbean than other lines. They post the award levels at the casino host desk. Thats why I prefer Royal's casino perks. They don't keep it a secret.
I haven't paid directly for a cruise in years...oh I pay...just over prepay in the casino! But this has given me the opportunity to go to the Mediterranean, Alaska (twice), Bermuda, ABC islands, numerous Caribbean in general. I mean...I'm gonna gamble, might as well do it on a cruise ship
Excellent video. My wife and I have enjoyed 5 free cruises thanks to Royal Caribbean Casino offers. Gambling is DEFINITELY a way to obtain further free cruise offers. ~ To your other point about the "mental part" of gambling: Absolutely, one must practice self care. One should not gamble if feeling depressed or angry. Limiting one's time at the tables or slots is good practice too. Remember, you'll have plenty of days at sea in which to gamble. Biologically, Dopamine and Cortisol are both hormones which are released in large quantities while gambling. These hormones fan the fire to pursue or "chase". This all adds to compulsion which can occur while gambling. Compulsion gets its strongest foothold when engaging with any behavior which offers an intermittent reward. And YES, if you're up $20, consider taking that as a win. Go get something to eat, go watch the belly flop contest, take in a show, go to the spa, sit by the pool and take in the band, go play trivia... Gambling can be an integral part of your cruise without it taking dominance. And... if strategized, it can be a resource for further free cruises. Love your channel. Thanks for posting!
We have only sailed on Carnival so I can only comment on our experience on those ships (and I have heard that comps are calculated differently on different cruise lines). We took 18 cruises in 2022, almost all for the cost of port taxes, gratuities and insurance. Since we received OBC, Fun Play and free drinks in the casino on all cruises (enough to cover the previously mentioned costs) they were free cruises. Staterooms varied from balconies to inside cabins. Oh, and we didn't book all offers. So far, for 2023 we have 24 cruises booked, all casino comps with several more offers not yet booked. We are not "whales" (big money players) but we do spend a lot of time in the casino. The staff is great, the drinks are free (for us), and we've gotten to know a lot of people that also cruise frequently. Even though playing against "the house" is almost always a losing proposition, we know our comps have put us ahead compared to what it would have cost us had we paid full price for all those cruises and stayed out of the casino. WARNING: set a limit and NEVER gamble with money you can't afford to lose...because, odds are, you WILL LOSE!!
It would be great if you could do ship tours with a split screen, 1/2 your tour, and 1/2 the deck plan. For us visual people, it would really help to follow along on the deck plan as you walk through the ship.
I enjoyed your ship tours because you talk during them and explain what's going on. That's what makes them entertaining. Some other ppl put up silent ship tours or music in the background and they're so boring that I just can't sit through them for more then 2 minutes and I end up turning it off.
I love the walking tours you did because I really get a feel for the ship. Often, I can’t really figure out the layout but with your videos I felt like I was there.
My best casino cruise offer was a 13-day transatlantic from Lisbon to Tampa with stops in Ponta Delga, Bermuda, & Grand Turk. $100 for a balcony room on the 7th deck. While on that cruise, the casino sent us a free bottle of wine at dinner. Magnificent!
Not a gambler here, but decidedly a cruise enthusiast! As you say, there is something for everyone. I very much enjoy your informative walking cruise ship tours!
You should be able to ask the casino for a Win-Loss statement. It likely won't be detailed (except for maybe splitting slots from tables), and will likely include the whole calendar year (not just your cruise), but it should show you how much you actually wagered. In any case, comps are likely based off your theoretical win. So betting $1000 at the slots would earn you more towards the comp than $1000 on blackjack because the house has better odds on the slots.
I cruised Carnival for the first time in September in a balcony room on a casino comp based on my Caesar’s Rewards status. Won over $1300 only playing with the free $100 they gave me. A lot of ups and downs but probably spent $500 of my winnings in addition to that original $100 and had a free interior room offer before I even came home.
My wife and I both gamble (slots, black jack, hold 'em), both on land and at sea. But it's always for enjoyment and entertainment, and not for comps (maybe because we just won't put up enough stakes). Winning a free cruise would be great! But I continue to be of the mindset that my paycheck pre-gambling always guarantees a cruise, and leaves nothing to risk or chance 😀
If you gamble at least somewhat, you get freeplay and other casino benefits. If they didn't give you anything, you should ask. Don't leave money on the table.
Nice experiment Tony. We kind of talked about this when we were chatting in the pizza line on the Celebration. I haven't paid for like my last 10 cruises. I lose every time in the casino, but I lose less than the regular paying customers pay for their cruise fare.
La went to my local casino and got two free cruises for free for two people. I would say we did about $250 each for a Virgin Voyages which we will do a back to back in the spring
I went on RC for a 3 night cruise in the end of Oct. I went to the casino every night and gambled probably between $50-80 a night. Two weeks later, I got an email that I had earned a free interior room for two from a selected list of cruises in December and Jan. We opted for a 5 night cruise out of Texas. Additionally, my wife and I decided to upgrade to a balcony room and even after the upgrade costs and taxes paid, the total cost was less than 1/4 of the price listed on RC’s website or any other travel agency’s website.
Saw this video earlier and loved it then it disappeared. Glad it’s back. Congratulations to you and Jenny B. also I’m a very faithful watcher of your and Dons Chanel’s and was blown away by your walking tours and your suite Tours video’s . Will help me so much on my next cruise
Going on our 1st casino comp cruise in February to Mexico with Celebrity. My wife is the player and has won several jackpots and now we get the cruise comp offers.
Just back from a Panama canal cruise (free casino cruise). Casino gave me extra perks throughout the 2 weeks (free specialty dinner, drink package & $500 in free play). I travel solo and the casino pays the double rate....so the cruise would have cost me about 8k just for the room. Lost 2k in the casino....but still came out way ahead. I've got 5 free cruises on the books in 2023, including Australia and medditeranian (all include drink package, $500 casino play and $300 obc). For me, being a gambler has paid off better than I could have imagined
It was so great meeting you and the beautiful Jenny B on Sky Princess! Thank you for taking the time to chat with me! I definitely felt like I was with celebrities! You are both amazing folks.
Great video! Very interesting that Jenny lost her bank roll but received the desired comp, while Tony came home with winnings but a much weaker comp offer.
Yes...I believe the table games can't be as monitored as to the amounts of money played by individual players over a specific time period. Slots have a built in computing function which determines how many spins and amount$ played.
It’s not about that. Jenny cycled through way more money. Slots get the best comps because it’s so many spins per hour. Table games are rated the worst. In slots it doesn’t matter what the buy in is, because the machine only cares how much you cycle through it . When playing table games it’s really important to have a big buy in. Instead of cashing in only $300 at a time, if he cashed in the whole $1500 (even if he didn’t play the full $1500) he most likely would have gotten an inside stateroom offer. Table games are difficult to calculate, and it’s not an exact formula. Slot machines have an exact formula. At table games you are relying on the pit boss to periodically enter your initial buy in and average bet.
We went in October on Freedom of the Seas for FREE in the super spacious Oceanview. Front of the ship, under the bridge. ALOT of space and full windows. Only paid port charges, fees and gratuity for 3 people, a grand total of $675. I hit the jackpot on the slots for $1980.00. 😊
Tony, I have some cruise info you might not be aware of. I've been on over 50 cruises and just found out about it this year. Do you have an email address? Or phone number?
I have yet to receive an absolutely free cruise but I have had some highly discounted cruises. My wife and I are going on a 15-day cruise in September, and the balcony room fare was $600 total for the two of us.
Your WOS tour convinced us to book it for an anniversary cruise. RCI should give you a commission! Been Celebrity cruisers, never been on RCI before but looking forward to it since you showcased it.
We cruise on Holland America and my wife plays the slots. She only plays $100 to $200. We are always getting offers for free staterooms based on her gambling. Sometimes they are inside rooms but often they are ocean view and sometimes for a veranda. They include an extensive list of cruises we can choose from and you can upgrade for a small cost. Not bad! We pay taxes and port fees etc.
QUESTION: Does Jenny's offer for the free cruise include the fare for 2 people?(can you go with her?) If you do the math you actually, your experiment was a win/win. When you add the $800 you won, plus the $500 in free play, plus the $250 in free play for Jenny, you come up with a total of $1550 in addition to Jenny's free cruise for the $2000 loss. When you go, be sure and take the $800 out of the equation (Save it, or ask about an upgraded room) Only gamble with the free play you've been offered. 👍
Cruises generally punish solo travelers so a room occupied by a solo traveler generally costs the same than if a couple occupied it. The difference are just gratuities, port fees and extras like drink packages and wifi
I try to gamble but I get too nervous seeing all that money going away! No casino offers for us yet! This was surely interesting to listen to, and congrats on your winnings. Of course, folks have to have a certain amount of maturity to not gamble more than they have available to give away…not everyone can do that either. I’m not referring to you, and I love your telling of this "experiment". Much love, NNN
I’m not a gambler but when I used to visit CT, we would make a trip through Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. I approached the slots with the same $20 in quarters. Option 1: run the quarters through once and go home with what remains. Option 2: run the quarters through until you win huge or run out. Option 1 is like buying a lottery ticket. Option 2 is buying entertainment.
We do gamble, I go on board with $1,000 and usually leave with some of it. I receive free cruise offers from both carnival and royal Caribbean. We are going on a free royal cruise in a couple of weeks. On royal they credit the account for the price of an inside cabin and then you can pay whatever the difference is for an upgrade. Free does not include port fees or gratuities. I also tend to receive these offers a couple of weeks after the cruise. In March we are doing our first princess cruise that happens to be a transatlantic, plenty of time to gamble and I am interested to see what they offer at the end. Also the Points Guys have blog out on what it takes to get free cruises on various cruise lines that is quite interesting. Great channel, keep up the good work.
I would probably break out in hives just thinking about spending more than $20 in a casino, and they'd probably have to send the coroner to meet the ship if I lost $2,000!! 😂😂 I could happily play all day with fake money, but real money I just couldn't!
So I was on the Celebrity Beyond Transatlantic - after 2 days I was up $900 on the 3rd day I got a note from the casino saying I had a free cruise. So I went to the future cruise and they offered me a bunch to choose from so I took a 12 say Scandinavian cruise from the UK to Finland, Sweden, Estonia , Denmark and Norway. A balcony cabin all I paid was tax and port fees $600 , I am not sure why they gave it to me but I accepted it .. oh and just in case you where wondering it was a 12 day cruise and they got there $900 back :)
My first cruise offer was horrible. The one in the mail was awesome and followed up by a personal phone call from Carnival. I sailed Halloween 2022. MARDI GRAS
I am on 4 cruises in 2023 all casino comps on multiple cruise lines. Total out of pocket for all 4 is $916. I have only ever paid for one cruise-a NCL 7 day balcony for 3k. I play slots regardless. I look at the free cruises as a parlay ☺️
The cruise I just arrived home from today was a comped cruise from the casino. 6 days before my cruise, the entire cruise was canceled due to the Casino Dept through Princess didn't pay their share. I had to rebook the entire cruise and fight to get reimbursed for excursions, specialty dining, custom medallions, etc. I received another offer before getting off the ship, not sure I'll use it. We couldn't get in our cabin as our medallions didn't work there or to get on and off the ship. Turned out to be a great cruise, but was a disaster trying to straighten out.
In the past year, I have gotten six cruise offers from my favorite land-based casino. We used the ocean-view Virgin Voyages voucher. I upgraded the Princess voucher to a balcony for three. I skipped the Norwegian, but I will be booking a second VV next month, as well as an MSC inside cabin. All I am paying is port fees and taxes. I am getting discount offers from Carnival and Norwegian in the mail every week.
My husband and brother and sister in law are avid gamblers on Princess. My husband who is strictly a table player asked the casino boss, what has better odds on getting a free cruise. The casino boss said always the tables. Which isn’t the case. Husband, brother play almost exclusively tables. Sister in law plays mostly slots. Easily probably spends win/loss averages about two thousand. Husband on tables never gets free cruise. Always gets free play offers. Most of the time walks away with a free play offer. Sister in law ALWAYS gets a free cruise and tends to have equal win/loss. Congrats on the free cabin. Sorry Jenny B had to lose $2000 to get a free room.
Table games won't net you the most comps Tony. Especially if you end up losing anyway at some point, I suggest doing slots exclusively at $1.30-$2/spin.
Hi Tony. I've enjoyed your walking tours. I do like the casino. I've gotten several cruises from land based casinos. Carnival sends me offers at least twice a week. ( I haven't sailed with them for about 6 year's). Going on MSC next year from a land based casino. Offered a balcony and we are going to upgrade to the yacht club. As always, thank you for all you do!
Thanks Tony. Great insight. I guess that’s why we don’t get free cruises. 🤣😂🤣 We loved cruising after the restart. We had a several room comps with us only paying the port fees and our deposits refunded in casino credits. I’m afraid those days are gone! Happy New Year to you and Jenny. 💜💜🦄🦄
Long form videos: Just to add my 2 cents, I loved the 90 minute walking videos of the latest cruise ships you were on. They were interesting and informative. Actually, I don’t mind you looking at the camera. Makes me feel as if I’m walking along with you to take the ship tour.
You’re going to get more offers in the mail. And you can actually book up to 3 cruises with each offer. You only have to pay $200 deposit for each person, plus taxes and port fees.
Loved your video today! We did a similar experiment on RC on our transatlantic in November on the Wonder. What we found was slots is the way to go if you want a comp. My husband played slots every day on our 14 nite and I played blackjack. He made it to prime and got a free interior.
All depends on how they are calculating the comps, or passenger value. Are they doing it on a theoretical loss basis (Turnover x House Edge) or Actual loss.
If you bet about $3 a spin and bet $20 a hand/spin and play for 4-5 hours a day for 4-5 days, you'll get enough points for a free cruise in the interior cabin or possibly balcony, depending on the sailing. A $1,500 bankroll could be minimum needed to play like this. You may lose it all quick, or comeback with some money (or break even) and a free cruise. Or on a free cruise currently and get another free cruise for next time. Of course, there are fees/gratuity/insurance/etc. you buy so it's not completely free, but it's definitely a fraction of the normal fare. We've only been cruising twice and both on Royal, and I was told that slots rack up points far faster than table games. This seems to be consistent with Princess as well from your trip. We go to Vegas and tribal casinos. I play roulette and it's typically one of the highest comp-generating games in Vegas and on land, but I found out that slots generate the most on Royal (and maybe Princess too). But regardless, shouldn't be gambling to get comps. You gamble for fun anyway and if you get something extra, then great.
I once stayed at a hotel in Las Vegas. I wanted to play tennis so I went to the pro shop and they set us a match for me with someone else staying at the hotel. After the match he ordered us some beers and he said he'd also take care of the cost for the court. He said not to worry about it because everything he spends is comped because he was a gambler. I asked how it worked and he said he has to play a certain number of minutes at gaming tables of a certain value (e.g., $25 per hand). It didn't matter if he won or lost, as long as he met his time comittment.
Congratulations on your free cruise! I love all of your videos and hit the like button for you. I do have a question about RUclips though. Do you get paid on your videos according to how many likes you get or how many views you get? I've always wondered that.
First, let me preface this with I do not gamble but it used to be that if you got money from the cashier in the casino, like money off your ATM card, it counted as money spent in the casino gambling. We got three free cruises just getting cash for running around on shore days. This was prepandemic so I’m not sure if it still works but bless that lady on Holland who told us this trick. Oh, and it worked on Princess, too
I started cruising this past April. I got that trip and 2 more for free from MGM one from MGM Vegas and one from MGM Biloxi. I have been on 11 cruises so far and I have 23 more cruises booked until December of next year. All but 2 we're just for cost of Port fees and taxes. I will.make diamond on Club Royal on my February 5 sailing on Wonder of the Seas!! Non stop sailing for me darling!!
I think you're onto something with your "Walking Tour". My idea is that you could extend this to the ports. People always want to know things like: 1. How far is it from the ship to the actual port? Any sort of tram service? 2. How is the shopping near the ship? 3. Restaurant recommendations in the port town? 4. A segment on "La Lido Local" to try and live like a local lives for the day. Find a tour guide, have them take you to the off the beaten path places 5. What makes this port unique? I believe that your excellent editing skills, combined with informative dialog would be a big hit with the cruisers. People like to know the low down before they visit and often the Kool Aid served by the cruise company isn't the whole story.
I put fifty bucks into a dollar video poker machine on HAL and played for about twenty minutes. Six weeks after the cruise I started to free interior room offers that are easily upgraded. You’ll find me in the casino every future cruise!
I always take a very specific amount for the week. If I'm playing a slot machine and I have a win - let's say I started with $50, and I have a $150 win - I cash out that ticket. That ticket goes directly into the safe and does not come out until the end of the cruise when it's time to cash things in. If I'm lucky, over the course of the week, I accumulate a nice chunk of winnings. But given that the amount I start with is an amount I'm comfortable with losing in its entirety, if I got on the ship with $2k and I walk off with $500, I figure I won, cause I didn't lose it all! Meanwhile, man, I wish every cruise line stuck those cards under your door at the end of the cruise. I've dropped a small fortune on NCL trips and had to deal with their Casino At Seas department.
Royal Caribbean has Casino Royal group. We get a broucher every month or so for free cruises. Just have to pay taxes and port fees. We are going on Feb 27. Brilliance of the seas in Tampa. We play slots and i had one heck of a winning streak . so i became a member.
I just won a cruise on Royal and so did my wife. She got an inside room and I got a balcony room we are going on the Allure of the Seas in May with my balcony room, free drinks, and $500 free play. This will be my first time on this big of a ship can't wait.
I see gambling as just entertainment, so after 10 or 20 dollars I am good. I also play the Powerball on occasion if it's over $500 million, I consider that a free gift to my state natural resources preservation (which is what the money goes towards)
Good stuff, i was interested to know when you play blackjack do you play as close to perfect basic strategy as possible ? Also did you play blackjack exclusively ? I am not a cruiser but enjoy going to Carribean resorts with Casinos i play craps, baccarat and blackjack, have gotten to the point where i now get offers for up to a five day stay, comp at 500 per night at one of the big hotels in Nassau, just have to pay resort fee and maid fee daily not quite 80 bucks, per day
I know for a fact that casinos in Mississippi, Atlantic City, and even tiny places like Wendover are more than happy to comp flights, rooms and free drinks to inveterate gamblers and they don't make money off giving these comps to winners. Can one get $2000 of cruise goodness out of this comp? If one doesn't buy anything, doesn't gamble, doesn't take any excursions. They make 40% of their cruise passenger income from onboard purchases. You already paid for the cruise. Now they can get another free 40% from you; likely more if you gamble.
Most of my cruises are Casino offers. I received 1K in casino cash, $200 OBC & Premium Drinks on the Entire Ship. I'm a Travel Agent and use those offers in instead of TA travel discounts. This pays for itself and I have become my very own best customer 🤑!
We've been cruising for almost 7 years and have not paid for a cruise in the last 7 years. This year we're doing 12 cruises out of 12 months. We have yet to run out of free cruises although we do Gamble our average cable is $300 a day each and are wonder of the sea screws coming up at $7480 and we are paying $143 port fees that's all
My wife and I are 65+. We both have special needs and we have two service dogs. We are in the port of Belize today. The Belize government is demanding to inspect our dogs even though we are not getting off the ship they are going to charge us $150, this is a seizure of our money by the Belize government. It is also a discrimination against senior citizens with special needs. Advise everyone to not travel on any ship that is visiting Belize, or to visit Belize itself. I will be filing a complaint with the US Embassy in Belize and with my senator when we return home, I will also contact the national service dog community and advise them to avoid Belize.
My sister and I are sailing on the Celebration in February. We both gamble and on our last cruise we each gambled at least $2K-3K. Our free cruise offer included a veranda cabin, free drink package, $100 In cruise credit, and $1K in free play for the casino. We each paid $300 in port fees, taxes & insurance. We couldn't pass it up. Air fare of course cost much more than the cruise!!
When we were more active in gambling in Las Vegas we found that much more credit/comps came from my wife's slot play than my table play. Sounds like the same thing for cruise casinos.
Tony so interesting! We loved your ship tours and because you took the time, it helped us know what to expect on an upcoming cruise. Celebration is next for us in 8 weeks. And always wondered about those free cruises advertised on social. Does it say you can put that towards say a SUITE?
Carnival has a player list...of everyone that plays slots....and table games an both are seperate from 1 another. The algorithm is a very well kept secret but trust me when I say if youre putting enough money in play...they know you on a 1st name basis and they comp you not only w free cruises....but free steak house comps among bittles of wine liquor etc......hell...ive got the felt off the craps table from one. Remember....the magic "number" at the cage each time...is a 400 chip cash in then they ask for your sail n sign card. They track those as.opposed to lesser amounts. I get offers constantly for 1000 dollars theyll give me in the casino drinks anywhere on the boat steak hs comps etc. And Balconys....Suites....rooms on the house...and thats not to forget the Elite cruise offers etc....ultras....and premieres are always on the offer sheet.
Do you think you would have received a free cruise offer yourself if you laid down more money above the $300 even if you didn't gamble with it? Like laid down $1000 and gambled $300 of it and got up and walked until later? Don't know if cashing in and rebuying each time would have been beneficial or not too...
Sounds like a net loss of $1,200, but with $750 in future casino credits and an interior room including tips. So combined, you both would come out ahead. If you wore your hat backwards then you would have received a suite! Safe travels Tony!
If my math is correct, you won $800 plus $500 in free play, plus $250, plus an interior cabin for two worth a minimum of $1000, plus crew appreciation worth $210 or more, plus free wi-fi worth $200. Total $2960 for $2000 of fun. Net win will be $960 or more depending on the length of the cruise. Next time you take the $2000 and give her the $1500 and see if she still gets comped.
I enjoyed the walking cruise ship tour there very informative. Sometime you see things that other vlogger may not have taken video of. I enjoy playing the slot machine but I have a limit and once that's gone I'm done.☺
My last 6 cruises have been Casino comps. I do pay port fees and taxes which normally are around $150 to $250 per cruise. I always get some type of incentive such as Freeplay and paid gratuities, wifi, or a drink package. I normally spend around $1000 to $1500 per cruise and sometimes recoup that or a part of that per cruise. They always comp me balcony staterooms and overall I spend more on getting to and from the cruise port than I do on the actual cruises. I sail strictly Princess because they take care of me. I currently hold a Platinum status from free cruises. Playing slots will build your offers the quickest as it's not based on how much you win or lose but rather how many spins per hour and the amount wagered. I estimate I spend 3 to 5 hours per sea day in the casino. Offers vary from a choice of 4 days up to 20. It's really not as hard to receive comps from the casino as one would think.
I gamble more than you on a 7+ day cruise and a few hours longer too. But I gamble for fun (not to necessarily win, but it's a plus when I do) and chatting with other gamblers.
I book only casino offers.
Thanks for info about amount of time in casino. I like to spend a few hours during cruise.
Same for me with Celebrity. Will be Elite Plus by the end of the Summer - all on free cruises!
Good point about the slots/comps. I believe Roulette is the next best for comps, as long as you play inside. Blackjack is actually pretty hard to get comps for... which actually makes sense since it has one of the lowest house edges.
i gotta pay wifi, and hotels and flights . so many comps are not worth it for me
This was fascinating! Even though I'm not a gambler, I find the psychology and mathematics/ statistics around it so interesting. Much Thanks to you guys for working so hard to test the fates and get us some information!
I loved the walking ship tours you did. I especially like watching them when it’s a ship that I’m going to sail on in the future. Gives me a good idea of what to expect.
Nice Tony! Looks like your experiment payed off in dividends. Congratulations brother!
We took our first cruise and gambled away $600. Plus $700 in the spa. We immediately got a casino offer for %50 off, we took the offer. Now we're getting free cruise offers for 2024!
Very good video with info not provided by other youtubers. I will say it is much easier to know how many points you need for a free cruise with Royal Caribbean than other lines. They post the award levels at the casino host desk. Thats why I prefer Royal's casino perks. They don't keep it a secret.
I haven't paid directly for a cruise in years...oh I pay...just over prepay in the casino! But this has given me the opportunity to go to the Mediterranean, Alaska (twice), Bermuda, ABC islands, numerous Caribbean in general. I mean...I'm gonna gamble, might as well do it on a cruise ship
Excellent video. My wife and I have enjoyed 5 free cruises thanks to Royal Caribbean Casino offers. Gambling is DEFINITELY a way to obtain further free cruise offers. ~ To your other point about the "mental part" of gambling: Absolutely, one must practice self care. One should not gamble if feeling depressed or angry. Limiting one's time at the tables or slots is good practice too. Remember, you'll have plenty of days at sea in which to gamble. Biologically, Dopamine and Cortisol are both hormones which are released in large quantities while gambling. These hormones fan the fire to pursue or "chase".
This all adds to compulsion which can occur while gambling. Compulsion gets its strongest foothold when engaging with any behavior which offers an intermittent reward. And YES, if you're up $20, consider taking that as a win. Go get something to eat, go watch the belly flop contest, take in a show, go to the spa, sit by the pool and take in the band, go play trivia... Gambling can be an integral part of your cruise without it taking dominance. And... if strategized, it can be a resource for further free cruises. Love your channel. Thanks for posting!
We have only sailed on Carnival so I can only comment on our experience on those ships (and I have heard that comps are calculated differently on different cruise lines). We took 18 cruises in 2022, almost all for the cost of port taxes, gratuities and insurance. Since we received OBC, Fun Play and free drinks in the casino on all cruises (enough to cover the previously mentioned costs) they were free cruises. Staterooms varied from balconies to inside cabins. Oh, and we didn't book all offers. So far, for 2023 we have 24 cruises booked, all casino comps with several more offers not yet booked. We are not "whales" (big money players) but we do spend a lot of time in the casino. The staff is great, the drinks are free (for us), and we've gotten to know a lot of people that also cruise frequently. Even though playing against "the house" is almost always a losing proposition, we know our comps have put us ahead compared to what it would have cost us had we paid full price for all those cruises and stayed out of the casino. WARNING: set a limit and NEVER gamble with money you can't afford to lose...because, odds are, you WILL LOSE!!
Very good advice Mary!
It would be great if you could do ship tours with a split screen, 1/2 your tour, and 1/2 the deck plan. For us visual people, it would really help to follow along on the deck plan as you walk through the ship.
I like that idea.
Agree!!!
Great idea!
Ohh, yes please!
Would the app for the ship make that happen?
Cool transparency. Nice glimpse into a YT'rs content strategy and earnings.
I enjoyed your ship tours because you talk during them and explain what's going on. That's what makes them entertaining. Some other ppl put up silent ship tours or music in the background and they're so boring that I just can't sit through them for more then 2 minutes and I end up turning it off.
I love the walking tours you did because I really get a feel for the ship. Often, I can’t really figure out the layout but with your videos I felt like I was there.
My best casino cruise offer was a 13-day transatlantic from Lisbon to Tampa with stops in Ponta Delga, Bermuda, & Grand Turk. $100 for a balcony room on the 7th deck. While on that cruise, the casino sent us a free bottle of wine at dinner. Magnificent!
As one who gambles on a cruise ship, I found this to be interesting. Thanks for sharing :)
Not a gambler here, but decidedly a cruise enthusiast! As you say, there is something for everyone. I very much enjoy your informative walking cruise ship tours!
Oh my goodness, I don't think I would have the nerve. But good for you and Jenny! Happy that you won.
You should be able to ask the casino for a Win-Loss statement. It likely won't be detailed (except for maybe splitting slots from tables), and will likely include the whole calendar year (not just your cruise), but it should show you how much you actually wagered.
In any case, comps are likely based off your theoretical win. So betting $1000 at the slots would earn you more towards the comp than $1000 on blackjack because the house has better odds on the slots.
I cruised Carnival for the first time in September in a balcony room on a casino comp based on my Caesar’s Rewards status. Won over $1300 only playing with the free $100 they gave me. A lot of ups and downs but probably spent $500 of my winnings in addition to that original $100 and had a free interior room offer before I even came home.
I love long walking tours of cruise ships. It’s the best way to get a feel for the ship, and to feel like you’re on the ship when you can’t be there!
My wife and I both gamble (slots, black jack, hold 'em), both on land and at sea. But it's always for enjoyment and entertainment, and not for comps (maybe because we just won't put up enough stakes). Winning a free cruise would be great! But I continue to be of the mindset that my paycheck pre-gambling always guarantees a cruise, and leaves nothing to risk or chance 😀
If you gamble at least somewhat, you get freeplay and other casino benefits. If they didn't give you anything, you should ask. Don't leave money on the table.
Love the walking tours!
Nice experiment Tony. We kind of talked about this when we were chatting in the pizza line on the Celebration.
I haven't paid for like my last 10 cruises. I lose every time in the casino, but I lose less than the regular paying customers pay for their cruise fare.
La went to my local casino and got two free cruises for free for two people. I would say we did about $250 each for a Virgin Voyages which we will do a back to back in the spring
I went on RC for a 3 night cruise in the end of Oct. I went to the casino every night and gambled probably between $50-80 a night. Two weeks later, I got an email that I had earned a free interior room for two from a selected list of cruises in December and Jan. We opted for a 5 night cruise out of Texas. Additionally, my wife and I decided to upgrade to a balcony room and even after the upgrade costs and taxes paid, the total cost was less than 1/4 of the price listed on RC’s website or any other travel agency’s website.
Saw this video earlier and loved it then it disappeared. Glad it’s back. Congratulations to you and Jenny B. also I’m a very faithful watcher of your and Dons Chanel’s and was blown away by your walking tours and your suite Tours video’s . Will help me so much on my next cruise
Good video Tony Bologna. Congratulations on the win! 👏
Going on our 1st casino comp cruise in February to Mexico with Celebrity. My wife is the player and has won several jackpots and now we get the cruise comp offers.
This was a great vlog - thanks for sharing 😊
Just back from a Panama canal cruise (free casino cruise). Casino gave me extra perks throughout the 2 weeks (free specialty dinner, drink package & $500 in free play). I travel solo and the casino pays the double rate....so the cruise would have cost me about 8k just for the room. Lost 2k in the casino....but still came out way ahead. I've got 5 free cruises on the books in 2023, including Australia and medditeranian (all include drink package, $500 casino play and $300 obc). For me, being a gambler has paid off better than I could have imagined
It was so great meeting you and the beautiful Jenny B on Sky Princess! Thank you for taking the time to chat with me! I definitely felt like I was with celebrities! You are both amazing folks.
Great video! Very interesting that Jenny lost her bank roll but received the desired comp, while Tony came home with winnings but a much weaker comp offer.
Yes...I believe the table games can't be as monitored as to the amounts of money played by individual players over a specific time period. Slots have a built in computing function which determines how many spins and amount$ played.
It’s not about that. Jenny cycled through way more money. Slots get the best comps because it’s so many spins per hour. Table games are rated the worst. In slots it doesn’t matter what the buy in is, because the machine only cares how much you cycle through it . When playing table games it’s really important to have a big buy in. Instead of cashing in only $300 at a time, if he cashed in the whole $1500 (even if he didn’t play the full $1500) he most likely would have gotten an inside stateroom offer.
Table games are difficult to calculate, and it’s not an exact formula. Slot machines have an exact formula. At table games you are relying on the pit boss to periodically enter your initial buy in and average bet.
We went in October on Freedom of the Seas for FREE in the super spacious Oceanview. Front of the ship, under the bridge. ALOT of space and full windows. Only paid port charges, fees and gratuity for 3 people, a grand total of $675. I hit the jackpot on the slots for $1980.00. 😊
Tony, I have some cruise info you might not be aware of. I've been on over 50 cruises and just found out about it this year. Do you have an email address? Or phone number?
Don't forget, once you earn status on one cruise ship other cruise lines having matching status programs which lead to even more free cruises.
I have yet to receive an absolutely free cruise but I have had some highly discounted cruises. My wife and I are going on a 15-day cruise in September, and the balcony room fare was $600 total for the two of us.
Your WOS tour convinced us to book it for an anniversary cruise. RCI should give you a commission! Been Celebrity cruisers, never been on RCI before but looking forward to it since you showcased it.
It’s a fun ship!
I really like the ship videos, they're fun to watch
We cruise on Holland America and my wife plays the slots. She only plays $100 to $200. We are always getting offers for free staterooms based on her gambling. Sometimes they are inside rooms but often they are ocean view and sometimes for a veranda. They include an extensive list of cruises we can choose from and you can upgrade for a small cost. Not bad! We pay taxes and port fees etc.
QUESTION: Does Jenny's offer for the free cruise include the fare for 2 people?(can you go with her?) If you do the math you actually, your experiment was a win/win. When you add the $800 you won, plus the $500 in free play, plus the $250 in free play for Jenny, you come up with a total of $1550 in addition to Jenny's free cruise for the $2000 loss. When you go, be sure and take the $800 out of the equation (Save it, or ask about an upgraded room) Only gamble with the free play you've been offered. 👍
Cruises generally punish solo travelers so a room occupied by a solo traveler generally costs the same than if a couple occupied it. The difference are just gratuities, port fees and extras like drink packages and wifi
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 👍
Hey Hey Hey Tony! I'm thinking about trying the casino one day. I just don't like losing money. 🤷🏽♀️🤣
The only way to avoid losing money is to stay away from the casino. The Cruise companies collect $$$$ millions from gamblers
Thanks, Tony, this video was very informative. I'm not a very consistent casino player but I do like to play the slots like Jenny. Happy cruisin
I absolutely loved this video. Great job and congratulations. I think
I try to gamble but I get too nervous seeing all that money going away! No casino offers for us yet! This was surely interesting to listen to, and congrats on your winnings. Of course, folks have to have a certain amount of maturity to not gamble more than they have available to give away…not everyone can do that either. I’m not referring to you, and I love your telling of this "experiment". Much love, NNN
Yes!! Me too!!! 🎉🎉
I’m not a gambler but when I used to visit CT, we would make a trip through Foxwoods and Mohegan Sun. I approached the slots with the same $20 in quarters. Option 1: run the quarters through once and go home with what remains. Option 2: run the quarters through until you win huge or run out. Option 1 is like buying a lottery ticket. Option 2 is buying entertainment.
We do gamble, I go on board with $1,000 and usually leave with some of it. I receive free cruise offers from both carnival and royal Caribbean. We are going on a free royal cruise in a couple of weeks. On royal they credit the account for the price of an inside cabin and then you can pay whatever the difference is for an upgrade. Free does not include port fees or gratuities. I also tend to receive these offers a couple of weeks after the cruise. In March we are doing our first princess cruise that happens to be a transatlantic, plenty of time to gamble and I am interested to see what they offer at the end. Also the Points Guys have blog out on what it takes to get free cruises on various cruise lines that is quite interesting. Great channel, keep up the good work.
I love the walking tours! Great to see the ship in real time!
I would probably break out in hives just thinking about spending more than $20 in a casino, and they'd probably have to send the coroner to meet the ship if I lost $2,000!! 😂😂
I could happily play all day with fake money, but real money I just couldn't!
After listening to this video I am considering making cat videos to pay my mortgage 🎉
So I was on the Celebrity Beyond Transatlantic - after 2 days I was up $900 on the 3rd day I got a note from the casino saying I had a free cruise. So I went to the future cruise and they offered me a bunch to choose from so I took a 12 say Scandinavian cruise from the UK to Finland, Sweden, Estonia , Denmark and Norway. A balcony cabin all I paid was tax and port fees $600 , I am not sure why they gave it to me but I accepted it .. oh and just in case you where wondering it was a 12 day cruise and they got there $900 back :)
My first cruise offer was horrible. The one in the mail was awesome and followed up by a personal phone call from Carnival. I sailed Halloween 2022. MARDI GRAS
I am on 4 cruises in 2023 all casino comps on multiple cruise lines. Total out of pocket for all 4 is $916. I have only ever paid for one cruise-a NCL 7 day balcony for 3k. I play slots regardless. I look at the free cruises as a parlay ☺️
Love the walking tours especially back when I had a treadmill; I would walk and watch, and pretend I was walking the ship.
I am mesmerized by the Pac Man light.
The cruise I just arrived home from today was a comped cruise from the casino. 6 days before my cruise, the entire cruise was canceled due to the Casino Dept through Princess didn't pay their share. I had to rebook the entire cruise and fight to get reimbursed for excursions, specialty dining, custom medallions, etc. I received another offer before getting off the ship, not sure I'll use it. We couldn't get in our cabin as our medallions didn't work there or to get on and off the ship. Turned out to be a great cruise, but was a disaster trying to straighten out.
In the past year, I have gotten six cruise offers from my favorite land-based casino. We used the ocean-view Virgin Voyages voucher. I upgraded the Princess voucher to a balcony for three. I skipped the Norwegian, but I will be booking a second VV next month, as well as an MSC inside cabin. All I am paying is port fees and taxes. I am getting discount offers from Carnival and Norwegian in the mail every week.
I suspect you had pretty much the same crowd following your walking tours. I opt for short, edited videos however.
My husband and brother and sister in law are avid gamblers on Princess. My husband who is strictly a table player asked the casino boss, what has better odds on getting a free cruise. The casino boss said always the tables. Which isn’t the case. Husband, brother play almost exclusively tables. Sister in law plays mostly slots. Easily probably spends win/loss averages about two thousand. Husband on tables never gets free cruise. Always gets free play offers. Most of the time walks away with a free play offer. Sister in law ALWAYS gets a free cruise and tends to have equal win/loss. Congrats on the free cabin. Sorry Jenny B had to lose $2000 to get a free room.
Table games won't net you the most comps Tony. Especially if you end up losing anyway at some point, I suggest doing slots exclusively at $1.30-$2/spin.
Hi Tony. I've enjoyed your walking tours. I do like the casino. I've gotten several cruises from land based casinos. Carnival sends me offers at least twice a week. ( I haven't sailed with them for about 6 year's). Going on MSC next year from a land based casino. Offered a balcony and we are going to upgrade to the yacht club. As always, thank you for all you do!
Thanks Tony. Great insight. I guess that’s why we don’t get free cruises. 🤣😂🤣 We loved cruising after the restart. We had a several room comps with us only paying the port fees and our deposits refunded in casino credits. I’m afraid those days are gone! Happy New Year to you and Jenny. 💜💜🦄🦄
Long form videos: Just to add my 2 cents, I loved the 90 minute walking videos of the latest cruise ships you were on. They were interesting and informative. Actually, I don’t mind you looking at the camera. Makes me feel as if I’m walking along with you to take the ship tour.
You’re going to get more offers in the mail. And you can actually book up to 3 cruises with each offer. You only have to pay $200 deposit for each person, plus taxes and port fees.
Loved your video today! We did a similar experiment on RC on our transatlantic in November on the Wonder. What we found was slots is the way to go if you want a comp. My husband played slots every day on our 14 nite and I played blackjack. He made it to prime and got a free interior.
makes sense. Slots is a "suckers" game and more likely to lose than a card based game
All depends on how they are calculating the comps, or passenger value.
Are they doing it on a theoretical loss basis (Turnover x House Edge) or Actual loss.
If you bet about $3 a spin and bet $20 a hand/spin and play for 4-5 hours a day for 4-5 days, you'll get enough points for a free cruise in the interior cabin or possibly balcony, depending on the sailing. A $1,500 bankroll could be minimum needed to play like this. You may lose it all quick, or comeback with some money (or break even) and a free cruise. Or on a free cruise currently and get another free cruise for next time. Of course, there are fees/gratuity/insurance/etc. you buy so it's not completely free, but it's definitely a fraction of the normal fare.
We've only been cruising twice and both on Royal, and I was told that slots rack up points far faster than table games. This seems to be consistent with Princess as well from your trip. We go to Vegas and tribal casinos. I play roulette and it's typically one of the highest comp-generating games in Vegas and on land, but I found out that slots generate the most on Royal (and maybe Princess too). But regardless, shouldn't be gambling to get comps. You gamble for fun anyway and if you get something extra, then great.
Great video thanks. What tier score did each of you achieve on that cruise. That would be a great indication of play needed for each offer.
I once stayed at a hotel in Las Vegas. I wanted to play tennis so I went to the pro shop and they set us a match for me with someone else staying at the hotel. After the match he ordered us some beers and he said he'd also take care of the cost for the court. He said not to worry about it because everything he spends is comped because he was a gambler. I asked how it worked and he said he has to play a certain number of minutes at gaming tables of a certain value (e.g., $25 per hand). It didn't matter if he won or lost, as long as he met his time comittment.
That explains why they hurry each hand along so quickly. I want to sit and enjoy the game and take more time but the dealer moves very quickly.
Congratulations on your free cruise! I love all of your videos and hit the like button for you. I do have a question about RUclips though. Do you get paid on your videos according to how many likes you get or how many views you get? I've always wondered that.
First, let me preface this with I do not gamble but it used to be that if you got money from the cashier in the casino, like money off your ATM card, it counted as money spent in the casino gambling. We got three free cruises just getting cash for running around on shore days. This was prepandemic so I’m not sure if it still works but bless that lady on Holland who told us this trick. Oh, and it worked on Princess, too
I started cruising this past April. I got that trip and 2 more for free from MGM one from MGM Vegas and one from MGM Biloxi. I have been on 11 cruises so far and I have 23 more cruises booked until December of next year. All but 2 we're just for cost of Port fees and taxes. I will.make diamond on Club Royal on my February 5 sailing on Wonder of the Seas!! Non stop sailing for me darling!!
Love those long tour videos. I’d like so see some for the land sides as well. Maybe Tortolla and some of the Saints.
I think you're onto something with your "Walking Tour". My idea is that you could extend this to the ports. People always want to know things like:
1. How far is it from the ship to the actual port? Any sort of tram service?
2. How is the shopping near the ship?
3. Restaurant recommendations in the port town?
4. A segment on "La Lido Local" to try and live like a local lives for the day. Find a tour guide, have them take you to the off the beaten path places
5. What makes this port unique?
I believe that your excellent editing skills, combined with informative dialog would be a big hit with the cruisers. People like to know the low down before they visit and often the Kool Aid served by the cruise company isn't the whole story.
I put fifty bucks into a dollar video poker machine on HAL and played for about twenty minutes. Six weeks after the cruise I started to free interior room offers that are easily upgraded. You’ll find me in the casino every future cruise!
I stick to Bingo - I know it's pricey, but also fun, and it's where I won my free cruise! - and I loved the walking tours
Very interesting Tony. We aren’t into the casino but it’s fascinating how it works
I always take a very specific amount for the week. If I'm playing a slot machine and I have a win - let's say I started with $50, and I have a $150 win - I cash out that ticket. That ticket goes directly into the safe and does not come out until the end of the cruise when it's time to cash things in. If I'm lucky, over the course of the week, I accumulate a nice chunk of winnings. But given that the amount I start with is an amount I'm comfortable with losing in its entirety, if I got on the ship with $2k and I walk off with $500, I figure I won, cause I didn't lose it all!
Meanwhile, man, I wish every cruise line stuck those cards under your door at the end of the cruise. I've dropped a small fortune on NCL trips and had to deal with their Casino At Seas department.
Yall both put together and would have an awesome cruise.
Royal Caribbean has Casino Royal group. We get a broucher every month or so for free cruises. Just have to pay taxes and port fees. We are going on Feb 27. Brilliance of the seas in Tampa. We play slots and i had one heck of a winning streak . so i became a member.
I just won a cruise on Royal and so did my wife. She got an inside room and I got a balcony room we are going on the Allure of the Seas in May with my balcony room, free drinks, and $500 free play. This will be my first time on this big of a ship can't wait.
I see gambling as just entertainment, so after 10 or 20 dollars I am good. I also play the Powerball on occasion if it's over $500 million, I consider that a free gift to my state natural resources preservation (which is what the money goes towards)
My last cruise I gambled a bunch at the end of the cruise I was down about$300.....never got any offers or feebees...so dissapointed
While we could care less about gambling, I found the topic interesting about a part of the ship I'm not familiar with. Job well done.
I’ll have to take a look at the walking tours, sounds fascinating. I love POV videos.
Good stuff, i was interested to know when you play blackjack do you play as close to perfect basic strategy as possible ? Also did you play blackjack exclusively ? I am not a cruiser but enjoy going to Carribean resorts with Casinos i play craps, baccarat and blackjack, have gotten to the point where i now get offers for up to a five day stay, comp at 500 per night at one of the big hotels in Nassau, just have to pay resort fee and maid fee daily not quite 80 bucks, per day
Agree about the clique. I always enjoy the BJ group
I like your hour long walking tour videos. I would only be able to watch about one a week though. I like your 10 to 20 minute long videos everyday!!!
I know for a fact that casinos in Mississippi, Atlantic City, and even tiny places like Wendover are more than happy to comp flights, rooms and free drinks to inveterate gamblers and they don't make money off giving these comps to winners.
Can one get $2000 of cruise goodness out of this comp? If one doesn't buy anything, doesn't gamble, doesn't take any excursions. They make 40% of their cruise passenger income from onboard purchases.
You already paid for the cruise. Now they can get another free 40% from you; likely more if you
gamble.
Most of my cruises are Casino offers. I received 1K in casino cash, $200 OBC & Premium Drinks on the Entire Ship. I'm a Travel Agent and use those offers in instead of TA travel discounts. This pays for itself and I have become my very own best customer 🤑!
We've been cruising for almost 7 years and have not paid for a cruise in the last 7 years. This year we're doing 12 cruises out of 12 months. We have yet to run out of free cruises although we do Gamble our average cable is $300 a day each and are wonder of the sea screws coming up at $7480 and we are paying $143 port fees that's all
My wife and I are 65+. We both have special needs and we have two service dogs. We are in the port of Belize today. The Belize government is demanding to inspect our dogs even though we are not getting off the ship they are going to charge us $150, this is a seizure of our money by the Belize government. It is also a discrimination against senior citizens with special needs. Advise everyone to not travel on any ship that is visiting Belize, or to visit Belize itself. I will be filing a complaint with the US Embassy in Belize and with my senator when we return home, I will also contact the national service dog community and advise them to avoid Belize.
My sister and I are sailing on the Celebration in February. We both gamble and on our last cruise we each gambled at least $2K-3K. Our free cruise offer included a veranda cabin, free drink package, $100 In cruise credit, and $1K in free play for the casino. We each paid $300 in port fees, taxes & insurance. We couldn't pass it up. Air fare of course cost much more than the cruise!!
When we were more active in gambling in Las Vegas we found that much more credit/comps came from my wife's slot play than my table play. Sounds like the same thing for cruise casinos.
Tony so interesting! We loved your ship tours and because you took the time, it helped us know what to expect on an upcoming cruise. Celebration is next for us in 8 weeks. And always wondered about those free cruises advertised on social. Does it say you can put that towards say a SUITE?
Carnival has a player list...of everyone that plays slots....and table games an both are seperate from 1 another. The algorithm is a very well kept secret but trust me when I say if youre putting enough money in play...they know you on a 1st name basis and they comp you not only w free cruises....but free steak house comps among bittles of wine liquor etc......hell...ive got the felt off the craps table from one. Remember....the magic "number" at the cage each time...is a 400 chip cash in then they ask for your sail n sign card. They track those as.opposed to lesser amounts. I get offers constantly for 1000 dollars theyll give me in the casino drinks anywhere on the boat steak hs comps etc. And Balconys....Suites....rooms on the house...and thats not to forget the Elite cruise offers etc....ultras....and premieres are always on the offer sheet.
Do you think you would have received a free cruise offer yourself if you laid down more money above the $300 even if you didn't gamble with it? Like laid down $1000 and gambled $300 of it and got up and walked until later? Don't know if cashing in and rebuying each time would have been beneficial or not too...
Sounds like a net loss of $1,200, but with $750 in future casino credits and an interior room including tips. So combined, you both would come out ahead. If you wore your hat backwards then you would have received a suite! Safe travels Tony!
Lol, obsessed with the hat are ya. Nice ;)
If my math is correct, you won $800 plus $500 in free play, plus $250, plus an interior cabin for two worth a minimum of $1000, plus crew appreciation worth $210 or more, plus free wi-fi worth $200. Total $2960 for $2000 of fun. Net win will be $960 or more depending on the length of the cruise. Next time you take the $2000 and give her the $1500 and see if she still gets comped.
I enjoyed the walking cruise ship tour there very informative. Sometime you see things that other vlogger may not have taken video of. I enjoy playing the slot machine but I have a limit and once that's gone I'm done.☺
My cruise clicks are fellow non parents, the wine bar, and Good Spirits at Sea( we cruise mostly on Princess and Holland but Virgin is growing on us).
Congratulations you’ll have to do a follow up video on the free cruise! 😊