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This week I received an offer for a complimentary cruise for two with the Carnival Players Club. It's been a while since I sailed on Carnival opting for RCI instead.
But who could pass that offer up?
And guess what? I took them up on it! :)
I'm booked on the November 3rd sailing on the Legend out of Tampa - how convenient!
It's really nice that the Carnival Player's Club is recognizing the contributions that casino guests offer.
By the way, my favorite experience in a casino was on the western transatlantic out of the UK headed back to Lauderdale. There was no smoking due to the UK regulations. I spent more time in the casino on that transatlantic sailing than ever. No smoke, lots of sea days - it was so much fun! My bankroll took a hit, but oh well. :D
Casino big spenders also spend onboard?
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The two of us spend approximately $1,500 - $2,000 daily in the casino between blackjack, slots and PokerPro. We tip the cage cashiers, dealers ($5 per blackjack hand), and cocktail servers.
Neither of us drink alcohol, but never pay for any sodas or bottle water while we play. The pit bosses and casino hosts are always nice to us, remember our names and ask if we need anything. We receive chocolate covered strawberries in our room from the casino staff. We took 3 comped cruises in the past year on Carnival.We received an upgrade to the Owner's Suite on the last sailing on the Sensation. It was very roomy for the two of us and we loved the extra balcony space.
The last cruise on the Sensation, I hit a $1,000 jackpot on the Top Dollar machine and hit a nice spin for $1,800 on the same machine on the last night.
DH played in the Texas Holdem Final tournament on the Dream out of New Orleans in 2014 which also happened to be the Premier Players Club cruise - lots of great action on that ship!
We love Carnival's gaming policies and prefer it to RCI.
We spend the majority of our time gaming and not participating the in the traditional cruise activities. While in port, we sleep in and enjoy a less crowded ship.
Happy cruising everyone. See you in the casino! :)