atstpier2 Posted June 1, 2011 #1 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I will be sailing June 12th on the EPIC. Does anybody know whether the casino charges a fee to charge casino chips to my onboard account? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
younglegend Posted June 1, 2011 #2 Share Posted June 1, 2011 I will be sailing June 12th on the EPIC. Does anybody know whether the casino charges a fee to charge casino chips to my onboard account? Up to $2,000 a day is no charge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atstpier2 Posted June 1, 2011 Author #3 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Thanks YoungLegend. I have seen a lot of inconsistent information on the boards. I see that you just travelled the EPIC, so hopefully they didn't change the policy since then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjbdtz Posted June 1, 2011 #4 Share Posted June 1, 2011 So here's the deal: There IS a 3% charge fleet-wide.... EXCEPT in Europe. I called and asked CAS directly. So while the EPIC is there, no fee...but when she comes back to North America, fee. Stephen . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbait17 Posted June 1, 2011 #5 Share Posted June 1, 2011 So here's the deal:There IS a 3% charge fleet-wide.... EXCEPT in Europe. I called and asked CAS directly. So while the EPIC is there, no fee...but when she comes back to North America, fee. Stephen . Ahhh, thanks for the clarification. Wasn't charged on the Jade this week and was wondering... But VERY happy, saved me a few hundred $$$. Robin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atstpier2 Posted June 1, 2011 Author #6 Share Posted June 1, 2011 It makes sense that they don't charge in Europe. Nobody is going to use the service as an atm for Europe excursions when they have to pay euros on land. The cash conversion would kill them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmaizzy Posted June 1, 2011 #7 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Sorry newbie question. What does this mean? Are you talking about using your debit/credit card to buy casino chips and then any you don't win you can cash in for $ cash? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnql Posted June 1, 2011 #8 Share Posted June 1, 2011 Sorry newbie question. What does this mean? Are you talking about using your debit/credit card to buy casino chips and then any you don't win you can cash in for $ cash? In the past, you could go to the casino's cashier and just sign for chips against your shipboard account. It would be treated like any other shipboard expense (e.g., tips, drinks, etc.) with no surcharge for the service. Too many people were probably gaming the system by signing for chips and not actually gambling. They would cash in the chips immediately. The charge for the chips would go against their shipboard account, which would then give them frequent flyer miles or rewards points on the credit card that they used to establish their shipboard account. Looking at other cruise lines (e.g., Princess, which has been charging 3% for years), NCL probably figured it was time to stop the free-ATM-like service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soccer71 Posted June 1, 2011 #9 Share Posted June 1, 2011 In the past, you could go to the casino's cashier and just sign for chips against your shipboard account. It would be treated like any other shipboard expense (e.g., tips, drinks, etc.) with no surcharge for the service. Too many people were probably gaming the system by signing for chips and not actually gambling. They would cash in the chips immediately. The charge for the chips would go against their shipboard account, which would then give them frequent flyer miles or rewards points on the credit card that they used to establish their shipboard account. Looking at other cruise lines (e.g., Princess, which has been charging 3% for years), NCL probably figured it was time to stop the free-ATM-like service. Never realized this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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