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aaahhhcruisin

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NewtoCruisewKids

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My mother earned the free card as well, however she only spent about 500 dollars total in the casino. Please remember that even the little wins for a couple of credits get respent in the machine and help rack up the points. Have a great time on the cruise and don't worry about your mother spending your inheritance ;)

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tbbtravels

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She is wagering $3,000+, but may not spending that much. Coin-in is how much is wagered, not what you put into the machine. For example, if you were to play a 3-line quarter machine, every time you spin, you wager/have coin-in of $0.75, so for every 3.3 spins, you would receive 1 point.

 

Agree on the $3000.00 as the magic wager amount. I have calculated this before while playing and earning points. In January I had to have 2000 points for the drink card.

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mjoymarshall

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Best bet if you drink a lot like us.. Buy Cheers. Get most of your drinks at casino bar. Make sure you get receipts. Take receipts to casino cashier and get match play. We would have at least $100 a night in match play. Once you're up, walk away!! You'll make money..

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nhraformula00

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One year ago on the Freedom my brother-inlaw was playing the Quarter slots and on the third night hit $2,700. He got free drinks for the remainder of the cruise, and a voucher for 20% off a future cruise to be booked in 14 days or less. He had only gambled $200 and was playing for about 2 hours.

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tbbtravels

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Do not understand why y'all had to have 2000 points when the offer is 1500 points for free drinks. ????????????????????

 

Guess it's different ships? Different casino hosts? I played January of this year and I had to have 2000 points. I have been on other ships and it was only 1500.

 

I had a completely free cruise on the Fascination last summer from the casino. I didn't pay parking or fees or anything. I did have to have 1500 points for free casino drinks.

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Sue Do-Over

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We sailed last summer (Legend, 2013) in the Med for 2 weeks. Our bounce-back freebie got us on the Glory in January... where the pit supervisor and two dealers were the same guys/gals from the Legend.

 

We had been good tippers, had a great time, and made the table fun... and they remembered us. Drink cards on day 2. Strawberries on day 4, bathrobes on day 6, and another bounce-back offer each before we left.

 

Next week, we're back on the Glory and hope to have those cards pretty quickly.

 

We bet the minimum, but tip consistently (put $1 up next to your bet for the dealer -- it's visible to the supervisor longer), and spend 3-4 hours each day, maybe a little more on sea days. We also tip the bar waitress $1 on the free drinks. It makes everyone happy, and she 'doesn't notice' when an occasional free drink gets handed to the player seated next to me.

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aaahhhcruisin

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LOL…you all are great.

 

It's very obvious I'm not a gambler, but am glad she probably doesn't drop that much. I've asked her several times how much she loses but she just says she doesn't keep track (sure mom.) I was more just wondering if it's smarter to play and take a chance at winning as well as free drinks. It almost sounds like too much work. I'll leave it to you professionals!

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AdmiralQ

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I was on the Glory sometime in April or May and spent 2-3 hours each day playing blackjack. My bets were in the range of $25 to $75 a hand and every day the pit boss would offer to buy me drinks. I turned them down since I had Cheers. They never offered me anything else. I'm on the Elation in 2 days. We'll see if anything else comes my way.

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cjankowski

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Just off the Fantasy last week (5 day) received free drinks & $10 play money with 1000 points.

 

My husband played slots with only like $50 and he won/lost enough to keep going. Was able to get the free drinks card of which the nice guy gave drinks to both of us. I was sitting next to him playing only one machine :) I just wish we would have earned it earlier in the cruise week.

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hockeyluver

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LOL…you all are great.

 

It's very obvious I'm not a gambler, but am glad she probably doesn't drop that much. I've asked her several times how much she loses but she just says she doesn't keep track (sure mom.) I was more just wondering if it's smarter to play and take a chance at winning as well as free drinks. It almost sounds like too much work. I'll leave it to you professionals!

 

First of all its none of your buisness , thats what I tell my kids!! and secondly I couldnt tell you how much i spend at the casino either (my hubby probably could) but I have earned us a free drinks card a few times.

 

On our B2B I got it on the first leg and the casino host told me to come back the first day of the second leg and she gave me another one :D hubby and I were both happy.

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sgttami

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There is no such thing as FREE DRINKS, FREE CRUISE, FREE WHATEVER!

 

You pay somewhere along the way!

 

I've gotten the free drinks in the casino on my last 3 cruises...some early, some later on..

No, they are not free...! But, it's still fun!!!

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klfrodo

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Last cruise on the Magic, I only played slots.

 

I earned the Drinks on Us card about half way through the 8 day cruise.

My start amount was about $2000. My end amount was about $2000.

My Win/Loss Statement indicated a total of about $15K played.

Did leave with a nice little W2G form

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