Carnival Free Drinks

[coachdave]

Generally speaking, what would one typically need to spend in a casino in order to get comped free drinks in the casino. Just looking for ballpark.

[Mountain Time]

I have spent anywhere between $300-500 to receive free drinks. It is all based on points like 1000-1500. I think the casino "watches" your player card to see losses! then drinks come quicker!

[Wally Alligator]

Generally speaking, what would one typically need to spend in a casino in order to get comped free drinks in the casino. Just looking for ballpark.

 

Hi Coachdave,

 

Spending depends on a number of factors. Drinks On Us card comes after you accumulate 1500 points (slots) or 200 Theos (table games) on a 6+ day cruise. On a slot machine you get 1 point for each $2.50 bet. Assuming a 90% payout you will have lost $375 when the card comes. Video poker pays out a higher percentage (call it 95%) and therefore 1 point for every $5 bet (still looking at $350 lost). Of course you could be having good luck and be getting better payouts.

 

Table games are based on Theos. 200 Theos represents an expected (theoretical) loss of $200 based on the game played, average bet size, and hands per hour. Hard to judge where you are in accumulated Theos as you cannot look on a machine like in slots and see a number. On the plus side Casino Hosts and Pit Bosses (dealer supervisors) will occasionally buy a round of drinks for the table. Happens more frequently if you are the only player at a table and happen to also be betting for the dealer (dealer tips).

 

Shorter cruises (4-5 days) only require 1000 slot points or (I think) 150 Theos. I've read that 3 day cruises do not have DOU cards but have never been on a 3 day cruise.

 

Best advice is to gamble what you feel is to an enjoyable level of play. If it is drinks and bounce backs you are chasing it is better to pay for them outright and gamble less. If however a higher level of gambling is enjoyable and the losses can be written off to entertainment and you still walk away happy then the DOU and bounce backs are nice comps as are the chocolate covered strawberrys delivered to your room.

 

George

[cb at sea]

Unless you are a true "HIGH ROLLER", it's best to buy your drinks....the "free" drinks are hardly "free"!

[vp1]

Hi Coachdave,

 

Spending depends on a number of factors. Drinks On Us card comes after you accumulate 1500 points (slots) or 200 Theos (table games) on a 6+ day cruise. On a slot machine you get 1 point for each $2.50 bet. Assuming a 90% payout you will have lost $375 when the card comes. Video poker pays out a higher percentage (call it 95%) and therefore 1 point for every $5 bet (still looking at $350 lost). Of course you could be having good luck and be getting better payouts.

 

Table games are based on Theos. 200 Theos represents an expected (theoretical) loss of $200 based on the game played, average bet size, and hands per hour. Hard to judge where you are in accumulated Theos as you cannot look on a machine like in slots and see a number. On the plus side Casino Hosts and Pit Bosses (dealer supervisors) will occasionally buy a round of drinks for the table. Happens more frequently if you are the only player at a table and happen to also be betting for the dealer (dealer tips).

 

Shorter cruises (4-5 days) only require 1000 slot points or (I think) 150 Theos. I've read that 3 day cruises do not have DOU cards but have never been on a 3 day cruise.

 

Best advice is to gamble what you feel is to an enjoyable level of play. If it is drinks and bounce backs you are chasing it is better to pay for them outright and gamble less. If however a higher level of gambling is enjoyable and the losses can be written off to entertainment and you still walk away happy then the DOU and bounce backs are nice comps as are the chocolate covered strawberrys delivered to your room.

 

George

 

I was on a 4 day / 3 night cruise in August. Did receive a drink card on the second day of the cruise based upon my play on just the first night (craps only).

I was skeptical that I would get a card on such a short cruise, but apparently it does happen.

~Bob

[DianeandMark]

Just got off Carnival Spirit and all I got for over 4000 points was a plate of 8 chocolate coated strawberries. No free drinks and the casino host was hardly ever there. I don't know whether it's because it's an Aussie cruise, but I'll look elsewhere in future....very disappointed.

 

 

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