Quick Poll: Do you win at the table games at the RC Casino?

[SRF]

I play for fun. I figure a ticket for a day to Disney is $100, so my gambling budget is $100 per day. If I win, I can keep playing. If I lose that, I stop for the day and do other things.

 

The lowest house odds are, if you play smart, craps and blackjack. Every other game, the house will just take your money faster.

 

Yes, one some games people hit big, but they also lose a lot.

[PigsCanFly]

I dont think I've been on a Royal ship where Royal flush pays higher than straight flush.

 

But then I dont play the 4th spot. Just blind on bonus, ante, and bet. 5-10-10

 

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The Royal pays 1000:1 on the 6-card bonus

The Straight Flush pays 200:1 on the 6-card bonus

(We were betting $10 on the 6-card bonus)

[John&LaLa]

The Royal pays 1000:1 on the 6-card bonus

The Straight Flush pays 200:1 on the 6-card bonus

(We were betting $10 on the 6-card bonus)

Gotcha, I guess I never played attention

 

 

 

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[drsel]

, plus get free drinks and bonuses and cruise certificates...all about fun and entertainment..

Which cruise ships give FREE DRINKS in the casino and what is their rationale for selecting which gamblers are entitled to the free drinks?

[drsel]

WHICH cruise ships give FREE DRINKS in the CASINO and what is their RATIONALE for selecting which gamblers are entitled to the free drinks? Those who play for many hours in 1 session, those who faithfully gamble every night, those who win the most or those who lose the most?

On our last Norwegian cruise, I saw the same gamblers playing for hours every night without fail, and not getting a single free drink. Even on Celebrity and MSC I didn't see anyone getting free drinks just for gambling in the casino.

Also, what is the rationale for gifts, bonuses and free cruise certificates? What are these gifts and bonuses?

Edited July 29, 2018 by drsel

[SRF]

The casino host and give out drink vouchers.

 

Not free drinks like Vegas, but still free.

[drsel]

The casino host and give out drink vouchers.

 

Not free drinks like Vegas, but still free.

To all the players or a select few?

[Clarea]

To all the players or a select few?

I believe you have to play a while and accumulate some certain number of points before you get free drinks.

[John&LaLa]

The casino host and give out drink vouchers.

 

Not free drinks like Vegas, but still free.

Not anymore, now your seapass either has your casino tier printed on it, or the host gives you a VIP sticker.

 

Your tier is calculated once a year and you have to qualify for the levels with free booze.

 

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[Milwaukee Eight]

Not anymore, now your seapass either has your casino tier printed on it, or the host gives you a VIP sticker.

 

Your tier is calculated once a year and you have to qualify for the levels with free booze.

 

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So, your saying a new player who is playing and betting a lot wouldn’t get drinks until next year?

 

 

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[sellwingri]

My understanding is that if you accumulate 1000 points on a cruise, they’ll give you the sticker entitling you to free drinks. Not sure what they do if you go on another cruise before the tier recalculation is done on April 1st.

 

I’ve been gambling on Royal Caribbean for many years and never remember them giving out coupons for drinks.

[John&LaLa]

So, your saying a new player who is playing and betting a lot wouldn’t get drinks until next year?

 

 

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Not necessarily, that's probably why the host has stickers. I guess if you hit the points required for a top tier you can qualify then.

 

The yearly mark is probably used to demote players who dont keep their level of play up.

 

Maybe C&A needs to do that. [emoji6]

 

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[mk-ultra]

I'm almost a 100% table games player (with some small slot playing just when I'm taking a break). Points tracking can be very hit-or-miss at table games. They'll definitely card you in when you sit down to buy in and count you when you color out. I play ~4 hours a night. For what it's worth, getting to know the dealers and casino host early seems to work out for being tracked better on my play. I'm usually on a first name basis with most of them at the end of my first night on a cruise.

[mk-ultra]

 

BJ - only sit down if players are their, if rooks, dont play, always ruin the flow...take when they shouldnt, or hold when they shouldnt, messes the flow...

 

I love quotes like this one... and the players at a table who think that someone else has "sabotaged" their hand by making a bad play and "taking" their card.

[AlanF65]

I love quotes like this one... and the players at a table who think that someone else has "sabotaged" their hand by making a bad play and "taking" their card.

 

I politely remind them that BJ isn't a team sport

[kcamp317]

My wife enjoys getting into the blackjack tournaments and I think last month on our cruise she came out $60 ahead. Thats about the extent of our winning....I just stand back and watch....haha. I don't bother because my luck stinks at such things.

[SRF]

To all the players or a select few?

 

It depends on the casino host and how nice you are to them.

 

 

:D

[SRF]

Not anymore, now your seapass either has your casino tier printed on it, or the host gives you a VIP sticker.

 

Your tier is calculated once a year and you have to qualify for the levels with free booze.

 

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Since when?

 

Last August, I was given free drink coupons by the host for use in the casino.

[SRF]

I love quotes like this one... and the players at a table who think that someone else has "sabotaged" their hand by making a bad play and "taking" their card.

 

Yeap, and just as often, their play makes you win a hand you would have lost if they played "right."

 

Statistical analysis shows it all works out to be even.

 

Play your hand and don't worry about how others play.

[John&LaLa]

Since when?

 

Last August, I was given free drink coupons by the host for use in the casino.

First I saw was April this year. Came about with new Club Royale rollout I think

 

 

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[John&LaLa]

You can still earn the free drink sticker during the year on a cruise ship. Not sure if it's 1000 points or 1200 points but have been told they still do it. The Club Royale tier part is just something extra they do now as another part of their program.

Correct, but the punchcards/tickets seem to be gone

 

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[John&LaLa]

My understanding is that if you accumulate 1000 points on a cruise, they’ll give you the sticker entitling you to free drinks. Not sure what they do if you go on another cruise before the tier recalculation is done on April 1st.

 

I’ve been gambling on Royal Caribbean for many years and never remember them giving out coupons for drinks.

Serenade, Rhapsody, Majesty come to mind.

 

Individual coupons and/or punch cards

 

Used to get them with the MLife scam.

 

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[Domino D]

The yearly mark is probably used to demote players who dont keep their level of play up.

 

Maybe C&A needs to do that. [emoji6]

 

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Lord, I don't want to be on CruiseCritic the day demotions come out.

[John&LaLa]

Lord, I don't want to be on CruiseCritic the day demotions come out.

Check in on Sept 29 [emoji33]

 

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[Domino D]

So, I thought it begged the question: Has anyone who gambles a lot on the ship's table games ever come out ahead?

 

Honestly, sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. Do you consider 2 hrs a night average a lot?