Blue Chip Casino

[lizinindy]

I read the post recently about how the Celebrity ship casinos are stacked heavily for the house but I usually go in there and burn $20 somewhere along the way during a cruise. I recently got an email from M-Life (which I signed up for..why?..cuz I could, I guess) saying I was in the Sapphire tier. So, I looked up the benefits. What does the $500 in free  chips mean? They’re just gonna hand me $500 to gamble away? Seems kinda crazy but, hey.....

And, I have no idea how I went from Pearl to Sapphire.

[rM3panno]

1 hour ago, lizinindy said:

I read the post recently about how the Celebrity ship casinos are stacked heavily for the house but I usually go in there and burn $20 somewhere along the way during a cruise. I recently got an email from M-Life (which I signed up for..why?..cuz I could, I guess) saying I was in the Sapphire tier. So, I looked up the benefits. What does the $500 in free  chips mean? They’re just gonna hand me $500 to gamble away? Seems kinda crazy but, hey.....

And, I have no idea how I went from Pearl to Sapphire.

Are you saying you are Sapphire when you login to M Life? If so, that is your M Life tier not your Blue Chip tier. It may be confusing but M Life Sapphire is their entry level tier, Blue Chip Sapphire is the 2nd highest tier and it takes quite a bit of time/money in the casino to reach that tier. There is no where you can log in to find you Celebrity Blue Chip status, you would have to call Blue Chip.

[lizinindy]

Ahhh...thanks for the explanation! I knew there was no way I could be in the high roller tier! Hahaha!

[markf]

Casino on the edge are tight, currently on the ship.

also it is missing the usual casino buzz we r used to..

[NutsAboutGolf]

On 2/12/2020 at 11:54 AM, markf said:

Casino on the edge are tight, currently on the ship.

also it is missing the usual casino buzz we r used to..

 

Casino's are "tight", cruise industry wide, nothing exclusive to the Edge.

1)  For slots, the average "payback" is about 80% cruise ship wide, it's about a 90% average at land based casinos

2)  For table games and VP, most games are stripped of player friendly odds/rules, all games can be affected but for example, you won't find 3:2 blackjack tables or VP machines.  However, compared to land based casinos, while favorable games/odds can be found, often only a small minority these player friendly tables/machines exist and are often occupied

3)  Each cruise line has their own casino/comp pros and cons, X's pros are they often offer $5 of free play in the late morning, they allow you to buy casino chips in advance at a discount, they're the only line I'm aware of that has single-zero roulette (CCL has triple 0 tables) and they have a strong partnership with MLife.  The cons are, unlike NCL, on comped offers, they do not include "perks" and X will not allow OBC from the stock holder benefit

Edited April 18, 2020 by NutsAboutGolf