Casino newbee question

[Bananas27]

I always avoid the Casino as it's just not something I enjoy.  However, after hearing about everyone's great offers, I definitely want to go lose $20 on my next cruise in hopes of snagging one of the great deals!  So my question is, what do I do?  Do I just go get some chips or play the slots or what?  How do they know it's me?

 

[sc4125]

You have to put your Sail N Sign in the machine (it will ask you to put in your birthdate and make up a 4 digit number to use as a passcode), put in the money and when you want to stop, you download what's left onto your SnS.  

 

I don't know that $20 would get you any of the deals.  I hear they are based on the time you spend playing throughout the cruise - then again, a casino hostess told me years ago that it is based on the number of points you rack up.  Either way, I don't know of anyone getting great deals by spending $20.

I admittedly spend lots of time in the casino and the deals I got this year were some of the best I've been given.  Now that everything is back up and running well, I doubt those fabulous deals will be offered next year.  

[Elaine5715]

34 minutes ago, Bananas27 said:

I always avoid the Casino as it's just not something I enjoy.  However, after hearing about everyone's great offers, I definitely want to go lose $20 on my next cruise in hopes of snagging one of the great deals!  So my question is, what do I do?  Do I just go get some chips or play the slots or what?  How do they know it's me?

 

 

26 minutes ago, sc4125 said:

You have to put your Sail N Sign in the machine (it will ask you to put in your birthdate and make up a 4 digit number to use as a passcode), put in the money and when you want to stop, you download what's left onto your SnS.  

 

I don't know that $20 would get you any of the deals.  I hear they are based on the time you spend playing throughout the cruise - then again, a casino hostess told me years ago that it is based on the number of points you rack up.  Either way, I don't know of anyone getting great deals by spending $20.

I admittedly spend lots of time in the casino and the deals I got this year were some of the best I've been given.  Now that everything is back up and running well, I doubt those fabulous deals will be offered next year.  

This answer is correct.  $20 isn't going to get you great offers unless you hit a hand pay on that $20.  You can save yourself $19.22 by taking an .88 spin and get similar offers.  

[Bananas27]

What's a .88 spin?

 

What about entering a slot tournament?  They are kind of fun but I haven't done one in 10 years or so!

[May1cruiser]

I have found offers are random. Had a family member spend $20 and get great offers, while we played next to her, had a few thousand points and got a "meh" offer. I also perceive offers will become less attractive now that the ships are filling up and people are using their free OBC from the pause. 

 

 

[ArchieCruise]

$20 won’t get you any offers in general.  To get offers you need to be willing to wager a lot more.  For example: my wife gambled maybe $50 for the entire cruise and hasn’t gotten a single offer. I on the other hand spent about 2 hours a day in the Casino betting $20 a hand on blackjack.  About a month after returning I started to see offers.  The more you play (and bet) the greater your offers will be.  

[Elaine5715]

2 hours ago, Bananas27 said:

What's a .88 spin?

 

What about entering a slot tournament?  They are kind of fun but I haven't done one in 10 years or so!

 An .88 bet is one of the most popular slot options.  Entering a slot tourney does nothing towards earning offers.  Your sail and sign does not go into the machine so no points are earned.  

[Pellaz]

18 hours ago, sc4125 said:

I don't know that $20 would get you any of the deals.  I hear they are based on the time you spend playing throughout the cruise - then again, a casino hostess told me years ago that it is based on the number of points you rack up.  Either way, I don't know of anyone getting great deals by spending $20.

 

I spent $20 -- $10 in the cash crane and got nothing, $10 in the Cash Cube and won $2,500, both using my S&S card -- and got $0 cruise offers and DOU in the casino when I got back...never had anything like that before.  I'm not sure if that qualifies as a "great" deal, but I HATED having to pass them up for work reasons.   🙂  

[Rudyard]

We didn't gamble at all on our last cruise (which was a casino deal) and very little the two or three cruises before that. It's been years since we gambled any substantial amount, yet the offers are still coming in. 

[dbrucern]

19 hours ago, Bananas27 said:

What's a .88 spin?

 

What about entering a slot tournament?  They are kind of fun but I haven't done one in 10 years or so!

There are no slot tournaments presently due to Covid but if you are Platinum or
Diamond the Casino will give you $25 to play with since they are not currently offering them.  Play penny slots at the lowest bet and you might get lucky