Casino packages in the cruise planner

[fstuff1]

1 hour ago, micruiser2002 said:

I believe in the cruise planner it is a maximum of $500.  But I just got off the Equinox and they offered the same promo the first 2 nights and they allowed up to $2000 per night.  

nice!

when i was on EQ 8 months ago, they only offered the $500 promo on slot play, not table chips. 😞

 

And the slot play was 15% if you max out at $500 (10% if less), which is better than the  website's +10%

 

Edited April 7, 2022 by fstuff1

[micruiser2002]

3 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

nice!

when i was on EQ 8 months ago, they only offered the $500 promo on slot play, not table chips 😞

 

And the slot play was 15% if you max out at $500 (10% if less), which is better than the  website's +10%

Sorry I bought the slot play so I am not sure if it was for chips also.  

[fstuff1]

3 minutes ago, micruiser2002 said:

Sorry I bought the slot play so I am not sure if it was for chips also.  

ahh.

 

and wow, they allowed $2k in slot play purchases per night?

Did you still get +15% free if you max out at $2k?

[micruiser2002]

31 minutes ago, fstuff1 said:

ahh.

 

and wow, they allowed $2k in slot play purchases per night?

Did you still get +15% free if you max out at $2k?

It was only the first 2 nights and it was up to 2k per night with a 10% bonus.  Wish it were 15%.

[fstuff1]

2 hours ago, micruiser2002 said:

It was only the first 2 nights and it was up to 2k per night with a 10% bonus.  Wish it were 15%.

 

i'd rather take $500 with +15% slotplay than $2000 +$10%, mainly because I don't play slots much.

If losing at tables, i'll play video poker for a short while.

Edited April 8, 2022 by fstuff1

[micruiser2002]

1 hour ago, fstuff1 said:

 

i'd rather take $500 with +15% slotplay than $2000 +$10%, mainly because I don't play slots much.

If losing at tables, i'll play video poker for a short while.

I mainly play slots so for me that was a bonus.

 

[AZ Ocean Lover]

I feel the “scam” comes in when you spend your own money to purchase the pre-cruise offer but you can’t cash it in.  If they give me promotional chips I get that you have to play them but the chips I’ve paid cash for I should be able to cash in without playing them.

 

[RichYak]

I'm just trying to make sure I have my head wrapped around this correctly. What we're referring to as a "scam" is really only for promotional chips at table games, since winning bets payoff partially with your original promotional chips. The only way to get rid of them is to lose them.

 

However with slots, your promotional credit is spent when you spin and anything you win is refundable cash. Therefore on slots, you really only need to bet the amount of your promotional credit whereas on table games, you effectively are betting much more.

 

Does this sound right?

[fstuff1]

5 hours ago, AZ Ocean Lover said:

I feel the “scam” comes in when you spend your own money to purchase the pre-cruise offer but you can’t cash it in.  If they give me promotional chips I get that you have to play them but the chips I’ve paid cash for I should be able to cash in without playing them.

 

yes, i feel the same way and did ask about this.

i was told that's the condition to get the +10% promo chips. Your original chips you paid for are also considered promo.

 

You also lose out on the points on those original chips that you paid cash for since they are now promo.

 

But getting +$50 free for $500, i'm ok with that. It didnt affect me in making Sapphire. (hundreds of hours at the table)

 

edit:

this is only for chips, not slot play

 

Edited April 8, 2022 by fstuff1

[Fly and Sail]

Careful with this if you intend to build up BCC points. It was explained to me (and I've read it somewhere too) that pre-purchased credit doesn't count as coin in/theoretical for the casino points accumulation.

Edited April 8, 2022 by Fly and Sail
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[Fly and Sail]

22 hours ago, micruiser2002 said:

Sorry I bought the slot play so I am not sure if it was for chips also.  

 

I don't think they would offer this for chips especially at such high numbers. One could really do some damage with that. But you never know how desperate they are for business these days and most people would probably just squander the money anyway.

[micruiser2002]

35 minutes ago, Fly and Sail said:

Careful with this if you intend to build up BCC points. It was explained to me (and I've read it somewhere too) that pre-purchased credit doesn't count as coin in/theoretical for the casino points accumulation.

The first night all I had was the pre-purchased and BCC free play and I earned points.  They might not allow on the 10% bonus but I was earning as expected.