Casino offer, RCCL - lots of options.

[cuterlmt]

I got a great casino offer from MGM rewards, with a ton of options. I'm thinking Europe since I already have a NCL CAS cruise scheduled for April 2023 from Rome to Trieste, maybe do a side by side (not really, I'd have to get from one port to another). We have been on a ton of NCL CAS cruises, but never RCCL, so we are looking forward to trying something new.

But here are the questions:

1) Does RCCL ever do deals like NCL? Free at Sea kind of stuff, with free specialty dining, free excursion ticket, wifi, etc. How often do those deals come out? Are they available on the Casino cruises?

2) Do I get a casino drink card for my cruise since it's a Casino cruise?

3) I love NCL for lots of reasons - particularly the freestyle cruising, any time dining, lots of options. I also like both kinds of ships, small and large. We choose cruises primarily for itinerary. Any great recommendations? 

4) I watch a lot of cruise vloggers on youtube. Do you recommend any ones who do a lot of RCCL cruises?

 

I would appreciate any and all input, unless it's not kind. 

Thank you!!!

[aubreyc1988]

41 minutes ago, cuterlmt said:

I got a great casino offer from MGM rewards, with a ton of options. I'm thinking Europe since I already have a NCL CAS cruise scheduled for April 2023 from Rome to Trieste, maybe do a side by side (not really, I'd have to get from one port to another). We have been on a ton of NCL CAS cruises, but never RCCL, so we are looking forward to trying something new.

But here are the questions:

1) Does RCCL ever do deals like NCL? Free at Sea kind of stuff, with free specialty dining, free excursion ticket, wifi, etc. How often do those deals come out? Are they available on the Casino cruises? Not that I know of. NCL is unique in that regard, but Celebrity cruises might do something like NCL. 

2) Do I get a casino drink card for my cruise since it's a Casino cruise? I don't think RCI does this. I think the only way to get free drinks in RCI casino is through being Prime status or above. 

 

3) I love NCL for lots of reasons - particularly the freestyle cruising, any time dining, lots of options. I also like both kinds of ships, small and large. We choose cruises primarily for itinerary. Any great recommendations? 

Oasis class ships are normally what I like on RCI, simply for the shows. The negative of Oasis class is that they can feel "Inward facing" and not an intimate feeling like NCL's Waterfront and waterfront dining. 

 

4) I watch a lot of cruise vloggers on youtube. Do you recommend any ones who do a lot of RCCL cruises? I like watching Very Unofficial Travel Guides. He doesn't do solely RCI but I do feel like he is very objective in his reviews and he does have older RCI reviews. EECC Travels is good too, but they are very glass half full which is GREAT but sometimes you need someone who is willing to criticize fairly too.