carnival free casino cruise, free casino drink cards?

Does Carnival give their players free drink cards automatically in the casino if you book a cruise through their players club? Even if its a free cruise offer? I only ask because I know NCL does for their players.

Thanks in advance.

Yes, they gave me one the first night!

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Was the card waiting in your room when you boarded?

For NCL, it was a separate card, that you gave to the waiters in the casino when you placed your drink order. Is it something similar? Ours was there in our room once we boarded.

Thanks

To the get free drink card you either have to earned a certain amount of points on your last cruise otherwise you receive it after 1500 points on the current cruise. I received mine the first night in the casino. You can go to the casino cage to get it or one of the hosts will find you and give you the card.

Thanks for your responses.

I know I didn't make 1500 points my last cruise, nor my husband, so no drink card for us.

This is different on NCL, it doesn't matter how many points you accrue prior (we didn't make the points with them either), as long as CAS books your cruise, you will automatically get drink cards, that are waiting for you in your cabin when you arrive. I was hoping Carnival would be the same, but unfortunately its not. Would love my free drinks in the casino. I'll never play that much to get 1500 in one cruise.

No they gave it to me at the Casino on the first night

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No they gave it to me at the Casino on the first night

 

 

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Did you get the card because you earned 1500 points that first day? Or from your last cruise? Or because you booked through the players club?

I have exchanged emails with Martin (1 of 2 executive hosts with Carnival) and he explained that the drink card is automatically given if you reached 5,000 points on your previous sailing. The other 2 ways that I am aware of getting the drink card are (1) earning the 1,500 points during a 7 day cruise or (2) booking a Premier Casino Cruise. If you just book a normal cruise through the casino group but one of the three options above do not apply, I do not think they will give you a drink card. There is an option for a junket or land based tour company providing the drink cards, but that would be offer specific in my mind. I know that NCL gives the drink cards with the comp cruises, but I can say for sure that Carnival doesn't do it that way, as I only got mine after communication with Martin where he explained the rules.

how do you find out how many points you have from a previous Carnival cruise ?

I'm not sure, I never asked. I assumed it was from this offer

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I have exchanged emails with Martin (1 of 2 executive hosts with Carnival) and he explained that the drink card is automatically given if you reached 5,000 points on your previous sailing. The other 2 ways that I am aware of getting the drink card are (1) earning the 1,500 points during a 7 day cruise or (2) booking a Premier Casino Cruise. If you just book a normal cruise through the casino group but one of the three options above do not apply, I do not think they will give you a drink card. There is an option for a junket or land based tour company providing the drink cards, but that would be offer specific in my mind. I know that NCL gives the drink cards with the comp cruises, but I can say for sure that Carnival doesn't do it that way, as I only got mine after communication with Martin where he explained the rules.

Thanks for your response. Sounds like I'm not getting a drink card.

I did call the players club, to see if I or my DH qualified for any other perks. Answer was no, since our cruise was already comped, that was basically enough, lol.

can someone please post the Players cub tell number or Martin's email address, thanks

can someone please post the Players cub tell number or Martin's email address, thanks

Michael A. Bayona

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My fiancé has got a free cruise. She most likely will again get a free drink card. She doesn't drink. I do. But I don't gamble much. Does anyone know a solution or have you encountered this. Last cruise they gave her a drink card and told her not to share your drinks. She got one drink and gave it to me, but was uneasy doing this too much. I do play table games but not enough to get the free drink card. All our money comes from the same kitty, so what's the difference.

Also I noticed last cruise that some people had a lanyard around they're neck with black cards in them at the poker table. They were free drink cards of some sort. My fiancé they just stuck a sicker on her card. Anyone have an idea what they were?

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I had my card on day 1 on the last cruise, now my traveling partner drinks me not so much he had bottomless bubbles so he would get a soda and I would get a drink he would come to casino and we would switch glasses.

Yes I know you are not supposed to and its not like it occurred all the times we only did it a few times.

Yeah, it's not like my Fiancé slots are not being funded by me anyway. I'm paying but still have to buy my own drinks. Don't seem right to me.

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LOL, besides that... Get me tanked and I might be a little more reckless at the poker table.... J/K

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LOTS OF BAD ANSWERS GIVEN HERE.

Actually, good answers, but to the wrong question. The OP was talking about Carnival, but many of the answers were about NCL. Some of the answers might have been CCL or NCL - hard to tell. And, some were specifically about CCL.

Always interesting here.

My fiancé ...they gave her a drink card and told her not to share your drinks. She got one drink and gave it to me, but was uneasy doing this too much. I do play table games but not enough to get the free drink card. All our money comes from the same kitty, so what's the difference. ...

What's the difference?

Easy, they want to take care of serious gamblers. Just business, that's all. They expect the person getting the drinks will play enough to recover the cost. Personally, my "free" drinks cost me about $20 each in "donations" to the casino. So, they love giving me more "free" drinks.

For CCL the drinks on us card is thick card stock with a little chain attached to your sign and sail card and the casino will write the dates on it that it is effective. Each time you order a drink they check the card and sail and sign number and add the drink to the account but zero it out so for each drink you ordered subtracting the charge. If you order drinks outside the casino they will not be subtracted off.

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No they gave it to me at the Casino on the first night

 

 

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Hi Southjerseycruiser,

Did you ask for the drink card at the casino or did they just approach and you and they gave it to you?

What were you playing and what was your beginning bet?

ChattyCathy1962

ok, i emailed for a response regarding free drinks!

They approached me with the card and I usually play 3 card during the day and them craps at night. I bet between 5 and 25 on three card and craps probably to much, lol

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Since I always get over the 5000 points on every cruise the drink card is always waiting for me on the next cruise. However....I booked the "pack & play" offer ($130 pp for a balcony cabin on an 8 day Breeze cruise in Aug) and was told I wouldn't get the drink card since it was a special offer :(

Since I always get over the 5000 points on every cruise the drink card is always waiting for me on the next cruise. However....I booked the "pack & play" offer ($130 pp for a balcony cabin on an 8 day Breeze cruise in Aug) and was told I wouldn't get the drink card since it was a special offer :(

popsec, Hopeful that they will give you the "on us" drink card after you get 1500 points. Good luck while playing in the casino:) Pink PS thats a great price for a balcony on the Breeze. They usually buy my wife's drinks until she hits 1500 points.