CruisingfromDE Posted December 12, 2017 #1301 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Happy holidays to you and Barb :D Nick don't get me started with CR daily/weekly/monthly changes :o:o:o I've started booking cruises now after final payment and I've stop playing now once I reach 2400 points. We have 3 more 12 night sailings in the next 2 1/2 months :o I'll have to pace myself in the casino 😟. CR is well aware they are losing players, even some of their high rollers. Hi Linda, Thank you for posting the lists. When booking after final payment with a $500 cruise certificate, is the price Casino Royale uses as a base then typically lower than the full retail price because it's after final payment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston15 Posted December 12, 2017 #1302 Share Posted December 12, 2017 3 cruises with Royal, played everyday on all of em Liberty 2016, got nothing Freedom, president's cruise 2017, got 100 off Allure, last month, got 100 off (and I had to pick up the certificate myself) on top of that, when I call to use the "100 off" they quote me higher prices than online Casino royale is a joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTownNick Posted December 12, 2017 #1303 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Linda, Thank you for posting the lists. When booking after final payment with a $500 cruise certificate, is the price Casino Royale uses as a base then typically lower than the full retail price because it's after final payment? I think if all depends on the sailing and how full it is. It could go either way. However, we no longer get casino rates AND a certificate. If we use a certificate it's off the regular RCI rates and any promos they have at the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTownNick Posted December 12, 2017 #1304 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Happy holidays to you and Barb :D Nick don't get me started with CR daily/weekly/monthly changes :o:o:o I've started booking cruises now after final payment and I've stop playing now once I reach 2400 points. We have 3 more 12 night sailings in the next 2 1/2 months :o I'll have to pace myself in the casino . CR is well aware they are losing players, even some of their high rollers. The only problem I have for the cruises over a year out is if we want a special sailing that is very limited, the staterooms we want sell out or go double or triple in price as we Get closer. So i HAVE to book something like that early. Case in point. I just booked 9/16/19 Adventure for 11 nights from Quebec City. JS was $4,080 total. If I wait til 12 months out that will be $8,000 IF any JS's are available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingfromDE Posted December 12, 2017 #1305 Share Posted December 12, 2017 I think if all depends on the sailing and how full it is. It could go either way. However, we no longer get casino rates AND a certificate. If we use a certificate it's off the regular RCI rates and any promos they have at the time. Ok thanks. I thought I had read if a certificate was used it was off full retail, wasn't sure if that changed after final payment was due but makes sense that it would depend on vacancies. This is all new to me. Thanks for your patience with my questions. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted December 12, 2017 #1306 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Linda, Thank you for posting the lists. When booking after final payment with a $500 cruise certificate, is the price Casino Royale uses as a base then typically lower than the full retail price because it's after final payment? When booking after final payment, the price on Royal's Webb is the price, meaning, there are no special discounts with CR that I know of when booking after final payment. If there's still many cabins left after final payment Royal will drops the prices on those cabins and if there's only a few cabins left in specific categories, Royal will sometimes raise the prices after final payment. Some disadvantages of booking after final payment will be the location of cabins selection and maybe only certain categories are available. If you're interested in a specific sailing or stateroom you should book when Itineraries are just released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingfromDE Posted December 12, 2017 #1307 Share Posted December 12, 2017 When booking after final payment, the price on Royal's Webb is the price, meaning, there are no special discounts with CR that I know of when booking after final payment. If there's still many cabins left after final payment Royal will drops the prices on those cabins and if there's only a few cabins left in specific categories, Royal will sometimes raise the prices after final payment. Some disadvantages of booking after final payment will be the location of cabins selection and maybe only certain categories are available. If you're interested in a specific sailing or stateroom you should book when Itineraries are just released. Gotcha. Thanks again. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted December 12, 2017 #1308 Share Posted December 12, 2017 The only problem I have for the cruises over a year out is if we want a special sailing that is very limited, the staterooms we want sell out or go double or triple in price as weGet closer. So i HAVE to book something like that early. Case in point. I just booked 9/16/19 Adventure for 11 nights from Quebec City. JS was $4,080 total. If I wait til 12 months out that will be $8,000 IF any JS's are available. Nick, I totally agree with you about booking early for specific sailings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Bee Posted December 12, 2017 #1309 Share Posted December 12, 2017 If you on Freedom of the Seas now could you pls let me know if there is Let it Ride table in casino? Thank you :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted December 12, 2017 #1310 Share Posted December 12, 2017 Gotcha. Thanks again. :) My pleasure 😀 Any questions feel free to ask here as many of us posting are long time Club Royale members and we're here to help one another. Best of luck to you in the casino on your next sailing 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEENSAILING Posted December 13, 2017 #1311 Share Posted December 13, 2017 They are doing away with Casino rates (at least as of yesterday decisions.) The rates will be whatever can be looked at by Royal’s sale du jour, Crown and Anchor discount, state of residence discount....The people who answer the phones at CR do take our comments back to the marketing / revenue people. For those of us who have been in the program for years we have seen the changes - not good for us. I think so many of us loved Casino cash back waiting for us. The people who answered our calls had the ability to do extra things for us. Now, not. Their hands have been tied. Royal no longer cares about how we played over multiple cruises. Now Royal wants CR only to look at what we did on past cruise - singular. If someone drops a 5 dollar bill into a slot machine they are considered CR members. If your last cruise is port intensive there is less time in Casino. Those comments also have been taken back to management. A 3 night cruise will be less time in Casino. Those comments also have gone back to management. Table players seem to be at the mercy of the dealers..how is play being tracked? Incentives have been going away... Not as good as it used to be....will things change after Jan 1..... maybe.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Hudson Posted December 14, 2017 #1312 Share Posted December 14, 2017 When booking with CR, is it possible to use a FCC? I have read that the deposits required are now back to $100 pp so I would like to use one while booking with CR. On a positive note about CR. I called yesterday to make final payment for an upcoming trip. I talked to a lovely lady named Sarah. She had to talk to a supervisor but was able to get us switched to an accessible room at a $200 discount. I was a happy camper. Katherine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted December 14, 2017 #1313 Share Posted December 14, 2017 They are doing away with Casino rates (at least as of yesterday decisions.) The rates will be whatever can be looked at by Royal’s sale du jour, Crown and Anchor discount, state of residence discount....The people who answer the phones at CR do take our comments back to the marketing / revenue people. For those of us who have been in the program for years we have seen the changes - not good for us. I think so many of us loved Casino cash back waiting for us. The people who answered our calls had the ability to do extra things for us. Now, not. Their hands have been tied. Royal no longer cares about how we played over multiple cruises. Now Royal wants CR only to look at what we did on past cruise - singular. If someone drops a 5 dollar bill into a slot machine they are considered CR members. If your last cruise is port intensive there is less time in Casino. Those comments also have been taken back to management. A 3 night cruise will be less time in Casino. Those comments also have gone back to management. Table players seem to be at the mercy of the dealers..how is play being tracked? Incentives have been going away... Not as good as it used to be....will things change after Jan 1..... maybe.... I believe you have hit the nail on the head from my recent experiences. I play Table games and seem to end up on the roulette table mostly. On Roulette I buy in to get real chips and not colors. Last week they made me buy colors, so my chips were $5. New dealer comes up, I have four colored chips on Outside first 12. Dealer sees me place bet. Says nothing, then spins. My first 12 hits. He starts paying out other winners and then with his finger flicks my chips, my bet, off the table towards me and pulls the marker. I was ripped. This wasn’t an honest mistake, it was rude and not appropriate. I called the pit boss over and asked him to remove the dealer. He did. I had a good run going and this was just bad karma to me. I choose to retire after the next spin. Didn’t get a certificate although I played a fair amount. I didn’t get my status because on very port intensive cruise on Freedom in September, I failed to reach 1000 points. My last play was on Brilliance. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFerrington Posted December 14, 2017 #1314 Share Posted December 14, 2017 When booking with CR, is it possible to use a FCC? I have read that the deposits required are now back to $100 pp so I would like to use one while booking with CR. On a positive note about CR. I called yesterday to make final payment for an upcoming trip. I talked to a lovely lady named Sarah. She had to talk to a supervisor but was able to get us switched to an accessible room at a $200 discount. I was a happy camper. Katherine Sarah is awesome. She is one of the best CR reps. I’m always happy when I get her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life is Good Cruising Posted December 14, 2017 #1315 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Who is the singing group on your cruise? Next cruise we have booked is Adventure out of Puerto Rico - ABC islands April/May. Thinking about somethiing in-between... For your sailing: 12/30/17 Tribute band is LA Vation---U2 Tribute Love the itinerary on Adventure with the ABC islands, enjoy both cruises. Happy Holidays and Happy New Year :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Bee Posted December 15, 2017 #1316 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Today I tried to book Allure 7 nights for Thanksgiving 2018 and as I mentioned before my last play 26k points... CR said that they will be able to comp me ONLY balcony (4,800 points) and for JS and need to pay 1,300 extra. (Price for balcony $782pp and JS 1,899pp) Cannot undertand their math at all .... any logic??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoope Posted December 15, 2017 #1317 Share Posted December 15, 2017 What kind of play did you do to accumulate 26k? Also, I would call back and escalate. Your situation isn’t normal. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Bee Posted December 15, 2017 #1318 Share Posted December 15, 2017 What kind of play did you do to accumulate 26k? Also, I would call back and escalate. Your situation isn’t normal. Sent from my iPhone using Forums 18 on slots and other from tables Yes, I know ... I called CR and ask already :( Do I need to contact somebody else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milwaukee Eight Posted December 15, 2017 #1319 Share Posted December 15, 2017 18 on slots and other from tables Yes, I know ... I called CR and ask already :( Do I need to contact somebody else? I wonder if it is because it’s a 7 night over Thanksgiving? Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EZ1 Posted December 16, 2017 #1320 Share Posted December 16, 2017 If you on Freedom of the Seas now could you pls let me know if there is Let it Ride table in casino? Thank you :) We were just on Freedom dec3-9, no Let it ride, (My husband played that one on Princess.) But they did have Ultimate texas hold um, & reg. 5 card poker tables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoope Posted December 17, 2017 #1321 Share Posted December 17, 2017 I was just told by the host that cabin comps can also be given away based on your actual losses. Does anyone know what the formula is for this? This explains my last comp. I had about 2000 points from tables but got a comp balcony. I estimate my loss was around $3000. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTownNick Posted December 18, 2017 #1322 Share Posted December 18, 2017 I was just told by the host that cabin comps can also be given away based on your actual losses. Does anyone know what the formula is for this? This explains my last comp. I had about 2000 points from tables but got a comp balcony. I estimate my loss was around $3000. What they do is bump up your certificate to the next level of your current earned certificate. based on losses. Not sure how much the losses have to be but probably $2,000+ Sent from my iPhone using Forums What they do is bump up your certificate to the next level of your current earned certificate. based on losses. Not sure how much the losses have to be but probably $2,000+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKevinShow Posted December 20, 2017 #1323 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Has anyone seen this yet? The Royal Caribbean blog has a post regarding the new program that'll launch in 2018. It won't let me post a link. This site is so oppressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Bee Posted December 20, 2017 #1324 Share Posted December 20, 2017 yes, I just read it ...interesting .... let's see when they post explanation about each tier. Just wondering how many points does someone need to be in particular tier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoope Posted December 20, 2017 #1325 Share Posted December 20, 2017 Hopefully this system is more transparent and not shrouded in secrecy. Sent from my iPhone using Forums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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