barbatkins Posted July 22, 2012 #1 Share Posted July 22, 2012 How do these work? .......as opposed to the $10 for $20 in slot credits that you can also purchase on NCL's website...... is it worth it? do you get something to take with you and turn in at the casino? Thanks Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 22, 2012 Author #2 Share Posted July 22, 2012 How do these work? .......as opposed to the $10 for $20 in slot credits that you can also purchase on NCL's website...... is it worth it? do you get something to take with you and turn in at the casino? Thanks Barb anybody??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deedeelu Posted July 22, 2012 #3 Share Posted July 22, 2012 My daughter purchases the 50.00 play for 25.00 on line and prints out a receipt which she brings to the casino and they give her the 50.00 play on her players card. You do have to sign up for a players card to receive the credit. Sorry I am not more knowledgeable but I do know she has done it and does recommend it to her friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 22, 2012 Author #4 Share Posted July 22, 2012 My daughter purchases the 50.00 play for 25.00 on line and prints out a receipt which she brings to the casino and they give her the 50.00 play on her players card. You do have to sign up for a players card to receive the credit. Sorry I am not more knowledgeable but I do know she has done it and does recommend it to her friends. so sounds like then its for the machines, maybe? not the tables?. well, thanks for the response...... It should be worth the money either way.. Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodiliaz Posted July 22, 2012 #5 Share Posted July 22, 2012 OP, are you maybe talking about slotplaycoupons.com? If so, the $50 is loaded onto your casino card, but hopefully you'll get lucky on the slots and be able to use your winnings to buy chips. If you buy on the website you'll print out the certificate to present to the casino. Very easy and legit. I've used on NCL and a local casino without a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 22, 2012 Author #6 Share Posted July 22, 2012 OP, are you maybe talking about slotplaycoupons.com? If so, the $50 is loaded onto your casino card, but hopefully you'll get lucky on the slots and be able to use your winnings to buy chips. If you buy on the website you'll print out the certificate to present to the casino. Very easy and legit. I've used on NCL and a local casino without a problem. This is something I found on Norwegian's own site.....in the same area you purchase wine etc. there is a category for casino credits....... then below that are several other items you can purchase, i.e. $10.00 for $15.00 in chips (self-explanatory) and $10.00 for $20.00 worth of slot credits (self-explanatory) and then there is a choice of $25, $50, or $100 worth of casino promotional credit..... thats the part I was wondering how that worked and what you could use them for..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaldosPepper Posted July 22, 2012 #7 Share Posted July 22, 2012 This is something I found on Norwegian's own site.....in the same area you purchase wine etc. there is a category for casino credits....... then below that are several other items you can purchase, i.e. $10.00 for $15.00 in chips (self-explanatory) and $10.00 for $20.00 worth of slot credits (self-explanatory) and then there is a choice of $25, $50, or $100 worth of casino promotional credit..... thats the part I was wondering how that worked and what you could use them for..... I just checked out the area of the site you are referencing, and those items are simply casino credit, sold at face value. As such, these are purely casino credit, not promotional credit. The difference between the two programs is that the pay less/get more deals involve promotional credit which must be played out, and only winnings can be cashed out. The deals offered at slotplay.com are utilized the same way. The standard casino credits will still be loaded onto the player's card, but could immediately be transferred into cash by simply cashing out. Hope that helps. ;) EDIT: I STAND CORRECTED! I just re-read the Bon Voyage Gifts area, and the play IS promotional on both offers. The only difference with them is that they can be used either in the slots, or on the tables. Here is the text from NCL's Bon Voyage page: Item# Description Price 706 Free Casino Promotional Table Game Chips With a purchase of $10.00, receive $15.00 in promotional table game chips. Promotional play will be issued in promotional chips. Terms & conditions apply. (LIMIT ONE PER PERSON) $10.00 721 Free Casino Promotional Slot Machine Credits With a purchase of $10.00, receive $20.00 in promotional slot machine credits. Promotional play will be issued in promotional slot machine credits. Terms & conditions apply. (LIMIT ONE PER PERSON) $10.00 700 $25.00 Casino Promotional Play (LIMIT ONE PER PERSON) Promotional play may be issued in either promotional table game chips or promotional slot machine credits. Terms & conditions apply $25.00 701 $50.00 Casino Promotional Play (LIMIT ONE PER PERSON) Promotional play may be issued in either promotional table game chips or promotional slot machine credits. Terms & conditions apply $50.00 702 $100.00 Casino Promotional Play (LIMIT ONE PER PERSON) Promotional play may be issued in either promotional table game chips or promotional slot machine credits. Terms & conditions apply. $100.00 Sorry for the confusion!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare conandrob240 Posted July 22, 2012 #8 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I am still confused. I already bought $50 slot play coupons from slotplaycoupons.com and those are straight forward. Inpaid $25 and a coupon prints for $50- I take it to the cashier at the casino on the ship. So, this none is on the NCL gifts pre- order section? And it means if I purchase $100 in slot play, I get an additional $100 of free slot play? It isn't very clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallyho8 Posted July 23, 2012 #9 Share Posted July 23, 2012 On the NCL site you can purchase $20 worth of slot credits for $10. One per person. The $50 or $100 coupons cost you $50 or $100 and you do not get anything for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 23, 2012 Author #10 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I am still confused. I already bought $50 slot play coupons from slotplaycoupons.com and those are straight forward. Inpaid $25 and a coupon prints for $50- I take it to the cashier at the casino on the ship. So, this none is on the NCL gifts pre- order section? And it means if I purchase $100 in slot play, I get an additional $100 of free slot play? It isn't very clear. No, it isn't clear........I was IN the NCL site when I originally posted the question and had pulled up exactly what the previous poster referenced.......but I STILL DON'T KNOW if its just for $100 casino credit to JUST be used in the casino (which makes no sense) or......if I puchase $100 worth - do I get $200 worth of table credit? guess I'll email NCL..... thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 23, 2012 Author #11 Share Posted July 23, 2012 On the NCL site you can purchase $20 worth of slot credits for $10. One per person. The $50 or $100 coupons cost you $50 or $100 and you do not get anything for free. so how would this be different from the regular casino and/or cruise credits that you can purchase for $100? why have 2 separate Item numbers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare conandrob240 Posted July 23, 2012 #12 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Well, if the only offer is $20 play for $10, that is pretty lame and doesn't seem worth the hassle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tallyho8 Posted July 23, 2012 #13 Share Posted July 23, 2012 I bought 2 of the $20 play for $10 options for my wife and I. The $20 we save will buy us each a nice drink while playing. The Bon Voyage gifts are mainly intended to buy for others as gifts and this may be why they don't offer any extras with most of them. When I ordered I asked the NCL order taker why there was a limit of one per person on the $50 and $100 casino credits and not on the $50 and $100 onboard credit certificates and she could not provide me with an answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbait17 Posted July 23, 2012 #14 Share Posted July 23, 2012 so how would this be different from the regular casino and/or cruise credits that you can purchase for $100? why have 2 separate Item numbers? The way they are handled make them two separate things. If you purchase $100 Promotional Casino Credit, you are given $100 to play in the casino directly - still not sure if it's a credit put to your CAS card / promotional chips, or given in cash, I think I remember it as both at different points in time. You then can play that full $100 in the slots or at tables. The $100 On Board Credit you can purchase goes to your onboard account. If you wish to then use it at the casino, you go to the cashier and sign for the $100 against your onboard account, and you are charged the 3% fee - $3.00. You can also use that $100 OBC for other things like drinks, specialty restaurants, or any other onboard purchases. So the main difference, in terms of casino use, is the 3% fee that you avoid by purchasing the casino credit instead of OBC. This is why they offer the limited purchase as well - some of us would purchase $5000 of promotional casino credit to avoid paying the 3% fee. Robin Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishbait17 Posted July 23, 2012 #15 Share Posted July 23, 2012 No, it isn't clear........I was IN the NCL site when I originally posted the question andhad pulled up exactly what the previous poster referenced.......but I STILL DON'T KNOW if its just for $100 casino credit to JUST be used in the casino (which makes no sense) or......if I puchase $100 worth - do I get $200 worth of table credit? guess I'll email NCL..... thanks No, if you purchase the $100 Casino Credit, you get $100 in casino credit. The benefit is that you avoid paying the 3% fee for that $100 that would be incurred if you charged that $100 to your onboard account instead. Robin Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 23, 2012 Author #16 Share Posted July 23, 2012 No, if you purchase the $100 Casino Credit, you get $100 in casino credit. The benefit is that you avoid paying the 3% fee for that $100 that would be incurred if you charged that $100 to your onboard account instead. Robin Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk OK, I think I've got it!! But sounds to me like I'm just as well off taking cash for the casino like I always have...... I usually take considerably more than I intend to spend anyway. thanks for explaining it to me Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 23, 2012 Author #17 Share Posted July 23, 2012 No, if you purchase the $100 Casino Credit, you get $100 in casino credit. The benefit is that you avoid paying the 3% fee for that $100 that would be incurred if you charged that $100 to your onboard account instead. Robin Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk OK, I think I've got it!! But sounds to me like I'm just as well off taking cash for the casino like I always have...... I usually take considerably more than I intend to spend anyway. thanks for explaining it to me Barb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barbatkins Posted July 23, 2012 Author #18 Share Posted July 23, 2012 sorry for duplicate posts....... don't know how to go back and delete one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deladypilot Posted July 23, 2012 #19 Share Posted July 23, 2012 Ok here is the difference The Onboard Credits is just OBC that goes on your room account. Use it for anything from drinks, snacks, upcharge dinner, excursion etc. You can use it for casino, but it is not limited to casino The Promotional Play is divided into 2 groups Slot Machine credits and Table Game Credits. Just choose which one you want. Some are just $1 for $1. I think this is used more as a gift someone might want to give you before yous sail. Say you were my brother/sister/aunt/uncle and I wanted to give you a gift. I could buy $25/$50/100 in chips or slot credit. The other is promotional where you get a bit more than you spend. However, you need to choose which place you want to play. Tables or Slots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitality08 Posted July 23, 2012 #20 Share Posted July 23, 2012 No, if you purchase the $100 Casino Credit, you get $100 in casino credit. The benefit is that you avoid paying the 3% fee for that $100 that would be incurred if you charged that $100 to your onboard account instead. Robin Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk I think another benefit is to in a sense "pre-pay" a portion of your entertainment. That's going to be my plan. I want to have some casino credits in place so I can being less money on my cruise in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vitality08 Posted July 23, 2012 #21 Share Posted July 23, 2012 does anyone know if it's possible to buy one of each of the items listed "one per person" or do you have to pick one of all the items? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Journey11 Posted July 24, 2012 #22 Share Posted July 24, 2012 does anyone know if it's possible to buy one of each of the items listed "one per person" or do you have to pick one of all the items? It is my understanding that you can buy one of each of the items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruizin'Kath Posted July 24, 2012 #23 Share Posted July 24, 2012 Slotplaycoupons.com is a great deal. You pay 25.00 for 50.00 worth of slot play. Lasted me all week....almost!:rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anniversay/grad trip Posted July 24, 2012 #24 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I think another benefit is to in a sense "pre-pay" a portion of your entertainment. That's going to be my plan. I want to have some casino credits in place so I can being less money on my cruise in February. When I called NCL to book these credits I assumed the same thing...what I was told was that the larger denominations $50/$100 were basically on the site to purchase as gifts ie TA giving as an incentive, grandma buying a birthday gift etc... the only "promo" is the $10 for $20 worth of slot play, or $10 for $15 worth of chips thru NCL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daffodiliaz Posted July 28, 2012 #25 Share Posted July 28, 2012 If you order casino credits through the Bon Voyage Dept, how do you redeem them? Will you receive some sort of coupon in your cabin, or is it attached to your cabin electronically? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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