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RomanceMama

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Why do you say "Free Cruise" in quotations? Is it not really free? I've always wondered what kind of restrictions, if any, they put on those free cruises. Are there date restrictions? Restrictions on cruise length, destination, ship? Is there a dollar amount attached? Or is it truly a "take any cruise on any ship anywhere you want for free" kind of thing?

 

It's free to a point. You get an Inside or Outside Cabin. You can Upgrade for a fee. You pay port charges and taxes. Since we were on a Caribbean Cruise that is where we can go. There are Blackout dates -holiday weeks, July/August,

and no ships less than 1 year old. I think that was everything.

 

Don't get me wrong - it's great. We upgraded to a balcony and after all is said and done $800 including tips on Allure next month. I'm NOT complaining. It's just not completely free.

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matj2000

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We did the Navigator in 2013 over Thanksgiving.

 

Grand Cayman was cancelled due to weather so they came up with indoor activities including a huge drawing in the promenade.

 

Some guy kept coming on the microphone every 10min announcing a big countdown for over 2 hours.

 

As time grew closer so did the crowd because there was nothing else to do.

 

At the time of the drawing there must have been a couple hundred people gathered, all worked up to a frenzy.

 

Final the big countdown and reading of the numbers.

 

7 3 5 5 4 9!!!! The lucky winner was screaming with excitement.

 

Only to be presented with a "t-shirt". And not even a nice one, It was a cruddy one they sell for 3 for $20 on day 4 of every cruise.

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Paulette3028

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It's free to a point. You get an Inside or Outside Cabin. You can Upgrade for a fee. You pay port charges and taxes. Since we were on a Caribbean Cruise that is where we can go. There are Blackout dates -holiday weeks, July/August,

and no ships less than 1 year old. I think that was everything.

 

Don't get me wrong - it's great. We upgraded to a balcony and after all is said and done $800 including tips on Allure next month. I'm NOT complaining. It's just not completely free.

 

When you take your cruise to you get the points that get added to your C&A status?

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gerif

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Won a "cruise in review" video several years ago (do they still have those things?) on I think Voyager. Was so glad I hadn't paid for one - completely useless with mostly "canned" footage.

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Clarea

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Won a "cruise in review" video several years ago (do they still have those things?) on I think Voyager. Was so glad I hadn't paid for one - completely useless with mostly "canned" footage.

Yes, they still have them, and they are still mostly PR for Royal.

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tazaria

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We won the "Selfie Scavenger Hunt" and scored a lanyard each... I also won a silver medal in the "Eating Fried Rice with Chopsticks" competition... and a $40 voucher for the Spa in the second chance raffle, but when I called the spa they were completely booked out, so I didn't get to use it. I also scored a bingo t-shirt during The Quest.

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PudgiPoo

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DH won a gold by the inch necklace twice. I think it was because we were in the right place at the right time. DH also won a free cruise playing Texas Holdem. Again like RomanceMama said not really free since I upgraded, we did get cruise credit for the cruise. It might be because I upgraded us. Lots of free stuff on the free Texas Holdem cruise. Wish he would hurry up and win again.:D

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iahawkfan21

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On our Indy cruise last April I bought a couple liters of Capt Morgan and we happened to be nearby when they were doing the drawing later on in the cruise to get your receipt paid for. Low and behold, they drew my receipt out! They credited the $20 back and the real win came on the last night when they delivered the boxes and for some reason they delivered two boxes of two bottles each instead of one!

 

Being the honest to a fault person I am, I went down to GS and mentioned this to them. They said they weren't sure what happened, but since it was delivered to not worry about it and enjoy. Got 4 liters of rum for $.01, and they didn't try to take the two extra back.

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Spa girl nana

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I attended a presentation on excursions, just to see what might be available that I might enjoy. I didn't know they were giving away things, but had registered as part of getting information. Most of the things I wouldn't have been able to do, then the guy held up a really pretty necklace from Diamonds International.....I won it !!! They give out lots of stuff at the shopping presentation as well, didn't catch anything there. On one cruise the shopping lady was randomly throwing things, but you had to be sitting pretty close. The last cruise, the shopping lady was picking who she gave things to, no tickets. I guess it was either people she had met and they made an impression on her; or she just liked something about them.

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John&LaLa "Live from...." Rare

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Won the Crown Loft Suite on Allure with a raffle ticket at the casino!!......K.O.:)

 

Did you have to buy the tickets. Pretty sure the original question focussed on giveaways. It's fun to hear stories like yours, but I don't think bingo, raffles, and tournaments fit the bill

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Paulette3028

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Did you have to buy the tickets. Pretty sure the original question focussed on giveaways. It's fun to hear stories like yours, but I don't think bingo, raffles, and tournaments fit the bill

 

I did not read the OP to seem to matter whether you "paid to play" or simply by attending the event got entered for free.....a raffle win is a raffle win, to me.

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Did you have to buy the tickets. Pretty sure the original question focussed on giveaways. It's fun to hear stories like yours, but I don't think bingo, raffles, and tournaments fit the bill
John the tickets were given away as a raffle on day one and the crown loft suite was given away on day two. They gave away 625 tickets. Talk about a shock when my wife's ticket was called!...K.O.:)
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CRUISING ADDICT

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I had never gone to any of the drawings, however on our Adventure cruise in 2014 my husband convinced me to go to the gym for the spa drawing. I never win so i did not want to waste my time. So glad he talked me into it because they went through all the prizes and once again i was thinking great another wasted trip. Then the very last drawing was $250 in spa credit and i won... I got two massages on that cruise.

 

Next cruise was this past March on the Allure and my twin sister did not want to go, but we talked her into it and she won $125.00 so she was happy we all went.

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John&LaLa "Live from...." Rare

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John the tickets were given away as a raffle on day one and the crown loft suite was given away on day two. They gave away 625 tickets. Talk about a shock when my wife's ticket was called!...K.O.:)

 

Was it for an upgrade on the cruise you were on? It seems that is often a bingo prize. We were in a GS next to the RS on Brilliance and they "gave" it away the first night. New tenants moved in just after mid night. :eek: Very annoying. :mad: This was in 2010. If it was today I'd probably be at GS's demanding compensation. ;)

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We went to the excursion presentation and won a draw for a percentage off one of the ones we chose. Not sure i would have attended the presentation just for a win option but we did find it helpful as we didn't do any pre trip research and figured we would do it all on the ship.

 

I won a spa raffle previously and as mentioned it does come with restrictions (signature service only) we weren't aware of this and booked a service. After the treatment found out it wasn't eligible to use the certificate for.

 

So rule of thumb now if nothing else is going on or we are going by at the proper time then yes but not worth going out of our way for.

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cpayne

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I've won several things over the years:

 

3 carat mystic topaz earrings

Free dinner for 2 at a specialty restaurant

Free hydro massage

 

Husband even won the $1000 bingo jackpot once....ok, that wasn't "free"!

 

But the best thing I ever "won" on a cruise ship.....HIM! I met him on a cruise ship in 1997 and now married almost 19 yrs ago. Ok, he hasn't been "free" either! :)

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