Rare natefish95 Posted November 20, 2021 #1 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Hi everyone, I've started getting casino deals, which include "drinks on us" while playing in the casino. I honestly don't spend that much time in the casino, maybe an hour each night if that. I'm thinking about booking a casino offer that includes drinks while playing, but also buying Cheers since I'll be spending more time on deck, the alchemy bar, etc than in the casino. Is this a dumb thing to do or reasonable? I mostly just need a sanity check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted November 20, 2021 #2 Share Posted November 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, natefish95 said: Hi everyone, I've started getting casino deals, which include "drinks on us" while playing in the casino. I honestly don't spend that much time in the casino, maybe an hour each night if that. I'm thinking about booking a casino offer that includes drinks while playing, but also buying Cheers since I'll be spending more time on deck, the alchemy bar, etc than in the casino. Is this a dumb thing to do or reasonable? I mostly just need a sanity check. I do it. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrufy Posted November 20, 2021 #3 Share Posted November 20, 2021 8 minutes ago, natefish95 said: Hi everyone, I've started getting casino deals, which include "drinks on us" while playing in the casino. I honestly don't spend that much time in the casino, maybe an hour each night if that. I'm thinking about booking a casino offer that includes drinks while playing, but also buying Cheers since I'll be spending more time on deck, the alchemy bar, etc than in the casino. Is this a dumb thing to do or reasonable? I mostly just need a sanity check. Why would you want drinks on us when you can get drinks in the casino with the cheers package? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted November 20, 2021 #4 Share Posted November 20, 2021 9 minutes ago, skrufy said: Why would you want drinks on us when you can get drinks in the casino with the cheers package? The DOU comes with many casino booking offers but since it is in the casino only, it doesn't work in the other venues or in the dining room. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txgal08 Posted November 20, 2021 #5 Share Posted November 20, 2021 Get cheers. The casinos are smoky and you have to be actively playing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted November 20, 2021 Author #6 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, skrufy said: Why would you want drinks on us when you can get drinks in the casino with the cheers package? The "drinks on us" is automatically included in the casino offer, so nothing extra I'm paying for. The cheers would give me more flexibility in other areas of the ship. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted November 20, 2021 Author #7 Share Posted November 20, 2021 2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said: I do it. Perfect! If at least one other person does it, I feel better about doing it myself haha. Thank you! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseBro16 Posted November 21, 2021 #8 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Not dumb at all. You mentioned that you weren't exactly a casino p1, so I'd say get the cheers. Curious though if booking with the drinks on us would have an effect on cheers? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted November 21, 2021 #9 Share Posted November 21, 2021 13 minutes ago, CruiseBro16 said: Not dumb at all. You mentioned that you weren't exactly a casino p1, so I'd say get the cheers. Curious though if booking with the drinks on us would have an effect on cheers? Still have a limit of (combined) of 15 alcohol drinks per day but CHEERS gets you the fancy coffees/teas also 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiseBro16 Posted November 21, 2021 #10 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Ah, yes. I forgot about the 15 drink limit being enforced for everyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sc4125 Posted November 21, 2021 #11 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Some in my family always get CHEERS even though they get free drinks in casino - and we spend alot of time in the casino. Sometimes the bar waiters in the casino get slammed - especially since so many people are getting the DOU deals. It's nice to be able to go over to the casino bar and order yourself rather than having to wait for 15 minutes to get your drink and having to either stay where you were when you ordered or run down the waiter to get your drink if you've moved. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine5715 Posted November 21, 2021 #12 Share Posted November 21, 2021 1 hour ago, sc4125 said: Some in my family always get CHEERS even though they get free drinks in casino - and we spend alot of time in the casino. Sometimes the bar waiters in the casino get slammed - especially since so many people are getting the DOU deals. It's nice to be able to go over to the casino bar and order yourself rather than having to wait for 15 minutes to get your drink and having to either stay where you were when you ordered or run down the waiter to get your drink if you've moved. As well as getting the unique drinks at Red Frog, Alchemy, Comedy Club, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare natefish95 Posted November 21, 2021 Author #13 Share Posted November 21, 2021 Agreed on all of the above. On the Freedom I was only approached by a server once or twice in all 8 eight days. I spent a lot of time in the Alchemy Bar and the Red Frog Pub and really enjoyed them both! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoperDK Posted November 21, 2021 #14 Share Posted November 21, 2021 17 hours ago, sc4125 said: Some in my family always get CHEERS even though they get free drinks in casino - and we spend alot of time in the casino. Sometimes the bar waiters in the casino get slammed - especially since so many people are getting the DOU deals. It's nice to be able to go over to the casino bar and order yourself rather than having to wait for 15 minutes to get your drink and having to either stay where you were when you ordered or run down the waiter to get your drink if you've moved. Yes this!!! Sometimes casino servers are just not available because there aren't enough of them and in a busy casino you have to wait too long. Nothing like spending $100 dollars on a cold slot while you are waiting for your "free" drink. Also, since the OP doesn't spend a lot of time in the casino, the flexibility of ordering where you are is a plus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcrcruiser Posted November 21, 2021 #15 Share Posted November 21, 2021 We find it quite interesting that Carnival cruise lines may provide alcoholic drinks with a casino rate when gambling in their casino . Where as Las Vegas casinos encourage drinking while gambling to loosen up the gambler to play more . Basically ,the booze costs are nearly the same in both cases We book the Casino rate to get a better rate . For me ,i only play craps & or Texas Holdem ;but never those computerized slots Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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