Casino offers - be sure to check the website!

[Laminator]

1 hour ago, Godsonsafari said:

Bumping this old thread to ask a question:

 

I historically got offers on the last day of $750 off my next cruise + free play ($50? Can't recall right now). This past cruise we played a bit more and our offer was inside + $300 free play for any 6-14 night cruise in the next 12 months. That said, the rule of thumb was always to wait for the casino offers in email rather than take the offer provided at end of cruise since they tended to be better. That's been my experience now, with the last offer we received being a $200 free play + oceanview cabin, an obvious improvement over $750 off.

 

Having said that, is this it still good SOP for Casinos at Sea with HAL to sit back and wait for email offers rather than take what's provided by the host? I'd probably book on Zuiderdam for November on the 11 night over Thanksgiving, and $300 free play isn't insubstantial. Usually holiday weekend cruises other than Alaska, New England, or transatlantics don't make my offer sheet. That offer sheet I got was a huge improvement over past cruises and a similar difference in email offers would (I imagine) lead to more oceanview and balcony offers.

Speaking of Zuiderdam, if anyone has been on it very recently and is a video poker player, there's a question I'd love to ask about their progressive TDB machines in DMs before I book it again.

The generosity of the email offers has declined significantly over the past 6 months as the ships are sailing much fuller. Also the amount of emails being sent are declining. A year ago I would have said wait for an email. Not so much today. 

[JesseLivermore]

6 minutes ago, Laminator said:

The generosity of the email offers has declined significantly over the past 6 months as the ships are sailing much fuller. Also the amount of emails being sent are declining. A year ago I would have said wait for an email. Not so much today. 

 

Agree the post-COVID deals are done. Ships are packed.  I'm still looking for March '24 deals out of CA/TX/FL but no luck. 

[Godsonsafari]

18 hours ago, Laminator said:

The generosity of the email offers has declined significantly over the past 6 months as the ships are sailing much fuller. Also the amount of emails being sent are declining. A year ago I would have said wait for an email. Not so much today. 

 

18 hours ago, JesseLivermore said:

 

Agree the post-COVID deals are done. Ships are packed.  I'm still looking for March '24 deals out of CA/TX/FL but no luck. 

Big thanks to both of you: I think based on your commentary I'll plan to book off the ship's offer in the next month. Glad I brought this up now when the certificate doesn't go active until tomorrow and not 2 days before it expired!

[Haljo1935]

18 hours ago, JesseLivermore said:

 

Agree the post-COVID deals are done. Ships are packed.  I'm still looking for March '24 deals out of CA/TX/FL but no luck. 

HAL does not sail from TX.