what is the catch with complimentary Alaska Cruise from Penn Nationa

[YYCruise]

just received an email with the offer. I understand only the cruise fare is free and i have to pay applicable admin fee, government taxes, port expenses, gratuities, onboard expenses and travel expenses. Anything else i should be aware off?

 

Your complimentary cruise for two includes up to 11 days on one of three Alaska sailings. You will also receive Norwegian's Free at Sea* program with free unlimited open bar, free specialty dining, free excursions and more.

Choose from one of these available options: book by September 1, 2023 and sail by October 20, 2023.

11-Day Norwegian Sun, round trip out of Seattle

7-Day Norwegian Jewel, round trip out of Vancouver

7-Day Norwegian Spirit, round trip out of Seward

[greatestvalue]

Do you know why you would have received this offer?

[shof515]

sounds like a time share scam

[YYCruise]

18 minutes ago, greatestvalue said:

Do you know why you would have received this offer?

offer came from mychoice, which is Penn National Gaming reward program. I definitely dont gamble enough to earn 25,000 points. 

[All-ready2cruise]

I'd look it up, google/ Wikipedia 

Penn Entertainment, Inc., formerly Penn National Gaming, is an American entertainment company and operator of integrated entertainment, sports content, and casino gaming. It operates 43 properties in 20 states, under brands including Hollywood Casino, Ameristar, and Boomtown. It also offers sports betting in 15 jurisdictions and online casino gaming in 5, under brands such as Barstool Sports and TheScore.

[eileeshb]

I’m not familiar with the various gambling organisations but I’ve certainly met folks on the ship who were on free cruises via casinos. NCL themselves are running some special promos on this year’s Alaska itineraries for latitudes members. 

[www3traveler]

Two things WRONG with this offer:

   (1) The Jewel DOES NOT SAIL ROUND TRIP from Vancouver.  Sail Vancouver to Seward and Seward to Vancouver.  Two seperate cruises

  (2) The Spirit's last cruise to Alaska this season is in late August and then sailing to Hawaii and the South Pacific.

[dbrown84]

there is no catch.  You have listed all that you pay.  The cruise fare is indeed free.  And it's not a timeshare or anything.  I think just about all the land based casinos do this now, either with NCL or some other cruise line.  I've been getting these thru Caesars seems like forever.  But I do not get, and have used, these certs from mychoice.  I'm leaving on a cruise in two weeks on a cert from Hollywood casino, Charlestown, a mychoice casino.  You can search this NCL section, or go to the casino section here on CC and you'll see plenty of posts about land based comped cruises

[dbrown84]

Just now, dbrown84 said:

there is no catch.  You have listed all that you pay.  The cruise fare is indeed free.  And it's not a timeshare or anything.  I think just about all the land based casinos do this now, either with NCL or some other cruise line.  I've been getting these thru Caesars seems like forever.  But I do not get, and have used, these certs from mychoice.  I'm leaving on a cruise in two weeks on a cert from Hollywood casino, Charlestown, a mychoice casino.  You can search this NCL section, or go to the casino section here on CC and you'll see plenty of posts about land based comped cruises

and my upcoming cruise will be my 7th, all on these casino certificates