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I'm not a huge gambler by any means (quarter video poker mostly), but I do play enough to get comped rooms in Las Vegas at Palazzo/Venetian and Wynn/Encore. I've seen that some cruise lines have players clubs in their casinos, which can yield discounts and comps towards free play and future cruises. Do Regent's onboard casinos offer anything like this? Is there anyone with some experience with this?

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2 hours ago, DaveFr said:

NCLH has a players club for its three brands (NCL, Oceana, and Regent). See: https://www.ncl.com/why-cruise-norwegian/casino-cruise/players-club.

 

Dave

Thanks for the link, Dave.

 

There doesn't seem to be many perks for RSS or Oceana. I want a free cruise!  🤓

 

Oh well, it'll be fun to see what kinds of promos they offer, if any. 

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2 hours ago, GMIAC said:

Thanks for the link, Dave.

 

There doesn't seem to be many perks for RSS or Oceana. I want a free cruise!  🤓

 

Oh well, it'll be fun to see what kinds of promos they offer, if any. 

 

Most cruise lines have daily revenue targets with income from the casino accounting for a significant portion, which is why casino activities are actively promoted. On Regent and Oceania, casino income is not a major revenue source, therefore there are fewer perks and rewards.

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On 7/1/2023 at 11:35 AM, GMIAC said:

I'm not a huge gambler by any means (quarter video poker mostly), but I do play enough to get comped rooms in Las Vegas at Palazzo/Venetian and Wynn/Encore. I've seen that some cruise lines have players clubs in their casinos, which can yield discounts and comps towards free play and future cruises. Do Regent's onboard casinos offer anything like this? Is there anyone with some experience with this?

 

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Sounds like Regent and Oceania will offer a few hundred bucks per cabin off if you play at the level you are describing. If they see you are a pretty active player after a few cruises they may offer discounts at a somewhat higher level, especially if you have losses, but never enough to amount to a free cruise.

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There is at least one person who has stayed in the Regent Suite due to their prolific gambling across the NCL lines.   So depending on level of play, you can get some good bonuses.  With Regent they don't seem to highlight the benefits.  Maybe because much of the clientele have deep enough wallets to really put a dent into the casino benefits if they wanted.  

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New questions about cash for playing:

 

I see that I can apply for a line of credit on my particular cruise. Will I be given cash if I take out a marker, or will they just post credits to my players' club account?

 

If I don't have a line of credit and charge to the room for some money to use in the casino, same question: will they give me cash, or just add credits to my players' club account?

 

Can onboard credit (that was awarded as a perk during booking the cruise) be used in the casino?

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5 hours ago, GMIAC said:

New questions about cash for playing:

 

If I don't have a line of credit and charge to the room for some money to use in the casino, same question: will they give me cash, or just add credits to my players' club account?

 

Can onboard credit (that was awarded as a perk during booking the cruise) be used in the casino?

 

22 minutes ago, GMIAC said:

How would it cost more? They don't give you a one-to-one credit?

If you don’t have a line of credit and get cash from the casino, the amount you get goes on your ship board account plus a 3% fee. Casino purchases, such as entry to the blackjack tournament and cash from the casino, appear on your shipboard account and will not offset non-refundable credit. 
 

There are a couple of other things you can do to get cash available on the ship. First, each passenger is entitled to get $400 cash from the purser for each cruise. Second, you can use the gift order form found at the bottom of the Regent website to send yourself cash. When you send yourself cash, it is placed on your account as refundable credit, and there is no additional fee to take out the cash although there may be a daily limit on how much you can get.

 

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If you play at higher limits the casino mgr will waive the 3 per cent fee for charging to the room. Also, IME even though on board credit is not supposed to be usable for casino play, I have found that when I take cash out to play by charging to my room, the on board credit ends up being applied to the cash, so I actually end up using it to play in the casino.

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2 hours ago, edgee said:

If you play at higher limits the casino mgr will waive the 3 per cent fee for charging to the room. Also, IME even though on board credit is not supposed to be usable for casino play, I have found that when I take cash out to play by charging to my room, the on board credit ends up being applied to the cash, so I actually end up using it to play in the casino.

Was the onboard credit you mentioned above nonrefundable credit? If so, I stand corrected. I learn something new every day. 😊

 

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1 hour ago, IrishKathy said:

Dave, could you please explain how we get the $400 from the purser?   Just go to him and ask for the $400 cash pp to be charged to our room?   And there will be no 3% charge?   Thanks.  

Kathy, just go to Reception/Purser to request the cash. Regent calls this a cash advance but it is not like a credit card cash advance which begins accruing interest immediately. The amount you take out is added to your account balance just like other purchases on the ship. After your cruise ends, Regent bills your credit card company a single amount as though you made one purchase. There is no fee to get the cash from the Purser.


A couple of things to be aware of. The $400 cash will not offset any non-refundable shipboard credit you might have and there may be a limit on how much cash you can get per day. If that is the case, a couple could just take the cash on two consecutive days.

 

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1 hour ago, mrlevin said:

No, you get the cash.  It is how to get miles for "ATM" withdrawals.  I always take lots of cash home.

 

Good way to rack up those miles! I assumed they're categorized as TRAVEL? I get 3x Chase Ultimate Rewards points with my Reserve card.

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