CAS offer basically same price as if I book myself online

[KKB]

We are Caesars Diamond members & supposed to get 20% off the base fare.

HA.

Called today...price was almost the same as if I booked it myself!

Should have been about $300 less.

Not sure what that is about...

[NYcruzzer]

25 minutes ago, KKB said:

We are Caesars Diamond members & supposed to get 20% off the base fare.

HA.

Called today...price was almost the same as if I booked it myself!

Should have been about $300 less.

Not sure what that is about...

#smokenmirrors

[larryt1976]

Make sure your diamond staitus expiry date is updated with them when you call 

we had same issue and the cas person did not update it to expire in 2024 

 

[cruiser2015]

4 hours ago, KKB said:

We are Caesars Diamond members & supposed to get 20% off the base fare.

HA.

Called today...price was almost the same as if I booked it myself!

Should have been about $300 less.

Not sure what that is about...

Are you supposed to get 20% off of the base list price as opposed to 20% off of whatever the current discounted fare (fares are always discounted) is?

If it's the former, the current pricing may already be reduced by 20% or more.

[KKB]

36 minutes ago, cruiser2015 said:

Are you supposed to get 20% off of the base list price as opposed to 20% off of whatever the current discounted fare (fares are always discounted) is?

If it's the former, the current pricing may already be reduced by 20% or more.

Good question…clear as mud of course

[larryt1976]

I believe I got the discount after the whatever promo was going on 

We honestly had more ease booking with a personal cruise consultant 

they were able to apply the casino discount to booking 

casino. At seas we’re not helpful when we called them 

[complawyer]

i have booked  through CAS for almost all of the past 13 years. A few years i used a PCC, i have never really had any trouble booking thru CAS.  their staff are  extremely helpful. my wife has Diamond club  status thru cesar's entertainment, and we get 10% of a suite/haven, and 20% off club balcony and below. we get whatever promo is happening, + her discount and my 10% military

[UKstages]

CZR discounts apply on top of whatever the prevailing promo is.

 

once you travel on NCL, you will likely get far better offers directly from NCL, assuming you have even modest play.

[BirdTravels]

9 hours ago, KKB said:

We are Caesars Diamond members & supposed to get 20% off the base fare.

HA.

Called today...price was almost the same as if I booked it myself!

Should have been about $300 less.

Not sure what that is about...

Look for the $20/night/pp service charge for casino bookings. 

 

If you gamble on the ship at a CET Diamond level of play, you every cruise in the future will be a comp'ed cruise. 

 

The CAS booking also gets you a casino drink card good for bottled water, energy drinks, sport drinks at the casino bar. 

Edited November 25, 2023 by BirdTravels

[dbrown84]

You're probably getting a CAS discount of 20% based on previous play.  The Caesars discount does not stack on top of this.  What you're paying, for the base fare, should be discounted from the price you see if you do a mock booking on the website 

[KKB]

Well...I figured SOME of it out...

Forgot to ask them to DROP the travel insurance (my Chase Reserve has very good coverage).

But annoying I get a "20%" discount...BUT they add a $155pp "admin fee"--ALTHOUGH, this base fare plus that admin fee is just a few $ more than 20% off, so whatever...🙄

Honestly, looking at the invoice they sent me on the hold..NOTHING adds up--WTH??!!

[BirdTravels]

38 minutes ago, KKB said:

Well...I figured SOME of it out...

Forgot to ask them to DROP the travel insurance (my Chase Reserve has very good coverage).

But annoying I get a "20%" discount...BUT they add a $155pp "admin fee"--ALTHOUGH, this base fare plus that admin fee is just a few $ more than 20% off, so whatever...🙄

Honestly, looking at the invoice they sent me on the hold..NOTHING adds up--WTH??!!

So each person is charged:

491.20 Cruise Fare

155.00 Casino Admin Fee

246.45 Port taxes and fees

164.40 Gratuity on Dinners and Drinks package (1/2 the 328.80)

109.00 Insurance

----------

1665.05 Total per person

 

Yeah, the way they show the pricing is not clear at all.

 

As I said in the previous post, if you are a decent gambler, you can get away from the CET discounts and get a comp'ed room directly from NCL on your next cruise. If you are a diamond member with CET, I am surprised that you have not got a "free cruise certificate" from Caesars. Yeah, those are usually free inside or ocean view rooms, so if you want a balcony, you pay the difference in price as an upgrade. 

 

Yes, the NCL admin fee is annoying. Most other cruise lines don't charge that. 

Edited November 26, 2023 by BirdTravels

[UKstages]

On 11/26/2023 at 9:58 AM, BirdTravels said:

Yeah, those are usually free inside or ocean view rooms...

 

sort of.

 

most offers are usually inside or ocean view because most people have relatively modest play.

 

but make no mistake, the offers are indeed play-based... if you qualify for a free balcony room, CZR will give you a certificate for a free balcony room. diamond status per se has nothing to do with it. there are CZR players with lower tier scores who have higher ADT. the only time CZR player status enters into the equation is for seven stars players who are given an annual balcony cruise. that offer is not play-based, but tier-based.

 

pro tip: while CZR says you must attend an event at a land-based casino to pick up the NCL certificate, once you reserve the offer and the pick-u event takes place, your virtual certificate will be reflected in NCL's system. you don't actually have to pick it up!

 

but, again, once you gamble with NCL, you will likely get far better offers directly from casinos at sea than you will from CZR. the problem is, you'll have to call to find out what they are. NCL is unique in that they do not send you an offer via email or snail mail that specifically states what your offer is... you won't know which level of accommodation you are being offered until you call. 

[phillygwm]

Depends on the offer.  I got a good deal (balcony upgraded to club) because I'm NCL rated.  A friend who gambles a LOT more than I do (at Caesars) got a free oceanview.  But when I asked my host for a quote on a cabin for someone who is not a gambler, the cost was slightly more than I computed by running the numbers myself on a certain big box warehouse site.  That site offered a $333 gift card on top of everything else.  

Edited November 30, 2023 by phillygwm

[UKstages]

13 minutes ago, phillygwm said:

I got a good deal (balcony upgraded to club) because I'm NCL rated.  A friend who gambles a LOT more than I do (at Caesars) got a free oceanview. 

 

NCL has a set of criteria for rating players on its ships.

 

CZR has a set of criteria for rating players in its casinos.

 

they are not the same criteria.

 

are you talking about an NCL offer made to your friend by CZR?  if so, a strong CZR player will almost always get a better offer directly from NCL, once having played on NCL, whereas CZR may only award an NCL certificate for an inside or oceanview.

[phillygwm]

1 minute ago, UKstages said:

are you talking about an NCL offer made to your friend by CZR?  if so, a strong CZR player will almost always get a better offer directly from NCL, once having played on NCL, whereas CZR may only award an NCL certificate for an inside or oceanview.

That's correct.  My friend has never been on a cruise but she gambles (CZR properties) much more than I do.  However, most of my gambling is on NCL so my offer was better than hers.  

[fstuff1]

On 11/26/2023 at 9:20 AM, KKB said:

Well...I figured SOME of it out...

Forgot to ask them to DROP the travel insurance (my Chase Reserve has very good coverage).

But annoying I get a "20%" discount...BUT they add a $155pp "admin fee"--ALTHOUGH, this base fare plus that admin fee is just a few $ more than 20% off, so whatever...🙄

Honestly, looking at the invoice they sent me on the hold..NOTHING adds up--WTH??!!

 

i'm caesars diamond and have used their 20% discount pre-covid.
I never got hit with an Admin fee when i booked non-free cruises and used the 20% discount.

 

When did this admin fee start for non-free cruises?
and How much is the Admin fee per day?

 

[wolft927]

I book through the Casinos at sea because I work for a partnering casino, I get 10% off and I don’t even gamble. 

[Vegasvolfan]

I just booked an April cruise got 50% off then 20% off with Diamond card. 12 days for 2 with taxes inside sailaway for 735 total with $250 cruise next. Less than 31 a person a day not sure I can stay home for less than that.  

[KXZ1498]

The admin fees are the same as deposit fees on other cruise lines when you hit Sapphire. You get it back as OBC. 

[fstuff1]

11 hours ago, KXZ1498 said:

The admin fees are the same as deposit fees on other cruise lines when you hit Sapphire. You get it back as OBC. 

Not me.

Unless this is new? (Post COVID)

[Sand and Seas]

14 hours ago, KXZ1498 said:

The admin fees are the same as deposit fees on other cruise lines when you hit Sapphire. You get it back as OBC. 

???

Ruby Tier gets $400 OBC for each cruise, but this doesn't match to our Admin fees of $20 per person/per day unless we book a 10 day cruise.    

I believe Sapphire Tier gets $200 OBC for each cruise.

[cruiserbear55]

 

  Has the admin fee been raised to $155.00, as shown in @KKBpost #11 above. We've always paid $20.00 a day.

[KarimaJ]

If you have cruised with them call CAS and book direct. We typically only Have to pay the admin fees and taxes, the drink gratuities if we take it. The next cruise I have booked we did end up paying $1600 for 3 of us because it was a high demand time.