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The Scurvy Pirate

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On our last cruise we focused on my wife getting to prime.  She got to 2,700 points while I have 11 points (basically I used my free play in the slots until it ran out).  She now frequently gets offers for interior/ocean view cabins for 3-5 day cruises.  We have another cruise coming up in February and there is no way she will get to the Signature tier at 12,500 points.  I could probably make it to prime, but since we are D+ free drinks in the casino for both of us is not that important.  My question is, if we again focus on her points, and she gets to 5K - 6K points, do her offers get better, for example more free balcony or longer cruise offers/discounts?

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16 minutes ago, The Scurvy Pirate said:

On our last cruise we focused on my wife getting to prime.  She got to 2,700 points while I have 11 points (basically I used my free play in the slots until it ran out).  She now frequently gets offers for interior/ocean view cabins for 3-5 day cruises.  We have another cruise coming up in February and there is no way she will get to the Signature tier at 12,500 points.  I could probably make it to prime, but since we are D+ free drinks in the casino for both of us is not that important.  My question is, if we again focus on her points, and she gets to 5K - 6K points, do her offers get better, for example more free balcony or longer cruise offers/discounts?

Theoretically, that’s the way it’s supposed to work but we are hearing from friends who are Masters that even they are getting crappy 3-5 night offers.  One of our Masters friends has 150,000 points and gets 10-25,000 points/cruise and still - nothing.  Of course, his onboard instant certs are good, but his monthly offers are no better than ours. From what I hear, the Masters are all upset about this.  If they’re not getting any good monthly offers my guess is we have -0- chance of getting better offers even with increased play.

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We just made Prime this summer, and before we left the cruise, there was an offer on our bed for a 10-day New Zealand cruise in March out of Sydney, Australia.  The 7 day last year and the two 7-day cruises we took this summer were both from Casino Royale, and that was before we made Prime.  Not sure how it works, and I know people who have played as much as we have and haven't really gotten much of anything.  I'm just riding the wave for as long as it goes...

 

Also, for the three seven-day cruises we took in the last two years (two of them back-to-back), we got two cabins -- one for each of us, and took family.  They don't care as long as each cabin has one Casino Royale recipient booked.  We just swapped cabins after we were on board, which didn't bother them at all. 

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4 hours ago, The Scurvy Pirate said:

On our last cruise we focused on my wife getting to prime.  She got to 2,700 points while I have 11 points (basically I used my free play in the slots until it ran out).  She now frequently gets offers for interior/ocean view cabins for 3-5 day cruises.  We have another cruise coming up in February and there is no way she will get to the Signature tier at 12,500 points.  I could probably make it to prime, but since we are D+ free drinks in the casino for both of us is not that important.  My question is, if we again focus on her points, and she gets to 5K - 6K points, do her offers get better, for example more free balcony or longer cruise offers/discounts?

She might, but 5k-6k can cost anywhere from $0 to $10k+. I find it is best to play with my budget, and the points that I have are the points that I have. I play because that is what I would do regardless. Chasing points can be far more expensive than the rewards you are seeking. Have fun, and good luck.

4 hours ago, RFerrington said:

Theoretically, that’s the way it’s supposed to work but we are hearing from friends who are Masters that even they are getting crappy 3-5 night offers.  One of our Masters friends has 150,000 points and gets 10-25,000 points/cruise and still - nothing.  Of course, his onboard instant certs are good, but his monthly offers are no better than ours. From what I hear, the Masters are all upset about this.  If they’re not getting any good monthly offers my guess is we have -0- chance of getting better offers even with increased play.

Masters here and I get offers every week, sometimes more depending on the promotions, and they are always for the 02 or 01 series. This year I have averaged 1825 points a night, and last year was an average of 1660 per night. (Casino year) Last year was a really good year.

 

The one time my offers disappeared it had to do with my email address somehow ending up on my DH's account as well. Once they fixed that, they started coming again and have not stopped. 

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I currently have a little over 14,000 points. Earlier in the year I was getting good (not great) offers at least twice a month. Since late Summer, I have been getting very few offers and the offers I have gotten have been pretty limited. On the bright side, I have been getting lots of offers from Celebrity, even though I don’t gamble much when cruising on Celebrity. 

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My DH currently has 16,400 points and just about every Monday has new offers posted on clubroyaleoffers.com.  

 

Current offers are mostly 3 to 5 night cruises out of FL for balcony or OV.   

 

He did have an extensive list on Cyber Monday that expired yesterday for some 7 and 9 night cruises for balconies but nothing that we jumped on.

 

I have around 2500 points and receive similar offers probably every other week mostly interiors or OVs.

 

To upgrade at casino rate is usually a decent price.

 

Our last sailing on Serenade in September they had posted at the cashier window a QR code you could use to see what your casino certificate would be based on various points earned while onboard. 

 This was better than asking for the print out and trying to read the fine print.

 

IMO, don't chase the points to get to signature.

 

 

 

 

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I'd be a little upset if I was gambling as much as all of you and getting the same offers as me. I'm not sure how many points I have, but it is in the low hundreds. February I was offered the 3-5 night cruises and the same thing for March. Is there a way you can check casino points online?

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