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Funny, because I REALLY don't think people knew about it....and frankly, I don't buy it. It's just another way the lines are downgrading and nickle and diming you. Pathetic. So not only are you going to pay THEM 3%, (for high rollers, that adds up), but you pay your credit card company ANOTHER 3%, plus huge interest. Just watch - the casino revenues will drop off, like all the other revenues. STUPID STUPID STUPID.:X
Just got off the phone with Princess to find out if it is put on your normal onboard account like Celeb does, or if they run it through as a separate cash advance (with the huge interest rate). They checked with their parent company CARNIVAL...(barf), and yes, they run it as a cash advance....AND you have no idea what your on board account balance is. No sitting in bed at the end of the day, checking your TV to see what you spent....OH NO....you wait in line at customer service for a full printout to get an answer.

It just makes me equally sad and pissed off to see the lines going downhill like this. Again, I don't believe for ONE MINUTE people were abusing the system, most of the cash I took went directly to the roulette table, and when I would win, I would walk it down to customer service (who wants to carry a bunch of cash on board) and tell to apply it to my on board account.

Honest to God, if it wasn't too late to cancel, I would be DONE with crusing and cancel the December sailing. It's all just too low class for me now. There's hardly anymore "good things" to "take advantage" of. The airlines are just as bad...but as an avid cruise LOVER for many decades, it breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time. My only consolation is knowing these bad practices across the board will only result in their own demise.
=twocents
ps - weekend newspaper cruise section just dropped Celebrity to 8th place and Princess to 9th in the Large Ship category. DISNEY rated number 5! Cunard and Oceanic were in the top three, HAL I think was 4. And Carnival didn't even make the list...obviously, the mass cruise demographic has changed....BIG TIME.

<blockquote data-quote="Conniemc" data-source="post: 1260554">Funny, because I REALLY don't think people knew about it....and frankly, I don't buy it. It's just another way the lines are downgrading and nickle and diming you. Pathetic. So not only are you going to pay THEM 3%, (for high rollers, that adds up), but you pay your credit card company ANOTHER 3%, plus huge interest. Just watch - the casino revenues will drop off, like all the other revenues. STUPID STUPID STUPID.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />:XJust got off the phone with Princess to find out if it is put on your normal onboard account like Celeb does, or if they run it through as a separate cash advance (with the huge interest rate). They checked with their parent company CARNIVAL...(barf), and yes, they run it as a cash advance....AND&nbsp; you have no idea what your on board account balance is. No sitting in bed at the end of the day, checking your TV to see what you spent....OH NO....you wait in line at customer service for a full printout to get an answer. It just makes me equally sad and pissed off to see the lines going downhill like this. Again, I don't believe for ONE MINUTE people were abusing the system,&nbsp; most of the cash I took went directly to the roulette table, and when I would win, I would walk it down to customer service (who wants to carry a bunch of cash on board) and tell to apply it to my on board account.Honest to God, if it wasn't too late to cancel, I would be DONE with crusing and cancel the December sailing. It's all just too low class for me now. There's hardly anymore &quot;good things&quot; to &quot;take advantage&quot; of. The airlines are just as bad...but as an avid cruise LOVER for many decades, it breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time. My only consolation is knowing these bad practices across the board will only result in their own demise.=twocentsps - weekend newspaper cruise section just dropped Celebrity to 8th place and Princess to 9th in the Large Ship category. DISNEY rated number 5!&nbsp; Cunard and Oceanic were in the top three, HAL I think was 4. And Carnival didn't even make the list...obviously, the mass cruise demographic has changed....BIG TIME.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Conniemc, post: 1260554"] [color=#3300CC]Funny, because I REALLY don't think people knew about it....and frankly, I don't buy it. It's just another way the lines are downgrading and nickle and diming you. Pathetic. So not only are you going to pay THEM 3%, (for high rollers, that adds up), but you pay your credit card company ANOTHER 3%, plus huge interest. Just watch - the casino revenues will drop off, like all the other revenues. [b]STUPID STUPID STUPID.[/b]:(:X Just got off the phone with Princess to find out if it is put on your normal onboard account like Celeb does, or if they run it through as a separate cash advance (with the huge interest rate). They checked with their parent company CARNIVAL...(barf), and yes, they run it as a cash advance....AND you have no idea what your on board account balance is. No sitting in bed at the end of the day, checking your TV to see what you spent....OH NO....you wait in line at customer service for a full printout to get an answer. It just makes me equally sad and pissed off to see the lines going downhill like this. Again, I don't believe for ONE MINUTE people were abusing the system, most of the cash I took went directly to the roulette table, and when I would win, I would walk it down to customer service (who wants to carry a bunch of cash on board) and tell to apply it to my on board account. Honest to God, if it wasn't too late to cancel, I would be DONE with crusing and cancel the December sailing. It's all just too low class for me now. There's hardly anymore "good things" to "take advantage" of. The airlines are just as bad...but as an avid cruise LOVER for many decades, it breaks my heart and infuriates me at the same time. My only consolation is knowing these bad practices across the board will only result in their own demise. =twocents ps - weekend newspaper cruise section just dropped Celebrity to 8th place and Princess to 9th in the Large Ship category. DISNEY rated number 5! Cunard and Oceanic were in the top three, HAL I think was 4. And Carnival didn't even make the list...obviously, the mass cruise demographic has changed....BIG TIME.[/color] [/QUOTE]