UNBELIEVABLE - IT WORKED!!! I'm getting FREE CRUISES from other cruise lines!

[@pushrainbows7723]

Wow. Emailed MSC late last night. Kept it simple & just told them I received special offers from a recent carnival sailing but was more interested in experiencing a different cruisline. Asked them if there was anything they could do for us. Woke up this morning to a free balcony & 43 sailings to choose from! THANK YOU FOR THE TIP!

[@Fantiniastic]

This is why I make these videos! Please share your impressions of MSC with me. I'm booked on Meraviglia on March 30!

[@jasondion]

@@FantiniasticI just took a cruise last week on MSC Meraveglia. Awesome ship, you’ll love it!

[@Fantiniastic]

@@jasondion awesome, can't wait!

[@romanstreamsafg]

What email did you email?

[@karenle2162]

can you provide the email you used pls and did they ask for any documents in support

[@noelibarra2676]

Chris, I followed the same process you did for the Status Match with Carnival and they offered to me a Free interior in the Jubilee for September 2024. Thanks a lot for sharing the information!!! Regards Noel

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Noel, that's AWESOME! It makes me so happy when my videos help people cruise for free!!!

[@Jzx1103]

With Celebrity I called their Blue Chip Program and asked them that way. The rep asked for my crown and anchor number and checked and gave me a Aqua Class Balcony with All inclusive (drink pckg, wifi, tips included) on any sailing 9 nights or less (Note that I did play a lot on my RoyalCaribbean cruise just prior to calling Celebrity way more than the amount I normally play on each cruise, I plan it this way). And I also got a comp'd Balcony with Virgin through Urcomped by submitting my Royal Caribbean offers. Haven't tried the other lines.

[@Fantiniastic]

That is a GREAT idea!!!

[@expectgreatcruises8297]

Hi, thanks for the info. I'm a travel advisor, and I've been on many cruise ships. I cruised on MSC Divina last Nov. 2022, and I felt that the customer service was excellent! I have been comparing other ships customer service to MSC! so enjoy!

[@Fantiniastic]

Thanks! I've been watching Meraviglia videos for weeks, I can't wait to experience it!!

[@nosandos]

So I just emailed MSC and they sent me a whole list of free cruises probably 15. Pay taxes and fees only. Thanks for the advice!

[@Fantiniastic]

Awesome!! Glad it worked for you

[@karenle2162]

what email did you use pls and what did you say? did they ask for anything back

[@martybuehler3116]

I have been on 13 free cruises with Carnival and have 6 more booked. Free drinks while playing and $125.00 of free play. I'm not a high roller. I might gamble $600.00 a cruise and I win a lot!!! Love Carnival

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Marty, that's AWESOME! I started my love of cruising with Carnival but haven't sailed with them for over 10 years. I tried seeing if I could get a free cruise through fun match but they only gave me a discount. With all my other offers I couldn't justify it, but I will definitely sail with them again one day! Good luck and have fun!!

[@phxsun2001tony]

@@Fantiniastic I contacted Carnival with picture of my Seven star Caesar card. I have been getting invitations. Today I booked a 9 day Barcelona to Dover England cruise forJune 2024. This will be my 2nd time with Carnival. The 1st time was a 3 day Mexican cruise. Total for the two of us- $168 Balcony room.

[@Fantiniastic]

@@phxsun2001tony I love this! Have a great time!

[@kims7387]

MSC will still match (Carnival Cruise Line, Royal Caribbean, Holland America Line, Celebrity Cruises, Princess Cruises, Norwegian Cruise Line and Disney Cruise Line), as well as hotel chains like Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott, ...

[@Fantiniastic]

@@kims7387 excellent! Thanks for the update!!

[@juneyoung5503]

Good information on how to get free cruises. Thanks for sharing

[@Fantiniastic]

@@juneyoung5503 my pleasure! Thanks for watching!!!

[@Volcomsd1]

Great video! In addition to urcomped, Ken froom tours offers comped Princess, NCL and Holland America cruises. I was comped a balcony on celebrity and a balcony on virgin based on my carnival casino comps

[@Fantiniastic]

Yeah! Love to hear it!

[@guyfischer4526]

I have been cruising with solely with Carnival and 12 cruise days away from platinum. I spend a lot more than you in the casino, i.e. i earned 6500 points april 2023 and 6700 poinylt August 2023. From casino play. Carnival gives 1 point for every $2.50 played. So yes i played a lot and i do receive free balcony, ocean view and inside cabin offers but very limited dates which dont work. Question is does Royal Caribbean offer any kind of loyalty match to Carnival? Do you have an email for Royal that i could write them to see what they can or would offer to me? Thanks for the time to read this and respond

[@Fantiniastic]

Hi Guy! Wow! So I'm not sure if Royal status matches with their loyalty program, but you could email them at [e-mail]. Even if they don't, at your play level you'd start getting good offers immediately, and you'd hit prime on your first cruise which means free drinks! They don't limit you to 15 drinks, and you can get drinks anytime the casino is open by going up to the bar or getting waiter service. Good luck!

[@elizabethzieger6853]

Love, love, love your videos, especialy how you emphasize doing this without loosing $1,000s. Would you mind sharing where you found the form for Virgin. Thank you and thank you for taking your time to share your experiences with free cruises.

[@Fantiniastic]

Thanks Elizabeth that's very kind - love to help when I can. The link for the Virgin Voyages sailor form is in the description of this video. Ahoy!!

[@elizabethzieger6853]

@@Fantiniastic Thank you, one of my many rookie mistakes, did not check the description of the video (spent hours last nigh trying to find it) Thanks again

[@chandleroppenheim6755]

Our balcony was good too😂 (if you remember the story) hahaha great video homie!

[@Fantiniastic]

Hahaha!!!! Epic story!

[@danieldonado6814]

great video man I'll def be checking this out

[@Fantiniastic]

Awesome! Let me know how it works out!

[@unspecifiedd]

10:30 I'm doing some shady moves, free cruise here I COME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WIlL POST RESULTS

[@helciobmello]

Great tips! Got yourself another subscriber. Thanks!

[@Fantiniastic]

Booom!!! Thank you soooo much! Happy cruising!

[@edmandziuk3858]

Just watched a few of your video. I can't remember if it was this one or another one but you mentioned you are able to work on the ship. Is the internet pretty stable? I just got off the Freedom earlier this month and a lot of people complained about the stability. I am thinking of doing a repositioning cruise and working during the sea days. But I have to have guaranteed access and will need to be on zoom calls. Will it work?

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Ed, it's still a bit of an imperfect science. The issue wth a repositioning cruise is weather and satellite proximity. My last few cruises in the Caribbean have had really good internet, both Royal and Carnival. Both those lines ships should all have starlink by now

[@KikiQLee]

Great information, thanks for posting!

[@Fantiniastic]

Thanks for watching, I really appreciate it!

[@eduardodavila9942]

Just finished filling out Virgin Voyages form and emailed MSC cruises last night. MSC responded quickly but asked for a win loss statement (which I did not have). How was everyone else’s experience with each one?

[@Fantiniastic]

Wow! They haven't been doing that so far. I've had several people reach out saying they got an offer immediately. Must be getting a lot of requests

[@IxDarkxNinjaxI]

Royal just told me their player match is on hold right now

[@Fantiniastic]

@@IxDarkxNinjaxI whoa really? That's interesting!

[@richarddeason1845]

I feel the same way with carnival Over the years I found the service was very bad or good … I don’t hate them just disappointed I been on msc and enjoy the experience and it’s cruise line to watch ….

[@kathryncashner3294]

How much are you losing in the casino to get these offers? You obviously did this at the right time as many lines are sailing at less than 50% capacity. A free cruise with you spending on board and casino losses is better for them than an empty cabin! FYI, Virgin Voyages also has a status match program currently open to anyone. You submit your proof from any other line and they will give you their "Deep Blue Extras."

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Kathryn, very good question! While the algorithm that Royal Caribbean uses to determine what offers people get is pretty unknown and up for debate, to reach prime, you need to earn 2500 points. I only play slots so I can't speak for table games, but, playing the averages, at 5 dollars cycled through the machine per point, with the payback for machines set in the low to mid 90's, you could expect to lose around $750 to earn your tier credit, which is a free cruise 7 nights or less, outside of holidays. That doesn't factor in luck, or the other offers you might receive in addition to that tier credit cruise. On my first cruise on Freedom of the Seas which spawned 4 cruise offers, I earned just over 400 points, and I was slightly up when I disembarked. Hope that helps!

[@Fantiniastic]

PS thank you for the VV status match tip, that's some great perks!

[@karenle2162]

how many hours of play approximately is that- and if i played poker would it be similar hours

[@boomboomboom4160]

wow hidden gem video and channel

[@Fantiniastic]

I really appreciate that! I'm no expert but happy to share tips to cruise for free! I have a video coming out soon on how I stretch my bankroll which is essential for getting free cruises while spending the least $$$

[@travelwithdebandnick]

hello :) deb from tasmania australia :) i have just subscribed to your channel, nice to be onboard :) i dont want this to sound rude or that im asking something way too personal, and i apoligise if it is a bit personal, but i was wondering, just in general (*so not you yourself), but to be offered free cruises from a cruise line via gaming, how much approx would someone have to spend to qualify for the free cruise? i was guessing tens of thousands. also can you build up your points on royal caribbean by playing the pokie machines ?? or is it table games, like roulette, blackJack, poker etc that has to be played onboard? sorry i was just curious :) fantastic video, thanks for sharing :)

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Debbie! Thank you SO much for subscribing all the way from Australia! Definitely one of my bucket list cruise locations (hope they lift covid restrictions for you again soon!). So, if you were to not hit anything on the slots, you would spend $12,500 but that would be nearly impossible! Using the average of 95% payback on machines you could expect to lose about $650 to get your free cruise. That of course doesn't include bonus offers you would likely recieve as well. I do have a couple other videos on the channel about how much I have won/lost, and the ways I play the slots to mitigate losses and increase the amount of offers I get. I'm not sure what pokie machines are, is that slots? I only play slots, I don't play table games. Also keep in mind my experience is in the US, I'm not sure if there are differences in AUS. Good luck and have fun!

[@travelwithdebandnick]

@@Fantiniastic so sorry, i thought they were called pokies world wide hehe we just googled up what a slot machine is, and yes same as what we call pokies :) apparently google says its australia and new zealand that calls them pokies. sorry for confusing you.

[@Fantiniastic]

@@travelwithdebandnick haha no worries! Now I'll know when I come to busy!

[@phxsun2001tony]

@@Fantiniastic The average pay back on slot machine in Vegas is about 90 to 92%. I usually play video poker. I found 8/5 Bonus poker machines on NCL cruise in Rome 3 weeks ago. It was a surprise. I also play craps. Playing passline and taking free odds, the odds against me is close to 1%. I won't play slots.

[@phxsun2001tony]

I am wondering if anyone knows any sites how to save money on Land excursions. They are getting more and more expensive. I was on a NCL Rome Mediterranean cruise 10 days ago. There were 6 ports and the average price for Land Excursions were $200. I did not join any of them. I did my homework and took bus, Taxi and train my myself to varies attractions. I kept good notes of how I did it. There may be sites that we can share this information. Besides free cruises, I like to save on these expensive land excursions.

[@Fantiniastic]

Cruise critic is a great resource for this.

[@camvworld5674]

Carnival sent me a bunch of free cruises. All I did was email them a pic of my Amex platinum card.

[@phxsun2001tony]

I sent Carnival my Caesar 7-star card, but did not receive any offers. They just sent me list of cruises showing full price.

[@sebastiendroletpoitras3738]

First video i see from you, well done. Just a constructive criticism, not sure the pink lights really work for this kind of videos. Or maybe it is but just not on your face. Meaning it wouldn't be as distracting if it was just on your body and chair. Food for thoughts

[@Fantiniastic]

Hi Sébastien! First of all, thanks so much for watching, I really appreciate it! As for the lights, yeah, they're laser lighting and I didn't realize they were in my face until after I shot the video. Will definitely be looking for it in the future. Thanks again :D

[@glitterbykatewild7579]

What is your casino spend to qualify for this, not including wins?

[@Fantiniastic]

Hi Kate! That's a very complicated question. Officially to get to Prime and a free tier cruise you need to cycle $12,500 into a slot machine. For an instant certificate - about $6000. Email offers are based on time spent in the casino plus points. But with paybacks I manage to earn lots of cruises without a big investment. You can get multiple free cruises from one cruise.

[@fantazym]

Chris, I just got back into cruises on Norwegian. Norwegian doesn't show gambliing stats or info on your accounts page. How do I get into free cruises on Royal Carribean without paying full price for the first cruise?

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Kent that's a good question. If you could get a win/ loss statement that might help. Also if you have a higher tier you could show them your card.

[@fantazym]

@@Fantiniastic It was my first cruise in many years so I only have the entry level card for Norwegian. I did get a $5000 line of credit. I only took out $800 and my wife hit a royal flush and I went up a couple hundred on bj and craps. I have a 2nd tier card from MGM from having their credit card. I also have cards from nearly every casino in Vegas and Biloxi. BTW, I live up I-4 in Clermont.

[@Fantiniastic]

@@fantazym if you go to clubroyaleoffers.com there is a status match page. I'm not sure but you might be able to use a land based casino to match.

[@phxsun2001tony]

Caesars works with Norwegian using Casino at Seas as the travel agent handling paperwork and phone contacts. As a 7-Star, I can get cruises that are up to 10 days. They are very straight on that. The problem is I have to pay 20 dollars a day "Administration fees" For a 10-day cruise for two, it is 20X10= $400 total for two people. I also have to pay for tips and port taxes. The best deal comes from MSC. There is zero fees, no tips and port taxes.

[@Fantiniastic]

@@phxsun2001tony hey! Thanks for watching the video, good information. Happy cruising!

[@kerrikirshner]

I was on an MSC and Virgin in Feb 2023. MSC nickles and dimes for everything (!!!) and there were 5,600 pax w 600 kids, no thanks! It was PACKED!! Virgin includes most everything and their food is beyond delicious, and...no kids, no kidding!

[@Fantiniastic]

I'm not trying to pass judgement too quickly (just got on yesterday) but the food has been great and no kids is awesome!!

[@KissesFromCanada]

New subscriber, love your content…but don’t give everything up too soon, lol. We don’t want them to change policies…. Off to write to Virgin now!

[@Fantiniastic]

Good luck!!

[@blackbirds4]

How Much do you gamble each Cruise ?

[@Fantiniastic]

Hi! Thanks for watching! I generally range from $400 win to $400 lost. I bet minimum on low volatility machines. I have a video on how I stretch my bankroll that explains it a bit more. Good luck! 🍀

[@mporter123456]

Will this work with royal Caribbean?

[@Fantiniastic]

Hi! Glad you asked! I don't know of royal caribbean having an official match program, but you could definitely send club royale an email and let them know what loyalty status you have with other casinos on land and sea.

[@mporter123456]

@@Fantiniastic we are elite with carnival casinos so I hope it works

[@Fantiniastic]

@@mporter123456 good luck!

[@Officialjacksonreed]

By chance did MSC have any cruise dates on MSC WORLD EUROPA? Specifically for the Middle East sailings, I’ll call in and match my prime if they did

[@Fantiniastic]

Hey Jackson, unfortunately all the MSC casino comps are for the US. They are agressively entering the market and are doing everything they can to get people on their ships. I did get a deluxe balcony and a bunch of other perks on Meraviglia which is one of their newer, nicer ships so still could be worth it.

[@nicoletanner5598]

Thank you!!! I filled out the form for Virgin and the next day I got a call from them. I got a free cabin, just paid $212 for the taxes! It’s been so hard for me to try other cruise lines because I get free cabins with Carnival. It’s hard to stomach paying that much with someone else when I could go on several with Carnival. Thank you!

[@Fantiniastic]

That's great news and I agree!

[@KissesFromCanada]

Well, Virgin wants proof of offers now….

[@Fantiniastic]

I think they always did. I'm pretty sure I had to fill out a form. MSC was the one that didn't seem to care.

[@Dr.No7]

You throw money at a slot machine with a 15% vig. On a cruise. You have dropped over 50 grand to earn a percentage off a cruise. Save your money and pay your own way.

[@Fantiniastic]

I think I'm down $400 overall and have been on 8 sailings for free with the next one on oasis this Sunday. Seems like good value to me? 🤷‍♂️

[@adam6708]

Try urcomped ; they send me celebrity offers all the time.

[@Fantiniastic]

Thanks for the tip!!

[@phxsun2001tony]

I have been using them for 2 years. They work with a few cruises lines except Princess. I have been getting lists of offers of Carribbean, mexico and Alaska cruises, mostly 3 to 7-days cruises around $300 to $600 market rate. Customer relation is very good. They are working with me requesting more expensive cruises in Asia around $1,000. I am willing to pay extra to book. I don't know if it is working yet.

[@phxsun2001tony]

They put in a request for me on a 12 day Asian Celebrity cruise of 4 countries. It was approved. They pick all the tips and tax.

[@carlbleisch3350]

@@phxsun2001tony I did a Celebrity cruise from Singapore to Hong Kong. Really great itinerary and experience. Not comped on that one. Have a great time !! Just booked my first cruise through URComped on Virgin. So much going on that ship wonder if I'll be spending much time in the casino.