PHOTO: Starting next month, Crystal will let guests use shipboard credits to gamble in the onboard casinos. Pictured is the casino on Crystal Symphony. (Courtesy of Crystal Cruises)
Crystal Cruises next month will start letting guests convert shipboard credits into slot machine vouchers or chips to play casino table games.
While the slot vouchers or chips used from shipboard credits are not redeemable for cash, any winnings are.
The new policy is effective with Crystal Symphony's March 9 Singapore-to-Hong Kong sailing and Crystal Serenity's March 13 Perth-to-Cape Town voyage.
"Our guests are savvy travelers who relish a multitude of thrills, including trying their hands at the tables and slots," said Crystal President Edie Rodriguez. "The new use of shipboard credit in our casinos is another benefit to Crystal's all-inclusive experience and further enhances our onboard enrichment."
While this policy is new for Crystal, several other cruise lines allow passengers to use shipboard credit for gambling but some charge a fee to do so. Crystal will not charge a fee to convert the onboard credit into gambling vouchers or chips.
Crystal passengers can convert shipboard credit in denominations of $5, $10 or $25 vouchers for slots and $5 or $25 for table games, with no maximum limit. Unused chips and slot vouchers can be re-deposited to the guest's shipboard credit account.
Crystal's onboard casinos offering Nevada-style gaming, including blackjack, craps, roulette, three-card poker, Ultimate Texas Hold'em and Mini-Baccarat (on request), as well as slot and video poker machines. Casinos are open to all guests age 18 and over, and are subject to closure in various ports.
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