How I Got My Carnival Comped Cruise Offers

How I was able to parlay a single Atlantic City trip into tens of thousands of dollars in free travel?

First step was to complete the casino status match jackpot – read this for all the details.

I then took it further and directly matched to cruise lines – this post covers the specifics with matching to Carnival

There will be other posts that will cover packages, more tips, and other ways to save with Carnival. 

Lastly, for information regarding the completed cruises, there will be separate review and trip report post(s) (along with itinerary/port posts)

How I parlayed a single Atlantic City trip to tens of thousands of free travel: Princess Cruise Lines was one of many cruise lines that I directly matched to

HOW TO: Direct Match to Carnival

  • https://www.carnival.com/Registration/Promotions/casino-funmatch
  • I created a PDF with photos of ALL of my status cards and some of my oceanview and balcony offers (since I was offered so many with URComped)
  • In the ‘Your Message’ section of the submission form, I also listed out the different casinos, status levels and details of the comped cruises

Carnival Casino Comped Cruise Offers – 2023 into Q1 2024

  • So YMMV (your mileage may vary) affects all of us and I was one of those that didn’t get any comped offers from Carnival for the LONGEST TIME
  • But then I read on Reddit to fill out the profile information sections completely including TITLE and lo and behold, that did the trick!
  • I finally started receiving UP to a Free Balcony Offer
  • Offer Type: Complimentary Interior/Oceanview/Balcony Cabin Offer Description: Valid on sailings (mainly US, Caribbean but a handful of European cruises were included) with dates into 2026 and includes $50 FunPlay Credit and Drinks on Us (included while playing in the casino for you and a companion)
  • $100 NON refundable deposit per person to book: will credit as non-refundable on-board credit (OBC) at time of sailing (or be charged as fee if cruise is cancelled)
  • Cruise fare is comped for two persons but you are responsible for port fees/taxes AND daily staff gratuities
I did have a pretty long window so maybe it was not gambling on my Holland America AND first Princess Cruise that caused the offers to stop. But the middle and the right images show a couple offers

Carnival Cruise Offers Suddenly Stop

  • As my 2024 Travels Recap shows, I already had more comped cruises booked than I could take so I decided I would wait until beginning of 2025 to book my Carnival cruise but I (along with many others) suddenly stopped receiving comped Carnival offers. It is probably that Carnival was able to see that I had not gambled on my comped HAL cruise but I am not 100% certain…time will tell if they are pausing comped offers for all or if I missed the boat by waiting to book

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