Royal’s double-points promo is back, but casino offers are excluded

For me it would come down to what status year I’m trying to protect or reach. If the double points would push me over a meaningful C&A threshold, I’d at least price it out against the casino rate. If not, I’d probably keep the casino booking and not overthink it. One thing I’d want to confirm is whether Royal is excluding only comped sailings, or also those “casino discount” fares that are still partially paid. Their wording on promos can be slippery. Did the article say anything about NextCruise bookings or repricing an existing reservation into the promo window?

I’m usually a hard no on paying more just to chase status, unless I’m already close enough to smell it like gumbo on the stove. We ran into a similar fork once on Carnival, not Royal, where Denise wanted the better cabin deal and I was staring at the casino offer like it was the last beignet in the box. Ended up taking the casino route and never regretted it. What I’d compare is the all-in difference after taxes/fees, not just the headline fare. Royal’s promos have a way of looking prettier from across the street than they do up close. If somebody finds the exact wording on casino discount fares versus true comps, that’s the part I’d want nailed down.

I pulled the current terms because the article summary leaves out the part I’d care about most. Royal’s promo language usually says double points apply to new individual bookings made in the window, and excludes charter/groups plus “casino rates/offers,” not just fully comped sailings. So I would not assume a discounted casino fare can be repriced into it unless someone gets that in writing from Royal or Club Royale. Also worth remembering: if you book a paid fare for the points, you’re giving up whatever change/cancel rules and onboard extras came with the casino booking. Sometimes that’s the hidden cost, not the fare itself. Has anyone actually had a casino-rate booking manually switched to a C&A points promo before?