The TRUTH about Cruise Ship Casinos. Don't play WITHOUT knowing this!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ก.ค. 2024
- Please Remember to Like the video and leave a comment below! Cruise ship casinos are the most popular venue on the ship. You must be wondering how to WIN BIG on the high seas! Well, I'm going to tell you the TRUTH about cruise ship casinos. Don't play without knowing this information. It will help you increase your chances of Winning BIG and not lose your shirt.
In this video we will go through all the ins and outs and what to expect when you set foot in the casino on your cruise ships.
We will talk about what games you might see, such as Blackjack, Roulette, Craps and the ever present slot machines!
We will also talk about the casino loyalty programs each cruise line has. By playing you can earn additional perks on your cruise that is separate from the basic loyalty program for the cruise line for sailing. Some of those perks are free drinks while playing in the casino, all the way up to free cruises!
Hopefully these tips will help lady luck show up for you!
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- Cruise Ship Casinos. How to WIN BIG on the high seas --
0:00 Intro
1:21 Why do people play?
4:05 Things to know about cruise ship casinos
7:58 Games you will see
11:07 Best games to play
15:52 Wrap up
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I have been cruising since 2001. I have only paid full price for 2 of my cruises. My first cruise I spent $300 on gambling. During Covid, cruise lines were really hurting for money and bookings. So they made the cruise deals impossible to turn down, especially if you live near a cruise port. I have six cruises booked from now till December of next year. One cruise in April is 16 days through the Panama Canal. I put down my $200 deposit, which is given back in on board credit, and I pay the port fees. My free cruises started with interior cabins,now I stay mostly in balcony cabins and twice a year I get a suite! I get $500 and even $1,000 in free play! I also receive a free drink package and sometimes my cabin mate gets one too! I usually get some specialty dining or a bottle of wine. I feel if I don’t take these cruises, I am loosing money. The most of my own money I spent gambling on a cruise ship is $1,000. Most people spend that to take a cruise!
If you can play the games that have the lowest house edge you can really get very good perks from the cruise lines.
It’s even a better deal since you live near the ports!
Which Cruise line to you cruise on?
@@lockharthometeam2344 The line with some of the best casino perks are Royal Caribbean and Carnival. When cruising and gambling. My personal favorite is Royal Caribbean.
or they spend hundreds on excursions, or close to a thousand on booze pkges, it just depends what you like to do with your money!
I won 1300 playing craps on my first cruise last month, already planning my second cruise.
Craps is the best game on the ship. Unfortunately there usually is only room for one table.
My first time playing at a cruise casino, I won $648! I played dancing drums. I used $200 of my own money and received $100 voucher toward a future cruise.
Nice hit! I love dancing drums.
Good video for the beginning cruiser/player.
Thanks Mike!
Great video, but the slot tournaments, are fun to play, they play against other cruisers, its very entertaining.
They are fun but soooo random.
Ok I’m going to watch , going on cruise March
Have a wonderful cruise!
I've seen some videos that point out that land casinos are required to pay out over 95% on slots but most cruise slots pay in the 85% range. I have also heard that cruise casinos limit the odds bet on craps to double odds whereas land based usually allow 3-4-5 times odds depending upon the point.
Without a gaming commission the cruise lines can “charge” what the captive market will bare.
Thanks, I love slots, but I'm slowly learning not a good thing.
They are sure fun. And the adrenaline hits are nice. But not the best payouts. Especially on a cruise ship.
Blackjack with perfect basic strategy is nice, but nothing beats the playtime you get out of playing the minimum bet on craps
Don’t forget the odds bet with craps to even further extend your play time.
FYI fellow travellers, if you've gambled in Las Vegas before, keep in mind that Nevada State Gaming has regulations for Las Vegas casino slot machines to have a theoretical minimum payout limit of 75% (Regulation #14). It makes sure all Las Vegas slot machines actually pay out a minimum average of 75%. It prevents casinos from setting up their machines to pay out less than 75% or none at all. These cruise ship casinos dont have any regulations to follow or abide by since you are essentially gambling in international waters. Im sure they wouldn't, but the cruise ship could set up their slot machines to never pay out (or barely at all) since there are no regulations stopping them from doing so. If you want to gamble (and win), stick to the tables on cruise ships.
Table games are the best odds. That’s for sure.
A lot of the ships we've been on recently have added a third green to their roulette wheels. The payoffs are what you would expect, but the third green changes the house advantage from 5.5% to 8.3%. Just be aware.
Another cut to the house. 5.5% is just not enough. Lol. But 8.3% is probably a lot better than the house cut on the slots.
Cruise ship slots are looser than land based, not tighter. Also, what you call a swing seat is known as 3rd Base. FYI
I really wish slots were looser. I have heard maybe on the first night. But from my wife’s math vs land based slots. We are averaging around a 75-82% payback. If you factor in comp cruises you might be getting close to even with land based.
I always called it the swing seat. Swings the deck. I also have heard third base. But not as often. I use to play blackjack mostly in Atlantic City since I grew up in NY. Maybe an east coast thing?
6:49 You can also wear a [face] mask, and some ships even have casinos with non-smoking areas.
There are also cruise lines that don’t allow smoking at all in the casinos, like Celebrity
I'm going on a carnival cruise question I know you mentioned it's electronic poker with no LIVE dealer. Is there any LIVE poker at all on carnival cruises with a dealer? I play Omaha hi and Holdem.
Unfortunately no. No live poker at all on Carnival.
I play BlackJack On carnival I always play the $6 min table put $5 and then $1 on the lucky 20 spot
Side bets are me fun, but the do carry some steep house advantage.
no house advantasge in texas holdem? Last I checked on Carnival the E tables had 15% / up to 30$ rake per hand
A rake is really not a house advantage but more like a service fee to run the game. But yes, it is exorbitant and abusive. When I play poker on the ship I pick one to two players that I spy to be poor players to target. And the. Get off the table. Can’t fool around with that rake. It will eventually bankrupt everyone if you dabble in lots of pots. Pick your hands and push to win those hands at all costs.
I agree with you, don't gamble any money you can't afford to lose!
Its entertainment like an excursion, drinking package, etc.!
Your comment with payouts not so much, because all casinos have to make a profit after what they give back as comp!
I was a big land based gambler years ago, got free trips to Vegas including flights from the east coast, and my comps are better from cruise lines than land-based casinos!
Personally when I played machines I didn't see much difference between the Vegas Strip and Cruise Casinos!
Carnival and RCL partner with land based casino companies last I knew so the payouts are likely close!
Another consideration, you get noticed and get more comps while on the ship like free steak house, free excursions, free spa, etc if you're 'not' on a gambling cruise, cause those cruises have a lot of big gamblers you compete with for a limited amount of comps the casino has to hand out!
Some of those gambling cruises I'm talking about are Carnivals tournament cruises, Elite and Ultra cruises! Forget the RCL ones by name, but they give out comps like free cruises on the maiden voyages of their new ships with all the top RCL brass!
Love this comment.
I tend to take a bath when gambling on cruise ships. I always move my vacation money into my checking account and only take my debit card and some cash. I leave credit cards at home so, I do only lose what I can afford to lose but, those losses tend happen rather quickly.
Cruise ships have the worst odds for the player so a bank roll can go fast. I go knowing that the odds are I will lose the bank roll and just hope to play with it long enough to gain a significant amount of casino loyalty points to compensate the loss with a free cruise over time.
I think of it like pre paying. Lol
Thank you for this I like Roulette but been told the Roulette is a Triple 000
Some cruise lines have the dreaded triple zero, but the house advantage is still less than slots. Lol
With Blackjack, do they deal from a shoe or an evil CSM? If a shoe, what's the deck penetration usually like?
The deal from what looks to be a six deck shoe. Cutoff is around 1.5 decks from what I have seen.
@@CruiseSeakers oh, that's actually good.
@@Savagemister yea but the blackjack payoff of 6-5 and hit on soft 17 for dealer sucks.
@CruiseSeakers yeah 6 to 5 does suck, but H17 isn't bad. Not as good for the player as S17, but still not terrible.
The Norwegian prime has a CSM unless you play the 100 dollar table
You didn't mention the massive rake at the Texas holdem table
That is very true. Its a killer of a rake. The house is your partner. I basically only play in if I'm planning on winning the pot.. No lose bets.
I understand that the rake is outrageous at cruise ship poker tables. Any idea which lines (with a human dealer like Royal Caribbean) have the least abusive rakes?
They are all pretty abusive. Even Royal. The standard is 10% with Royal being the least abusive because they have a cap of 15.00. Which is still to dang high. Way to much money funneled to the casino every hand never to be seen again as potential winnings.
@@CruiseSeakers While $15 is basically double any live casino, someone was telling me that there was no cap which I simply couldn't believe. Glad to hear that isn't true. Still, unless they're spreading 5-10 and up it'll be a hard rake to stay ahead of.
@@MC-gj8fg Royal was the only line that had a cap. All electric tables have no cap. Which is impossible to deal with.
Still on ships, there are not many players. Easy marks are tapped out quick. I actually root for them to give some one a bad beat when I’m not against them so money becomes more available lol.
That leaves good players and a rake that’s hard to keep ahead of. I love playing poker. On ships I usually keep to the tournaments. Mainly to get my fix and stay away from the abuse from the rakes.
When on a Celebrity cruise I watched a Hold 'Em table for awhile, considering whether or not to play. After a $250 pot the dealer raked $25. Standing by the table, I just blurted out, "You rake 10%?!?!" The dealer said, "Yes..." and started to say something else, but I was already walking away. That is just ludicrous and there is no reason for it. I'll go to Vegas when I want to gamble and on a cruise when I want to cruise. Never will they cross over to each other!!!
Roulette is the worst game other than slots. I was shocked you said it was a good game. Low stakes on ships make it take longer but not a good bet in any stretch.
When compared to the slots. It is much better. The ships also tinker with black Jack odds a lot. The rakes in poker is insane. When comparing, roulette is not bad. With the changes the lines make to the other games with lower house advantage.
@@oldgoat50 yep. When it should be 3-2
@@oldgoat50 Most people can tell from my accent, but I grew up in New York. Live in Utah now.
@@oldgoat50 lol. Utah is a bit different now. A lot of people from outside Utah has moved in. So much so that salt lake county is now less than 50% Mormon.
I call them adult video games for a reason lol.
Yea. So true. But kinda more exciting!
You said ship casino patrons are more forgiving of stupid people in the anchor seat? I beg to differ. I've seen fist fights almost break out over the anchor not knowing (or doing) what the book says or making a play because "I've got a hunch", on cruise ships more than a couple times
Not saying it does not happen. I just know for sure, that reaction you are talking about happens less on a cruise ship vs in a land casino.
Yah 6/5 jacks or better. 95% payback. Vegas 9/6 1/2 per cent house advantage. Dumb to play!
But not as dumb as the slots.
If you plan to spend a good amount of time or money *or both* make sure early on you start a strong relationship with a casino host. If the host knows you are there for a good amount of "action" their job is to make sure the casino takes care of you.
This can be in the form of free drinks, free wine at dinner, free specially dinning, and free play. You can even get free cruises 🛳
All true. Definitely make friends with the host.
good to know thanks
Looks like you’re wearing Mets jersey
Let’s go Mets!
Subscribed but never trust a Mets fan...Go Yankees...🙂
Seriously Very good video, very informative and great that you posted the gamblers hot line
Thanks for the sub! We all can get along! We didn’t go after Judge. But we will make a serious play for Shohei Ohtani next year.
Thanks! I feel if you make a gambling video it’s your responsibility to post the gamblers hotline.
theres baccarat tables on Oasis of the Seas
I seen them on Allure of the Seas as well. But these ships have huge casinos.
pointless talking about BJ and not mentioning that the variations on the cruise suck for the player
Yea. I should have talked about the lower limit table horrible blackjack payouts. But if you play more per hand that does go away.
@@CruiseSeakers there are higher limit tables which pay 3/2 for BJ etc?
I get seasick just watching the background of this video so have to stop watching
I agree. I stopped using this background for some time now.
Video poker awful, bad, won nothing.
It’s a game where you need a few big hits for sure. Very volatile. You need a large bankroll to survive the swings.