First cruise .. my 82 year old mother ON HER BIRTHDAY was on Carnival Victory with us. She put her money in a slot machine and hit 25 Cents. Didn't know how to work the machine so I pulled the handle for her. She hit for $1000 … and also got a free t-shirt. Hubby got the t-shirt and she watched that money like a hawk for the rest of the cruise (we put it in the safe) and she wanted to make sure it was still there 5 times a day. On way home through NYC she finally parted with a few bucks and bought us breakfast.
We love the casino on the ship. On our last cruise, my husband won a little every single day, while I lost every day. We consider it part of the entertainment on the cruise. And even when losing, we still have a great time! Great video Jamie!
Best way to avoid ATM Fees and table fees is Put your sail and sign card in a slot, add money to the slot machine (however much you want to take out from the ATM) then cash out, go to cashier and get your money. No fees.
A couple of years ago we took a cruise with another couple, our best friends. This was before they moved 3K miles to live by us(we meet them on a cruise in 2016). My best friend and I spent one whole night in the casino. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! We went up and down(hubbies went to bed lol). And then magic......I hit a machine for a ton. The money was nice trust me but the night together was magical. This last Feb we lost her husband. We are all heartbroken. But we have the memory of that special night together.
Jamie, this is really instructional and helpful for those who might not have much of an idea about casinos on cruise-liners. We were given a free cruise last year ( a nice one actually on a very good cruise line)f or 2 by a land based casino we play in once in a while near Miami when we go to our winter home. We were not cruise enthusiasts but hell, we thought it was free might as well go for a week, since we're down for the winter anyway. So we spent a lot of time in the casino on the ship every night. We asked one of the Casino hosts for a drink pass for each of us (2) the first night. No problem. Free drinks in the casino (but nowhere else) which was great. I made sure to throw a tip to the waiters every drink we had. We also had made bookings at premium restaurants before we left (extra $$) for a bit of a change in the evenings, when we really didn't have to. The Casino host would ask us where we wanted to eat each night, and it was comped at any restaurant we wanted. Some restaurants were 80$ -100$ premium (above the included sit down price in the dining room) extra per person. My wife wanted a spa treatment, the Casino host told her to go up and get what she wanted. Bottom line, For the host to do this, I believe that its a matter of playing enough over the duration of the cruise, getting a casino host to specifically look after our needs (thats their job for us and others) and being respectful and courteous, and not demanding. He offered some nice perks for us, and we appreciated it. I know there are minimums of how much gambling is expected, so the host must be very aware of this. The whole experience was fabulous. Food, ship, service, ports etc were beautiful. We lost money in the Casino (the payouts are much poorer than on land where its regulated) as expected; but the way we looked at it was that since we didn't pay anything, it was ok to spend something! The same cruise line gave us another free trip this year, on an even nicer, newer ship, and we are looking forward to being cruise enthusiasts and casino players once again!
On my first cruise, Royal Caribbean, I played a really strange poker machine that had what looked like cards cut in half on a spit and they would spin when you played a hand. I won a jackpot of over $900 and they gave me a t-shirt. Later that same night my husband wanted to stay in the cabin so I went back to the casino alone. I won a progressive video poker jackpot for almost $1200 and my husband and I left the ship with matching t-shirts! Exciting!
One of my 1st cruises years ago, I hit a major jack pot on the 1st day of the cruise. I have won several slot tournaments which are a lot of fun. This past year I hit another jackpot on the Carnival Radiance 17:23 of the Sea playing Double Diamond Deluxe. I average about 3 cruises a year and my family and I feel it’s the best value for your money. I really enjoy watching your videos. When I’m not on a cruise, watching your videos gives me the sense of being there. Thanks Mark
I was a winner on a RC cruise... Paid college tuition that quarter. Won on poker machine. Spent 10min waiting for our dinner reservation time... It made me late to dinner lol. Also won $500 on slot tournament.
My wife and i typically lose about 1000$ each per 7 day cruise but we still consider it a win because Carnival and Royal both comp us a balcony everytime, we are about to take our 14th cruise in 4 years and we only paid for our first on each cruise line, every cruise since has been a comped cruise. With Royal they let you combine offers so they offer me a free balcony and we can add my wifes comp to mine and get a free suite. If we had to pay for a suite it would cost a whole lot more than we lose gambling.
Combining offers is when say you got a free ocean view cabin offer and your spouse got a free balcony cruise offer. If the cruise line combines offers, you may be able to convert these two offers into a suite cabin on your next cruise. @@John-jk1zb
My mom and I won big on NCL's Pearl back in 2007. We won $800 at the blackjack table! 😎 Now we did put some back in the next night, but we did both leave that cruise with money in our pocket, which doesn't usually happen. 🤣
Went on a Royal Caribbean cruise, wife won big, Day 2 1,000, Day 3 2,250 Day 4 0 Day 5 4,000 Day 6 0 Day 7 10,600 a grand total of more than 17,000 on the 3 slot machines. Going in 2 weeks in the free suite they gave us for 7 days.I won 1,000 on night 6. what a trip
Yep! When it comes to slots you have no idea what the house edge is. Can't change the house edge on table games without the player knowing. Jamie is right about having to watch the table rules like the 6/5 payout on BJ. That raises house edge from about 0.5% to 2%. Also, be ready for the craps tables to limit your odds bets to 1 or 2X pass line bets. This raises the house edge, but it's less than 1% difference. And they will call a "no roll" on dice throws where both dice do not hit the back wall. Just little things to be ready for.
I went on a cruise with my sister and she won $4200 on slot machines. It was weird watching customer service counting out a bunch of $100 bills on the counter.
I like slots on occasion. And it does feel like cruise ship slots are much tighter than land based slots. But I go in with the money that I allocate to gambling being already spent. If I win anything, great, that's money put towards my seapass account and awesome, got a little extra scratch. If I dont ever win a single pull of the slots, then I'm comfortable knowing that I had already allocated the money I spent gambling and I knew what I got into when I gambled.
I love the Casino on the ship. my wife and I have gone every year for the past 15 years ,just to go to the Casino . To us, it's lot's more fun than going to Louisiana.
We live in Las Vegas and went on Carnival Paradise last year in March. I have only been on Royal Caribbean before, so I was not a fan of Carnival right from the get go except the large cabin suite we had. The casino was small but we did play almost every day. We don't spend huge amounts at the casino, even here where we live. We will take $20-40 and go play a couple machines...soooo no, we're not betting max bet and our odds are lower but it kills time and we sometimes hit enough that allows us to keep playing. We have a rule. If we start with $20 and double our money, we cash out and put the winning aside. We can continue playing on what we brought, but try not to dip into our winnings. On the Carnival ship, I entered the slot tournament and came in 2nd place! Won a t-shirt! Yay!
Went on a complimentary cruise from ClubRoyale Royal Caribbean and won 10k our first night. The gambling gods were in our corner that night. Btw it was on the lucky ladies side bet playing blackjack . If you gamble definitely join the casino club. I’m going on another complimentary cruise in October and almost every month I am offered a complimentary cruise.
Than you so much! I was hoping you would have a video about the casinos on board cruise ships and here that is, very informative. Fortunately I am strict with myself at setting a maximum losing total when I visit my brother and his wife in Las Vegas and we go out to the Wynn. I limit my free drinks to three. I used to have a barber who was a serious gambler and he would play in tournaments on cruise ships and apparently do pretty well most of the time. Me, it would definitely be just recreational. On my last cruise, my assigned table in the dining room was a table for 8 people, and several of them were way into playing in the ship's casino. I didn't go into the casino on the trip, but remember how much they liked it, so I plan to do that on my next cruise and will keep in mind the pointers that you provided here..
Love your videos! Been traveling on RCL since 2012, and only had to pay for 2 cruises so far. All the others have been Casino Royal's complimentary cruises. My cruise travel buddy is the Casino player and has only started cruising last year. So far she hit 2 hand pays, one being over $2000. So the Casino are always the spot we frequent the most on our cruises. We both are Prime with casino loyalty program and we get free drinks in the casino. The fee to withdraw cash from our sea pass card/credit card is waived as well and are a couple of the perks of having the Prime status.
Good info Jamie, especially the warnings about reduced slot machine payouts and the temptation to spend more than you can afford to lose. Cruises out of Australia have an age limit of 18 for both gambling and drinking. And we don't pay tax on winnings, unless you're a professional gambler. Craps is one game we have never learned so maybe we'll try taking a lesson on our Alaskan cruise next year. Or maybe Baccarat. I'm not much of a gambler but it might be nice to learn something new.
My wife and I went to Alaska inside cruises on NCL because we were Platinum and Diamond members thru Harrah's slot system. The cruise was free and had a great balcony suite. Don't get me wrong we still paid a total of around $10,000.00 for everything else. We did win and walked away with over $5,000.00 during our time at the casinos, so all in all we went on a bucket list trip to Alaska and spent just below $5,000.00 out of pocket. I call that a BIG WIN !!!!!
I won $1900 on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the seas October 19, 2021 I could hardly believe it the machine just kept getting bonuses and free spins what a great trip🤑
Thanks for the video, Jamie. I'm fairly new at Cruising but the Casino is my favorite thing on the ship. I enjoy this private personal time. Just to share some fun times, My first crusie was a Mediterranean one out of Barcelona. I got into a $50 Texas poker game and won the tournament. The prize was originally for a free cruise on RC largest ship for two, but went to cash prize because of the amount of folks in the tournament. We decided that the winner would get the most and the three runner-ups the rest. I got $800 or so. I was NOT an expert at poker and was making mistakes after mistakes, but I was having fun. The other times I enjoy on the ship casino is Roulette. I lose when I sit down and start betting, but I win, I mean win big, when I sit down for over a hour watching and recording on paper, (the frequency of each number). Then I would start betting on which one came out the most. For me it works. Wes
Jamie, slot payout is on most ships at 75%. As you stated,cruise ships are regulated by where they are registered. Many cruise ships are registered in Bahama which has a slot regulation of 75%.
Sage advice. You have to know how to be a gracious loser if you are not a professional gambler. Do not chase. Do not expect that the money you lost will come back if you play long enough. These approaches to casino play will ruin your life, let alone ruin your trip. I love what the video says about breaking even being a good thing. If the casino on the cruise has benefits, you will get something out of your time on the floor. Plus, you have all the money you came to play with.
We're leaving in 2 weeks on our FREE Holland America 7-day western Caribbean cruise, thanks to our gambling. We only had to pay port fees. I've sailed HAL 3 times and made enough to cover my cruise cost twice; winning more than $1,500 both times.
I won $3,000+ jackpot on a Buffalo Gold machine on the Carnival Vista January 2018, I had put in about 200+ over two days and I hit it early in the morning on a sea day.Needless to say I was shocked, bonus, I got free drinks in the casino. However, I only played about a few hours after winning cause I didn't want to give them the money back.
Great video buddy! Royal Caribbean now hates me! I signed up for a poker tourney, low stakes but a $25 buy in with the tourney winner Guaranteed $2500. I stink at poker but it was a good way to kill the two days at sea time. Poor Royal..."Must have 5 players minimum for the tournament to proceed" ONLY 5 signed up for it and we agreed in advance to split it evenly. $25 buy in, $500 payout. The first hand everyone went all in, some without even looking at their cards. Epic fun!
My wife and I cruise a lot. Mostly Royal ships some Norwegian. We gamble she enjoys certain slots and always uses our cards in the machines. We do receive the occasional free cruise for two for our play. I play craps, the pay out odds are less then a traditional land based casino but I understand how to position myself wisely. Your video is perfect for the novice. One thing I can remind everyone is it’s a cruise ship or if your a novice gambler it can be a pirate ship. Be self aware. GL
The odds that are different on the craps table is lacking opportunity. Max odds behind for a pass line bet are only 2 times the bet. Some casinos allow up to 10 times.
We were surprised. My wife's favorite game, quickly disappearing and seldom found, is Hoot Loot. They actually had that on Liberty of the Seas when we cruised in April. She was absolutely thrilled.
played in a princess cruise casino, was not 21, i was only 16, they didnt check my cruise card because i look older and acted more mature than my age, sat down at black jack started with 40 bucks and took them for a little over $300 and cashed out with no problem, did not press my luck but it felt awesome, forget slots haha
My wife and I went on 3 cruises(all Norwegian) and I profited $1100 on the 1st one, $1500 on the second cruise (both playing blackjack for 3 days) and then my wife wanted to play on the 3rd cruise and try to win some money. She won $1065 profit playing a silly slot machine and I profited $565 playing next to her on a slot machine. These 2 machines were 25c and were right at the entrance to the casino. We've had very good luck on each cruise. I'm a tightwad and my plan was to not lose more than about $200 if it got bad, then stop and go have a cigar in the cigar lounge. It was great folding up all the money while going for a cigar each time.
On Carnival, you can use your Sail and Sign card in the slot machines to charge your room, then you go to the casino cage to cash out and then you avoid the 3% fee they charge for doing the same thing at the tables.
Don from Don's Family Vacations had mentioned that if you want to play slots in a ship casino do it within the first two days. They have them set loose for the first couple of days for word of people winning to get around, then they tighten them for the rest of the cruise.
Hi Bstaton67..I think that is a myth. Payout amounts can be changed, but not as easily as people think. In Vegas, in order to change a payout %, there needs to be paperwork filed, etc so it's a bit of a process. At Sea, there are different regulations, but the casinos do operate under US Federal Laws and I don't believe they can or would, just press a button and change payout amounts. The machines are set low already..low enough for ships to make good money on them.
I've also read that in comments on You Tube.. go to the Casino the 1st or 2nd night of a 7 day cruise.... I was wondering if that was really TRUE or not???! 🤔
@@karenflahive5950 It would entail going to their central system that is connected to all machines and changing a number. At Sea they aren't regulated by the gaming commission in the states unless the ship is flagged in the United States.
I would say that I dont believe you unless you paid nothing for the cruise. Its a totally losing proposition, since there is absolutely no regulations on payouts. NONE.
I love to drop a few dollars in the slots on my cruises. I keep that cash separately and know exactly what I have. At the end of my last cruise I had $80 more to take home. Years back I went to Boluxie with a friend and we walked into the casino, I sat down at a slot machine, put two quarters in and all the bells and whistles were going off. I am not a gambler, so I was not sure what was going on at that point. The lady next to me stopped gambling and watched my machine. Soon the floor manager showed up and eventually the "dinging" stopped and I had won $1,200.00 dollars, just enough to make me have to pay taxes on it. I got up to find my friend and sat with her for a bit and decided to put a quarter into the machine next to her and immediately won $200.00 more. So.............I spent .75 cents and walked out with $1,400.00.
Really, you have to pay tax on Winnings in the US? Do they allow you to claim back on losses too? This is the reason the UK doesn't tax gambling as more people lose than win.
@@StevenTheGeek I used to be a tax preparer for H&R Block. You can save receipts from losses, up to the amount of winnings. In other words, if you win $1200 but have $1200 in losses, it means NO TAXES on winnings. Lottery tickets work for the deduction in casino winnings, too.
I usually walk out of the casino as a winner because the only game I play is live poker vs. other human beings. That's skill, not math. The slots will eat you alive but the people tend to be laid back or drunk when they play poker.
My husband usually does well with poker and blackjack tournaments on the cruise. He usually is final round for the tournament. He's usually gets second or third Place and gets good money from the games
Great video, your info is spot on. Serious gamblers typically won't play on cruises. 6-5 payout on Black Jack and the lower pay outs on the slot machines isn't going to attract big money. If 21 isn't paying 3-2, I walk. You have to, its the odds. Let the college kids chase the cards, they will learn.
My wife and I sailed the Norwegian Epic from Italy and my wife found a slot machine that payed out all cruise long not big payoffs just a lot of small one 's and made some nice money every day
My first cruise was 18 days with only 6 port days so I spent a lot of time in the casino. I won well over 2 thousand dollars in the first 4 days of the cruise. Just a lucky streak i guess because I havent won in a casino since lol
Haha! Gamblers never think that way. They always remember the wins and forget the losses. If they start their night with a $500 win and then proceed to lose the $500 plus lose another $1000 on the night, the next day they will be all excited because they won the $500.😆
I've gone gambling on 3 separate trips. The first time, I was up $316... the second time, I was up $13... the third time, I lost $300. It sure is fun, but man it hurts to leave with an empty wallet lol.
@@Purvis-dw4qf Not necessarily. Sometimes the big winners get offered free comps simply so that the casino can get them back in with the hope to win their money back. The house always wins, and the casino never closes (well, except for the cruise ships)
You forgot to mention if you don’t cash in before you leave the ship they will mail you a check. I did that with carnival and they told me that my check was sent and cashed and I never received it
My husband can be found at the craps table. He loves the game because he says you can always learn something new from it. He’s a pretty dang smart guy, so I believe him. He has a natural ability with numbers and mathematics, which is nice because it gives him an edge. Doesn’t mean he wins all the time, but he does well for us. Doesn’t hurt he’s one lucky son of a gun. For example, he will always give me the choice of which slot machine to play and he will sit next me. He always wins a nice pot. Drives me batty. Except the last time we were on a cruise, and I won my biggest pot which was more than $300. He sat next to me and had just as much fun as I did while I was winning and winning. Pretty cool guy if I do say so myself. In the three cruises we’ve been on, he’s more than doubled his winnings on the first two and lost on the third. It’s alright because whenever he comes up to show me his chips, I always take a few of them and put them in our safe. He ended up having to take some of them out on our last night. He works hard all year, so I don’t mind him playing what he loves. He and I both have a certain amount we allow ourselves each night. I either come out even or slightly below. My worse loss over a seven day cruise was a $180. At first, I thought it was a lot, but it’s our vacation and we both work hard for it. I also had a lot of fun, so that helped too. One of these days I’m going to win the pot or more than a $1,000. I’ve never done that before and I know one day it will happen. As long as I keep to my daily allowance it’s all good, and I never bring more than that when I go in. Plus, I’m too afraid to use my card for withdrawals, so that’s good too. Thanks for a great video and appreciate your insight.
I break even in the casino EVERY time I cruise. You know how? I walk straight through the casino without ever placing a bet. It may not be your thing, but it works for me.
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 minimum average payout of 75% (Regulation #14). It makes sure all Las Vegas slot machines actually pay out a minimum 75% of players' bets (theoretically). 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.
Great show. We just got back last week from Royal Caribbean Mariner of the seas. We witnessed a woman hit $ 21,750! On the Buffalo slot machine! I swear it lost it's mind that machine! She was betting 3.60 a push and got bonus which then gave her 130 free spins! It was crazy! They of course announced her big win. I have never seen anything like that. We have been really lucky on ships. I have almost broke even a few times. Lost this last time but my husband won 2K last year and broke even the last two cruises. All in all not bad. We LOVE to gamble for sure. We have been on 7 or 8 cruises since 2018 all FREE Royal Caribbean and we have 4 FREE cruises coming up booked because of the gambling. We don't go to Vegas anymore. I prefer free cruises to a free rooms in Vegas.
I haven't gambled on a cruise ship, however, our 2 racinos are about to open live table gaming on Jan 1. I have already looked at them since they are in the process of setting them up on the main floor, and there are two blackjack tables set up side by side, and one pays 6-5 and the other pays the 3-2.
I played in a poker tournament on Carnival and won. I was invited back to there "main" event on a cruise later in the year at a reduced rate. I went but didn't get very far but I got a reduced rate on a cruise. I can't remember what the reduction was (maybe 25% less).
Good info. I stick with craps, I know the house edge isn't controlled by a computer chip. I was up $6 playing a couple hours of craps on my last Carnival cruise and had a lot of fun. Question, do you know where I can get a description of the prop bets on the craps table that aren't on an regular craps table? It was a busy table and I didn't want to interrupt to ask
Never played craps but I did take a liking for roulette.. It’s entertaining just to try. Never hit big on the Slots even at home it’s relaxing to get away from the hustle and bustle plus there’s normally live entertainment close by.
Just learned how to play craps this year and had a great time. The Bliss had a completely separate glassed in area for smokers. We enjoyed the Bliss because of it.
Gamble , gamble , gamble !!! My wife and I play slots and roulette and have hit handpays every time . We just spend time at the slots and tables after dinner and they give us interior staterooms for free and we upgrade to ocean view balcony or Jr. Suites for a few hundred $ ... I always buy the drink package and I tip like crazy !!!
NCL Bliss and the Breakaway plus ships have separate smoking casino areas that are "sealed" off from the rest of the ship....its awesome if youre a none smoker
Went on a Carnival Cruise and the casino would choke out a nonsmoker. It was awful. To make matters worse the ship was under construction(renovations)so the only way to get to dining was through the smoke filled casino. Really left a bad feeling for the whole cruise experience.
You're right, think of gambling on a cruise ship as entertainment BUT always stay within budget! Too bad odds are worse on a ship but .....that's life.
I played blackjack on Norwegian Getaway, and they only paid off $12, rather than the normal $15, when you got blackjack on a $10 bet. A huge ripoff, though I still managed to win $100.
I played a little more than usual but had only been on the machine for a short time. I was just really really lucky. If I had played more money like max. I would have won a lot
Yes, you can win on those ships. On my first day I won $1k on slots. On day 2 I won $500.00 on slots on Carnival Breeze. On the last day of the awesome 7-day cruise, my baby sister won the jackpot of $1,750.00 on the draw. Question, Let's just say I won $10k on slots. If I wanted to wire $7k of the winnings into my checking account, would the cruise liner allow me to wire that money into my checking account at home?
@@benihanhan, good morning! I'm not sure if you're asking me a question, however, I'm not sure if they wire winnings. If I'd of won many thousands of dollars I would've definently wanted to wire money to my bank. If you're asking did they give my sister and me cash or check, they gave us CASH!!! YAYYYYY!!! Lol, I get really excited just thinking about it. They have safes in your suite that you can put your money and jewelry in and you're the only one with the code. I hope that I answered your question.
@@benihanhan, YES!! OMG!! It was one of the most AWESOME experience of our lives! My Sugar Bear and I was celebrating our honeymoon 12/30/2016 and my BIRTHDAY, June 19, 2017. My baby sister and her husband had been married nearly 30 years and had never left Houston to celebrate their ANNIVERSARY, so my Sugar Bear decided to take them with us on our 7 day cruise. Kitty, my baby sister's birthday is June 16th so they, too, celebrated 2 events. They were so excited! They didn't have what they needed to fully enjoy themselves, so Sugar Bear told them not to worry about anything. He purchased their luggage, 7-days of clothes/swim wear, and gave them spending money to boot. We had the time OF OUR LIVES!!!!!! We took sooooo many pictures. We tried to go again this year, August 2019, but I didn't want to go without my baby sister. Carnival Breeze was PHENOMENAL in all aspects of that adventure. Oliver, our room attendant was absolutely AMAZING! Everything we needed he provided and my Sugar Bear compensated him nicely. I'm so looking forward to cruising on the Carnival Vista next year 2020.
I’m taking my first cruise in January in the carnival Valor. My question is if you win on a slot machine nothing major just wanting to cash it out so you get a ticket like a land based casino or does it go on your sail and sign card?
The answer is both. If you want to cash the ticket out like land based than cash out first before removing you card. Sometimes it still goes into a cash fund on your card but you can put in a your number and transfer to the game. Also the casino cashier can get your money to you. Be sure to close out the account before the last evening of the cruise to get your money.
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First cruise .. my 82 year old mother ON HER BIRTHDAY was on Carnival Victory with us. She put her money in a slot machine and hit 25 Cents. Didn't know how to work the machine so I pulled the handle for her. She hit for $1000 … and also got a free t-shirt. Hubby got the t-shirt and she watched that money like a hawk for the rest of the cruise (we put it in the safe) and she wanted to make sure it was still there 5 times a day. On way home through NYC she finally parted with a few bucks and bought us breakfast.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful story. :)
We love the casino on the ship. On our last cruise, my husband won a little every single day, while I lost every day. We consider it part of the entertainment on the cruise. And even when losing, we still have a great time! Great video Jamie!
sounds to familiar to me lol 🤣🤣
Best way to avoid ATM Fees and table fees is Put your sail and sign card in a slot, add money to the slot machine (however much you want to take out from the ATM) then cash out, go to cashier and get your money. No fees.
Many actually have a fee they charge to do this... A flat % is charged
Yes on Carnival you can avoid fee by slot cash out approach
@@thecabinetbroker good information. I've only sailed Royal and Norwegian and they charge a %
A couple of years ago we took a cruise with another couple, our best friends. This was before they moved 3K miles to live by us(we meet them on a cruise in 2016). My best friend and I spent one whole night in the casino. WE HAD SO MUCH FUN! We went up and down(hubbies went to bed lol). And then magic......I hit a machine for a ton. The money was nice trust me but the night together was magical. This last Feb we lost her husband. We are all heartbroken. But we have the memory of that special night together.
We went on a family cruise years ago and my father on the first night won the amount our cruise cost use and we were a group of 10 .
Jamie, this is really instructional and helpful for those who might not have much of an idea about casinos on cruise-liners. We were given a free cruise last year ( a nice one actually on a very good cruise line)f or 2 by a land based casino we play in once in a while near Miami when we go to our winter home. We were not cruise enthusiasts but hell, we thought it was free might as well go for a week, since we're down for the winter anyway. So we spent a lot of time in the casino on the ship every night. We asked one of the Casino hosts for a drink pass for each of us (2) the first night. No problem. Free drinks in the casino (but nowhere else) which was great. I made sure to throw a tip to the waiters every drink we had. We also had made bookings at premium restaurants before we left (extra $$) for a bit of a change in the evenings, when we really didn't have to. The Casino host would ask us where we wanted to eat each night, and it was comped at any restaurant we wanted. Some restaurants were 80$ -100$ premium (above the included sit down price in the dining room) extra per person. My wife wanted a spa treatment, the Casino host told her to go up and get what she wanted.
Bottom line, For the host to do this, I believe that its a matter of playing enough over the duration of the cruise, getting a casino host to specifically look after our needs (thats their job for us and others) and being respectful and courteous, and not demanding. He offered some nice perks for us, and we appreciated it. I know there are minimums of how much gambling is expected, so the host must be very aware of this.
The whole experience was fabulous. Food, ship, service, ports etc were beautiful. We lost money in the Casino (the payouts are much poorer than on land where its regulated) as expected; but the way we looked at it was that since we didn't pay anything, it was ok to spend something!
The same cruise line gave us another free trip this year, on an even nicer, newer ship, and we are looking forward to being cruise enthusiasts and casino players once again!
On my first cruise, Royal Caribbean, I played a really strange poker machine that had what looked like cards cut in half on a spit and they would spin when you played a hand. I won a jackpot of over $900 and they gave me a t-shirt. Later that same night my husband wanted to stay in the cabin so I went back to the casino alone. I won a progressive video poker jackpot for almost $1200 and my husband and I left the ship with matching t-shirts! Exciting!
Did you get the money too?
One of my 1st cruises years ago, I hit a major jack pot on the 1st day of the cruise. I have won several slot tournaments which are a lot of fun. This past year I hit another jackpot on the Carnival Radiance 17:23 of the Sea playing Double Diamond Deluxe. I average about 3 cruises a year and my family and I feel it’s the best value for your money.
I really enjoy watching your videos. When I’m not on a cruise, watching your videos gives me the sense of being there.
Thanks
Mark
My husband and I have only been on one cruise so far. We cant wait for our back to back cruise later this year. This was very informative. Thank you.
Our very first cruise was a 5 day on a Carnival ship (not in operation anymore) and my husband won enough equal to the cost of the cruise!
Thanks for that heads up and honest info, you’re always straight to the point 💰
I was a winner on a RC cruise... Paid college tuition that quarter. Won on poker machine. Spent 10min waiting for our dinner reservation time... It made me late to dinner lol. Also won $500 on slot tournament.
My wife and i typically lose about 1000$ each per 7 day cruise but we still consider it a win because Carnival and Royal both comp us a balcony everytime, we are about to take our 14th cruise in 4 years and we only paid for our first on each cruise line, every cruise since has been a comped cruise. With Royal they let you combine offers so they offer me a free balcony and we can add my wifes comp to mine and get a free suite. If we had to pay for a suite it would cost a whole lot more than we lose gambling.
Awesome
@@deborahkendall7744 can you let me know what do you mean by combining offers?
Combining offers is when say you got a free ocean view cabin offer and your spouse got a free balcony cruise offer. If the cruise line combines offers, you may be able to convert these two offers into a suite cabin on your next cruise. @@John-jk1zb
My mom and I won big on NCL's Pearl back in 2007. We won $800 at the blackjack table! 😎 Now we did put some back in the next night, but we did both leave that cruise with money in our pocket, which doesn't usually happen. 🤣
Went on a Royal Caribbean cruise, wife won big, Day 2 1,000, Day 3 2,250 Day 4 0 Day 5 4,000 Day 6 0 Day 7 10,600 a grand total of more than 17,000 on the 3 slot machines. Going in 2 weeks in the free suite they gave us for 7 days.I won 1,000 on night 6. what a trip
Yep! When it comes to slots you have no idea what the house edge is. Can't change the house edge on table games without the player knowing. Jamie is right about having to watch the table rules like the 6/5 payout on BJ. That raises house edge from about 0.5% to 2%. Also, be ready for the craps tables to limit your odds bets to 1 or 2X pass line bets. This raises the house edge, but it's less than 1% difference. And they will call a "no roll" on dice throws where both dice do not hit the back wall. Just little things to be ready for.
I went on a cruise with my sister and she won $4200 on slot machines. It was weird watching customer service counting out a bunch of $100 bills on the counter.
I like slots on occasion. And it does feel like cruise ship slots are much tighter than land based slots. But I go in with the money that I allocate to gambling being already spent. If I win anything, great, that's money put towards my seapass account and awesome, got a little extra scratch. If I dont ever win a single pull of the slots, then I'm comfortable knowing that I had already allocated the money I spent gambling and I knew what I got into when I gambled.
Cool little history in this video,much appreciated! Sailing with symphony of the seas this October
I love the Casino on the ship. my wife and I have gone every year for the past 15 years ,just to go to the Casino . To us, it's lot's more fun than going to Louisiana.
WHAT????
Agreed. Used to go to LC twice a month... Won bigger on Vista, and got free trips
@@Rheygand Free trips are cool!!!!
I fully concur with that statement. 🥳
We do Boston to Bermuda, usually the slots are paying on the first 2 days, on the way back don't bother.
We live in Las Vegas and went on Carnival Paradise last year in March. I have only been on Royal Caribbean before, so I was not a fan of Carnival right from the get go except the large cabin suite we had. The casino was small but we did play almost every day. We don't spend huge amounts at the casino, even here where we live. We will take $20-40 and go play a couple machines...soooo no, we're not betting max bet and our odds are lower but it kills time and we sometimes hit enough that allows us to keep playing. We have a rule. If we start with $20 and double our money, we cash out and put the winning aside. We can continue playing on what we brought, but try not to dip into our winnings. On the Carnival ship, I entered the slot tournament and came in 2nd place! Won a t-shirt! Yay!
Went on a complimentary cruise from ClubRoyale Royal Caribbean and won 10k our first night. The gambling gods were in our corner that night. Btw it was on the lucky ladies side bet playing blackjack . If you gamble definitely join the casino club. I’m going on another complimentary cruise in October and almost every month I am offered a complimentary cruise.
Marc Ricci plz share how you get complimentary Cruises? We get offers often but nothing free, yet.
Than you so much! I was hoping you would have a video about the casinos on board cruise ships and here that is, very informative. Fortunately I am strict with myself at setting a maximum losing total when I visit my brother and his wife in Las Vegas and we go out to the Wynn. I limit my free drinks to three. I used to have a barber who was a serious gambler and he would play in tournaments on cruise ships and apparently do pretty well most of the time. Me, it would definitely be just recreational. On my last cruise, my assigned table in the dining room was a table for 8 people, and several of them were way into playing in the ship's casino. I didn't go into the casino on the trip, but remember how much they liked it, so I plan to do that on my next cruise and will keep in mind the pointers that you provided here..
Love your videos!
Been traveling on RCL since 2012, and only had to pay for 2 cruises so far. All the others have been Casino Royal's complimentary cruises. My cruise travel buddy is the Casino player and has only started cruising last year. So far she hit 2 hand pays, one being over $2000. So the Casino are always the spot we frequent the most on our cruises. We both are Prime with casino loyalty program and we get free drinks in the casino. The fee to withdraw cash from our sea pass card/credit card is waived as well and are a couple of the perks of having the Prime status.
roshmatifa That’s So awesome. Im going on my first cruise ever thanks to MGM Grand!! Navigator of the seas ☺️
EIIA Taylor thats awesome!!! I’m sure you will have a wonderful time!
Ive already booked 9 cruises in 4 months. I’m a prime as well. What do you know about combining offers and upgrading to a suite?
Good info Jamie, especially the warnings about reduced slot machine payouts and the temptation to spend more than you can afford to lose. Cruises out of Australia have an age limit of 18 for both gambling and drinking. And we don't pay tax on winnings, unless you're a professional gambler. Craps is one game we have never learned so maybe we'll try taking a lesson on our Alaskan cruise next year. Or maybe Baccarat. I'm not much of a gambler but it might be nice to learn something new.
My wife and I went to Alaska inside cruises on NCL because we were Platinum and Diamond members thru Harrah's slot system. The cruise was free and had a great balcony suite. Don't get me wrong we still paid a total of around $10,000.00 for everything else. We did win and walked away with over $5,000.00 during our time at the casinos, so all in all we went on a bucket list trip to Alaska and spent just below $5,000.00 out of pocket. I call that a BIG WIN !!!!!
I won $1900 on Royal Caribbean’s Mariner of the seas October 19, 2021 I could hardly believe it the machine just kept getting bonuses and free spins what a great trip🤑
Very informative thank you. I will be adding a few hundred extra dollars on my sea card to gamble and try my luck.
Thanks for the video, Jamie. I'm fairly new at Cruising but the Casino is my favorite thing on the ship. I enjoy this private personal time. Just to share some fun times, My first crusie was a Mediterranean one out of Barcelona. I got into a $50 Texas poker game and won the tournament. The prize was originally for a free cruise on RC largest ship for two, but went to cash prize because of the amount of folks in the tournament. We decided that the winner would get the most and the three runner-ups the rest. I got $800 or so. I was NOT an expert at poker and was making mistakes after mistakes, but I was having fun. The other times I enjoy on the ship casino is Roulette. I lose when I sit down and start betting, but I win, I mean win big, when I sit down for over a hour watching and recording on paper, (the frequency of each number). Then I would start betting on which one came out the most. For me it works.
Wes
Jamie, slot payout is on most ships at 75%. As you stated,cruise ships are regulated by where they are registered. Many cruise ships are registered in Bahama which has a slot regulation of 75%.
Sage advice. You have to know how to be a gracious loser if you are not a professional gambler. Do not chase. Do not expect that the money you lost will come back if you play long enough. These approaches to casino play will ruin your life, let alone ruin your trip. I love what the video says about breaking even being a good thing. If the casino on the cruise has benefits, you will get something out of your time on the floor. Plus, you have all the money you came to play with.
We're leaving in 2 weeks on our FREE Holland America 7-day western Caribbean cruise, thanks to our gambling. We only had to pay port fees. I've sailed HAL 3 times and made enough to cover my cruise cost twice; winning more than $1,500 both times.
Do they make card counters walk the plank?
I won $3,000+ jackpot on a Buffalo Gold machine on the Carnival Vista January 2018, I had put in about 200+ over two days and I hit it early in the morning on a sea day.Needless to say I was shocked, bonus, I got free drinks in the casino. However, I only played about a few hours after winning cause I didn't want to give them the money back.
A wise gambler says, “All gambling is a negotiation between the house and the player about how much they will be paying for their entertainment.”
Peter Myers I heard that😊
On the Holland America Nieuw Statendam there were no ATM's but they did not charge a service charge for taking money off your room key.
Great video buddy!
Royal Caribbean now hates me! I signed up for a poker tourney, low stakes but a $25 buy in with the tourney winner Guaranteed $2500. I stink at poker but it was a good way to kill the two days at sea time.
Poor Royal..."Must have 5 players minimum for the tournament to proceed" ONLY 5 signed up for it and we agreed in advance to split it evenly.
$25 buy in, $500 payout. The first hand everyone went all in, some without even looking at their cards. Epic fun!
I love it!
My wife and I cruise a lot. Mostly Royal ships some Norwegian. We gamble she enjoys certain slots and always uses our cards in the machines. We do receive the occasional free cruise for two for our play. I play craps, the pay out odds are less then a traditional land based casino but I understand how to position myself wisely. Your video is perfect for the novice. One thing I can remind everyone is it’s a cruise ship or if your a novice gambler it can be a pirate ship. Be self aware. GL
I'm curious, which payout odds on the ships craps tables pay less than land casinos?
The odds that are different on the craps table is lacking opportunity. Max odds behind for a pass line bet are only 2 times the bet. Some casinos allow up to 10 times.
We were surprised. My wife's favorite game, quickly disappearing and seldom found, is Hoot Loot. They actually had that on Liberty of the Seas when we cruised in April. She was absolutely thrilled.
played in a princess cruise casino, was not 21, i was only 16, they didnt check my cruise card because i look older and acted more mature than my age, sat down at black jack started with 40 bucks and took them for a little over $300 and cashed out with no problem, did not press my luck but it felt awesome, forget slots haha
My wife and I went on 3 cruises(all Norwegian) and I profited $1100 on the 1st one, $1500 on the second cruise (both playing blackjack for 3 days) and then my wife wanted to play on the 3rd cruise and try to win some money. She won $1065 profit playing a silly slot machine and I profited $565 playing next to her on a slot machine. These 2 machines were 25c and were right at the entrance to the casino. We've had very good luck on each cruise. I'm a tightwad and my plan was to not lose more than about $200 if it got bad, then stop and go have a cigar in the cigar lounge. It was great folding up all the money while going for a cigar each time.
On Carnival, you can use your Sail and Sign card in the slot machines to charge your room, then you go to the casino cage to cash out and then you avoid the 3% fee they charge for doing the same thing at the tables.
Don from Don's Family Vacations had mentioned that if you want to play slots in a ship casino do it within the first two days. They have them set loose for the first couple of days for word of people winning to get around, then they tighten them for the rest of the cruise.
Hi Bstaton67..I think that is a myth. Payout amounts can be changed, but not as easily as people think. In Vegas, in order to change a payout %, there needs to be paperwork filed, etc so it's a bit of a process. At Sea, there are different regulations, but the casinos do operate under US Federal Laws and I don't believe they can or would, just press a button and change payout amounts. The machines are set low already..low enough for ships to make good money on them.
I've also read that in comments on You Tube.. go to the Casino the 1st or 2nd night of a 7 day cruise.... I was wondering if that was really TRUE or not???! 🤔
Not true, I won $7500 on the last night in January.
Do you have any idea what "tightening" all the slot machines would entail! I say not in any way true.
@@karenflahive5950 It would entail going to their central system that is connected to all machines and changing a number. At Sea they aren't regulated by the gaming commission in the states unless the ship is flagged in the United States.
On two different cruises I won more on the slots than I paid for the cruise.
Wow! That was lucky.
I would say that I dont believe you unless you paid nothing for the cruise. Its a totally losing proposition, since there is absolutely no regulations on payouts. NONE.
Great...take the money and run Venezuela. IF you do not, in the long run, you will lose it all back to the casino.
I love to drop a few dollars in the slots on my cruises. I keep that cash separately and know exactly what I have. At the end of my last cruise I had $80 more to take home. Years back I went to Boluxie with a friend and we walked into the casino, I sat down at a slot machine, put two quarters in and all the bells and whistles were going off. I am not a gambler, so I was not sure what was going on at that point. The lady next to me stopped gambling and watched my machine. Soon the floor manager showed up and eventually the "dinging" stopped and I had won $1,200.00 dollars, just enough to make me have to pay taxes on it. I got up to find my friend and sat with her for a bit and decided to put a quarter into the machine next to her and immediately won $200.00 more. So.............I spent .75 cents and walked out with $1,400.00.
Really, you have to pay tax on Winnings in the US? Do they allow you to claim back on losses too? This is the reason the UK doesn't tax gambling as more people lose than win.
@@StevenTheGeek You can write off loses against wins, up to 100%.
@@antigonish63 but if you gamble your entire annual income can you claim 100% of all income tax owed?
Joyce... quarters ? Was that back in 1959 ?
@@StevenTheGeek I used to be a tax preparer for H&R Block. You can save receipts from losses, up to the amount of winnings. In other words, if you win $1200 but have $1200 in losses, it means NO TAXES on winnings. Lottery tickets work for the deduction in casino winnings, too.
I hit for 2000 on a slot on RCL a couple of years ago.
Don Ernst me too!
I usually walk out of the casino as a winner because the only game I play is live poker vs. other human beings. That's skill, not math. The slots will eat you alive but the people tend to be laid back or drunk when they play poker.
My husband usually does well with poker and blackjack tournaments on the cruise. He usually is final round for the tournament. He's usually gets second or third Place and gets good money from the games
When I was in Bermuda couple years ago on a Norwegian cruise, we were allowed to gamble while we were in Port for the 3 days.
This guy has one of the best narrative deliveries on TH-cam....no matter the content.
Wow, thanks Dan...
Great video, your info is spot on. Serious gamblers typically won't play on cruises. 6-5 payout on Black Jack and the lower pay outs on the slot machines isn't going to attract big money. If 21 isn't paying 3-2, I walk. You have to, its the odds. Let the college kids chase the cards, they will learn.
That was very fun to learn all aboit the cruise casino!!!! Im about to go on carnival dream on sept 30 sailing from galveston texas
Enjoy yourself and be careful.
Very good presentation. This is one of the best videos regarding ship casinos. Thanks!
Thanks Tom!!!!
My wife and I sailed the Norwegian Epic from Italy and my wife found a slot machine that payed out all cruise long not big payoffs just a lot of small one 's and made
some nice money every day
I just took a Thanksgiving cruise and somehow left $67.00 on my casino card and Carnival mailed a check ... I was shocked 😮
$10 or less gets donated to ST Johns anything over they mail a check.
My first cruise was 18 days with only 6 port days so I spent a lot of time in the casino. I won well over 2 thousand dollars in the first 4 days of the cruise. Just a lucky streak i guess because I havent won in a casino since lol
Excellent post well done! A lot of great information and very articulate thank you
If you want to leave Las Vegas with a million dollars, you need to arrive with two million dollars.
The only way to win in a casino is to own the casino (unless you are T-rump and manage to go bankrupt 4 times).
And then become a billionaire and president of the USA.
Awesome video! Cruising with some first timers next year who are casino lovers. This video will be way helpful.
Going on pride of America in 2022. I think I will be busy to gamble on that cruise.
When folks are bragging about how much they won, I ALWAYS ask, how much did you lose?
Haha! Gamblers never think that way. They always remember the wins and forget the losses. If they start their night with a $500 win and then proceed to lose the $500 plus lose another $1000 on the night, the next day they will be all excited because they won the $500.😆
Right, I also hear people talking about getting free cruises for gambling- I know they really paid for the cruise in the casino and maybe even more.
I've gone gambling on 3 separate trips. The first time, I was up $316... the second time, I was up $13... the third time, I lost $300. It sure is fun, but man it hurts to leave with an empty wallet lol.
@@Purvis-dw4qf Not necessarily. Sometimes the big winners get offered free comps simply so that the casino can get them back in with the hope to win their money back. The house always wins, and the casino never closes (well, except for the cruise ships)
You must be fun at parties. Can’t be happy for people.
On my first cruise, I came in second in the slots tournament. I think I still have the best part a Jackpot Winners T-shirt.
You forgot to mention if you don’t cash in before you leave the ship they will mail you a check. I did that with carnival and they told me that my check was sent and cashed and I never received it
My cruise was already booked, it cancelled 4 times because of Corona, don't know exactly, when it will open, I'm waiting. 😁🌹
My husband can be found at the craps table. He loves the game because he says you can always learn something new from it. He’s a pretty dang smart guy, so I believe him. He has a natural ability with numbers and mathematics, which is nice because it gives him an edge. Doesn’t mean he wins all the time, but he does well for us.
Doesn’t hurt he’s one lucky son of a gun. For example, he will always give me the choice of which slot machine to play and he will sit next me. He always wins a nice pot. Drives me batty. Except the last time we were on a cruise, and I won my biggest pot which was more than $300. He sat next to me and had just as much fun as I did while I was winning and winning. Pretty cool guy if I do say so myself.
In the three cruises we’ve been on, he’s more than doubled his winnings on the first two and lost on the third. It’s alright because whenever he comes up to show me his chips, I always take a few of them and put them in our safe. He ended up having to take some of them out on our last night.
He works hard all year, so I don’t mind him playing what he loves. He and I both have a certain amount we allow ourselves each night. I either come out even or slightly below. My worse loss over a seven day cruise was a $180. At first, I thought it was a lot, but it’s our vacation and we both work hard for it. I also had a lot of fun, so that helped too.
One of these days I’m going to win the pot or more than a $1,000. I’ve never done that before and I know one day it will happen. As long as I keep to my daily allowance it’s all good, and I never bring more than that when I go in. Plus, I’m too afraid to use my card for withdrawals, so that’s good too.
Thanks for a great video and appreciate your insight.
I break even in the casino EVERY time I cruise. You know how? I walk straight through the casino without ever placing a bet. It may not be your thing, but it works for me.
The NCL Prima and other newer NCL ships has a separate room for smokers.
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 minimum average payout of 75% (Regulation #14). It makes sure all Las Vegas slot machines actually pay out a minimum 75% of players' bets (theoretically). 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.
I was on Carnival Paradise Aug 2019 and won a MAJOR jackpot on Lighting Link with a .50 bet!! Yaaassss!!
Great show. We just got back last week from Royal Caribbean Mariner of the seas. We witnessed a woman hit $ 21,750! On the Buffalo slot machine! I swear it lost it's mind that machine! She was betting 3.60 a push and got bonus which then gave her 130 free spins! It was crazy! They of course announced her big win. I have never seen anything like that. We have been really lucky on ships. I have almost broke even a few times. Lost this last time but my husband won 2K last year and broke even the last two cruises. All in all not bad. We LOVE to gamble for sure. We have been on 7 or 8 cruises since 2018 all FREE Royal Caribbean and we have 4 FREE cruises coming up booked because of the gambling. We don't go to Vegas anymore. I prefer free cruises to a free rooms in Vegas.
Thanks Bette!!!
I also heard that the cruise ships also do not allow dice setting at the Craps table and sometimes the limits are $10 and up!
Jamie great information on gambling. You did a great job explaining. Love you and Sharon ♥️
I haven't gambled on a cruise ship, however, our 2 racinos are about to open live table gaming on Jan 1. I have already looked at them since they are in the process of setting them up on the main floor, and there are two blackjack tables set up side by side, and one pays 6-5 and the other pays the 3-2.
Great video. I wish there were smoke free casinos on the ships
RUDY ESPADA the bliss
More than 97 percent of deck space is nonsmoking. Why begrudge smokers their 3 percent.
Mark Treble I understand but I wanted to know if any ships have non smoking because my wife has asthma and she couldn’t enjoy the casino on Carnival
I wish the cruise ship casinos were alcohol free. The drunkypoos do make a spectacle of themselves!
Celebrity casinos are completely smoke free
is there Texas holdem tournaments on carnival ?
Hi Bo..they usually have a number of tournements on Carnival..I've seen BJ and Slots but not 100% sure about the Texas
Holdem
I played in a poker tournament on Carnival and won. I was invited back to there "main" event on a cruise later in the year at a reduced rate. I went but didn't get very far but I got a reduced rate on a cruise. I can't remember what the reduction was (maybe 25% less).
Good info. I stick with craps, I know the house edge isn't controlled by a computer chip. I was up $6 playing a couple hours of craps on my last Carnival cruise and had a lot of fun. Question, do you know where I can get a description of the prop bets on the craps table that aren't on an regular craps table? It was a busy table and I didn't want to interrupt to ask
whats are some cruises with poker other than cardplayer cruises?
Never played craps but I did take a liking for roulette.. It’s entertaining just to try. Never hit big on the Slots even at home it’s relaxing to get away from the hustle and bustle plus there’s normally live entertainment close by.
We are going next week and I can hardly wait to get in the casino 🎰
Do they pay you when you win or will they mail it? Can you cash out at anytime?
Viking Ocean ships also do not have casinos. Also, the odds on slots are better on a cruise ship than in land based or tribal land casinos.
*We have been on 29 cruises. I won $13,500 to the good on a cruise years ago playing blackjack. Often I break even, but overall I lose.*
Awesome video! I LOVE cruising on Royal Caribbean!
Great information. I am a long time cruiser but not a casino player. I will be on my October cruise. I am looking forward to it.
Great breakdown about the casino. Thanks
Glad you liked it!
Just learned how to play craps this year and had a great time. The Bliss had a completely separate glassed in area for smokers. We enjoyed the Bliss because of it.
Just got off Allure of the seas ... for free! 3rd free one this year and 2 more booked before the end of the year. Love RC ❤️
🤔🤔🤔🤔 care to share how to get free cruises
Gamble , gamble , gamble !!! My wife and I play slots and roulette and have hit handpays every time . We just spend time at the slots and tables after dinner and they give us interior staterooms for free and we upgrade to ocean view balcony or Jr. Suites for a few hundred $ ... I always buy the drink package and I tip like crazy !!!
NCL Bliss and the Breakaway plus ships have separate smoking casino areas that are "sealed" off from the rest of the ship....its awesome if youre a none smoker
Although the smell still leaks out into the other nearby areas
Same with Joy and Encore
Went on a Carnival Cruise and the casino would choke out a nonsmoker. It was awful. To make matters worse the ship was under construction(renovations)so the only way to get to dining was through the smoke filled casino. Really left a bad feeling for the whole cruise experience.
the casino was open after 8pm and we were still docked in aruba.
You're right, think of gambling on a cruise ship as entertainment BUT always stay within budget! Too bad odds are worse on a ship but .....that's life.
How do roulette wheels work on a ship? With the motion of the ship, listing, lurching, etc., doesn't that obviously affect the spin of a wheel??
Are the winnings taxable for foreigners (non-usa/canada citizens or residents) at international sea?
I played blackjack on Norwegian Getaway, and they only paid off $12, rather than the normal $15, when you got blackjack on a $10 bet. A huge ripoff, though I still managed to win $100.
And had fun!!
I once won $1000 at slots on Carnival and was able to cover most of my excursions expenses that cruise
I played a little more than usual but had only been on the machine for a short time. I was just really really lucky. If I had played more money like max. I would have won a lot
Yes, you can win on those ships. On my first day I won $1k on slots. On day 2 I won $500.00 on slots on Carnival Breeze. On the last day of the awesome 7-day cruise, my baby sister won the jackpot of $1,750.00 on the draw. Question, Let's just say I won $10k on slots. If I wanted to wire $7k of the winnings into my checking account, would the cruise liner allow me to wire that money into my checking account at home?
Anna Dorsey No wiring. Cash or check.
@@benihanhan, good morning! I'm not sure if you're asking me a question, however, I'm not sure if they wire winnings. If I'd of won many thousands of dollars I would've definently wanted to wire money to my bank. If you're asking did they give my sister and me cash or check, they gave us CASH!!! YAYYYYY!!! Lol, I get really excited just thinking about it. They have safes in your suite that you can put your money and jewelry in and you're the only one with the code. I hope that I answered your question.
@@benihanhan, OHHH, Now I understand. They DO NOT wire money. They only give cash or checks. Thank you Beni.
@Anna Dorsey Lol! Congrats on the winnings!!!!!!! First time cruising??
@@benihanhan, YES!! OMG!! It was one of the most AWESOME experience of our lives! My Sugar Bear and I was celebrating our honeymoon 12/30/2016 and my BIRTHDAY, June 19, 2017. My baby sister and her husband had been married nearly 30 years and had never left Houston to celebrate their ANNIVERSARY, so my Sugar Bear decided to take them with us on our 7 day cruise. Kitty, my baby sister's birthday is June 16th so they, too, celebrated 2 events. They were so excited! They didn't have what they needed to fully enjoy themselves, so Sugar Bear told them not to worry about anything. He purchased their luggage, 7-days of clothes/swim wear, and gave them spending money to boot.
We had the time OF OUR LIVES!!!!!! We took sooooo many pictures. We tried to go again this year, August 2019, but I didn't want to go without my baby sister. Carnival Breeze was PHENOMENAL in all aspects of that adventure. Oliver, our room attendant was absolutely AMAZING! Everything we needed he provided and my Sugar Bear compensated him nicely. I'm so looking forward to cruising on the Carnival Vista next year 2020.
I have been on 2 cruise lines Carnival and HAL I would say that gambling aboard Carnival totally rocks, on HAL it's more of an afterthought.
What is HAL?
@@robira1313 Holland America Line
I’m taking my first cruise in January in the carnival Valor. My question is if you win on a slot machine nothing major just wanting to cash it out so you get a ticket like a land based casino or does it go on your sail and sign card?
The answer is both. If you want to cash the ticket out like land based than cash out first before removing you card. Sometimes it still goes into a cash fund on your card but you can put in a your number and transfer to the game. Also the casino cashier can get your money to you. Be sure to close out the account before the last evening of the cruise to get your money.
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I hit jackpot on first day out at sea!