7 Cruise Ship Casino 'Secrets' Revealed

A couple of years ago I put together a video about cruise ship casinos and what you should know about them roughly 600, 000 views later. yeah it was pretty popular that's why I. am back with an update only this time. I'm talking about some of the secrets of. casinos at Sea that many people just, don't know I'll get into everything that isn't always well known about gambling on a cruise right now let's start with one of the most basic things that's not really mentioned but. it can make a huge difference to a, select group of cruise passengers, if you head to Las Vegas then you have. to be 21 years old to gamble it's the. same in Atlantic City and even in Florida where many cruises sail from you. have to be 21 years old to go into the. casino but on a cruise that age is, generally 18 years old so if you are or. you're traveling with someone who's 18, 19 20 years old then they could play. Slots Blackjack throw Dice and anything, else on the ship now not every Cruise, does have this rule for example Royal Caribbean says that are sailing to Alaska the gambling age is 21. but for, more trips especially those to the, Caribbean it's 18 years old to play walk into any Cruise casino and the first thing that you'll likely notice, are some games that you just don't see, on land so the normal slots and tables, are there but then they're also the coin, pusher games the drop cranes to pick up, wads of money and the key game where if, you put the key into the hole you win. the cash at first glance these games, seem more like skill than luck if you, can let go of that button or drop that coin at the right time you'll be a. winner but that's not really the case. the coin pusher machines they actually. have holes on the side where coins drop, into meaning that fewer go over the edge. and those drop cranes they are, programmed to only have enough strength, to grip an item a certain number of, times other times it will just slip off, and the key machine is actually. programmed to keep moving just slightly after you let go of the button until a, certain number of plays is reached want to try your luck go ahead and have a lot. of fun on these games but just note that, if these were based solely on skill then. they wouldn't be on a casino 4.. casinos are a great place to get a cheap, souvenir but most people don't realize. it now it depends on the cruise line and. sometimes even on this specific ship but I've gotten a deck of Casino used cards. from an MSC casino and a casino used dye,

from Carnival all I had to do was head, to the casino cashier and ask if they, had any used items now I will say that, most times the answer is no in that case if you still want a cheap souvenir then, all you need is a dollar head to a table, game with no one at it just ask for a. one dollar chip or you can save one from. the time that you play these often have, the name the image of the ship on it, giving you something unique to remember that trip by. one thing that you might see on your, cruise is something that I'm actually not a big fan of thankfully it is not. everywhere however specifically I've noticed that Carnival doesn't offer the, classic printed ticket with its machines, so normally you play a slot machine or. video poker and when you want to cash. out you hit a button and you get a. ticket with your credit to take to, another machine on Carnival however it's. all stored on your players card so if, you don't put in your room key card before you cash out then you have to. wait to be paid by hand by intended and, when you want actual Cold Hard Cash when. you're done playing then you have to, head to the cashier to be paid instead, of just redeeming it at a machine, personally I'm not a fan and thankfully, not all Cruise Lines do it this way still just note that it is a possibility if you're wondering why the machine is, telling you to call in attendant in. order to be paid. now head to Vegas spend a lot of money. and you'll start getting offers for, things like free rooms or free meals and, tickets to shows and more it is similar on cruises in fact the perks offered in. the casino can actually be well beyond, what is offered from the regular loyalty programs offered by the cruise lines depending on how much you spend gambling. in the casino you can earn everything from free play to free drinks Wi-Fi packages on the ship onboard credit and yes even free cruises so how do you sign up you simply play with your room key card in the machine and your play and what you spend will be automatically, tracked the cruise line will be in touch. when you achieve status or you can talk, to the Players Club host in the casino on the ship. head to a casino on land and you should expect to have to bring a wad of cash. run out and you just go to the nearest, ATM well you can do that on a cruise, there are ATMs even though you're in the middle of the ocean but they charge a. pretty hefty fee usually around six or, seven bucks per transaction conversely

if you're playing a slot machine or a, table game and you want to add a little, more to your bankroll then you can do, that through your room key card Cruise. Lines they give you the ability to charge to your onboard account so that. you can add funds and then pay it off at the end of the cruise just like you. would for a drink at the bar now you'll. definitely want to keep tabs on what, you're spending but this is an easy way. to get some more funds into your, bankroll without having to pay those, High ATM fees or bring a ton of cash. you may already know that the casino. isn't open 24 7 on a cruise ship when in. Port it's going to be closed and then it, doesn't open again until the ship gets. out to international waters but even. when it is open you might find that the, casino is not fully open for example if you walk into the place in the morning, while at Sea it could be at the slot. machines and the other automated games. are open and available for play however the table games they will not be staffed in general the table games they open a. little bit later in the day the opening. times will depend on that day's schedule but if you're at scene you want to play, some early morning Blackjack it may not be available just yet. in the past few years sports betting has soared an availability and popularity just take a look at the commercials. during any NFL football game these days, well that Trend doesn't just end at the. water in fact at least one Cruise Line. has sports betting available on its, ships and there is Chatter of others following suit as for now if you want to bet on games princess offers betting be. its ocean Sportsbook according to the, language from The Cruise Line quote with. ocean Sportsbook you can bet on major competitions such as professional and. college football basketball hockey the. Olympics or even the Academy Awards in real time close quote and the way that. you wager is from your phone you don't, even have to go into the casino to bet you can place a bet even by sitting by, the pool thanks for watching and I hope that you, picked up something interesting about. cruises and casinos that maybe you didn't know be sure to watch my previous, video that I published there's a link in the description below and as always you can always learn more information about. your next Cruise including tons of tips. and advice at cruisley.com until next time happy sailing,