Casino on the Legend

[vandercapellen]

What time does the casino usually open on embarkation day out of Baltimore?

[PittsburghGirlee]

If I remember correctly, approximately 1-2 hour when the ship takes off from port and enters International Waters.  It may not have been even that long.  Good Luck 🙂

[SunsetCruizen]

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe ships leaving from Baltimore enter international waters until they exit Hampton Roads in Norfolk.  That's a trip of almost 200 miles. Will take longer than 1-2 hours to get there.

[sgttami]

Whenever I've sailed from Baltimore on Carnival the casino was always open before the first MDR seating as long as the ship left at the scheduled time.

 

And I was right there when it opened!!!

[ghj624]

They are allowed to operate inside of Maryland waters. I haven't sailed out of Baltimore since 2019, but it was open within a couple hours after we left port. I don't know when they shut down coming back, but, at the latest, they are required to close before they pass under the Francis Scott Key Bridge (closest Bridge to port).

 

https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1993-04-14-1993104066-story.html 

[bigdog1958]

approx 2 hrs. after departure. they have some kind of special deal to open casino prior to international waters. of course no such deal on taxes, you pay them on purchases for the 7 hrs it takes to get to international waters

[vadersprincess12]

On 11/17/2022 at 1:05 PM, SunsetCruizen said:

Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't believe ships leaving from Baltimore enter international waters until they exit Hampton Roads in Norfolk.  That's a trip of almost 200 miles. Will take longer than 1-2 hours to get there.

When the ship leaves Baltimore, because it sails down the Chesapeake Bay there is no where else to go but into International Waters.  Carnival pays a licensing fee to open the casino once they pass under the Key Bridge which is about 45 minutes after leaving the port.  Royal Caribbean will not pay this fee so they cannot open until the next day.