Casino hours

[Grace61]

We sail on the Royal Princess, Whittier  to Vancouver, 7 day.  Port stops in Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan.  Scenic cruising of Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay.

 

Now, I'm probably not going to frequent the casino, as I am not a smoker, don't like smelling the smoke, or having myself/clothes smell like it.  I however do have the Premier fare package.  So in the event I have the luck to win a Princess prize with OBC, I may put up with it for a short time, to use any OBC.

 

I'm not sure what else I would spend it on - Im NOT a spa person, more drinks than I will need included in my fare, specialty dining included in my fare, Gratuity included in my fare.  I shouldn't have any extra charges in my folio- all excursions are prepaid, and I have paid cruise on full.  Maybe a round of Bingo, but not multiple times. I'm not a shopper, doubt I'll even be in the shops.  I would rather pick up souvenirs in port.

 

So when is casino open during a cruise such as mine, as the prizes aren't active if casino isn't open.  Alaska doesn't allow gambling, so not in port, I assume.  It seems we wouldn't be far enough out at sea, except maybe a little while after leaving Whittier, and on the way into Vancouver.  

 

I've only been on one other cruise, and it was Disney, so no casino that time.  

 

Anyone done the above itinerary ? When did the casino operate

[reedprincess]

19 minutes ago, Grace61 said:

We sail on the Royal Princess, Whittier  to Vancouver, 7 day.  Port stops in Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan.  Scenic cruising of Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay.

 

Now, I'm probably not going to frequent the casino, as I am not a smoker, don't like smelling the smoke, or having myself/clothes smell like it.  I however do have the Premier fare package.  So in the event I have the luck to win a Princess prize with OBC, I may put up with it for a short time, to use any OBC.

 

I'm not sure what else I would spend it on - Im NOT a spa person, more drinks than I will need included in my fare, specialty dining included in my fare, Gratuity included in my fare.  I shouldn't have any extra charges in my folio- all excursions are prepaid, and I have paid cruise on full.  Maybe a round of Bingo, but not multiple times. I'm not a shopper, doubt I'll even be in the shops.  I would rather pick up souvenirs in port.

 

So when is casino open during a cruise such as mine, as the prizes aren't active if casino isn't open.  Alaska doesn't allow gambling, so not in port, I assume.  It seems we wouldn't be far enough out at sea, except maybe a little while after leaving Whittier, and on the way into Vancouver.  

 

I've only been on one other cruise, and it was Disney, so no casino that time.  

 

Anyone done the above itinerary ? When did the casino operate

Casino is open every evening, approximately an hour or so after sailing. And on sea days. There's a dispensation in Alaskan laws to allow gambling on licensed cruise ships even while in territorial waters.  

 

If you should win some OBC, very easy to go set up an account on a slot machine, load it with the OBC amount, maybe take a spin and cash out. Go to the cashier, and get your winnings.

 

Don't wait til the last night though, it's often closed early on approach to Vancouver.. 

[cr8tiv1]

Won’t be open while cruising Glacier Bay.  I was asked to leave my slot around 1 am one time. Cashier’s cage is also not open all night. 

Edited May 1 by cr8tiv1

[DallasGuy75219]

3 hours ago, reedprincess said:

Don't wait til the last night though, it's often closed early on approach to Vancouver.

And Victoria. On Crown in 2022, we were in Victoria from 6 pm to midnight on the last full day of the cruise. The casino shut down around 11 am that day and stayed closed for the remainder of the cruise. 

[Knickearth]

5 hours ago, Grace61 said:

We sail on the Royal Princess, Whittier  to Vancouver, 7 day.  Port stops in Juneau, Icy Strait Point, Ketchikan.  Scenic cruising of Hubbard Glacier and Glacier Bay.

 

Now, I'm probably not going to frequent the casino, as I am not a smoker, don't like smelling the smoke, or having myself/clothes smell like it.  I however do have the Premier fare package.  So in the event I have the luck to win a Princess prize with OBC, I may put up with it for a short time, to use any OBC.

 

I'm not sure what else I would spend it on - Im NOT a spa person, more drinks than I will need included in my fare, specialty dining included in my fare, Gratuity included in my fare.  I shouldn't have any extra charges in my folio- all excursions are prepaid, and I have paid cruise on full.  Maybe a round of Bingo, but not multiple times. I'm not a shopper, doubt I'll even be in the shops.  I would rather pick up souvenirs in port.

 

So when is casino open during a cruise such as mine, as the prizes aren't active if casino isn't open.  Alaska doesn't allow gambling, so not in port, I assume.  It seems we wouldn't be far enough out at sea, except maybe a little while after leaving Whittier, and on the way into Vancouver.  

 

I've only been on one other cruise, and it was Disney, so no casino that time.  

 

Anyone done the above itinerary ? When did the casino operate

 

[Knickearth]

If you don’t really want the casino, how about considering the enclave?

[memoak]

5 hours ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

And Victoria. On Crown in 2022, we were in Victoria from 6 pm to midnight on the last full day of the cruise. The casino shut down around 11 am that day and stayed closed for the remainder of the cruise. 

In all Canadian ports there is no casino and only one bar per deck is alto be open while in port

 

[DallasGuy75219]

6 minutes ago, memoak said:

In all Canadian ports there is no casino and only one bar per deck is alto be open while in port

 

Clearly the casino won't be open *in port*.  My point was how far in advance of docking the casino closes and that it doesn't reopen after the late token port call in Victoria or Vancouver, so some people get caught off guard and can't cash out.

[memoak]

12 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

Clearly the casino won't be open *in port*.  My point was how far in advance of docking the casino closes and that it doesn't reopen after the late token port call in Victoria or Vancouver, so some people get caught off guard and can't cash out.

They make many many announcements about cashing out. No resin to be

surprised