Onboard Casinos in Hawaii

[AlisonL]

Are the casinos open while the ship is going from port to port in Hawaii? I have heard the casinos must be closed because they are in U.S. waters.

[pieshops]

hawaii does not allow gambling in their waters at all

[Family of 14]

Great question that I had not thought of.

We leave from Vancouver for Hawaii for a 10 day on the Serenade.. We are at sea for 5 days before we hit the islands. At what point will we be considered in US waters? I love the slots!

[bbqman]

12 miles out

[donnajo]

That is not a true statement. I sailed on the Infinity in 2000 (10 day Hawaii)
The ships casino opened up as soon as the ship was several miles off shore.

Of course the 4 days at sea on the way to Ensenada, the casino was open from about 9am - until the wee hours of the morning!

Any ship of NCL doing the seven day r/t Hawaii does not even have a casino on board, so if you are sailing a seven day NCL, you will not have a casino.
As long as you are doing a 10 or 11 day on RCCL, Celebrity, Princess, Carnival, Holland etc. you will have a casino open soon after you leave port.

Have fun!
Donna

Serenade of the Seas 2004
Grandeur of the Seas 2004
Sovereign of the Seas 2003
Sun Princess 2003
Summit 2002
Sovereign 2002
Sea 2001
Infinity 2000
Century 1999
Grand 1998
Star 1996
Monarch 1994

[bbqman]

[quote name='donnajo']That is not a true statement. I sailed on the Infinity in 2000 (10 day Hawaii)
The ships casino opened up as soon as the ship was several miles off shore.

Of course the 4 days at sea on the way to Ensenada, the casino was open from about 9am - until the wee hours of the morning!

Any ship of NCL doing the seven day r/t Hawaii does not even have a casino on board, so if you are sailing a seven day NCL, you will not have a casino.
As long as you are doing a 10 or 11 day on RCCL, Celebrity, Princess, Carnival, Holland etc. you will have a casino open soon after you leave port.
[/QUOTE]

What are saying is not a true statement. No ship can operate a casino inside the 12 mile limit of US waters. Hawaii does not allow any cruise ship to operate their casino within their state. Yes ship casinos can be opened in route to Hawaii.

[Cruising Fan]

Returned from the Serenade sailing May 10th Hawaii to Vancouver. Casino is OPEN-OPEN-OPEN except the overnight stay in Maui and of course the night you leave Honolulu. That's 9 nights to gambling on our 11 day cruise.

Enjoy!

[madforcruising]

Cruised last year on Legend OTS the Hawaiian Islands and Casino opened usually half hour after leaving port.

[Desertbelle]

Yep, the casinos were open in December on the Legend of the Seas shortly after leaving each port.

[Soozin]

We went on the Radiance almost 2 years ago and the casino was open after we left port each night. And, of course, it was open on the way to Ensenada.

Soozin

[Family of 14]

I guess they are breaking the law, but great for me! :D

[Cruising Fan]

Nope - they are either departing or arriving to an international port!

[quote name='Family of 14']I guess they are breaking the law, but great for me! :D[/QUOTE]