No enforcement outside of the dining room and even there unless you arrive in shorts, torn jeans or wifebeaters you will be seated. I have not worn a tie on years. Slacks and long sleeve shirt with sports coat is as fancy as I get. 2nd formal is usually when lobster is on the menu if that matters to you
Princess casinos are not smoke free. 1 side of slots allows smoking 1 doesn’t but of course if it is crowded the smoke will travel. Table games are smoke free. Some machines are penny machines but the minimum to bet is more than 1 cent. Last time I played black jack the minimum bet was $6
You do know that the line knows your birthday correct. ? That is how the know how old you are on embarkation day. You can see your age on the travel summary
Casino cruises do not have deposits per se You have to pay the entire price up front. $200 per person which comes back as OBC, all taxes and fees plus any upgrades you request (like Princess Plus or higher cabin class
We got covid on the Royal in August. Now that we just got our 4th booster and have some added anti bodies from the infection we feel as protected as we could be. We have around 50 sailing days booked from November to September
If you have a club class cabin there should be no chaos on first night dinner. You have your own entrance they just need to scan your medallions and seat you. Are you sure you have club class mini ?
When we tested positive on the Royal in August they went over our medical history with us and did blood tests for kidney and liver functions before they prescribed Paxlovid