Dardreamer Posted April 17, 2013 #1 Share Posted April 17, 2013 I read on a roll call that Norwegian and Bermuda were in discussions about leaving ships casino open in Bermuda. Does anyone know if this happened or will be happening? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnql Posted April 17, 2013 #2 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hasn't happened and IMO unlikely to ever happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Love my butler Posted April 17, 2013 #3 Share Posted April 17, 2013 Nothing for Bermuda to gain but lots to lose by allowing ship's casinos to open while in port. Doubt it will ever happen without a large incentive payment from the cruise lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mosiegirl Posted April 18, 2013 #4 Share Posted April 18, 2013 So if I'm reading this right.. for the Boston/Bermuda run, the casino will be closed almost 3 days? yikes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaydog240011 Posted April 18, 2013 #5 Share Posted April 18, 2013 no thats why CCL is pulling out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruiser1955a Posted April 18, 2013 #6 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Nothing for Bermuda to gain but lots to lose by allowing ship's casinos to open while in port. Doubt it will ever happen without a large incentive payment from the cruise lines. I could see this being used by NCL as a negotiating point with the government. They coud say "If the wharf project isn't finished in time for Breakaway, and we're forced to tender, you must allow us to keep the casino open". Bermuda would have something to gain, as opposed to having NCL change itinerary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rvsullivan Posted April 18, 2013 #7 Share Posted April 18, 2013 For many years now Bermuda has refused to cave in to the cruise lines pressure. Not likely to change now. There is nothing to be gained for Bermuda so no incentive to change. Casinos have been closed for three days for many years and the cruises still sell out almost every cruise, there is plenty of demand for this cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njhorseman Posted April 18, 2013 #8 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Please remember that casinos and shops are closed while the ship is in port virtually everywhere...so in the daytime, the cruise lines are losing absolutely nothing in Bermuda beyond what they would lose while visiting any port. It's only at night, when the ship would be at sea on most other itineraries, that the closures are reducing the cruise lines' revenues. If you look at the Bermuda cruise schedule carefully, you'll see that NCL ships, while in port for three days, are actually in port only two nights on the Bermuda itinerary...on the third day the ship departs for its home port in the late afternoon. The result is that on the seven night Bermuda itinerary, the casinos and shops are open for 5 of the 7 nights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted April 18, 2013 #9 Share Posted April 18, 2013 So if I'm reading this right.. for the Boston/Bermuda run, the casino will be closed almost 3 days? yikes.. Actually it's 2 nights that you will lose your casino time. Casino closes when ship is in port in other places, anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesea777 Posted April 18, 2013 #10 Share Posted April 18, 2013 Please remember that casinos and shops are closed while the ship is in port virtually everywhere...so in the daytime, the cruise lines are losing absolutely nothing in Bermuda beyond what they would lose while visiting any port. It's only at night, when the ship would be at sea on most other itineraries, that the closures are reducing the cruise lines' revenues. If you look at the Bermuda cruise schedule carefully, you'll see that NCL ships, while in port for three days, are actually in port only two nights on the Bermuda itinerary...on the third day the ship departs for its home port in the late afternoon. The result is that on the seven night Bermuda itinerary, the casinos and shops are open for 5 of the 7 nights. Amen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madgally Posted April 24, 2013 #11 Share Posted April 24, 2013 It would never happen!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdvmd Posted April 24, 2013 #12 Share Posted April 24, 2013 The ship's casino as well as the shops are closed while you are in Bermuda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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