lakemurraykid Posted August 29, 2016 #1 Share Posted August 29, 2016 We are considering taking a 15-day Hawaiian cruise next year. What I had not thought about is whether or not we would be able to gamble in the ship's casino when sailing to the different islands. My best guess is that it will not be allowed because Hawaii is a US terriitory. So, I would like to someone to clear this up for me. Thanks so much. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cb at sea Posted August 29, 2016 #2 Share Posted August 29, 2016 You can't gamble while in US waters....period. Pride of America (NCL) doesn't even have a casino onboard. Other ships which have casinos, close them while you are touring the islands, as you are never out of US waters. If you're crossing the Pacific during the trip, they may open the casino for THAT portion...but not while IN Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruisingJs Posted August 29, 2016 #3 Share Posted August 29, 2016 The casino was open every night on our Hawaii cruise. Even though the distance between the islands isn't much, they go far enough out to sea to open the casino. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chengkp75 Posted August 29, 2016 #4 Share Posted August 29, 2016 Please disregard cb's posts as they are almost invariably wrong. Once the ship is outside 12 nautical miles, the casino can open. It is only ships that home port in Hawaii (currently only the POA) that cannot open their casinos at all. NCL's Star used to do this during the season in Hawaii. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GranJean Posted August 29, 2016 #5 Share Posted August 29, 2016 (edited) The casino was open every night on our Hawaii cruise. Even though the distance between the islands isn't much, they go far enough out to sea to open the casino. That has been our experience also. The casino even opened after our midnight departure from Honolulu. Please correct me if the following is in error: I think that the casino can open once the ship is beyond 12 nautical miles from land. Edited August 29, 2016 by GranJean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memoak Posted August 29, 2016 #6 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I have sailed the 15 day Hawaii cruise at least 4 times and on every cruise they make sure they get out into international waters between islands. Don't worry the casino will be open Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrembl Posted August 29, 2016 #7 Share Posted August 29, 2016 We are considering taking a 15-day Hawaiian cruise next year. What I had not thought about is whether or not we would be able to gamble in the ship's casino when sailing to the different islands. My best guess is that it will not be allowed because Hawaii is a US terriitory. So, I would like to someone to clear this up for me. Thanks so much. :) Casino is open once the ship sails and you are 3 miles out to sea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperdo Posted August 29, 2016 #8 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I just checked the Princess Patters from our last Hawaii cruise. Here's what I found out: -Leaving Hilo - Casino closed due to Local Customs Regulations -Leaving Lahaina - Casino opens approx. 9:30 PM after sailing -Leaving Nawiliwili - Casino opens approx. 6:30PM after sailing -Leaving Honolulu - Casino closed due to Local Customs Regulations I think it just depends on the route taken between the islands as to whether the casino is open that night or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruise Junky Posted August 29, 2016 #9 Share Posted August 29, 2016 I checked our patters from Solstice about a month ago when someone asked this. It seemed that the casino opened approx 40 mins after leaving each port. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Sweethearts Posted August 29, 2016 #10 Share Posted August 29, 2016 We are considering taking a 15-day Hawaiian cruise next year. What I had not thought about is whether or not we would be able to gamble in the ship's casino when sailing to the different islands. My best guess is that it will not be allowed because Hawaii is a US terriitory. So, I would like to someone to clear this up for me. Thanks so much. :) Quite actually, Hawaii has been a state since 1959. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riclop Posted August 30, 2016 #11 Share Posted August 30, 2016 We are considering taking a 15-day Hawaiian cruise next year. What I had not thought about is whether or not we would be able to gamble in the ship's casino when sailing to the different islands. My best guess is that it will not be allowed because Hawaii is a US terriitory. So, I would like to someone to clear this up for me. Thanks so much. :) You you can't gamble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easyboy Posted August 30, 2016 #12 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I just checked the Princess Patters from our last Hawaii cruise. Here's what I found out:-Leaving Hilo - Casino closed due to Local Customs Regulations -Leaving Lahaina - Casino opens approx. 9:30 PM after sailing -Leaving Nawiliwili - Casino opens approx. 6:30PM after sailing -Leaving Honolulu - Casino closed due to Local Customs Regulations I think it just depends on the route taken between the islands as to whether the casino is open that night or not. Yes, I do remember being told by casino staff of opening time when in Hawaii. Maybe the staff were also not aware of regulation of ship distance from land. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky TGO Posted August 30, 2016 #13 Share Posted August 30, 2016 I checked our patters from Solstice about a month ago when someone asked this. It seemed that the casino opened approx 40 mins after leaving each port. My friend told me the same thing. Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lakemurraykid Posted August 30, 2016 Author #14 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thank you all for your information. I am very pleased to learn the ship sails far enough out in between the islands. This makes sense. Thanks again.:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jasperdo Posted August 30, 2016 #15 Share Posted August 30, 2016 Thank you all for your information. I am very pleased to learn the ship sails far enough out in between the islands. This makes sense. Thanks again.:)Just check the back page of the Patter on each of the island days. It will tell you if the casino will be open that evening, and approx. what time it will open if it is. Here's what the page looks like. The first shows the casino closed that night. The second shows that it opens at around 9:30 PM after sailing: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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