dabear Posted November 8, 2018 #1 Share Posted November 8, 2018 We're cruising on A next fall on the Quest. I read somewhere that A is replacing the casinos on their ships for public space since they are not utilized enough. Is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted November 8, 2018 #2 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Yes, there is no casino on Pursuit and they are being removed on the other two ships. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laurieb Posted November 8, 2018 #3 Share Posted November 8, 2018 Yay! They really are a waste of space on most itineraries since there are so few days not in port Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted November 13, 2018 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2018 I'm just off the Journey. There's still a casino, but they have replaced tables/live dealers with machines. I'm a blackjack player and much prefer live dealers, but the machine wasn't too bad. I like the social aspect of playing blackjack and you still have this since up to five players play against the electronic dealer. As for the future, I have no idea when Azamara plans to completely remove the casino. I was on a TA so there were lots of sea days and the casino was well used at night, but I can understand that AZ favors port intensive cruises where casinos are underutilized. I'll miss them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hubofhockey Posted November 13, 2018 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2018 On a small ship like Azamara, already a bit shot in the entertainment area, it's too bad they are taking away an activity that some passengers enjoy. If I were board, I'd play some blackjack, but I'm not sure I trust machines and electronic dealers. They can't be regulated at sea. What exactly is the Den used for? I'd hate to think they are using space just to sell cruise ship "art" or something else that doesn't involve real entertainment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted November 13, 2018 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2018 The Den is a bar area which has live music at some times of the evening. No art sold there, that’s in a shop area near the Mosaic coffee bar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabear Posted November 14, 2018 Author #7 Share Posted November 14, 2018 (edited) From what I've read,the casino on the Quest will be removed next spring. Too bad as dw and I enjoy an occasional chance at the casino. As far as replacing live dealers with machines, I was on Celebrity for a Baltic cruise last summer and initially was reluctant to play Texas holdum with an electric machine dealer, after a while I found it acceptable with 9 live players. To me, I don't gamble too seriously on a cruise & view it as just another form of entertainment. Edited November 14, 2018 by dabear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbqoug Posted November 14, 2018 #8 Share Posted November 14, 2018 We enjoy playing the machines in the casino after leaving the evening show. Hopefully the casino will still be intact on Journey next April for our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnocket Posted November 14, 2018 #9 Share Posted November 14, 2018 21 hours ago, hubofhockey said: On a small ship like Azamara, already a bit shot in the entertainment area, it's too bad they are taking away an activity that some passengers enjoy. If I were board, I'd play some blackjack, but I'm not sure I trust machines and electronic dealers. They can't be regulated at sea. What exactly is the Den used for? I'd hate to think they are using space just to sell cruise ship "art" or something else that doesn't involve real entertainment. I agree, but here's the thing..... when playing the blackjack machine during my recent cruise on Journey I along with many of the other players questioned that the machine was playing "straight". There were some suspicious trends like the dealer almost always having 21 if it showed an ace and no one bought insurance. However, when all was said and done I walked away from the cruise in better shape from playing blackjack (i.e. lost less) than other cruises with live dealers. So subjectively many felt that the machine was rigged, but my objective results were that I didn't fare any worse than I typically do with live dealers. Who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC&KY Posted November 14, 2018 #10 Share Posted November 14, 2018 7 hours ago, dabear said: From what I've read,the casino on the Quest will be removed next spring. Bonnie, can you confirm if this schedule is correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riocca Posted November 15, 2018 #11 Share Posted November 15, 2018 (edited) On 11/13/2018 at 8:18 PM, hubofhockey said: On a small ship like Azamara, already a bit shot in the entertainment area, it's too bad they are taking away an activity that some passengers enjoy. If I were board, I'd play some blackjack, but I'm not sure I trust machines and electronic dealers. They can't be regulated at sea. What exactly is the Den used for? I'd hate to think they are using space just to sell cruise ship "art" or something else that doesn't involve real entertainment. On Pursuit in The Den the end where the casino was (although as Adonia P&O had already removed the casino) the Shorex and Future Cruise desks are located. Although to be clear Shorex are where the cashier was located and Future Cruise in a new office formed from a store cupboard. There are some high tables and chairs which during the day are supposed to form part of the Afar area ( one of Azamara’s travel partners) where you can research current and future destinations, in the evening they are part of the Spirits bar area. In reality when we were onboard they were used for the trivia quizzes and people who wanted to read or use laptops/tablets etc. Problem for Azamara is that except for a few cruises a year most are so port intensive the casino is rarely open. We were on Journey in 2017 b2b for 20 days with only one Sea day, there were so many late nights and overnights that I doubt if the casino was open for more than 12 hours in 20 days! Edited November 15, 2018 by Riocca 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marycruz Posted November 15, 2018 #12 Share Posted November 15, 2018 17 hours ago, NC&KY said: Bonnie, can you confirm if this schedule is correct? I would like to know when this is happening also, especially on Journey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marycruz Posted November 17, 2018 #13 Share Posted November 17, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 11:14 AM, marycruz said: I would like to know when this is happening also, especially on Journey. How do we get this back to the first page? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandma Cruising Posted November 17, 2018 #14 Share Posted November 17, 2018 1 hour ago, marycruz said: How do we get this back to the first page? If you want to ask Bonnie about the timetable for Casino removal on Quest & Journey, it might be a good idea to start a new thread with her name in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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