Regal Princess - Blackjack

[Slyfox16]

What versions of Blackjack are offered on the Regal and do they use continuous shuffle machines on the under $25 tables?

[CRLess]

I am aboard right now.  They are continuous shuffle machines.  The $10 table I have been playing is the version with the extra bet for a 20 on your first 2 cards (Fun 21?).  There is another table with no Kings in the deck, but I have not played that table.  All tables that I have seen are 6/5 payout tables rather than 3/2 on blackjacks.  Hope that helps.

[c-boy]

2 minutes ago, CRLess said:

I am aboard right now.  They are continuous shuffle machines.  The $10 table I have been playing is the version with the extra bet for a 20 on your first 2 cards (Fun 21?).  There is another table with no Kings in the deck, but I have not played that table.  All tables that I have seen are 6/5 payout tables rather than 3/2 on blackjacks.  Hope that helps.

sounds like fun

[Papa Yoda]

All blackjack games have the side bet for 20 on first 2 cards, payouts grow up to 2 Queens of Hearts (IIRC) pays highest. 

 

Regular blackjack with the continuous (yuck) shuffle machines only pays 6-5 on blackjack.  These are 2 reasons I won't play it - I may play the big games for 3-2 blackjack and single or double deck if I'm flush and the table is open (rarely).

 

Fun21 is Princess version of Spanish 21.  8 decks, no Kings.    Consider not doing the side bet since a lot of 10 count cards are gone unless the count is low.

 

[Steelers36]

11 hours ago, CRLess said:

I am aboard right now.  They are continuous shuffle machines.  The $10 table I have been playing is the version with the extra bet for a 20 on your first 2 cards (Fun 21?).  There is another table with no Kings in the deck, but I have not played that table.  All tables that I have seen are 6/5 payout tables rather than 3/2 on blackjacks.  Hope that helps.

BJ isn't what it used to be.  At least at the tables.  I was recently on Majestic and it has electronic screens playing BJ.  But, no 3-2 payouts.  6-5 seems very poor.  But maybe it is the way now to get at people who know strategy and thereby increase house odds.

[Mikey0368]

While we're on the subject of the casino, what type of slots do they have? Is it the newer 5 reel slots only, or do they have older 3 reel slots like Top Dollar and Wheel Of Fortune as well?

 

And does anyone know the payout rates or do they keep that info to themselves?

 

We'll be on the Emerald Princess.

[tails2k]

On 3/10/2019 at 6:33 AM, Mikey0368 said:

While we're on the subject of the casino, what type of slots do they have? Is it the newer 5 reel slots only, or do they have older 3 reel slots like Top Dollar and Wheel Of Fortune as well?

 

And does anyone know the payout rates or do they keep that info to themselves?

 

We'll be on the Emerald Princess.

 

They have a lot of newer games, you can always search youtube for  your ship name, include 2019 / 2018 / 2017 and get a feel for what is on the ship.