onboard casinos?

[pittnh]

It has been over 10 years so my memory has faded, plus I don't think I spent much time there the last time.  Are they cash only?  Do they pay winnings in cash, or does everything go on your cruise account?

[Tree_skier]

Cash

[Baowen]

They pay winnings by ticket which you can cash or put in another machine. Cash or room charge is used at the table and at the machines   

[LeeW]

Most ships let you do a room charge but you can't put winnings back into the room account.  You take a ticket out of the machine to the cage, get cash, and then you can reimburse your room account at Guest Services if you wish.

[pittnh]

what are the table minimums usually for blackjack?  I remember they used to have "happy hour" specials where they would offer $3 minimum hands.  Curious if they are still doing this.  Also do they us a shoe or continuous shuffle machines?  I'm not a card counter but was wondering as it seems many casinos are going away from shoe games

[sailor05]

50 minutes ago, pittnh said:

what are the table minimums usually for blackjack?  I remember they used to have "happy hour" specials where they would offer $3 minimum hands.  Curious if they are still doing this.  Also do they us a shoe or continuous shuffle machines?  I'm not a card counter but was wondering as it seems many casinos are going away from shoe games

$10 minimum and they do $5 hands on sea days in the mornings like at 10 or 11 am. They still use shoes.

[Mikew0805]

16 hours ago, pittnh said:

It has been over 10 years so my memory has faded, plus I don't think I spent much time there the last time.  Are they cash only?  Do they pay winnings in cash, or does everything go on your cruise account?

You can insert cash, or draw from your room account. When you are paid, it is in the form of a ticket (slots) or chips (tables) that can be turned into the cashier for the cash. You can then apply to your cruise account if you wish.

6 hours ago, pittnh said:

what are the table minimums usually for blackjack?  I remember they used to have "happy hour" specials where they would offer $3 minimum hands.  Curious if they are still doing this.  Also do they us a shoe or continuous shuffle machines?  I'm not a card counter but was wondering as it seems many casinos are going away from shoe games

I see $15 most of the time, $10 here and there, and I personally have not seen $5 in a long time.

[Baowen]

15 hours ago, Mikew0805 said:

You can insert cash, or draw from your room account. When you are paid, it is in the form of a ticket (slots) or chips (tables) that can be turned into the cashier for the cash. You can then apply to your cruise account if you wish.

I see $15 most of the time, $10 here and there, and I personally have not seen $5 in a long time.

I agree. The $10 table is usually packed (because it is the lowest).  I haven't seen a $5 table for at least 4 years.

Beth

[VernRDH]

We play roulette, always $5 minimum. Haven't played blackjack in a while, so can't say what those minimums are. 

Service fee applies if you take cash off your card at the tables. 

[LittleJoefromKokomo]

Also I belive that most tables are 6/5 now instead of 3/2

[NJoynCruisin]

We were just on a b2b on Brilliance and they have a $5 min on three card and1 blackjack table. Navigator had the same in Sept.  Of course once you ante etc it goes up quickly.  Toiletries also $5

[NJoynCruisin]

Roulette not toiletries....love auto correct

[Magicat]

4 minutes ago, NJoynCruisin said:

Roulette not toiletries....love auto correct

Thanks for the clarification, I thought this was new so people can play longer at the slots. 🤣

[pittnh]

10 hours ago, UnregisteredUser said:

Also I belive that most tables are 6/5 now instead of 3/2

 

that stinks, I guess when you have a captive audience you can do stuff like that.  Although I think a lot of land based casinos are trying to do that as well.