BIGGEST Casino—Which Ship?

[Circlt]

Now that we have several more ships in the fleet, can someone rank the casinos by largest square footage, most slots/tables, and any other amenities such as bar/no bar, non-smoking area, etc.?  I would love to know since I am getting offers and want to pick a great ship and itinerary.  Thanks to anyone willing to accept this challenge!

[dbrucern]

Mardi Gras and Celebration the largest. 

Edited January 19, 2023 by dbrucern

[SCBarker]

1 hour ago, dbrucern said:

Mardi Gras and Celebration the largest. 

Yep. And then probably the Dream, Breeze, and Magic with their added non-smoking casinos on 4.

[StephPS79]

1 hour ago, SCBarker said:

Yep. And then probably the Dream, Breeze, and Magic with their added non-smoking casinos on 4.

 

When I was on the Magic in June, no one was ever in this area.  It didn't look fun at all lol.  I'm certainly not counting those as part of the casino.  

[cruisinqt]

We are Platinum and have been cruising over 20 years. For the first time ever I got lost in a ships casino. And it was onboard the Mardi Gras. The Excel class ships are huge! I felt like I was in one of those big Vegas casinos because I kept getting turned around not knowing which direction to go to get out. It will be difficult going on the Pride for our London trip this summer. I was spoiled by that big casino. At least I’ll get to see London though. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

If you like that feel of electricity in the air, where the casino feels like an endless playground, you can't go wrong with Mardi Gras.  Plus Mardi Gras has a non-smoking and smoking casino (connected but you really don't smell any smoke on the non-smoking side, as they're separated by the bar which is about half non-smoking (I think).  Best of all is the view from the table games on the non-smoking side - floor to ceiling clean windows with ocean views!  Happy donating!  😁 🏴‍☠️

[Saint Greg]

2 minutes ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

If you like that feel of electricity in the air, where the casino feels like an endless playground, you can't go wrong with Mardi Gras.  Plus Mardi Gras has a non-smoking and smoking casino (connected but you really don't smell any smoke on the non-smoking side, as they're separated by the bar which is about half non-smoking (I think).  Best of all is the view from the table games on the non-smoking side - floor to ceiling clean windows with ocean views!  Happy donating!  😁 🏴‍☠️

 

I think the bar was half smoking originally but they changed it. I don't think you're allowed to smoke at any casino bars now. You have to be gaming.

 

Edited January 19, 2023 by Saint Greg

[KarmaCruisers]

Is excel class casinos larger than the dream class? I heard dream class was the largest casino.

IIRC Splendor class had a pretty large casino

[crewsweeper]

Yet to see anyone come back with the OP's original request:  Sq Ft., # machines/tables/etc.

 

Anyone know where this information is at?  Or even available?

[pe4all]

1 hour ago, StephPS79 said:

 

When I was on the Magic in June, no one was ever in this area.  It didn't look fun at all lol.  I'm certainly not counting those as part of the casino.  

We were on Magic end of June, and loved the casino on deck 4.  Was nice not to be suffocated by smoke! Plenty of drink servers there also!

[IntrepidFromDC]

2 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

 

I think the bar was half smoking originally but they changed it. I don't think you're allowed to smoke at any casino bars now. You have to be gaming.

 

Works for me!  🙂

[hard_eight]

The casino on the Celebration is immense. Great views on the Non-smoking side (Soooo thankful they finally did this).

[TxTeach79]

Don't have hard numbers, but yeah, Excel class ships have gigantic casinos. It's not even close. The bars are definitely non smoking now, and it's really noticeable how the non smoking side doesn't smell like smoke at all even though it's all connected. They did a great job with that. 

 

I love the deck 4 Annexes on Dream class, the bar service was great and I enjoyed the chill vibe. 

[IntrepidFromDC]

3 hours ago, KarmaCruisers said:

Is excel class casinos larger than the dream class? I heard dream class was the largest casino.

IIRC Splendor class had a pretty large casino

Feels about 3x larger.

 

[Joebucks]

The Celebration was quite large. I have never seen such a busy casino in my entire life. 90% of the seats were seemingly filling at all times.

[hard_eight]

22 hours ago, Joebucks said:

The Celebration was quite large. I have never seen such a busy casino in my entire life. 90% of the seats were seemingly filling at all times.

The Jan 8th sailing was a casino cruise. Was filled with Premier, Ultra, and Elite Casino cruisers. Boat full of degenerates, what can I say🤣

[jimbo5544]

On 1/19/2023 at 11:41 AM, Saint Greg said:

 

I think the bar was half smoking originally but they changed it. I don't think you're allowed to smoke at any casino bars now. You have to be gaming.

 

Is that different than gambling??😃

[Saint Greg]

1 hour ago, jimbo5544 said:

Is that different than gambling??😃

 

No. I think they use it because it sounds better.