Casino on Dubai cruise

[Twinbooty]

Just checking if anyone has been on recent cruises around Dubai/Doha/Muscat etc and if you can advise if the casinos were open when at sea.

Thanks.

[wcook]

I’m on the Toscana now headed to Doha. The casino has been open

[Twinbooty]

3 hours ago, wcook said:

I’m on the Toscana now headed to Doha. The casino has been open

Thanks WCook.  Can you advise if its only open when at sea or if its open when you were in dock in Dubai??  (I presume it wasnt of course but worth checking)

Also.....and apologies for asking.

Do you know if there are Video Poker machines or a Video Poker Bar.  As well as what kind of slots there are.  IE - Are there the classic Buffalos, Huff n Puff, All aboard machines.

Ive tried to research to see a good walk through video of the machines and cant seem to find any.

Thanks in advance.

[wcook]

So I took a look at the daily programs back when we were docked in Dubai and the casino wasn’t open. Bummer. It’s closed while we are in Doha, but opens as soon as we pull out. 
 

VP selection is mighty thin. Maybe 4-5 multi-game machines where one of the options is VP. Since the machines were locked in attract mode I couldn’t check pay tables. I assume they are terrible. 
 

Slots are new and very colorful. Lots of the games you see in American casinos - but standard stuff, nothing exotic: pandas, tritons, buffalos. One bank with the fake-ish reals Euros like. They have a couple of those electronic table games with the electronic dealers, plus 4-5 true table games.

 

Overall a pretty small casino, especially for the size of the ship. It gets zero promotion except for the scratch cards and lotto jackpot.
 

No promises, but if you have any more questions fire away and I’ll check out when the casino’s open. Assuming I don’t drink too much and forget 🙂

[Twinbooty]

11 minutes ago, wcook said:

So I took a look at the daily programs back when we were docked in Dubai and the casino wasn’t open. Bummer. It’s closed while we are in Doha, but opens as soon as we pull out. 
 

VP selection is mighty thin. Maybe 4-5 multi-game machines where one of the options is VP. Since the machines were locked in attract mode I couldn’t check pay tables. I assume they are terrible. 
 

Slots are new and very colorful. Lots of the games you see in American casinos - but standard stuff, nothing exotic: pandas, tritons, buffalos. One bank with the fake-ish reals Euros like. They have a couple of those electronic table games with the electronic dealers, plus 4-5 true table games.

 

Overall a pretty small casino, especially for the size of the ship. It gets zero promotion except for the scratch cards and lotto jackpot.
 

No promises, but if you have any more questions fire away and I’ll check out when the casino’s open. Assuming I don’t drink too much and forget 🙂

LOL - Thanks for this.  I live in Dubai and miss my trips to Vegas so in advance of the Wynn opening in RAK, just wondered if i could get a 3 day cruise fix.  My concern though was there isnt a lot of sailing so casino time would probably be limited and i was hoping there was more "American" slots rather than typical Euro ones.  

Yeah any other info you can give, without it costing you too much trouble of course, would be appreciated but i get the idea now anyway.  Again, very much appreciated you taking the time to reply.