anyone whos been on any celebrity ship to hawaii?

[melika091900]

asking this again, since ive gotten a lot of mixed answers....

 

are casinos open on ships while cruising hawaii???

 

some people said yes after you leave the port..( like in mexico)

another person said they were on princess 15 day cruise to hawaii and the casino closed after they got their 1st port, and didnt open until 1 hour after their last port... ( 5days later)

 

so any info id appreciate,, just wondering....

 

thanks

Melissa

[joeinsb]

Melissa,

 

Ship casinos are not open while cruising Hawaiian waters because Hawaii does not allow gambling on land and in its waters. So whoever told you the casino was closed until an hour after their ship left the last Hawaiian port was right. FYI, the three Norwegian Cruise Line America ships (Pride of Aloha, Pride of Hawaii and Pride of America) which are based in Hawaii and have U.S. crews, don't even have casinos.

[Ine]

We were on Summit last March.

As far as I remember casinos were OPEN when sailing between the islands.

NOT when in port.

[Ma Bell]

We've been on 3 Celebrity cruises in the Islands in the last three years, two on Infinity and one on Summit, and I can assure you the casino was open when the ship was not in port. It depends on the registration of the ship and whether they stop at a foreign port. Celebrity ship's casinos are open.

[Dale]

asking this again, since ive gotten a lot of mixed answers....

are casinos open on ships while cruising hawaii???

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Melissa,

Looks like the reply’s are still mixed. 1 yes, 1 no and 1 as far as I remember, the casinos were open. If I were you I would call your travel agent or contact Celebrity.

We hope to meet you on the ship.

[hancock]

We have sailed Hawaii three times on Celebrity, the last time being 2 months ago. The casinos were open sailing around the Hawaiian islands an hour or two after we left port.

[uktog]

In November, the casinos opened 30 minutes after we left each port

[Dale]

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Melissa,

It looks like we will be meeting in the casino.

[szdiver]

On the Infinity, the casinos were open within an hour of leaving the ports. The ship sailed OUT about 6-10 miles beyond the limits of Hawaii's jurisdiction, so there was no problem.

[catmand]

We've been on 3 Celebrity cruises in the Islands in the last three years, two on Infinity and one on Summit, and I can assure you the casino was open when the ship was not in port. It depends on the registration of the ship and whether they stop at a foreign port. Celebrity ship's casinos are open.

Ditto

and as a side note....i was either putting my coins in a slot machine in the casino or a urinal in the mens room, pretty sure it was the casino.

[melika091900]

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Melissa,

It looks like we will be meeting in the casino.

 

 

LOL sounds good to me,,, i will be on the nickel slots .. :D

[Coolcruise02]

The casino was closed when we were at dock overnite in Honolulu and also closed for around an hour when we made the stop in Ensenada, Mexico. Otherwise the casino was open shortly after leaving each port stop.

[Blazerboy]

Open! We also had the overnight in Honolulu, but, as we were off the ship, I couldn't tell you about that night. But every other night, they were open once we left port.

[lysolqn]

We were on Infinity to Hawaii, October 2005 and the casino was open shortly after leaving each port.

[Trey]

On the Island Princess, the casino is closed for the duration of the time in Hawaii. Meaning, no casino for about 4-5 days. I've done this trip 2x on the Island Princess and will do it again on the Infinity next April. With so many sea days on this itinerary, I'm sure there is plenty of time to get our casino "fix".

[karriec]

The casino was open except when in port during our recent Hawaii cruise on the Summit. I know NCL does not even have casinos on there ships that depart from Hawaii because they do not stop at a foreign port. I'm not sure why Princess does not open their casino while cruising the islands?