lordstark Posted October 5, 2018 Author #26 Share Posted October 5, 2018 That would be wonderful and much appreciated. We're casino at sea (and on land) people and love our Haven time. To quote my 89 year old mother when I suggested we book a Disney cruise -- why would you expect me to travel on a ship without a casino. Haha. Or a ship full of Kids!!?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare graphicguy Posted October 5, 2018 #27 Share Posted October 5, 2018 Yes there is. All Norwegian ships run $2/5 no limit games. Smaller ships sometimes have trouble filling the table on a regular basis. But no problem on the mega ships. I played on the Hold’em Table every night on my last 2 Getaway cruises. Rake is too aggressive, but if you get the right pit boss, and you’ve been playing at the table for awhile, sometimes they’ll forgo the rake. As the night goes on, the table gets more aggressive with play, which I like. That’s when the people who fashion themselves as some sort of “pro” get crazy. Getting big pots is easier that way. Agree about the megaships filling the Hold’em table. It was a bit more difficult when I sailed the smaller GEM. Still, fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike_DeA Posted October 5, 2018 #28 Share Posted October 5, 2018 I played on the Hold’em Table every night on my last 2 Getaway cruises. Rake is too aggressive, but if you get the right pit boss, and you’ve been playing at the table for awhile, sometimes they’ll forgo the rake. As the night goes on, the table gets more aggressive with play, which I like. That’s when the people who fashion themselves as some sort of “pro” get crazy. Getting big pots is easier that way. Agree about the megaships filling the Hold’em table. It was a bit more difficult when I sailed the smaller GEM. Still, fun! I've never had the rake waived, or even lowered. I'm guessing you asked for it? On the Jade, we had four regular players, and a few others would filter through sot here was always a game, except for the last night. On the Gem we never got a game going all week. There were ten players for the tournament, but no cash games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted October 6, 2018 #29 Share Posted October 6, 2018 I don't spend tons of time in the Casino but I do spend a fair amount of time in it. I'd be interested in following your casino Bliss report since we board November 3. I'm interested on the kind of slot machines they have and the minimum bets on table games. We’re onboard Nov 3rd as well 😃 I was just looking at some photos of the casino and the table minimums on BJ, Ultimate Texas Holdem, 3 card poker were all $10 minimum Roulette was $2 chips with a minimum of 5 chips on the inside numbers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddeb Posted October 6, 2018 #30 Share Posted October 6, 2018 Did you know that there are two distinct types of Casino Players? Liars and Losers. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Lupush Posted October 16, 2018 #31 Share Posted October 16, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 12:46 PM, bam1957 said: I'll love to read this review. Sailing Dec 8th and will spend quite a bit of time in the casino. I'll be on that one too! See you in the casino! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4sun Posted October 20, 2018 #32 Share Posted October 20, 2018 Are you able to get money from your card to play in the casino? I know some cruise lines charge 3% to do such...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubaru Posted October 21, 2018 #33 Share Posted October 21, 2018 I understand what you're saying; I feel the same about judgemental people! On 10/6/2018 at 5:42 PM, eddeb said: Did you know that there are two distinct types of Casino Players? Liars and Losers. :) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asubaru Posted October 21, 2018 #34 Share Posted October 21, 2018 Yes and they do charge 3% unless you attain (or have attained) Sapphire tier and above. 44 minutes ago, time4sun said: Are you able to get money from your card to play in the casino? I know some cruise lines charge 3% to do such...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaCal Posted October 21, 2018 #35 Share Posted October 21, 2018 What happened to the Live review? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare BirdTravels Posted October 21, 2018 #36 Share Posted October 21, 2018 24 minutes ago, LaCal said: What happened to the Live review? Cruise Critic upgrade and week-long outage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstark Posted October 22, 2018 Author #37 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Sorry we didn’t do the live review. After I realized the cruise critic forums were down for the first three days of our cruise, I abandoned the idea. However, I would be happy to answer any questions anyone would have regarding haven, casino, spa, specialty dining, etc. we had an amazing cruise. Won a ton of jackpots in the casino, but still gave more than I won.. lol. But, let me know of anything on your mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lordstark Posted October 22, 2018 Author #38 Share Posted October 22, 2018 22 hours ago, BirdTravels said: Cruise Critic upgrade and week-long outage. Yeah, unfortunately... forums were down week before and into our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
travelgals Posted October 22, 2018 #39 Share Posted October 22, 2018 Great that you won jackpots- were they early on in the cruise (looser machines?) or throughout? How do they handle taxes on jackpots? And any specific Haven comments?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CincyJen Posted October 22, 2018 #40 Share Posted October 22, 2018 15 hours ago, lordstark said: Sorry we didn’t do the live review. After I realized the cruise critic forums were down for the first three days of our cruise, I abandoned the idea. However, I would be happy to answer any questions anyone would have regarding haven, casino, spa, specialty dining, etc. we had an amazing cruise. Won a ton of jackpots in the casino, but still gave more than I won.. lol. But, let me know of anything on your mind. Happy to hear your cruise was amazing! We're on the Bliss Nov. 24 and are also casino enthusiasts. I posted a separate thread asking about the casino bar on the Bliss, but seeing this thread would love to hear your thoughts. We spent an inordinate amount of time at the Cascade Bar in the Epic casino, and had a terrific time playing video poker for hours, people-watching, and getting to know the bartenders. So, how's the Bliss casino bar? It's hard to even find photos of it. Thanks so much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovincruisin1321 Posted October 31, 2018 #41 Share Posted October 31, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 9:46 AM, lordstark said: My wife and I are loyal casinos at sea players - meaning we only cruise with NCL and spend a large amount of our time and money in the casino! I don’t see a lot of casino conversation and threads about experience, wins, losses, game types, etc and I was thinking about doing a live review during our Bliss sailing happening next week 10/13. Just wanted to see if there was any interest in this? And if others found it easy to do live reviews with photos via mobile? I won’t be bringing a laptop. 🆒 I would like to follow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie562 Posted October 31, 2018 #42 Share Posted October 31, 2018 15 minutes ago, Lovincruisin1321 said: I would like to follow The cruise already happened. The OP wasn't able to post because Cruise Critic was updating.. or downgrading ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted October 31, 2018 #43 Share Posted October 31, 2018 Still wish someone could fill us in on their experiences in the Bliss Casino. I plan on spending some time in there myself 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascat Posted November 1, 2018 #44 Share Posted November 1, 2018 On 10/20/2018 at 7:46 PM, time4sun said: Are you able to get money from your card to play in the casino? I know some cruise lines charge 3% to do such...... Yep, just got off the Getaway and put $800 on my room prior to going. They still charged a 3% fee to get money from money I had placed for my own On Board Credit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texascat Posted November 1, 2018 #45 Share Posted November 1, 2018 19 hours ago, Georgie562 said: The cruise already happened. The OP wasn't able to post because Cruise Critic was updating.. or downgrading ; ) yes, the old site was so much better than the 'new improved' site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabincop Posted November 1, 2018 #46 Share Posted November 1, 2018 (edited) Just got back from TA on Jade. I play mostly craps & bj. At casino at least 3-4hrs a night. But hardly rated any points. Slot players get much more credit/points than table players. But I still Iove CAS Edited November 1, 2018 by cabincop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lt0826 Posted November 5, 2018 #47 Share Posted November 5, 2018 On 10/4/2018 at 8:44 AM, jeffjeffjeffjeff said: Ill be watching. I am also curious if there is a Texas Holdem table on the ship somewhere? There is, at least there was last week. 2-5 NL, 10% take capped at $25 per pot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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