Sports and race gambling?

[zzdoug]

Do the NCL casinos offer sports or race betting? I've seen kiosk machines on other cruise lines at some point in the past; I don't recall if they took horse racing bets. I'll be aboard the Escape during the Kentucky Derby which is always nuts.

 

Also will any bartender have a clue how to mix a mint julep? 

[ready2cruzagain]

Not sure about the race machines but I have gotten a mint julep on the Epic and on the Breakaway. If you know what is in it they can make it.  

[BirdTravels]

22 minutes ago, zzdoug said:

Do the NCL casinos offer sports or race betting? I've seen kiosk machines on other cruise lines at some point in the past; I don't recall if they took horse racing bets. I'll be aboard the Escape during the Kentucky Derby which is always nuts.

 

Also will any bartender have a clue how to mix a mint julep? 

No. 
Yes. 
 

The bigger question is whether they will pay to show the race. The one sports channel onboard is European featuring football (soccer), snooker (pool), and table tennis (ping pong). 

Edited March 29, 2023 by BirdTravels

[zzdoug]

Good point.  I guess I'd have to make my bets in San Juan and watch on YouTube the next day after returning to Florida. Which really makes it much less exciting and probably not worth the effort. 

Thanks. 

[zzdoug]

Table tennis! Now there's a spectator sport I could sink my teeth into. 

[wcook]

They can mix the ingredients, but they won’t have the right cup. And without the right cup, is it really a mint julep? 

[PTC DAWG]

55 minutes ago, wcook said:

They can mix the ingredients, but they won’t have the right cup. And without the right cup, is it really a mint julep? 

Sometimes sacrifices are necessary. 

[ready2cruzagain]

1 hour ago, wcook said:

They can mix the ingredients, but they won’t have the right cup. And without the right cup, is it really a mint julep? 

After a couple, I really didn't notice the difference 🤣🤣