Is the casino open while docked in Bermuda

[Jasonmom]

Simple question that I can't seem to find answer to: is the casino open or closed while docked in Bermuda?

[Charles4515]

2 minutes ago, Jasonmom said:

Simple question that I can't seem to find answer to: is the casino open or closed while docked in Bermuda?

The casino is open. They have been opening it at 9:00 PM. 

[ngrund]

Yes, in the evenings casino is open while in Bermuda-

[omahabob]

Don't expect that to be guaranteed. NCL pays a hefty fee to the local authorities for that privilege, so I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped it at some point.

[njhorseman]

9 minutes ago, omahabob said:

Don't expect that to be guaranteed. NCL pays a hefty fee to the local authorities for that privilege, so I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped it at some point.

Nothing in life is guaranteed, but NCL was instrumental several years ago in getting the law changed to permit the casinos to be open. Since most NCL ships are in port there for at least two nights per cruise and passenger demand for the casino to be open is high there's no reason to believe that this is not a profitable operation, and making a profit will ensure that NCL will continue to pay the licensing fees.

[Charles4515]

16 minutes ago, omahabob said:

Don't expect that to be guaranteed. NCL pays a hefty fee to the local authorities for that privilege, so I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped it at some point.

Nothing is guaranteed but NCL is not going to stop paying the fee. They make enough revenue from the casino to justify the fee. They have been paying it for years now. If the fee was a hardship they would have stopped long ago. 

Edited June 26, 2023 by Charles4515

[omahabob]

2 minutes ago, Charles4515 said:

...NCL is not going to....

I wish I had a dollar for every time somebody said that.

 

They reportedly did stop at some point, but then resumed it. It was in a different thread here somewhere.

[ColeThornton]

23 minutes ago, omahabob said:

Don't expect that to be guaranteed. NCL pays a hefty fee to the local authorities for that privilege, so I wouldn't be surprised if they stopped it at some point.

 

It's not stopping in Bermuda.  Too profitable.

[bkrickles1]

I was on Joy in Bermuda last summer and the casino was open.

And, as others have said, it would be shocking if that stopped as it's a moneymaker.

[dbrown84]

anyone know if they also wait until 9 to open the casino bar?  I usually decline the FAS drink package and just use my casino drink card.  I'm thinking I will take the FAS drinks if/when I do Bermuda because I'm not going to want to wait until 9:00 to start drinking.  but if they change the rules and let the casino drink card be used earlier.....

[cruiserbear55]

7 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

anyone know if they also wait until 9 to open the casino bar?  I usually decline the FAS drink package and just use my casino drink card.  I'm thinking I will take the FAS drinks if/when I do Bermuda because I'm not going to want to wait until 9:00 to start drinking.  but if they change the rules and let the casino drink card be used earlier.....

 

   Bar opens at 9:00PM in the casino.The systems at the bar for processing drinks and the slot/poker machines and table games magically come alive at 9:00PM. Before then, nothing is operational.

[RoundGuy2771]

37 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

 thinking I will take the FAS drinks if/when I do Bermuda because I'm not going to want to wait until 9:00 to start drinking. 

 

 

I'm pretty sure you already know it's about $21/day to take the FAS drink package, so, if you want 2 drinks before 9:00, get the package. Unfortunately, it's that amount each day, even the sea days when you wouldn't need it. Guess you need to whip out the calculator.  🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

[njhorseman]

45 minutes ago, omahabob said:

I wish I had a dollar for every time somebody said that.

 

They reportedly did stop at some point, but then resumed it. It was in a different thread here somewhere.

I think you're mistaken when you say "did stop at some point". The only times NCL might not have a casino open while in Bermuda is when a ship that does not regularly cruise to Bermuda, such as a ship doing a transatlantic, is doing a one off port call there on its itinerary. In those cases it's not worth paying for the casino licensing fee when the ship is only going to be in port one time for a few hours. I've been cruising to Bermuda on NCL and other cruise lines for at least 35 years and since the opening casinos on ships were legalized about 10 years ago I've never heard of an instance of a ship that makes regular calls on Bermuda not having its casino open.

[dbrown84]

17 minutes ago, RoundGuy2771 said:

 

I'm pretty sure you already know it's about $21/day to take the FAS drink package, so, if you want 2 drinks before 9:00, get the package. Unfortunately, it's that amount each day, even the sea days when you wouldn't need it. Guess you need to whip out the calculator.  🙂

 

 

 

 

 

 

oh well, I guess I now have a reason to upgrade to P+ :)  The one time I did take the FAS drinks was so that I could upgrade to P+ and drank Macallan all week.

[RoundGuy2771]

5 minutes ago, dbrown84 said:

oh well, I guess I now have a reason to upgrade to P+ 🙂 The one time I did take the FAS drinks was so that I could upgrade to P+ and drank Macallan all week.

 

 

Someday, in my dreams, I'll be in the Haven drinking Blue.

 

 

[Russiamomm]

I echo what most others have said.  The casino opens at 9.  There’s no reason to think this will change.  I also sail with CAS and always get the drink package anyway.  Even if the casino was open 24/7, I don’t spend my whole trip in the casino.  It’s a pain to go there for a drink if you’re not already there.  😂

[omahabob]

50 minutes ago, njhorseman said:

I think you're mistaken....

 

Not possible. I thought I was mistaken once, but I was wrong.

 

That's why they added the "reportedly." I wasn't totally sure. Probably should have used more descriptive terminology though.