Houston....we have a problem with Utopia's casino!

[bajathree]

1 hour ago, TeeRick said:

@bajathree thanks for reporting your casino experience here.  We would normally not go on a short cruise.  The comped gamblers usually play table games over slots I think but for a 3-nighter everybody is probably in the casino.  It must be just cloudy with smoke!  Not for us! 

Actually ....honestly it wasn't smoky at all.

 

 

[RNCindy]

17 hours ago, not-enough-cruising said:

No, I don't do 3/4 night cruises because it is full of people and behaviors I'd rather not deal with

Really?!?  We go on the 5 nights cruises out of Galveston and we've never encountered any issues!!! There was a guy in the casino on our last cruise that got caught cheating at cards, though! He was escorted out of the casino. Not sure why the shorter cruises would attract a crowd that you didn't want to deal with. 

[not-enough-cruising]

23 minutes ago, RNCindy said:

Really?!?  We go on the 5 nights cruises out of Galveston and we've never encountered any issues!!! There was a guy in the casino on our last cruise that got caught cheating at cards, though! He was escorted out of the casino. Not sure why the shorter cruises would attract a crowd that you didn't want to deal with. 

The 3/4 (not 5) night cruises tend to draw a younger, rowdier crowd; whose sole intention is to go as hard as possible for 72 hours. IMO it’s a similar crowd that does a 3 day bachelor/bachelorette trip to Vegas. It just isn’t something I will invest my money to be surrounded by. 

[RNCindy]

1 minute ago, not-enough-cruising said:

The 3/4 (not 5) night cruises tend to draw a younger, rowdier crowd; whose sole intention is to go as hard as possible for 72 hours. IMO it’s a similar crowd that does a 3 day bachelor/bachelorette trip to Vegas. It just isn’t something I will invest my money to be surrounded by. 

We usually go on the Monday-Saturday itinerary and there are very few "younger and rowdier" people. It's mostly middle aged to retired (as we are). There were a few college kids on our last one in May but they never bothered us!! I guess your travels will be what you make of them!!  😉

[SUgwoz]

On two different weekend cruises this past winter, Freedom/Allure neither was anything out of the ordinary vs. 7 night cruises. 

 

Carnival and MSC now both are cheaper options. See more bachelor/Bachelorette parties looking at booking MSC since you can get on for like $300-400 with cheaper drinks.  

[SilkySal]

18 hours ago, jerseyjjs said:

 

 

I would say that, at over $1,200 p/p for an interior for a 3-night sailing, the booze cruisers would rather opt for cheaper ships.   Since a large number of gamblers received comped/cheaper rates for Utopia in particular, the casinos will be mobbed.

I don't mean to brag but our total cost for a Boardwalk Balcony on Utopia for 3 nights next February was $1,712.44 including prepaid gratuities, ship insurance, and all taxes. We're also doing a B2B and for the following 4 nights for the same cabin our total was $1,783.44. We wanted to see the brand new Utopia, so didn't think the prices were too bad. However, I booked this B2B a few months ago and prices continue to rise, so very glad I booked when I did!