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As others have stated it's about 45 mins to the airport from the port depending on traffic of course. If you're taking lyft/uber, it's about a 10 min walk from the terminal to the staging area. Personally I made an 11:30 flight last year without any trouble and plenty of extra time without rushing. I think 11 is reasonable with the caveat that you're not leaving much room for unforeseen delays. So if the ship docks late, or customs clearance is behind, or uber/lyft is busier than usual, or traffic is worse than usual, or airport security is far behind then there is a real risk of missing your flight. Also note you won't be able to take advantage of the port of Seattle luggage valet since the flight is before noon. *Side note, I REALLY wish other ports would offer this service too. It's such a great way to not have to deal with bags and have an opportunity to stay later and enjoy things in the city after a cruise. As long as you understand the higher level of risk and are ok with it, then I don't think 11 is unreasonable. Now anything between 10-11 I think is starting to push it to an unreasonable risk (and I'm an extreme risk taker when it comes to travel dates/times). Any time before 10 would be pure insanity...

Ditto. I just screenshot.

Couldn't have said it better.

This. Also something different is both dice have to hit the back wall or it's a no roll. *Watch the dice carefully because they will definitely call a 7 out when 1 doesn't hit but is close to the wall and call no roll if both hit just barely or in the corner but isn't a 7 out. Always argue in your favor if it's close because the house definitely takes advantage... I've had them stop the game and go to the eye in the sky to verify it did or didn't hit when I know I was in the right a few times and the pit boss wouldn't change the call. I've had about a 50/50 success rate but it does take about 30 mins to verify so make certain you're correct and the money on the table is worth the lost rolling time if you do that. Field bet can be as low as $1 (assuming at least $10 else where on the table). No ATS or World bets.

This is the absolute best one sentence summary I've seen on how to determine a PVSA violation. It's really easy to spot a violation once you understand the concept above (minus the distant foreign port outside North America exclusion).

Just in case anyone is curious, you can look up the current (and previous) instant reward certificates to see what's available for yourself. http://clubroyaleoffers.com/CertificateOfferCodeLookUp.asp The code format for instants certs is: (2 digit year) (2 digit month) ("A" - 5 or less night cruise, "C" - 6+ night cruise) (07 - 1200 points, 06 - 1500 points, 05 - 2000 points, 04 - 3000 points, 03A - 4000 points, 03 - 6500 points, 02A - 9000 points, 02 - 15000 points, 01 - 25000 points). So for example, if you want to look up the 1500 point for short sailings ending in Feb '24, the code would be 2402a06. If you want to look up the 4000 point long sailings ending Jan '24, the code would be 2401c03a.

Instant certificates? Absolutely, even on the lower tiers. Online offers? I've personally never seen any.

100%

Craps seems to be $10 minimum fleet wide now so I'd be surprised if it was anything else.

I can verify there is a senior discount and it is a true discount (not the usual Royal "discount"). Same sailing later this year. someone 65+: me, not 65+:

I feel like I'm having my leg pulled in this thread. I've been on a dozen cruises since the restart and not ONCE have I seen a brunch offered. In fact this is the first time I've ever even heard it mentioned that brunch is offered. I've been on all class of ships and length of cruise and times of year. Maybe it is just a random luck of the draw of what's being served that cruise? I'm not complaining, I actually prefer the split. I just feel like I'm on a hidden camera show or taking crazy pills reading this.

All the tables I've seen this year have been a $10 minimum and I've been on every class of ship this year except a Vision class. However I do recall playing on a $5 table sometime last year but I don't remember which ship it was (I want to say Mariner but not positive)

Agreed. Great channel to watch if you want to learn basics but also has a lot of more advanced strategies. https://www.youtube.com/@ColorUp I also like Brian on Holy Rollr since he's specifically playing dice on cruise ships. https://www.youtube.com/@holyrollr

Hmm, that would be an interesting option. $18 for 4-6 extra drinks a day...

That's what I suspect too. But you never know until you try

Ditto and ditto on Liberty. Sorry, but I think I'm the problem. I've found a good deal on the Coco Beach club 3 times in the past 3 years and EVERY time the cruise has been cancelled (covid) or the ship couldn't dock for weather reasons (2 years ago, last Wednesday). 0/3 and counting... Can confirm, voom was great the entire time.

This has been and will be true for eternity...

Personally if I fly Southwest, I will usually chance an earlier flight I think I can make since rebooking to a later flight is easy if things are going south that morning. No guarantee that the later flights aren't already full, but I think the flexibility makes the risk acceptable.

I almost got to try this recently as my partner decided not to go last minute, but then I decided to just invite my dad and turn it into a gambling cruise. My plan was to just see if I could use my partner's card, who wouldn't be on the ship but who's card would be printed, to use their drinks and see how long that would last (1st day, not at all, entire cruise, pay for used ones at the end?). I couldn't get the solo C&A points anyway since it was booked as a double, so why not at least try to see what happens. Worst case, "oops, I grabbed the wrong seapass, here's mine" when it doesn't work. Or maybe pay for all the ones I used on their card at the end which I would have been buying anyway.

He actually answered this question in one of his youtube videos a few weeks back, but I don't see it available anymore. The summary is that there are multiple assistant casino host positions per ship while there is only one main host. Therefore he has more control of which ships/itineraries he can choose from as an assistant than as the main host which is more important as a content creator.

Get off the slots and get on the dice! My long term average is around 3 points per $1 lost at craps and I'm an extremely unlucky gambler (no seriously, I keep track of the greater than 50,000:1 odds that have actually happened to me not once but multiple times, and not in a good way). I got to prime easily on the first 7 day I took when I was actually trying for points. I lost about $1k total and it was a pretty cold table most of the time, but still WAY less than most people on slots (and WAY more fun )

Craps is my game of choice (just ask @Matt). I can usually at least get to the lower comp levels even on short duration cruises without too much issue. I'm by no means a high roller and I'm one of the most unlucky people you'll find, although I am a degenerate gambler so I spend a lot of time at the table (once again just ask @Matt). In fact I just got off a 4 night and got to 1500 with probably about 12 hours of total table time with a starting total bet of a little over $50 (craps has multiple rolls before coming to a resolution so it's not the same as betting $50 a hand/spin at other games like blackjack/roulette). The main thing is to make sure your betting is getting rated properly by the box man or dealer. Craps is much harder to rate properly since there are so many different bets and the bets can go up after each roll. In my experience it's about 50/50 whether they are rating you properly for your level of play or if you need to explain why they are underrating your level of play. Usually they'll watch you better after a few times of asking what you're currently being rated at and will adjust accordingly if your betting pattern is fairly consistent and you have enough time at the table. *Although this past Sept on Navigator I had to go to the casino host several times to have the eye in the sky verify and adjust my points up as the box man (and woman) refused to rate me properly even after explaining and showing them multiple times exactly what I was doing. If you're interested in just earning points (i.e. comps) on craps there's a lot of youtube videos you can watch to show different strategies once you know the basics of how to play craps. Personally I'll use one that is similar to this one at a higher betting level than I normally do when I'm just chasing points for a higher comp level (like 3k, 4k or 6500) and not as concerned with trying (and usually failing) to win big. If anyone wants to know more, feel free to message me and I can give more details/ideas as I could talk craps all day.

Yep, I see the same on my up coming sailing. Just cabanas at PDCC and nothing else on any other sailings.

Absolutely! If they would just add this to what they're currently offering, *chef's kiss*