Cruise Line Adding Sports Betting on Cruise Ships!!

[princevaliantus]

IMO - There Goes The Love Boat Feeling !!

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Princess Cruises will soon allow real-time sports betting on their MedallionClass cruise ships. Professional and college football, basketball, baseball, and hockey as well as a wide variety of other exciting domestic and international events will be open to bets by cruise passengers.

When the cruise ship is in international waters, or wherever permitted by law, guests can use the MedallionClass app to wager on a host of major sports competitions, as well as place prop bets during live events taking place during their cruise. Guests also will have the opportunity to place bets on future competitions that occur well after their voyage.

Built in partnership with software developer, Miomni, Ocean Sportsbook will be available on all Princess MedallionClass ships upon approval to return to service in 2021. The new sportsbook is part of Ocean Casino – a digital experience that lets wagers be placed beyond the casino – stateroom, poolside, spa, and more – on an assortment of games that include blackjack, slots, poker, roulette, bingo, keno and lottery.

“On Princess MedallionClass cruises our guests can stay connected with their friends and family around the world, and now with Ocean Sportsbook, they can also stay connected to their favorite teams and wager on a host of events whenever they sail with us,” said Jan Swartz, president of Princess Cruises. “Taking a cruise vacation no longer means being disconnected from a big game, an iconic event or friends and family.”

Princess MedallionClass vacations are enabled by the award-winning OceanMedallion, a wearable device that elevates the guest experience and delivers a high level of service and personalized attention on a large scale, and also features elite level bandwidth with MedallionNet powered by SES, allowing for enhanced connected experiences like Ocean Sportsbook.

Note: Due to Carnival Corporation’s affiliation with the Miami Heat, bets will not be allowed on any games involving them.

[CruisinForABruisin]

Oh man, I hope they do this for Royal. Have been on cruises during huge sporting events, and this would add so much more excitement. Playmakers would be hopping at night, too. 

[Atlantix2000]

3 hours ago, princevaliantus said:

When the cruise ship is in international waters, or wherever permitted by law, guests can use the MedallionClass app to wager on a host of major sports competitions, as well as place prop bets during live events taking place during their cruise. Guests also will have the opportunity to place bets on future competitions that occur well after their voyage.

That sentence about placing bets on future events is really interesting.  I assume once you return to shore, you can no longer cancel or alter any bets place at sea on future events so that would make them especially risky.  (Assuming canceling or altering bets is actually allowed up until the event starts.)

[CruisinForABruisin]

8 minutes ago, Atlantix2000 said:

That sentence about placing bets on future events is really interesting.  I assume once you return to shore, you can no longer cancel or alter any bets place at sea on future events so that would make them especially risky.  (Assuming canceling or altering bets is actually allowed up until the event starts.)

A passenger wouldn't be able to cancel a bet anyways. If the even gets cancelled, they'll have a refund system in place. It would be like placing a future bet at the Bellagio when you live in New York.