Although the casinos on cruise ships generally open around one hour after leaving most ports, there are several exceptions – especially on Princess where they pay to open the casino when possible in the Caribbean. It also seems to take longer for the casino to open for Alaska cruises out of Seattle and Vancouver. Here is a list of ports and their opening hours based on my travels over the past year.
Caribbean
| Fort Lauderdale | 30 minutes |
| Princess Cays | Immediately after sailing |
| San Juan | 30 minutes |
| Amber Cove | 30 minutes |
| Grand Turk | Varies from all day to 90 minutes before sailing |
| Tortola | 30 minutes |
| St Kitts | Immediately after sailing |
| Antigua | 90 minutes before sailing |
| St Maarten | 30 minutes |
| St Thomas | 30 minutes |
Canada & New England
| Quebec City | 1 hour |
| Portland, Maine | 1 hour |
| Boston | 1 hour |
| Newport, RI | 1 hour |
| New York | Casino didn’t open until the morning after departing |
Alaska
| Vancouver | 2 hours |
| Ketchikan | 1 hour |
| Juneau | 1 hour |
| Skagway | 1 hour |
| Sitka | 1 hour |
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