Princess Cruises casinos
Princess tracks casino play on your Medallion. Points work one cruise at a time: they decide your Sea You Soon offer at the end of the sailing, and players report they then start again from zero.
Terms with a dotted underline are explained when you tap or select them.
On the casino floor
Every Princess ship has a casino with slots, video poker, blackjack, craps and roulette. Princess billed Sun Princess (2024) as its largest casino ever: 227 slot machines and 13 tables in about 9,000 square feet on Deck 8. Its 2025 sister, Star Princess, went further with an expanded non-smoking area. Older ships call their casinos Gatsby's Casino or Grand Casino.
Poker tables
Princess removed poker tables from every ship except Coral Princess and Island Princess in December 2025, citing low demand. Reported
Star Princess
The newest ship (October 2025). Princess's fact sheet describes an expanded non-smoking casino area with 68 more slot machines than Sun Princess.
Invitational sailings
Invitation-only Players Invitational cruises sail on Ruby Princess from San Francisco in October 2026, with more than 200 prizes per sailing and a "Key to the Vault" grand prize.
Princess Players Advantage
Princess Players Advantage enrolls you automatically when you play with your Medallion. Princess doesn't publish an earning rate or points tiers. Your points on a sailing decide your Sea You Soon (Princess's end-of-cruise casino offer, set by the points you earned on that sailing.) offer, and players report they reset each cruise. Above that, Princess invites its biggest players to VIP levels.
How you earn
- Slots: about 1 point per $2 played (reported; one player chart says $2.50)
- Video poker: about 1 point per $5 played (reported)
- Table games: rated by the pit (Play the casino records against your account so it earns points. At tables, staff note your average bet and how long you play.) on game, average bet and time
- Play counts toward Sea You Soon until 11:59 p.m. on the second-to-last night
VIP levels and Tier Match
Above Sea You Soon, Princess invites top players to Special Events, Hearts, Ultimate and Prestige casino cruises, and gives its biggest players annual Diamonds status. You can't apply for these. New players can try Tier Match (A line gives you a tier or a cruise offer based on proof of your level with a land casino or another cruise line.): US residents 21 and over can submit their best offer from a land casino or another cruise line (except Carnival) through at least December 31, 2026. Matched offers carry a $200 non-refundable deposit per guest and $200 onboard credit (Money added to your cruise account to spend on board, for example on drinks, dining or the spa. It usually can't be withdrawn as cash.) per person.
| Sea You Soon offer | Points this cruise (reported) | Cruise length |
|---|---|---|
| Interior + $100 FreePlay | 3,000 | Up to 7 days (was 2,000 before Sept 2025) |
| Balcony + $500 FreePlay | 9,000 | Up to 7 days (was 6,500) |
| Mini-suite + $2,000 FreePlay | 30,000 | 8–10 days |
| Balcony + $1,500 FreePlay | 35,000 | 11–16 days (was 20,000) |
| Mini-suite + $2,500 FreePlay | 75,000 | 11–16 days (was 50,000) |
| Suite | 100,000 | 11–16 days (was 85,000) |
Princess shows its Sea You Soon chart only as images, so these figures come from free2cruise's report on the September 2025 changes. A player chart cited by Las Vegas Advisor (May 2026) gives different numbers, such as 15,000 points for a balcony. Offers must be booked within 30 days and sailed within 6 months. Check each offer for taxes and fees you still pay.
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Ships to know
Where the casino action is biggest or newest.
Sun Princess
Sphere class · 2024
Launched as Princess's largest casino yet: 227 slots, 13 tables, about 9,000 sq ft, a high-limit slot area and an Aristocrat "Buffalo Zone".
Star Princess
Sphere class · 2025
An expanded non-smoking casino area with 68 more slots than Sun Princess, per Princess.
Coral & Island Princess
Coral class
The only Princess ships that kept poker tables after December 2025. Reported
Ruby Princess
Grand class
Hosts the October 2026 Players Invitational sailings from San Francisco.
Every Princess ship
Casino figures for the whole fleet. Select a ship for its full profile and sources.
| Ship | Class | Year | Slots | Tables | Sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun Princess | Sphere | 2024 | 227 | 13 | 9,000 |
| Star Princess | Sphere | 2025 | — | — | — |
| Sky Princess | Royal | 2019 | — | — | — |
| Enchanted Princess | Royal | 2021 | — | — | — |
| Discovery Princess | Royal | 2022 | — | — | — |
| Majestic Princess | Royal | 2017 | — | — | — |
| Regal Princess | Royal | 2014 | — | — | — |
| Royal Princess | Royal | 2013 | — | — | — |
| Diamond Princess | Grand | 2004 | — | — | — |
| Sapphire Princess | Grand | 2004 | — | — | — |
| Caribbean Princess | Grand | 2004 | — | — | — |
| Crown Princess | Grand | 2006 | — | — | — |
| Emerald Princess | Grand | 2007 | — | — | — |
| Ruby Princess | Grand | 2008 | — | — | — |
| Grand Princess | Grand | 1998 | — | — | — |
| Coral Princess | Coral | 2003 | — | — | — |
| Island Princess | Coral | 2003 | — | — | — |
Cruise lines rarely publish per-ship casino counts. Dashes mean we found no reliable figure. See all ships →
Good to know before you play
- HoursPrincess doesn't publish hours. Like other lines, casinos open at sea once the ship reaches international waters.
- PayingPlay is tracked on your Medallion and can go on your cabin account. Players report no fee for charging play, but Princess doesn't publish fees or limits. A 2023 player report says machines don't print tickets and credits stay on your card until you cash out.
- Age18 and over to enter the casino, with photo ID on US-based ships, and 21 to drink. We found no official Alaska exception, so confirm before you sail.
- SmokingReported policy: the casino is non-smoking except at designated slot machines, where you may smoke only while playing. Table games are non-smoking, and some evenings are fully non-smoking. Princess's own answer isn't public, so check on board.
- Free drinksPlayers report that about 1,500 points on a cruise unlocks free drinks from casino servers for the rest of that sailing (reported; Princess doesn't publish this).
What's changed recently
- Sea You Soon devalued. Points needed rose by 17–75%. A 7-day interior plus $100 FreePlay (Promotional casino credit for the machines. The credit itself can't be cashed out, but what you win with it can.) went from 2,000 to 3,000 points (reported).
- Star Princess debuts. With a larger non-smoking casino area.
- Poker tables removed. Removed fleetwide except on Coral Princess and Island Princess (reported).
- Tier Match continues. Open to US residents 21 and over through at least December 31, 2026.
- Brian Christopher slot cruises. The slot creator's BCSlots Cruises sail on Discovery Princess (Alaska, September 12) and Enchanted Princess (Mediterranean, October 31).
- Players Invitational. Invitation-only casino cruises on Ruby Princess from San Francisco.
Slots players have spotted on Princess
From dated player videos and reports, October 2026.
Sources
Items marked Reported come from press or player reports and haven't been confirmed by Princess.
- Princess — Casino (accessed Oct 2026)
- Princess — Sea You Soon (accessed Oct 2026)
- Princess — Tier Match (accessed Oct 2026)
- Princess — Players Invitational (accessed Oct 2026)
- Princess — Age requirements (accessed Oct 2026)
- Princess — Star Princess fact sheet (Sep 24, 2025)
- Princess — Sun Princess casino announcement (Nov 2023)
- free2cruise — Princess casino program devalued (Sep 14, 2025)
- free2cruise — Princess casino review (Oct 8, 2025)
- Las Vegas Advisor — Princess cruise comps (May 21, 2026)
- Cruise Critic — Princess removes poker tables (Dec 19, 2025)
- CDC Gaming — BC Ventures and Princess slot cruises (Oct 2, 2025)
- Alaska Cruises — Princess smoking policy (accessed Oct 2026)