{"id":24173,"date":"2015-05-13T01:00:16","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cruisingdoneright.com\/?p=24173"},"modified":"2015-05-13T01:00:16","modified_gmt":"2015-05-13T08:00:16","slug":"wednesday-120","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vitaluna.net\/?p=24173","title":{"rendered":"South Korea waters tricky for casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"

Star Cruises<\/a> is a small cruise line that opens a piece (28 per cent) of a big cruise line, Norwegian<\/a>. Its sell line is that Star is the “leading cruise line in Asia-Pacific” so, naturally, it caters to Asians.<\/p>\n

On the weekend, South Korea gave Star Cruises permission to operate casinos once the ships are in international waters, which is the cruise norm. It also said local residents will be allowed to use casinos on cruise ships carrying the Korean national flag. At the moment, there are no such ships, but that’s going to change as cruising starts to grow in South Korea.<\/p>\n

But locals weren’t going to be allowed in…really?<\/p>\n

In other words, foreigners would have been able to play tables and slots but not nationals. Now that would give a new reason for having your ID checked, wouldn’t it?<\/p>\n

Apparently, there is some rationale to this. In South Korea, there are presently 17 casinos. The industry is growing rapidly, despite the fact that only one of the 17 casinos allows South Koreans to gamble.<\/p>\n

Really?<\/p>\n

In the news…<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/u><\/p>\n

• <\/span>Viking's first ocean ship to be christened Sunday in Norway<\/span>
\n\t• Popular <\/span>Celebrity Eclipse emerges from nine-day refurbishing<\/span><\/p>\n

Today at portsandbows.co<\/span><\/a>m: <\/strong><\/em><\/span>First look at the Viking Star<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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Celebrity Constellation<\/a>
\n\t7 nights
\n\tAugust 23, 2015
\n\tVenice<\/a> (return): Dubrovnik<\/a>, Ephesus<\/a>, Mykonos<\/a>, Corfu<\/a>
\n\tInside: $699
\n\tCost per day: $99<\/strong>
\n\twww.celebritycruises.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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