In addition to cruiseline players clubs, another way a number of VIP players go to sea is as part of a cruise junket. A growing number of independent casino junket representatives who organize expense-paid visits for rated players to land-based casinos also now offer these players junkets on cruise ships.

These escorted cruise casino junkets tend to be on ships of the same lines now promoting players clubs -- NCL, Carnival, Royal Caribbean and Celebrity -- but the terms and conditions for taking part in a junket may not be exactly the same as those of the cruise lines, and could be worth exploring.

Cruise casino junket packages offered by independent operators tend to range from cruises that are entirely comped (with the exception of port charges and taxes, which generally come to a couple of hundred dollars per person) to packages offering reduced player rates.

In most cases, players deposit a significant amount of money up front with the independent junket operator. Once aboard, the player can then draw this money for gambling in the cruise ship casino.

While you tend to get more personal attention as part of a cruise junket group (private parties, etc), one trade off is that two parties -- the cruise line casino and the junket operator -- have a financial interest in how many hours you are spending in the casino, and how much you are wagering.

In this section, we plan to attempt to develop a guide to help cruisers identify independent junket operators offering escorted cruises. We make no representations about these operators, and urge players to do their own due diligence before depositing any money with any independent junket operator. We also reserve the absolute right to delete the listings of any independent junket operators at any time for any reason.

Below are independent junket operators that promote cruise casino junkets.

If you would like to be considered for listing here, please email us at info@cruise-casinos.com. Be sure to include your website address and a phone number where we can contact you.