Welcome to the world of Caravela !!

Advani Pleasure Cruise Company Private Limited, a joint venture between Advani Hotels & Resorts (India) Limited and Casinos Austria International introduced India to the unique entertainment cruise ship - M.V. Caravela - home to India's first ever, high-limit live gaming casino 'Casino Goa', and a one-of-its-kind cruise ship to be operated in the Indian waters.

Conceptualized by Las Vegas interior designers and Advani Hotels, the unique feature of 'Casino Goa' is that it has been designed to meet international gaming standards. All operational details, including security arrangements, have been designed by the reputed Casinos Austria, which has opened over 200 casinos in 35 countries, and aboard 80 luxurious cruise liners in the world in their 30 years of operations.

This 215 ft. long cruise ship can comfortably accommodate 300 people. Docked at Panaji, the capital of Goa it promises an eventful evening out.

The Caravela sets out into the blazing sun, past the old secretariat (Adil Shah's Palace), Fort Aguada, the fishing boats and into the Arabian Sea. (Weather permitting). While sightseeing on the upper deck is invigorating, the more adventurous can enjoy American Roulette, Black Jack, Rummy, Stud Poker, Baccarat, Pontoon and Flash.

                       Punto Banco Baccarat                                                 Roullette

Players are dealt to by dealers specially trained (Under expatriate supervision) to conduct gaming sessions with internationally accepted standards.

For spectacular live gaming action, entertainment and thrill on Indian shores, there's just one place to drop anchor.

Casino Black Jack : Your goal as a blackjack player is to end up with a hand total that is closer to 21 than the dealers hand - without going over 21. If you go over 21 you lose the hand (In blackjack terms you have BUSTED your hand if you go above 21.)

Blackjack is a game where your hand only plays against the dealers hand - so whatever the other players at the table have is not really of importance (unless you are counting the cards that is).

After you have been dealt your first cards, you can choose to HIT and thereby get yet another card dealt to your hand, or to choose STAND and simply keep the cards that you already have - hoping the hand will be strong enough to beat the dealers hand.

After all the players have played their blackjack hands, the dealer players his hand out. The dealer always plays his hand according to fixed rules - no decision is left up to the dealer. The dealer must always follow the same dictated rules for how to play his hand. This would normally mean that the dealer must draw cards until his hand has a value of 17 - On most blackjack tables it says "Dealer Must Stand On All 17's" - as soon as he get to that total or above he cannot take any more cards.

Casino Baccarat : Baccarat is a game between a BANKER and a PLAYER. However in the casino you will see many players around the same baccarat table. This is because the baccarat players take turns acting as the Banker and Player, according to rules that may vary from casino to casino. Even if a player is not currently acting as the banker or player, they are still allowed to make bets on the currently active bank or player hands.

A game of baccarat starts out with the Bank and the Player being dealt two cards each by the casinos dealer, one card at a time. If one or both the hands has a total score of 8 or 9 - called a Natural - the cards are turned and the game is finished. If both hands have 9 or 8, it's a draw. If neither the Bank or the player has a Natural, the dealer will instruct the players on what to do according to certain predetermined rules. Because the rules are fixed and enforced by the dealer, it's possible to play baccarat without even knowing the exact rules of the game.

The player must always stand on 6 and 7 - and must draw another card if he has 1 to 5.

Casino Slot : While the slot machines of today have been developed in the image and style of the original machine prototype, they function via an entirely different system. Nowadays, the resulting symbol combinations are dictated by a computer chip inside the slot itself, rather than by the activity of the spinning reels.

Predetermined stopping points controlled by the computer chip are used to stop each reel, which in turn, are regulated by small, digitized bursts of electricity. Not like the currents of electricity which operate standard electric devices, the controlled bursts generated by the step motors are able to halt the spinning reels at exactly the right pre-appointed position.

Although this sounds like pre-programming, which it is, the pre-programming that involves the payout percentage of a machine is determined by another device - the random number generator (RNG). With the RNG in place, each spin of the reels has an equal chance of striking a big win.

With the RNG engaged, hundreds of numbers ranging from one to several billion are being generated each second. The number that is generated the exact millisecond a player presses the spin button or pulls the slot arm is the same number that will then be processed into a program that syncs the number with where the particular stopping point will be for each reel.

Other facilities
● 3 standard rooms & 2 suites
● 1 private gaming room
● Casino bar
● Safe deposit Lockers
● Open air swimming pool (seasonal)
● Air conditioned multi-cuisine buffet restaurant
● Below 18 yrs TV/video game room
● Toddlers room with trained Baby-sitter
● International safety standards maintained
● Shuttle service at regular intervals.
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Foreign currency, Travellers Cheques, and all major credit cards are accepted.
Dress: Smart casual