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[scorpius78]

Hi All Brothers,

Juz want to share some of the Departure and Arrival time of Omar and Royale Star. For Omar, they no longer operate from TMFT, all departure and arrivals from Harbor Front (HBC).

OMAR

Mon, Tue, Wed , Sat
Departure -> 9.10am, 10.25am, 11.55am, 12.40pm, 2.45pm, 5.30pm, 8.15pm
Arrival -> 7am, 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 8pm, 9.40pm

Fri, Sun
Departure -> *8.30am, 11.55am, 12.40pm, 2.45pm, 5.30pm, 8.15pm
Arrival -> 12.30pm, 3.30pm, 5.30pm, 8pm, 9.40pm

*Every Thurs 7.30pm CNW (HBC)
For arrival, it means time you left Omar via ferry, so you have to add around 1.5 hrs to find the time you reach HBC.

Royale (TMFT)

Mon, Thur, Sat
Departure -> 7.40am, 10am, 11.40am, 3.30pm, 8pm
Arrival -> 8.15am, 1.40pm, 3.55pm, 6.10pm, 8.15pm

Wed, Fri, Sun
Departure -> 11.40am, 3.30pm, 8pm
Arrival -> 3.55pm, 6.10pm, 8.15pm

Every Wed, Fri & Sun
-> HBC - R.Star @ 8.30am
CNW: Every Tue 7pm - 8am

The above information is accurate as of 9 Jun 07.
BTW, Omar has a new management and is now called "LongJie instead.

May post a FR later as I recently made my maiden voyage on OMARIII as of 09Jun. I may post some info to those newbies like me who are not veri sure of the whole system works. Eg. I only discover the difference between rolling chips and cash chips only aboard the ship.

Hope these info helps as I received a lot of tips juz by reading this thread.

[juan26]

bro scorpius,

tks for posting info on Omar too. will prob be my next cruise ship to attack the casinos on...looking forward to your FR on Omar, especially the casinos.

that's what this thread/forum is all about....bros helping bros!
cheers
juan

[mebirdie]

Originally Posted by justl00king

Are you saying Royale departs Tues and returns Wed direct from Harbourfront so no need to take ferry?

Where to book?

Yes. You are right.
Booking can be done when you reach there before 8pm. Many junkets will be around there.
Or you call MO, number provided by siba.

[SharkMan]

Originally Posted by scorpius78

Hi All Brothers,

Juz want to share some of the Departure and Arrival time of Omar and Royale Star....

Great sharing scorpius! Up you 5 points.

[justl00king]

Originally Posted by mebirdie

Yes. You are right.
Booking can be done when you reach there before 8pm. Many junkets will be around there.
Or you call MO, number provided by siba.

Thanks bro!

Hate taking the ferry if can board direct would be great.

Think I better go there to book no junket for me. I only bring small money to go play paiseh.

[scorpius78]

Hi All,

Just came back from work. As promised, I will be sharing my experience to OMAR III. My original intention is to take the last ferry on Friday evening. But suay sia, when I reach the Spore Cruise center @ around 7.25pm, they told me fully booked liao. Since I took a cab there, I dun feel like wasting my trip so I book the first ferry for the Sat morning. There is a counter on the extreme left after you go up the escalator. That counter seems to be dedicated to OMAR/Royale as they provide me with a slip of paper of all the schedules (As shared in my previous post). They also advised me to book in advance the next time to avoid similar circumstances.

Anyway, on Sat morning, I arrived 45 mins in advance as advised by them. You have to pay $50 bucks in advance (redeemable afterwards) and they will pass you the ferry ticket. Not sure if that is the norm for weekend but that sat is super crowded. Have a long queue juz to pass through the custom. The ferry is from wavemaster and the journey to the next ferry is around 45mins. The transit to the next ferry is basically a 10 seconds walk only @ the dock. The second ferry will take another 45 mins before it reach OMAR. On a sidenote, I realize that most (95%) of those going OMAR are the uncles and aunties in 40s, 50s and 60s. Therefore, I feel a bit out of place as I only in my late 20s.

Once aboard the ship, must surrender the passport first. For newbies like me, we will have to go to the counter (Deck 5) to exchange for the rolling chips. Pay another $250 and they will give u $300 woth of chips. First thing I do is walk around the ship to see see. They have 1 duty free shop, 1 health center (I tink onli operate in the evening), 1 restaurant(Link to jackpot machine room). Tat's all I remember. For more info of the facilities, refer to this link -> http://www.megasix.com/omar-star-cruise.htm

Food-wise, it is buffet style, juz take wat u want to eat and find a place to sit. For lunch, it's 11.30am to 2pm. Not sure of timing for other meals, will chk out next time. Also since I intend to return on the same day, never book a cabin. Not sure how to book and if it is free? Perhaps other brothers can share. Overall atmosphere is good and clean but of course not as gd as Star cruise star virgo.

The gaming area is split to jackpot and table games. They also have a vip area. Of course, I am a commoner so cannot play in vip area. No comments for the jackpot area as I never try. For tables games, most are baccarat. I tink around 3 roulette. Got another game not sure how it's played. I myself have always been a Blackjack or Pontoon gambler Never try other games before. There is no pontoon. 2 BlackJack tables (1 min bet $10, the other min $30), Though my average bet around $30, I sit @ the $10 table. Always feel uncomfortable sitting @ those tables with a higher minimum bet and my experience is that I tend to always win when I sit @ those with the lowest minimum bet.

Now to explain the difference between rolling chips and cash chips for those newbies like me (It took me 1.5 hr before I actually realize the difference). Rolling chips cannot be exchange for cash unlike cash chips. When u place yr bet in rolling chips, if you win they will pay u using cash chips. U may ask what's the point of doing this. In the entire area, there is a lot of rolling chip staff (Not sure wat they are called) standing around the area. When I first bought my ferry ticket with mike, there is a grp down there who cater specially for mike. They actually approach me and even know my name. The first step is to open an "account" with them. They will pass you a card which you will pass to them each time you change the cash chips to rolling chips. The incentive for this is that they will give you a 1% extra at the end of the day. Eg, I always place my bet in rolling chips, all my winning is in cash chips. I will change my cash chips with them in exchange for rolling chips. If I change $1000 worth of cash chips with rolling chips. At the end of the day, I will get additional $10 extra(1%). They are all over the place and you can recognise them easily. They also help me to book my return ferry for me. One thing to note is that for OMAR, you can only bet in multiples of $10. No $25, $15. Most of the dealers are from China or Indo. Few of them are very chio in my opinion. Anyway, my motive is to gamble so did not bother to make small talk with them.

At the end of the whole session, win around $300, and took the ferry home. To exchange yr winning with cash, juz approach the rolling staff with your rolling card. They will calculate the 1% for you plus all the remaining cash chips that you have. still feel that my explaination of the rolling chip not very clear but not sure how to describe it better. If anyone has any query, can juz post them I will try my very best to answer with my limited knowledge.

That's all. Hope you guys are not bored by my long-winded FR.

[The Great Him]

Not at all. Please keep up the good work bro! Having a really nice day reading your post.

[justl00king]

Anyone going HENG HENG today...?

[mebirdie]

Originally Posted by justl00king

Anyone going HENG HENG today...?

You going for Heng Heng or Just Looking around

[Clit_LickeR]

Originally Posted by mebirdie

You going for Heng Heng or Just Looking around

bro, can ask you 1 question or not huh?
how to book the rm huh? and how much issit overnite?
wanna bring my gf there and bonk like Tits-tanic...
cos i 101% not into and dun gamble...
and passport will not be 'chopped'...

[alphalaw]

Originally Posted by Clit_LickeR

bro, can ask you 1 question or not huh?
how to book the rm huh? and how much issit overnite?
wanna bring my gf there and bonk like Tits-tanic...
cos i 101% not into and dun gamble...
and passport will not be 'chopped'...

go for the real cruise better...
inside those ship the rooms..... is cmi mostly.

u need those cruises providing good bathroom...inside can hanky panky also who knows how "she" feel when u bring her to a poor-conditioned environment (room)....

Cheers.
ALph.

[Clit_LickeR]

Originally Posted by alphalaw

go for the real cruise better...
inside those ship the rooms..... is cmi mostly.

u need those cruises providing good bathroom...inside can hanky panky
Cheers.
ALph.

But hor, i heard the normal cruise passport got kena 'chopped' leh...
If (let's assume) passport never kena 'chopped', issit 2days 1 nite? how much per pax huh?
My CO leaving the shores soon... can bring my 'Tirak' on board...

[khoon1]

Originally Posted by Clit_LickeR

But hor, i heard the normal cruise passport got kena 'chopped' leh...
If (let's assume) passport never kena 'chopped', issit 2days 1 nite? how much per pax huh?
My CO leaving the shores soon... can bring my 'Tirak' on board...

So now you bring triak to cruise??

[justl00king]

Originally Posted by mebirdie

You going for Heng Heng or Just Looking around

Wanted to heng heng but not so heng.

Still not too bad end up even.

[alphalaw]

Originally Posted by Clit_LickeR

But hor, i heard the normal cruise passport got kena 'chopped' leh...
If (let's assume) passport never kena 'chopped', issit 2days 1 nite? how much per pax huh?
My CO leaving the shores soon... can bring my 'Tirak' on board...

u bring go this poor quality room cruise, also got chop. at the batam custom.

Even worse leh.... "Batam" quite sensitive word.
get rolling cash = free room. pay for the ferry fee nia (can claim back one). ;p look at the above messages for rates its all there.
still want to dissuade u bring there pia.

Alp.