Lunar New Year is an exclusive, invite-only casino promotional event  in which invited guests will have the opportunity to try their luck with a secret red envelope with guaranteed bonus free play  and the chance to win a piece of $8,880 in hot seat prizes during the duration of each of the qualifying Lunar New Year event cruises.

Invited guests will pick their own luck by drawing a red envelope ranging between $100 and $1,000 in casino free play upon boarding their Lunar New Year cruise. Invited guests will be able to collect entries based on the number of points earned on slot and table play. The more entries earned, the higher the chances to get selected into the Lunar New Year drawings. Each voyage will have a total of $8,880 in drawings divided between 10 lucky winners.

There will only be 10 winners for the drawings; however, you have opportunities to win bonus free play when you draw your lucky red envelope.

Entries are earned based on slot and table play in the casino on the Lunar New Year event cruises. Every 10 points earned on table or slot play earns you 1 entry into the event. Entries are not limited.

Table points will be updated once a day and invited guests can check with the host on how many points they have accumulated. For slot play, invited guests can check the machine’s display where you tap your Medallion® to load your Player Bank.

You have to be an invited guest and play in the casino during the hours of the event.

7-day Western Caribbean with Mexico sailing on 2/21/2026 on Star Princess®.

7-day Mexican Riviera sailing on 2/28/2026 on Royal Princess®.

11-day Mexican Riviera sailing on 3/07/2026 on Ruby Princess®.

16-day Hawaiian Islands sailing on 3/08/2026 on Emerald Princess®.

Invited players will be selected randomly on select cruise days. Guests must be present at the casino. The event itinerary will inform invited guests when drawings and other events will occur.

Yes, participants may win more than a hot seat prize as long as they play during the duration of the event.  Hot seat prizes will be equally distributed between 10 lucky winners.

Only invited guests will have the opportunity to choose one red envelope. The free play inside the envelope will only accumulate in the invited guests Player Bank.

Neither points or entries can be combined with family members or anyone else. Each participant must earn their own entries.

No, at the end of each sailing, your points expire. Points from previous sailings cannot be carried over nor combined.

No one is ensured to be a guaranteed winner. You must sail & play as an invited guest on one of the Lunar New Year event cruises. The more points you earn, the more entries you will accumulate for the event.

All free play has to be used before the sailing ends.