[miandsh2000]

my travel agent has been working on a poker cruise package for me. if anyone is interested in can email you a black and white flier or you can get the info off their website.

Some prelim. info --

4-Night Poker Cruise sailing from Galveston, TX
Daily Scheduled No Limit Holden Tournaments.

24Hr Cash Games - You Pick the Games & Limits!

PlayersCruise Championship Freeroll - Win a Cruise!

Daily FREE Instructional Seminars.

Catered Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner, Right to Your Table!

Heavily Padded Arm Chairs for those Long Sessions.

Professional Game Hosts Monitoring all Activities

*Average Cash Games: $1/$2 NL / $2/$5 NL / $3/$6/$12 Limit.

*Average Tournament Buy-in: $50 - $100.

*Tournament Structures: Sit&Go, Turbo, and Regular.

*Play whatever you want to play.

$ $ $ We Have A Limited Number Of Rooms * * BOOK NOW $ $ $

October 11, 2007 .. Play poker to your hearts content on this 4-night cruise aboard Carnivals' Ecstasy. Visit: Cozumel, Mexico .. Cruise special G0117.

Interior room .. $250 .. 3rd and/or 4th guest sharing room $80

Ocean view room .. $310 .. 3rd and/or 4th guest sharing room $100

Prices are per person, cruise only and based on double occupancy. Airfare is available from most US Cities, call for price quote. Government taxes & port service fees are $115.80 per person additional.


more info at:
http://www.sea4fun.com/specials_carnival.htm (at the bottom of page)

[Couga]

For that price, that sounds awesome. Same old story with me though. Have baby, no travel. In a couple years I am all over something like this.

Thanks for posting.
Couga

[UW85]

Originally Posted by Couga

For that price, that sounds awesome. Same old story with me though. Have baby, no travel. In a couple years I am all over something like this.

Thanks for posting.
Couga

Great time for sure -- but unless it's summer time I can't do it.

And Couga, this spring I'll float the Skagit River with ya in my 16' Lund -- we can play heads up until we hit the bay -- not quite a luxury cruise to Mexico but you might be able to squeeze that one in!

[Couga]

Originally Posted by UW85

Great time for sure -- but unless it's summer time I can't do it.

And Couga, this spring I'll float the Skagit River with ya in my 16' Lund -- we can play heads up until we hit the bay -- not quite a luxury cruise to Mexico but you might be able to squeeze that one in!

I'm in!

[Mr Meaner]

My brother and a friend just went on this cruise. They went because the poker director is a friend of ours. Brother said the poker was ok but not great and have a large rake.

[miandsh2000]

Originally Posted by Mr Meaner

My brother and a friend just went on this cruise. They went because the poker director is a friend of ours. Brother said the poker was ok but not great and have a large rake.

was that one of those couple hour cruises or with a large cruise line? heard that the rake on this one is more in line with what casinos take. trying to get a rake % from them now. the TA might now also - message into her now.

[miandsh2000]

Originally Posted by miandsh2000

was that one of those couple hour cruises or with a large cruise line? heard that the rake on this one is more in line with what casinos take. trying to get a rake % from them now. the TA might now also - message into her now.

just got this -

$5 Max Same as most non Vegas casinos.

found this info on AC - The standard rake is 10% up to $4. To promote games, this is sometimes lowered to 5% (still up to $4).

[Mr Meaner]

It left Galveston went to Cozumel and came back 4 day trip. Trust me it is the same cruise you are looking at.

The games were somewhat short-handed most times and most people playing bought in very short($40-$60) in a $200 buy-in game. Anyhow they started raking 10% up to $8 during the cruise. The poker room is owned/run separatly from the cruise line company and they set there own rakes, rules and policies.

[miandsh2000]

Originally Posted by Mr Meaner

It left Galveston went to Cozumel and came back 4 day trip. Trust me it is the same cruise you are looking at.

The games were somewhat short-handed most times and most people playing bought in very short($40-$60) in a $200 buy-in game. Anyhow they started raking 10% up to $8 during the cruise. The poker room is owned/run separatly from the cruise line company and they set there own rakes, rules and policies.

good to know. good thing poker isnt the only thing going on.

im hoping go get some critiques from the folks that go on the 7 sailings prior to mine.

[Mr Meaner]

Last weeks poker cruise from Thursday Dec1st thru Monday Dec 4 was the first one that they did. They should have some of the kinks worked out by the time your cruise comes up. I am not trying to pursuede you not to go its just they need to iron some things out to make it run smoother. I am going by what my brother told me. The poker director name is Mark, tell him John said hello when you go.