Player's Cruise Sept 20-25

moosemoose
in Brick & Mortar Casino Talk
http://playerscruise.com/saildates/sep-20-08.html

$334 for an inside cabin for 5 days. Good price.

At this point I am 80% sure I am taking this cruise. Just putting it out there in case any other forumers want to come along.

Options may include driving down, hitting other casinos along the way.

Comments

  • captiuscaptius
    This looks very tantalizing.... I think I might go in September.... just have to find a cheap way to get across country lol
  • ReefAquariumReefAquarium
    I went on a RC cruise.
    It featured the worst poker dealers I've ever seen.
    They didn't even know how to pitch cards...
    More than half the time they awarded the pot to the wrong person.
    That didn't matter much since the rake was so high there was no way the game could be even remotely profitable.
    The rake was 10% max $15.
    The max buyin was $500 on a 2/5 table.
    The pit didn't know anything better.
    They ran a $80 buy in tournament but could not say what the prize was for winning (apparently some kind of sat to tourney for cruise)

    I'd check to see if the people running the poker can at least name 2 letters in the word "poker"

    My advice.

    Bring a set of chips and cards and set up your own game in the card lounge.
    Before you go find out how much the rake is in the 1/3NL and 3/6 cash games. Ask how much they rake off the $40 and $100 tournaments?

    Remember you can't up and go to another casino when you're at sea, and online is way too expensive via the $3/min charges.
  • schabsschabs
    This looks like a good time, 330$ for 5 days on a ship...plus poker BR, some site seeing etc. I might have to check it out.......if i could find a cheap way to get to florida.
  • westside8westside8
    $330 for a 5 day cruise isn't bad on its own even without poker

    Schabs, I have seen sales of seats that flys to Ft. Lauderdale from Pearson, or even Buffalo for about $250 or less on rare days...so its not too bad
  • schabsschabs
    Anything out of western canada that you know of? I'm one of few forumers from the west.
  • moosemoose
    ReefAquarium wrote: »
    I went on a RC cruise.
    It featured the worst poker dealers I've ever seen.
    They didn't even know how to pitch cards...
    More than half the time they awarded the pot to the wrong person.
    That didn't matter much since the rake was so high there was no way the game could be even remotely profitable.
    The rake was 10% max $15.
    The max buyin was $500 on a 2/5 table.
    The pit didn't know anything better.
    They ran a $80 buy in tournament but could not say what the prize was for winning (apparently some kind of sat to tourney for cruise)

    I'd check to see if the people running the poker can at least name 2 letters in the word "poker"

    My advice.

    Bring a set of chips and cards and set up your own game in the card lounge.
    Before you go find out how much the rake is in the 1/3NL and 3/6 cash games. Ask how much they rake off the $40 and $100 tournaments?

    Remember you can't up and go to another casino when you're at sea, and online is way too expensive via the $3/min charges.

    Before you start trashing my thread why don't you go and actually read the website first? This has nothing to do with RC. Player's cruise has their own private cardroom with their own dealers.

    I suppose if you didn't like their cardroom THEN you could go and play in RC's casino.
  • moosemoose
    Juice on the $220s is $40. Cash games 10% up to $6.
  • captiuscaptius
    Yeah it would be nice to find a cheap way out to the East from Westren Canada.... I am in BC so it is going to cost me an arm and a leg just to get out there lol... but if I can find a way I am so getting on that ship
  • aj10101aj10101
    captius wrote: »
    Yeah it would be nice to find a cheap way out to the East from Westren Canada.... I am in BC so it is going to cost me an arm and a leg just to get out there lol... but if I can find a way I am so getting on that ship

    I flew out of nanaimo for $220 one way about a year ago. But that was only 3 weeks ahead of time. If you are booking now, you should be able to get $180 or thereabouts
  • actyperactyper
    I would at least upg to the ocean view. Only a little bit more and will be worth it to help sea sickness.
  • ReefAquariumReefAquarium
    moose wrote: »
    Before you start trashing my thread why don't you go and actually read the website first? This has nothing to do with RC. Player's cruise has their own private cardroom with their own dealers.

    I suppose if you didn't like their cardroom THEN you could go and play in RC's casino.

    Sorry,

    I stand corrected.

    It was not my intention to trash your thread, just to warn of the problems that I've had on the Rc cruise I went on.
  • captiuscaptius
    Alright thanks... I will definitley look into that and see what kind of figures I can come up with
  • MarcoGDMarcoGD
    Managed to get a few couples interested in going, but after contacting the coordinator (John Smiley) learned that the September cruise has been cancelled due to lack of interest. The May one is still a go though, but it'll be the only one for '08.
  • moosemoose
    Yeah the link is gone. :(
  • actyperactyper
    fyi just read this about RC cruises

    Royal Poker Tournament
    From now until August 2008, all sailings will feature a Texas Hold 'em Poker qualifying tournament with a chance to win a cruise on Freedom of the Seas and play in the Final Royal Poker Tournament for a jackpot estimated at over $100,000! For more information, call (888) 561-2234 or email us at clubroyale@rccl.com.
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