didn't play on cruise

i went on a cruise with family for our dads 70th birthday. my brother and i e-mailed royal carribeans casino asking about texas holdem.. they said there was a 50 dollar tourney..we were looking forward to playing. when we got there we checked into it ..the tourney turned out to be a 100 dollar buy-in with rebuy and only the winner would get a buy in to a 100,000 satelite. we didn't play...i read there pamplet for holdem. it said 1-2 blinds figured we could play it was supposed to be limit..went to the table and watched..they changed the game to no limit holdem 100 dollars to sit down 1-2 blinds sounds good...one guy kept raising to at least 50 dollars pre-flop...watched,he played k 4 offsuit and rivered a fush . then he raised pre-flop 80 with q 3 floped q rivered 3 and won...he played the whole time 5 days we didn't play....the rake was 10%

Sharks in the water, and sharks at the tables. Care to tell us which cruise line to avoid if the gambling action is of concern ? I've heard stories like this before from other folks who have been on cruises.

10% rake is definitely steep. Nice to have a captive audience, eh ??

All it takes is that one little disclaimer somewhere in the tour contract that states "all events, schedules and promotions are subject to change without notice".

BTW - I guess the line could be Royal Carribean .. ?? or are they part of a larger cruise promoter .. ?

The cruise line was royal carribean the boat was gradure of the seas we left out of tampa to casimel mexico and belize.....seemed like a big tourist trap. captive aboard over priced drinks and gifts.