I like to play poker on cruise ships

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Every year my family and I go on a short 3-6 day cruise. The casinos always have those poker tables.
My goal is always to make my vacation ticket money back.
Out of 5 times I did it twice. It makes for an interesting cruise.

btw. I usually spend about $2000 in tickets and I normally have about $250 to as my bankrool.
 
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Whatever floats your boat:D
 
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Every year my family and I go on a short 3-6 day cruise. The casinos always have those poker tables.
My goal is always to make my vacation ticket money back.
Out of 5 times I did it twice. It makes for an interesting cruise.

btw. I usually spend about $2000 in tickets and I normally have about $250 to as my bankrool.

This should go in the beats, brags and challenges section mate
 
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Have you ever tried going on one of those cardplayer cruises? ive been curious about them for some time
 
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Nothing wrong with playing with playing Poker on cruise ships ...I do it way too much.. You can play daily stngs tourneys or nightly cash tables...either or its fun and can be profitable..
 
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Every year my family and I go on a short 3-6 day cruise .
My mother goes on Cruises all the time & says she loves it. You guys are so lucky.

We dont have a lot of spending money, so the Poker/gambling Cruise has been added to the Bucket List.
 
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I played on my last cruise during our travel days. My wife always wants me to go play, and sometimes I do, often I tell her nah I'd rather hang out with her. But this day she had something to run off to so I sat down.

Oh...my...god

I hadn't seen such bad players since the early days of online poker. Grabbed over 1000bb in ~10 hours. Playing on cruises is +++EV
 
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i have only done it once, and found the play frustrating ie string bets etc, and the dealers didnt seem competent
 
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Only been on one cruise, but it had a casino on it and the poker tables were automated so no dealer. Between bj and poker I did well, didn't pay for the cruise itself but did manage to cover our expenses like all the photo's and stuff that were taken that the wife wanted and had fun doing it.

It was a fun cruise too, hope it won't be my last :D
 
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I never went to any casino to play poker a live, i think that can be beatifull
 
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sounds like fun to poor here to go on a cruise plus don't think i wasnt to be that far from land
 
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All the cruises that I went, the casinos were not nice, the poker tables also. Always had only a few players, not too fun.
 
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Not sure I'd be spending my time couped up in the ship if I was to ever take a cruise. But I could see how it could make things interesting. And it is probably a way better bet than playing slots (cruise ships have slots, right?) $250 seems kinda slim for a bankroll for that many days, assuming the cheapest limit is $1/$2. Best of luck in paying for your trip at the tables. Where are you guys going on the cruise?
 
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Agreed with waterboy. You can play poker anytime. If I'm on a cruise I'm enjoying that cruise! Not stuck at the tables the whole time haha!
 
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Cruises are soooo much fun!!!! Last time I went on one the only poker I attempted to play was black jack which I did poorly. Hubby played the roulette he did fairly well.

Maybe next time I go, they will have a holdem table :)
 
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Thats very nice :D I want to go on a cruise now also! Never tought of it, but playing poker at a cruise is prety awesome. Next time i'm on a cruise ill check it out!
 
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Whatever floats your boat:D

Yes - going off-topic but i just saw your quote: Don't hate the donkey... Hate the game. To be honnest, one of the best poker quotes i've ever seen lol. Is it your quote?
 
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Wife always has some event on the boat that is a must attend so do not get much poker time. Will try harder,
 
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Yes - going off-topic but i just saw your quote: Don't hate the donkey... Hate the game. To be honnest, one of the best poker quotes i've ever seen lol. Is it your quote?

Yes, I thought of it myself. I'm missing that sig. Might go back to it in the near future.
 
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Not a bad way to subsidize a trip. No reason not to mix business with pleasure.
 
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Nothing wrong with playing Poker on cruise ships ...I do it way too much.. You can play daily stngs tourneys or nightly cash tables...either or its fun and can be profitable..

This sounds great! Any cruiselines inparticular you would suggest?
 
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but have never played. but would not mind) because it's great sea and poker is cool!
 
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Isn't the rake a bit much?
 
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This sounds great! Any cruiselines inparticular you would suggest?

We've only gone Carnival (cheapest) and they have just a couple of those automated tables, 1/2, people buying in with $40. Maybe other lines have an older/gambling crowd.
 
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