Cruise Casinos
Also, the poker dealers were absolute idiots, with little knowledge of the game.
Here's my full review.
although if PG Dan were captain he might make you walk the plank for not pointing out the dealer error.
Naa just buy him some drinks and he will be betting right next to you. WOW DID BET THE MAX TIP WELL and wire the money to yourself when you got to a foreign port .......no more details they may call you and ask for the money back.Quote: sodawatermy cruise also had super inexperienced dealers on the craps game. i've mentioned this before, but they would forget to move any come bets to the rolled number quite a bit of time. One of the dealers apparently thought that the come bet lost on 2, 3, 12, and won on 7, 11, and pushed on anything else. that's a massive advantage if you stay silent.
although if PG Dan were captain he might make you walk the plank for not pointing out the dealer error.
Quote: WizardI've been on the Norwegian Star twice. The first time they barred me from blackjack. The video poker was terrible. The poker game had a very high rake, I think 10%, with a high cap. The same bunch of players were there most of the time, about half very loose recreational players, and the other half solid players taking their money. Blackjack as least paid 3-2. There were also some good coupons in the fun book.
Were you barred after they saw you play or before?
Anyone ever get a cruise comped from play on the cruise? Is this hard?
The only cruise 'comps' I have ever received were a nice tee shirt, a baseball cap, and a few drinks from the casino bosses. I've asked for a beer on the house, and I have had them offered to me.
The best comp was from the Celebrity casino manager who was acting as the boxman for one of my late craps session. I closed the casino, and he asked me to stick around while he took care of some things. When he was done, we went to the casino bar and he had the bartender pull down some fancy bottle and pour us a couple of shots. It was some really high priced stuff, and man was it good. When I asked what we were drinking and what it went for, he laughed and said "you don't want to know".
Quote: rainmanWere you barred after they saw you play or before?
He was spreading $50/$500 and they tried to throw
him overboard.
Quote: WizardI've been on the Norwegian Star twice. The first time they barred me from blackjack. The video poker was terrible. The poker game had a very high rake, I think 10%, with a high cap. The same bunch of players were there most of the time, about half very loose recreational players, and the other half solid players taking their money. Blackjack as least paid 3-2. There were also some good coupons in the fun book.
You should try Star Cruises here in Asia.
The BJ here with CSM and their European BJ rules has a 0.50% HA.
They give you 1 point per hour for $10 table. For every 12 points they give you 1 free cabin night. Assuming 100 round per hour it will cost you $5 per point or $60 for 12 points for 1 free night.
That is cheaper than living in the US and/or you could come here for a long long stay.
This is why I am on their ship about 1 week every month. Get bored if stay too long.
A good way to make money on a cruise ship is definitely hold em. The fish are everywhere and taking them down is quite easy actually.
VP is not great and the slots should be avoided at all costs.
Some of the dealers are hot but they aren't interested in passengers, mostly :)
Have fun
Perhaps we are on the way back to the days when transAtlantic steamers issued notices about men being careful with whom they played cards. Some fifty grand losses had lead to suicides but one con man did well be telling his mark "No, I won't play with you, I'm a professional card shark". Then on the last night of the voyage... he relented and did play with his new found friend. Skinned and gutted him ... knowingly.Quote: TomspurA good way to make money on a cruise ship is definitely hold em. The fish are everywhere and taking them down is quite easy actually.
Quote: FleaStiffPerhaps we are on the way back to the days when transAtlantic steamers issued notices about men being careful with whom they played cards. Some fifty grand losses had lead to suicides but one con man did well be telling his mark "No, I won't play with you, I'm a professional card shark". Then on the last night of the voyage... he relented and did play with his new found friend. Skinned and gutted him ... knowingly.
But int hose days if you didn't like the beating you took, you simply pulled out your six shooter from the your belt and plugged a good few holes in your opponent. Kinda like putting a brick in your glove and slapping him in the face......REAL HARD! :)
Now THAT'S funny!Quote: RaleighCrapsI get my meals comp'd every day of the cruise. Happens on every cruise.
Grand Princess, Princess Cruises.
One digital poker table.
Minimal VP.
Slots are mostly current generation, penny denom.
No machine version of table games. (Maybe a GK-style BJ mixed in there, but nothing like the big standalone units. Didn't even see a single-user digital roulette machine.)
One of those weird Gamblit "social gambling" tables.
A few arcade game style units, like Key Master and coin pushers.
Can't give exact rules or table limits as they're not open yet and some signage isn't in place.
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Years ago, I had some great experiences playing live poker, with a dealer, against others in the ship casino. Very beatable games.
More recently, I have not seen live poker games, only electronic poker games, where you all sit at a table with video screens and all the cards and money is done electronically -it felt like on-line poker. After playing it awhile, I realized that the rake was 15% -which is incredibly bad. If you bet, someone calls and you win, you win only 1.7 to 1. I pointed this out to other players at the table at that time, and everyone immediately tightened up and only bet killer premium hands. Basically it sucked mightily. Almost better to play Keno, lol.
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Quote: gordonm888I would echo previous comments. Recently, on Royal Carribean, you had to play $50 minimum BJ to get 3/2 on blackjack. But always: inexperienced dealers everywhere. Shop around, you will see some odd things in a Cruise Ship casino and maybe there will be a pony in the pile somewhere.
Years ago, I had some great experiences playing live poker, with a dealer, against others in the ship casino. Very beatable games.
More recently, I have not seen live poker games, only electronic poker games, where you all sit at a table with video screens and all the cards and money is done electronically -it felt like on-line poker. After playing it awhile, I realized that the rake was 15% -which is incredibly bad. If you bet, someone calls and you win, you win only 1.7 to 1. I pointed this out to other players at the table at that time, and everyone immediately tightened up and only bet killer premium hands. Basically it sucked mightily. Almost better to play Keno, lol.
Never mind I have erased my original comment because I was wrong I think
