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Originally Posted by bosox15
I flopped set under set, straight under straight and flush under flush each for a full $200 buy-in yet I still broke even on the week.
My husband isn't crazy about cruising like I am. I sometimes go alone, sometimes he goes with me but deals poker (two Cardplayer cruises). Sometimes he goes just because our best friend loves cruising, like me, and he wants to pal along.
Anyway, I remember our first Poker Pro cruise. A couple of reps from PP were there. They were installing two tables in the lobby (yeah, the lobby of the actual boat, the Carnival Spirit, right where you embark, it was awesome, they were constantly filled). We got some freebies, lots of comps, etc.
Point to the story is, we have sailed on that ship about three times since, and it's always packed to the gills. Since it is right in the ship's lobby, adjacent to the casino, and the only poker on board it is super juicy. Mostly my husband has taken to playing constantly. I have been on Spirit six times (all 8-day/night cruises, all to the same places, lol). Most of those have had the PP tables. The first was a CP cruise so no PP. One was a B2B which is awesome except that it's more dull than I thought during turnover day. Oh, I got away from the point. The point is that my husband plays those tables during the 8 days and usually makes our fare and expenses or better! Yes, even given the horrible rake.
Also, Carnival can be insanely cheap. I remember the 2nd of my B2B cruises. It was that perfect week that starts either on Thanksgiving or the day after. That week no one except the Canuck's want to go. I got 8-days/nights for $250 pp. That is cheaper than we live at home (now you know why I've been on Spirit so much. I don't even really like Carnival, nor the Spirit, it's just so cheap). The most I think I ever paid for a Spirit cruise was $400, I believe, and that is when I first went on her, during a CP cruise in 2005, when Glenn dealt poker, so it was kind of BOGO free. And yes, it sucked.
On a good note, I met my best female friend on the Spirit. She worked for Carnival for 8 years. She is a Croatian and no longer works for Carnival, but lives on her home island in Croatia and we are still best buddies.