Casino fun on the Valor

Ok, here goes...

I'll be on the Valor in 8 weeks. I have a few quick questions for anyone that has been recently. It's been a few years since I went on a cruise, and even more since out of Galveston.

How is the action on the craps table? I remember the Carnival ships usually had $5 Min, and the awful x2 odds for pass line bets. I'm curious how the table was? Elbow to elbow, table to myself, slow newbie action, or just your run of the mill craps action?....

On to blackjack.....

How is the tournament setup. I don't need a full blog, but just the basics. Buy in, usual number of entries, structure, payout, rebuys?

I read the cash games have a 6/5 payout over the 3/2... again increasing house odds. Will they let you play multiple hands? I understand 'no' at a full table. At an empty table will I be able to play more than one hand at a time?

Finally Poker....

I'll ask someone again on the ship to confirm, but is it true they rake up to %15 on the poker tables? Electronic tables at that..... And what's the word on the poker tournaments? Payout? Blind structure?

The house edge is so high in all of this, it seems I should just enjoy the loud noises and occasional quarters in the quarter machine.

Thanks in advance.

I'm going in 10 days. Try to get answers for you.

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Ok, here goes...

 

I'll be on the Valor in 8 weeks. I have a few quick questions for anyone that has been recently. It's been a few years since I went on a cruise, and even more since out of Galveston.

 

How is the action on the craps table? I remember the Carnival ships usually had $5 Min, and the awful x2 odds for pass line bets. I'm curious how the table was? Elbow to elbow, table to myself, slow newbie action, or just your run of the mill craps action?....

 

 

Thanks in advance.

HHHHHEEEEELLLLLLLLLLOOOOO chut_da_chut: On all six lines owned by Carnival Cruises on the craps table it is a $5 minimum bet with double odds. It is not so bad. On RCCL they allow single odds. Celebrity and NCL have 3x-4x-5x odds. Two times odds aren't so bad. How many people play depends on the trip from cruise to cruise. Don't know about the poker tournaments. Do know they use a poker pro which is almost like playing at a slot machine. The best game in the house is at the craps table.

I just left the. Aloe in December in the cruise out of Galveston. A lot of newbies.. Black jack tournament was good. If I remember there was no rebuy. You only get 500 chips and 7 hands. If you want to do another round is $20. Craps was the most fun because carnival had a lot of $5 tables. I did earn a bounce back and drinks on is but it was on the last day of the cruise. Spent a lot of time there lol poker was video poker. Not my speed

I just left the. Aloe in December in the cruise out of Galveston. A lot of newbies.. Black jack tournament was good. If I remember there was no rebuy. You only get 500 chips and 7 hands. If you want to do another round is $20. Craps was the most fun because carnival had a lot of $5 tables. I did earn a bounce back and drinks on is but it was on the last day of the cruise. Spent a lot of time there lol poker was video poker. Not my speed

Thanks for the information. I am leaving on the Valor (or as your autocorrect calls it the "Aloe" lol) next week.

Quick question did you notice if there was a slots tourney?

Also, if I may ask at what point level did you earn the comps?

Thanks so much :)

Have had the pleasure to enjoy:

Carnival Celebration 07

Carnival Victory 16

Carnival Valor 17