ByByeAmericanPie

Jim...cruising Carnival Vista June 8th out of Galveston.

See you on board

 

 

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Very cool! Glad you booked. Shoot me an email byebyamericanpie@gmail.com

Outstanding!

If you would like to talk more, you can email me at byebyamericanpie@gmail.com

Hope you book! Solo is really a lot of fun!

Bump! :)

Bump!

It is against the rules to ask for room-mates this way.

Perhaps you should read my post a little more closely....did I ask for a roommate? No.

61 years young single male traveling solo. Would like to meet a female companion to perhaps share dinners, shore time, some drinks and shows. Anyone? If you like I would be glad to email you a picture or link to my social media page.

Carnival Magic 3/25/17 and 4/1/17 B2B. Single male, 61, good shape. Willing to send picture or link to my social media page if wanted.

61 years young single male traveling solo. Would like to meet a female companion to perhaps share dinners, shore time, some drinks and shows. Anyone? If you like I would be glad to email you a picture or link to my social media page.

Pick 1 or 2 favorite waiters/waitresses, tip them nicely and you can order pretty much anything you want...

what do you mean by line hand (oh dear now im showing my ignorance lol)

Its the line at which you make a decision to play or fold. Less than Q-6-4 you fold, Q-6-4 or better you play. I stick to this rule 100% of the time and overall, I win more than I lose.

Sheldon is right, Q-8 or better is the hand to play in 3-card. Every reference I have seen (on line and otherwise) has given this as the hand to play to minimize the house odds.

In 3 card, Q-6-4 is the line hand. Go to a website called Wizard of odds.

I would not recommend posting your e-mail address.

Do what I do...use a free gmail address specifically for Cruise Critic stuff. This way you can post your email without any problems.

Just got off the Carnival Dream...they gave me $150 to start and I took them for $1800 on 3 Card Poker. A good cruise indeed!

May 24, May 26 and May 31, all on the Carnival Glory! Time to relax and dance!

Music Asia is on the Liberty right now. We just got off a 7 day and they were awesome! Does anyone know if they have a Facebook page?

56/M straight, traveling the Carnival Liberty on 9/15/12

Ok thanks. I will probably start off play conservatively and see how loose and aggressive are the players. I am actually getting tired of playing without real money because there are a lot of people that make wild bets and usually will stay in the hand no matter what.

And therein is the difference between online free poker (aka BINGO) and real poker.

I have been on cruises before, but never have gambled. Recently I have been playing a lot of online poker (not for real money). I have never played poker in a casino. I have an upcoming cruise where I want to try my hand at some texas hold em. From what I understand the ship will be using electronic poker with no dealer. That is fine with me since that is what I am use to. A couple questions-

 

1. What is the level of play on cruise ships. Am I am going to be over my head? I have done pretty well online, but that wasn't for real money so people probably played a lot different.

 

2. My last cruise I didn't gamble but I did notice most of the time I walked by the poker table not very many people were playing (0-4). Is that typical?

 

3. Is carribean or 3 card poker worth playing? It seems like playing against the house is usually a losing proposition so I prefer to play against real people on equal footing

 

4. Are the texas holdem games all "no limit" or are there limit tables?

 

thx

1. Level of play varies. You do have those people who cruise exclusively to play. These tend to be the better players at the table. The play is MUCH different than online play even though it is the same game, play for real money is much different.

2. Depends on the ship. I have seen both. Sometimes a full table all day every day...other ships other times sparse play. Its a hit and miss.

3. Between Caribbean Stud and 3 Card Poker I much prefer 3 Card. Better odds for the player against the house. In fact, depending on the pay table for Pair Plus, the house advantage can be as low as ~2.7%. 3 Card is easy if you follow the simple rule of Q-6-4 or better you play, less you fold although if you play with Q or better its not that much different.

4. All of the Hold-em tables I have seen on cruise ships are no limit. Although you can only bet a max of what you have on the table, if you bust you can keep your seat and refill if you so desire.

From John Heald...

American Navy Bean Soup

© by CCL Hotel Operations

Yield = 10 Servings

Ingredients

Code Name Quantity:

Beef Stock 2 QT

Red Wine Vinegar 1 tsp

Salt to taste

Black Pepper to taste

Bay Leaf 1

Navy Beans 12 oz

Chopped Parsley 1 tsp

Fresh Oregano 1 sprig

Chopped Onions 4 oz

Chopped Garlic ½ oz

Diced Celery ½ cup

Diced Carrots ½ cup

Diced Leeks ½ cup

Fresh Thyme 1 sprig

Olive Oil 1 tasp

Procedure

Soak navy beans in water for 10 - 12 hours.

Sauté garlic, bay leaf, onions, carrots and celery in oil for a few minutes.

Boil beans in beef stock, add vegetables.

Simmer for two to three hours.

Season with salt and pepper.

Finish with red wine vinegar, chopped parsley, thyme and oregano.

Does anyone know of a website that watches cruise fares? i.e. you enter the cruise and cabin class you want and they notify you of a price drop.

thank goodness that most folks buy the drinks, "artwork", overpriced shore excursions, and the poor odds casino they cause the fares for the rest of us who do not do these overpriced activities to be a screaming buy

re casino...the odds are "poor" only if you play slots or certain table games. The slots are usually loose on the first night then they tighten them up for the remainder of the cruise. Other games can be quite lucrative if played correctly. I usually average $1000 to $2000 per cruise in my pocket when the week is over.

LMAO...you youngsters. My first computer was a Singer 4k