AIBL bridge at sea

[Lonedaddy]

Just received an email from regent about bridge at sea.  I've played awhile back and still play "euchre" (I know it's not bridge, just a simple man's version) but my wife hasn't.  It says there are instructors on board, will they have a beginning type class or offering.  Just curious I'd love to get her to play without having to teach her.  It will be onboard our Auckland to Bali explorer cruise.

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[John Cruise]

If your cruise has lots of sea days you will have

bridge lessons.

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[Hearthosesteeldrumsplayin]

When we did a transatlantic last year, they had bridge lessons and broke the group up depending on the player's experience level.  So, yes, a total newbie would be accommodated.

[PhD-iva]

I sailed on Mariner’s 3 November LA to Lima cruise (fabulous!), and bridge lessons were given every sea day. The schedule went something like this: 10AM beginner lesson, 11AM intermediate lesson, 1:30 - 4:00 PM Duplicate play. Sometimes it was possible to play rubber bridge in the afternoon instead of duplicate.

The lessons were bad & good. Its a crap shoot whether the instructors are good or not. On Mariner, they were so-so but they were very nice and tried hard to please. That’s better than the previous year on Oceania Riviera’s November TA Rome to Miami. That instructor was AWFUL, and he just didn’t care. I wrote extensively on that end of cruise survey. The instructors on Mariner tried hard, so they got a pass from me - no bad comments.

Enjoy your cruise!

[Lonedaddy]

On 12/5/2022 at 2:28 PM, John Cruise said:

If your cruise has lots of sea days you will have

bridge lessons.

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9 full sea days - DW might be an expert when we get done

[annapolitan369]

We were on the Explorer t/a Lisbon -Miami just before Covid was recognized and I played in the duplicate daily.  It was actually a good game with quite a few excellent players and run very well.  Helped to make the journey enjoyable.

[bitob]

I just got off Splendor.  10 sea days.  10 days of duplicate.