Bridge players

[trlagt]

Looking for information about bridge on Oceania.  Do they have organized games with ACBL directors and lessons?  Hearing people's experiences would be appreciated.  Thanks

[LHT28]

they do have some cruises  with the ACBL instructors

https://www.oceaniacruises.com/special-offers/bridge-cruises

 

but most  cruises you will find bridge players

[Woofa]

Played last month on Riviera.  Showed up at 1:30 on the first sea day at Polo and they had equipment for bridge and Mah-jong. Nobody ran this, we just arrived and sat down with others.   Friendly and casual, our group of four ended up playing about 2 1/2 hours then we met again on each of the two remaining sea days.  I would consider myself a beginner and the people I played with were friendly, easy going and happy just to play.  We enjoyed seeing them throughout our voyage elsewhere on the ship and even ended up having dessert one night in the MDR with one.  Our group changed partners each time and we enjoyed playing to the point where we barely even kept score.  Of course I am sure other tables were more competitive.  These were small groups, maybe three tables each bridge and Mah-jong.

I had learned to play in college and gone thirty years until last month.

Edited February 12, 2023 by Woofa

[trlagt]

Anyone play in games run by directors? Wondering how many tables these games have.  Thanks

[OhState1]

Any Euchre games? Letting my midwestern flag fly here.  🙂

[FlyerTalker]

10 hours ago, trlagt said:

Anyone play in games run by directors? Wondering how many tables these games have.  Thanks

 

Completely depends on the mix of passengers aboard.  And that's not known until the ship sails.

[jwindham]

The only consistent I have seen is that usually on Transatlantic trips they have a formal bridge instructor and then play of duplicate or just regular in the afternoons. This is definitely on sea days but sometimes based on time in port can be another day too. They had that on the Marina both last spring going over to Europe and coming back in the late fall. Julia

[NeedToChill]

On 2/12/2023 at 11:02 PM, OhState1 said:

Any Euchre games? Letting my midwestern flag fly here.  🙂

 

I bet if you can find Canadians on your cruise they would play Euchre, at least if they're from Ontario.

 

--Julian

[LHT28]

 

On 2/12/2023 at 11:02 PM, OhState1 said:

Any Euchre games? Letting my midwestern flag fly here.  🙂

Ask on your Roll Call

 There is usually a sign up sheet in the card room  where people interested in other games  will put their names down