Just back, unfortunately the only poker available in the ship's casino was Caribbean 5 Card Stud.
Caribbean 5 Card Stud is a game that each player plays against the dealer only, ie similar to Blackjack. It's impossible to win cash off your fellow players, and (of course) the odds are always slightly in the dealer's favour. I resisted it for a week, but eventually gave in to temptation and played a few sessions. I was fortunate enough to leave the ship with a modest profit, but to be honest it was down to luck alone, absolutely no skill was involved. 5 Card Stud is a totally brainless game when compared to Hold 'Em or Omaha, there is only one decision to make in each hand; after seeing your cards you either raise once by a fixed amount, or you fold.
It's a shame Hold 'Em wasn't on offer as some of my fellow passengers seemed **** bent on losing as much cash as possible, one guy was playing the 5 Card Stud blind every night at up to £60 per hand (£20 ante + £40 raise, the house maximum). Playing blind offers absolutrely no chance of any extra reward, it just means you lose your money even quicker than you would otherwise.
If anybody else ends up on a similar ship my advice is this; 5 Card Stud is good for a bit of fun, it feels great playing shoulder-to-shoulder with other players using real cards when you're used to online play, but your hard-earned poker skills will be of virtually no use. Much like Roulette and Black-Jack, whether you win or lose will be purely down to Lady Luck. Good luck!
From next Saturday I will be absent to the Sky poker tables for over a fortnight as I'm off on a Carribean cruise. Firstly, I would like to apologise to all the people who usually win all my money off me. Don't worry, I'll be back. :-) Secondly, has anybody here every played poker on a cruise ship? If so please let me know what I can expect. Any tips would be great. Our ship is called Destiny (we are going on a Thomson cruise, mainly Brits onboard). I was delighted to read that our ship has a casino that has roulette, blackjack, poker, etc. There's no way I will waste any money gambling, but I'm looking forward to having a game or two on the poker tables while we're at sea. I have only ever played poker online, I've never even visited a bricks and mortar casino, so it will be a totally new experience for me. Cheers. Posted by GaryQQQ
alrite mate ive been on the same cruise but i went around the med it was a few years ago but i didnt see any poker going on then it was mainly blackjack and the roulette to be honest. ive been on a crusie with poker on it last year it was okay but not many people played to be honest hope u have a good time mate good luck
Coming back to 3C is no fun when you've got used to 30C. The Caribbean Islands are beautiful, the people are so friendly. Our ship (The Thomson Destiny) was just what what we wanted; Laid-back, informal and great fun. The age-range was much lower than I expected (particlularly after reading some of the earlier repies in this thread, haha). Not a single zimmer frame, drip-feed or geriatric nurse in sight. I will leave the TK jokes to the rest of you!
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Caribbean 5 Card Stud is a game that each player plays against the dealer only, ie similar to Blackjack. It's impossible to win cash off your fellow players, and (of course) the odds are always slightly in the dealer's favour. I resisted it for a week, but eventually gave in to temptation and played a few sessions. I was fortunate enough to leave the ship with a modest profit, but to be honest it was down to luck alone, absolutely no skill was involved. 5 Card Stud is a totally brainless game when compared to Hold 'Em or Omaha, there is only one decision to make in each hand; after seeing your cards you either raise once by a fixed amount, or you fold.
It's a shame Hold 'Em wasn't on offer as some of my fellow passengers seemed **** bent on losing as much cash as possible, one guy was playing the 5 Card Stud blind every night at up to £60 per hand (£20 ante + £40 raise, the house maximum). Playing blind offers absolutrely no chance of any extra reward, it just means you lose your money even quicker than you would otherwise.
If anybody else ends up on a similar ship my advice is this; 5 Card Stud is good for a bit of fun, it feels great playing shoulder-to-shoulder with other players using real cards when you're used to online play, but your hard-earned poker skills will be of virtually no use. Much like Roulette and Black-Jack, whether you win or lose will be purely down to Lady Luck. Good luck!
Coming back to 3C is no fun when you've got used to 30C. The Caribbean Islands are beautiful, the people are so friendly. Our ship (The Thomson Destiny) was just what what we wanted; Laid-back, informal and great fun. The age-range was much lower than I expected (particlularly after reading some of the earlier repies in this thread, haha). Not a single zimmer frame, drip-feed or geriatric nurse in sight. I will leave the TK jokes to the rest of you!