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LOL....I did notice that you seemed to enjoy at least half the time you spent in there.
Oh ya!!!!

LOL....I did notice that you seemed to enjoy at least half the time you spent in there.
I need to read a book on how to WIN at Blackjack. While I played for many an hour, it cost me 300 dollars, and I would have at least liked to have made a winning run for a while. I hate just staying even...........
And that is what wifey and I are looking at for next cruise. The only thing I'm not sure I want is that the ship hits a port EVERY day. I really like a couple of "fun days at sea"!
Itinerary
I agree, everyday at a port would be exhausting and add lots of dollars spent on things to do in port. I know you don't have to get off the ship, but geez if it stops somewhere I want to experience that island/country/city, who knows if I will ever be there again.
My only problem with at sea days is I can't seem to stay out of the casino.
My wife and I like the sea days as well. It is a vacation and I love having plenty of time with nothing better to do than curl up with a good book, I've never been one of those people who has to fill all their moments with some sort of activity.I agree with you guys...We've done a few cruises where we had several ports in a row and it can get exhausting. While you want to enjoy the night life on the cruise ship knowing that you have an early excursion can get tough if you try and burn the candle on both ends every night.
Mixing it up with a few days at sea helps with the overall balance in my opinion..I thought the Itinerary on the Valor, an at sea day at the beginning to get adjusted to the ship and any time differences and one at the end to relax worked well...
As far as the Black Jack...good luck with that!!
My only problem with at sea days is I can't seem to stay out of the [-]casino[/-] BAR.
Here you go... basic strategy and a blackjack simulator
For Carnival blackjack I think it's 8 decks, dealer hits on soft 17.
I think they call it Super Fun 21 - lol - doesn't sound very fun to me.We had 2 different Blackjack tables. The standard Blackjack, and face up Blackjack (dealers cards were faceup). The face up game was interesting to say the least. Dealer won all pushes.
I think they call it Super Fun 21 - lol - doesn't sound very fun to me.
I thought about playing blackjack at the casino sometime but after playing the simulated game and losing more than I win, I'll just watch.
If you all are thinking about another group cruise I'll chime in that the first weeks in Sept. are about the cheapest time to cruise the whole year. Cruising out of NYC is like 2 vacations in 1 and airfare to NYC is reasonable from all locations in the US.
Were there any good karaoke singers in the final show? Did you guys learn the Cupid Shuffle?
I can stand the smell of coal, but I made a promise to myself to never be in Michigan again.If you want an affordable cruise try The SS Badger. It's a car ferry that crosses lake Michigan. It's a fine vessell if you like the smell of coal.
I can stand the smell of coal, but I made a promise to myself to never be in Michigan again.
Carnival (Guys name was Scott) just called and asked if I was ready to book a trip. I told him that it was too soon, and told him that I had just gotten off the Valor. He explained that the website "caught me lookin" and that he was ready to help me book a trip. He asked about the cruise on the Valor, and I told him what I thought, and I didn't sugarcoat Roaton, which was the biggest disappointment for us. So now he plans to "stay in touch" and let us know about any "specials" that may come up. Gggrreeaatttt![]()
Carnival (Guys name was Scott) just called and asked if I was ready to book a trip. I told him that it was too soon, and told him that I had just gotten off the Valor. He explained that the website "caught me lookin" and that he was ready to help me book a trip. He asked about the cruise on the Valor, and I told him what I thought, and I didn't sugarcoat Roaton, which was the biggest disappointment for us. So now he plans to "stay in touch" and let us know about any "specials" that may come up. Gggrreeaatttt![]()