The Caribbean music was good up on the 4th deck prior to games opening. Wish we had kept it for the sailing as he was a little too unsteady on his feet during the cruise. My Dad needed a wheelchair to get onboard which made it so easy for us. We went on the morning cruise to celebrate March birthdays. Our group is always 6 or more and the slot players were happy but the table players were not. The steak meal was good, raffles were entertaining but the minimums at $15.00 are a deal breaker. The suspicion around the table was: players stopped winning when the continuous shuffle machine was used versus the hand shuffle by the dealer in front of the players.
The other concern is the continuous shuffle machine versus the hand shuffle by the dealer, our machine broke and the pit boss allowed the hand shuffling early on but stopped it an hour later, we sat there not playing until the machine was switched out for a working one. The old $5.00 min bet was $30.00 total on a 4x bet which was fun for the average bettor. So the move to get people out faster or cater to higher betting public makes it a no fun cruise. I like to play ultimate Texas hold-em, the min bet is 15.00 ante and 15 blind with a 4x bet you are playing $90 a hand not counting trips.
My only concern is with the gaming tables, the minimum bet is now $15.
