Royal Caribbean - Serenade of the Seas

* 7-handed poker table
* $2/5 no-limit, with minimum $100 buy-in ($500 maximum); 10% rake (I think up to $10)
* Very little action most evenings, it was empty from 5:30pm-10pm most nights, then they do a tournament at 10pm, then around midnight 3-4 players would play, I only saw it full twice on the 7-day cruise

* Tournament had an awful structure. $100 buy-in for 1000 chips, 25/50 starting blinds, 15-minute rounds. $50 re-buys offered in the first two rounds if you had less than 500 chips; otherwise, you could add-on after the second round for $50 (1000 chips)
* Against my better judgment, I played. Got bounced in 4th when I had 1200 chips and the blinds were about to increase to 400/800. My K9s got beat by 56s on the river.

I also discovered the joys of craps and Caribbean Stud Poker. Can't wait for these games to show up in Blackhawk.

That sucks that the poker blew. Still sounds like a nice trip!