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So we’re back onboard now..time for a well deserved nap! see y’all at dinner

My pleasure. I actually have no idea what “Speed” Soduku is…(I barely know what Soduku is, haha) Where would I find out? The Patter?

Holy *****! Haha so the weather flipped on a dime! huge rain cloud just came over and it’s dumping rain!

No one has to “silently grin and bear it”..they’re not held hostage or indentured servitude are they?? same as me; I wouldn’t scream blue-murder, I’d just find other employment, simple as that. if you can’t find other employment; well, that might be a *you* problem that you should try to fix first

So we just had lunch here at Maya Chan..extremely “meh” (taco buffet with choice or tortillas and meats; but that’s it.) It seems everyone is here for the booze..but what they don’t realize is they’re getting rotgut and/or watered down rotgut. (For $60 believe me; it sure ain’t brand name)

Haha you’re behind posts

We’re currently ON the Sky..I’ll post the menu tonight (it’s formal night, so one MDR has lobster, the other has the “traditional” thanksgiving dinner)

Hello from Maya Chan, in Sunny Costa Maya Mexico! just off the top; for us; I’ll say Paradise Beach Club was HANDS DOWN better than here (clearer ocean water, a full service menu for whenever you want, and a pool in case you don’t want the ocean) Here at Maya Chan; it’s a taco buffet when they have it ready; and there’s nothing else to eat until then. Also; if you come before noon, expect to be in DIRECT sun until the sun goes high in the sky (this beach and all the chairs/loungers face the morning sun) but on the good part; solid 5Mbps WiFi..so; at least there’s that.

the long story is..so we play table max on cruise lines Heads Up Hold Em game. (Link to description: https://wizardofodds.com/games/heads-up-hold-em/ Now, the sign on the table says $5-$25, so this averages out to $150 per hand, with Ante + Blind + Trips + “play bet” (which is either 3x the ante, 2x the ante, or 1x the ante) HOWEVER, on the pit computer, it shows this game as being $10-$50..and I looked at the other tables and they’re all matching computer-to-signage Now; when the floor supervisor was entering in a new player to the table, I noticed it said our average was $10…literally the lowest possible (since the computer thought it was a $10 game)..this actually works out not TOO bad for a $5 table minimum player (which is honestly still a $25 average, as it’s $5+$5+$5+$10; but you COULD play it at a $20 minimum average if you left out the trips bet..which no one ever does) So I asked the floor two questions… Q:. Why does it show this game as a $10-$50 game in the computer; but the signage on the table clearly shows $5-$25? A: Ohh it’s the computer and it’s something else (he really had no idea, I could tell, so I didn’t push that one any farther) Q: Why does my average say $10; when this entire cruise I have never bet less than green chips everywhere? A: (Hurriedly) Ohh I just changed it to $25 My response: But the problem is, you’ve been here the whole night with me; so why was it $10 all? I mean I honestly know it’s no sweat off my ass because table games don’t give any real “comps” anyway; but the least you could do is rate me correctly..I mean don’t you treat people as you wanted to be treated? Maybe even better? His retort: it’s all in the computers calculation. Don’t worry about it the problem is; these poor “peon” employees (and I’ll call them that, because they have ZERO authority other than to do EXACTLY what they’re told WITHOUT question) have been told by SOMEONE to only rate table players for the absolute minimum possible (ie: to give out the least amount of “comps” or cost the company as least as possible) So, the only way if you want to gamble at all on a cruise ship; is play machines (where they can’t **** up your rating because the machines can’t lie) or play stone cold table minimum and don’t think you’ll get even a nickle worth of “comps” (like a normal US based casino would give to any gambler) IE: the best way to do it; is play $5 in a slot machine (to earn exactly ONE point) then for your next cruise, call the casino department directly and ask for “Casino Rate” (they’ll give it to you, as you’re a “player”) Not holding anything back, I’m down $10,200 to gambling this cruise..when I told my table mates that they’re like “HOLY FUXK! They must give you all sort of free cruises and perks!” Nope! It’s because we play this table game and the casino employees have an “Us” vs. “Them” attitude programmed into them. Ultimately I feel sorry for them; as like I said before..Do unto others…that’s what has gotten me into the position to BE ABLE TO SAY I’m down $10,200 and not be upset (too much) about it.

So, we’re back in the room now getting the usual midnight snack haha. found some interesting (I guess not surprising) info in the casino tonight. TLDR is, don’t play any more than table minimum on cruise line table games, period. Long story in the next post..

For sure 🙂 Were in Princess Live right now waiting for Liars Club to start. After that, it’s 5 Skies in the main showroom; then bedtime as we LOSE an hour tonight and it’s an early thanksgiving getting off to go to Maya Chan. On a side note; I FIGURED the internet would at least let me get to yahoo mail..nope..won’t actually load the site (all the confirmations for our excursions are in our email) luckily I sort of remember where to go; and that they’ll wait 2 hours after the boat docks. (So I think by 10am)

My pleasure! I actually got a picture of the TV to show it to the beverage manager when I get a chance (not that he’ll have a clue why the TV shows it, because the TV is programmed by a kid in a backroom in India) dinner pictures also included minestrone, Cesar’s salad, Veal Scallopini dinner service in an hour in exactly 60 minutes! (Including desert)

So here we are in the MDR (for the first time, lol) at 6:10 (originally reserved for 7:30 each night; but for some reason our sail away was supposed to be 5:30; but ended up not being until 6pm). We were going to the casino from 6-7:30…but when we went down to the casino at 6, it was a ghost town (no employees at all; which means another hour before they open the tables) as we were sailing away, it was the Vista next to us, Not the pride. this WiFi absolutely BLOWS and I pity fuxers who pay for it (other than getting it “included” in the plus package) if you depended on it to work at all, you’d be pure SOL.

View from the balcony as we pull anchor from Belize (that’s the Carnival Pride with us)

We’ll definitely be doing the buffet tommorow night, as my wife likes the (what I call it) “gospel mission” thanksgiving dinner (the plain jane American home cooked staples of basic turkey, stuffing, mashed taters and cranberry sauce) casino gave me a free Sur Mer at 5:30pm for tommorow (thanksgiving)..nice thought (after I’m down $7500, lol) but Kris HATES seafood…and I myself really don’t want a seafood meal on thanksgiving. (But I’m a slob and I don’t ever refuse a free hot meal) So after looking at just how far away we are from Belize (easily a 20 minute tender ride) we decided to skip it. came back to the room to relax until dinner Here’s my ridiculously large calzone from Alfredo’s (ie: if you’re not a certified fat guy like me, this is a meal for two)

It’s great, cool when it needs to be. depends on if you “run cold”, whether you should bring a sweater. the AC is adjustable in your stateroom, yes.

Wow; I totally forgot to post the usual midnight snack last night. I didn’t get back to the room from the casino until 1am..another break even night (wish I could say break even on the trip, lol) watched Kingsmen movie (the first one). We didn’t actually go to sleep until like 2:30..but I was super hot and uncomfortable for some reason and couldn’t fall asleep..with a wake-up call at 5:30 for the Ruins Excursion..we decided just to sleep in and forget it. Woke up at 1:30pm; got cleaned up and came down here to Alfredo’s for lunch and we’re going to go ashore to take a look

Sitting down to Crown Grille now. On the menu is: cable car (for me) Diet Coke (for Kris) prawn cocktail grill salad x2 8oz filet x2 mashed potatoes x2 grilled mushrooms grilled asparagus on a side note; on the TV in the room, it said the casino bar was the ONLY bar with Blanton’s (for $12; which I found almost impossible to believe on a cruise ship) casino bartender had no idea what blantons was (they also didn’t have that signature bottle on the shelf) I asked the barman here at the Crown Grille and he said he thinks they’re just out (on the ship) and it’s not the “usual” Blantons, but a “lower” version…I’m skeptical because I didn’t know blantons MADE a “lower” version unde the Blanton label…

@canadarockshere you go friend 🙂

So; we got up from our nap, cleaned up and headed down to get a “snack” at the Snackateria (lol, callback to National Lampoons Vegas Vacation) just one plate each, as our primary dinner is in 2 hours.

We’re doing Crown Grille; but don’t worry, I’m on my way down to 5 to get your MDR menu pic 🙂

Forgot this pic from earlier

Just back to the cabin after a long day! The visit to Daniel Johnson’s Sloth Hangout was definitely worth it! we just did the “base” island tour package ($40 each) and we actually ended up with just us two in a Kia SUV being chauffeured around the island! Our driver literally took us from end-to-end (we asked him how big Roatan is and he said 40 miles long by 5 miles wide; we believe it!) He asked us if we wanted to stop anywhere along the way to buy anything or take any pictures; but we were just enjoying being chauffeured in the air conditioning, haha. Got back to the ship at 1:30, went to Alfredo’s for some lunch. Now we’re laying down for a nap until sail away (6:30pm). see y’all at dinner!

Up and at em! Quick buffet breakfast and we’re off to Daniel Johnson’s Monkey Hangout.

Whew; what a long gambling session! first off; apologies to @canadarocksas i missed getting a picture of the MDR menu (it was prime rib and Coq Au Vin) Last I left y’all, we went to the Yes/No Gameshow..funny as always! The last person to go was an Elite cruiser and made Matt resort to popping the champagne and drinking it HIMSELF haha. (She went the whole three minutes) After that, Kris and I went to play Heads Up Hold’Em with a combined buy in of $1500 (this was about 9:30) Kris knocked off at about 11:30 and gave me what was left of her chips and I continued to play until 1am. Funny enough I got down to my last bet (we bet table max; $25 a spot) and got quad aces..which on another story..some SUPER drunk girl came up the hand prior and was basically trying to get in my personal space (just overly “lovey” because she was so drunk; and I THINK saw me with a good stack of green chips)..when I hit the quad aces she was LITERALLY hanging on me, saying YEAH! like, no..I’m not even even for the NIGHT, so stop touching me! (I didn’t say anything of course because I didn’t want to make a scene..more than she already was lol) So finally caught a little decent run of cards and cashed out exactly $1500! Came back to the room; and we ordered the fooooodz tonight menu is: cesars salad PBJ Grilled Cheese x2 chicken noodle soup hot dog with all the fixings and two cokes. dunno if I’ll watch a movie tonight as it’s an early morning and it’s alresdy after midnight! (Even with falling back to CST!) Looking forward to the monkey house tommorow! BTW: the drink of the night was PassionNada? It was some sort of passion fruit martini style drink..good as fuxk! (I had like three of them)