Originally Posted by
Dan Druff
Alan doesn't take cruises. He has said many times that he gets seasick on them.
I take cruises. CET does not give them for free, but they are highly discounted to where it's an excellent deal (usually you're getting it for about an 80% discount or so, but it varies based upon the retail cost of the cruise.)
I do not play in the casino, because it's awful for the most part. Occasionally I'll play the blackjack tournament (which takes less than an hour) because I have a strategy to make it +EV, even with the horrendous rake they take (sometimes over 50% -- though occasionally there's zero rake and in fact there's an overlay if it's a cruise where people aren't gambling a lot.)
Anyway, I spend almost no time gambling on these cruises. I spend it with my family, and we eat in the specialty restaurants every night, and get off at every port of call and do things.