Hawk: carnival cruise

[Hawk]

Hi

I?m going on a carnival cruise very soon. I have been looking for info in the games available onboard. Blackjack conditions?
I have heard they offer Super fun 21. Is this the same as Spanish 21? (Everyone has been talking about Spanish 21 but I haven?t paid any attention since the game in not available at my local casinos).
Also if anybody has info on the type of poker offered (limit, no-limit or tournaments?)
Thanks for the help
H

[Dog Hand]

Hawk,

I posted the following on the bj21 website awhile back:

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My Fellow GCer's:

I recently cruised on a Carnival Cruise Lines ship. Outside their casino was posted a sign that contained the following excerpt, ironically immediately beneath a large "GOOD LUCK":

Card counting and/or the use of any mechanical/electrical or any other type of device to assist players in the gaming activity conducted in this casino is strictly prohibited. Violators will be subject to a forfeiture of all winnings and to confiscation of any prohibited devices.

To ensure this proscription, they used CSM's on all of their BJ games! However, their pseudo-BJ games were dealt from shoes.

Imagine the possibilities for abuse this allows... any time the casino wants to shaft a winning player, all the casino needs to do is accuse the winner of "card counting", then refuse to cash his chips. How does one go about "proving" he WASN'T counting cards?

At least they didn't mention "walking the plank"!

Dog Hand
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The "pseudo-BJ" games they had were Super Fun 21, which is NOT the same as Spanish 21 (see link below for more information) and Double Exposure (also explained on the Wiz's website).

Hope this helps!

Dog Hand

Wizard of Odds Super Fun 21 webpage