[richmhv]

Usually the waits are not bad. Last years cruise on the Carnival Legend was a little worse because the ship gave us less space that was originally planned for. The result was that everyone rushed to the cardroom after dinner. Many went to bed early so if you came back at 10 you'd get right in a game. And incidentally, late at night the off duty dealers jump into the 4-8 hold em game and the action gets quite crazy, pots occasionally over $200 and all in $1 chips. On my ealier cruise in 2003 on the Elation, I never had to wait for a game.