World Poker Showdown Cruise

I won my way into the cruise that sets sail Dec. 11th. Is anyone else going? I only won the buy in into the $100 tourney...but I'd love to play the big one too. Any ideas on how to turn $500 into $2,500 in a few weeks?

Details on the event are at www.worldpokershowdown.com

Raymer is one of the ones hosting it. Has anyone ever gone on one of these before? It sounds pretty cool...