Review Detail
2.6 22
Had fun. This review is meant to counter the bad
(Updated: May 22, 2011)
Overall rating
4.6
Slots
5.0
Table Games
5.0
Customer Service
5.0
Player's Club
3.0
Gaming Atmosphere
5.0
Amenities or Hotel
5.0
Food & Drink
4.0
I'm sitting on the boat deck right now enjoying the live guitar and cool sea breeze. This is by no means a 5 star casino. I wasn't expecting it to be. I'm not in Vegas or even Atlantic City. I'm on a 5 hour boat ride off the coast of SC. Considering I paid 13 bucks to ride a ferris wheel for 10 minutes yesterday, the $20 charge to board Aquasino seems reasonable even if there were no games or drinks and the boat just went out to sea and came back.
There was an annoying part at the beginning. They would not honor my friend's Suncruz card she got in Florida. She should have gotten on the cruise for free but the old Suncruz was bought out, they said her card's no good anymore, and she had to pay.
Aside from that, the entire staff is very respectful and polite.
The poker room has AC quality dealers, as do the table games. The poker blinds are high (there are only 2-5 no limit tables), but the table game minimums are low ($5 roulette). Right now it's the weekend before memorial day, 80 degree weather, and the boat is nicely filled (more good looking girls than I expected), but not at all crowded. I had an almost empty roulette table, which was nice. If you like a crowd, the second roulette wheel had quite a few people. Nice crowd at the craps tables and lots of hooting and cheering from the blackjack table.
In the poker room, I only saw 2 people waiting for a poker table for maybe 10 minutes. There were I think 5 tables going. My table was full almost the entire 2 hours I played, which gave me the chance to double up.
There is also a bad beat pot on Aces over Jacks; today it was at $12,000. Certain days of the week they have Aces cracked payoffs, Kings, and even $50 for pocket Queens beat. And in addition to cash games they have an occasional tournament.
The free drinks came often, even for my friend at the slots. Fast service at slots is rare at any casino.
The buffet was cafeteria food, but I would have spent 80 bucks on dinner tonight if I wasn't on this boat, instead of the 10 I paid for the buffet. They're keeping me well fed for the 5 hours they have me. I think that's the only point of the buffet. Nothing fancy. But they do have a live guitarist with talented fingers and a good voice.
Anyway, if you like to gamble, and if you don't expect something for free, this cruise is a lot of fun.
There was an annoying part at the beginning. They would not honor my friend's Suncruz card she got in Florida. She should have gotten on the cruise for free but the old Suncruz was bought out, they said her card's no good anymore, and she had to pay.
Aside from that, the entire staff is very respectful and polite.
The poker room has AC quality dealers, as do the table games. The poker blinds are high (there are only 2-5 no limit tables), but the table game minimums are low ($5 roulette). Right now it's the weekend before memorial day, 80 degree weather, and the boat is nicely filled (more good looking girls than I expected), but not at all crowded. I had an almost empty roulette table, which was nice. If you like a crowd, the second roulette wheel had quite a few people. Nice crowd at the craps tables and lots of hooting and cheering from the blackjack table.
In the poker room, I only saw 2 people waiting for a poker table for maybe 10 minutes. There were I think 5 tables going. My table was full almost the entire 2 hours I played, which gave me the chance to double up.
There is also a bad beat pot on Aces over Jacks; today it was at $12,000. Certain days of the week they have Aces cracked payoffs, Kings, and even $50 for pocket Queens beat. And in addition to cash games they have an occasional tournament.
The free drinks came often, even for my friend at the slots. Fast service at slots is rare at any casino.
The buffet was cafeteria food, but I would have spent 80 bucks on dinner tonight if I wasn't on this boat, instead of the 10 I paid for the buffet. They're keeping me well fed for the 5 hours they have me. I think that's the only point of the buffet. Nothing fancy. But they do have a live guitarist with talented fingers and a good voice.
Anyway, if you like to gamble, and if you don't expect something for free, this cruise is a lot of fun.
J
James