NO 1 - I get 4 weeks of vacation time a year.
No 2 - The cruises are vacation time, but they are not vacations. I put in more time on them than I do at the FIESTA. Compensation is good but it is hard work. The work won't be over until the 18 ft U Haul gets here tomorrow from NY with all of my equipment. We take a complete 12 table poker room with us on these cruises.

The last true vacation I've had was in 1994 when I went to England for the European World Poker Championship. This is one reason I've desided to give up the cruises. Next year I will take a poker cruise and play, play, play.

You chipping poker players out there should try one. The games are always juicy on the poker cruises.