Never played poker on a cruise – but I would be interested to hear if you can get action. My guess would be it’s totally hit-or-miss if you have people on the boat willing and able to play – and what amount of time they will commit to a table-game inside a ship’s casino when they have spouse, family, and paradise outside… I LOVE poker, but if I am on a ship, I am probably doing something else. If the weather is crappy though, and you have a day-at-sea — you might have a whole herd of people wanting to play. Could get interesting!