Remember horse racing??

Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

Our favorite was on the old Seawind Crown. Passengers would bid on and
"buy" the horses, then give them a name, decorate them and carry them
all over the ship for days, then race them on the last sea day. We bid
for awhile, but one group got up $600 for their horse (a little rich for
my gambling budget) and we quit. Bets on the races were otherwise the
same. I have not seen this on another ship until the Norway this year.

Candy

Ebbtide wrote:
Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

I sailed on the Norway Jan. 2003 and they did not have horse racing.
The last time I saw racing was on the WORLD EXPLORER CRUISE in 1995.
(Alaska) The logo for our horse was a cow, we dressed him/her in black and
white. A real loser.
Crusing in the 70's and 80's they would make racing a weekly event.
Happy Holidays.

Joyce


"Candy" wrote in message
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Our favorite was on the old Seawind Crown. Passengers would bid on and
"buy" the horses, then give them a name, decorate them and carry them
all over the ship for days, then race them on the last sea day. We bid
for awhile, but one group got up $600 for their horse (a little rich for
my gambling budget) and we quit. Bets on the races were otherwise the
same. I have not seen this on another ship until the Norway this year.

Candy

Ebbtide wrote:
Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

I have seen horse racing more than once on cruises. They still do it on
some ships. We were even part owners once. It was cute.

Eileen

Candy wrote:

Our favorite was on the old Seawind Crown. Passengers would bid on and
"buy" the horses, then give them a name, decorate them and carry them
all over the ship for days, then race them on the last sea day. We bid
for awhile, but one group got up $600 for their horse (a little rich for
my gambling budget) and we quit. Bets on the races were otherwise the
same. I have not seen this on another ship until the Norway this year.

Candy

Ebbtide wrote:

Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

"Ebbtide" wrote in message
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Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

My first "gambling" experience. : ) 1971 on the Italian Line. They had
horse racing every night after dinner.

I think a bet was a .25.

RCCL has it on alot of their ships.. We buy a horse and thoroughly enjoy it.

Susette
Join us on our Annual Group Cruise 29Nov03 Navigator of the Seas
Check out our new website: www.cruiseoutlets.com

Have a wonderful cruise...
--
DG in Cherry Hill, NJ


"Susette405" wrote in message
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RCCL has it on alot of their ships.. We buy a horse and thoroughly enjoy
it.

Susette
Join us on our Annual Group Cruise 29Nov03 Navigator of the Seas
Check out our new website: www.cruiseoutlets.com

I always betted on the idiot on #1. It's not as far to the finish line.

"Ebbtide" wrote in message
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Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!

"Ebbtide" wrote in message
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Do they still do that on some cruises? I haven't seen it !!!


The Grand Princess had it last week, but it wasn't highly promoted...


Pam
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On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 05:13:26 GMT, "CupCaked"
wrote:

I always betted on the idiot on #1. It's not as far to the finish line.

My, my, what have we here but an imposter. And a ****ty one at that.