Can pool be played on a cruise ship?
- Thread starter 9BallPaul
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I would say this isn't really feasible, meaning the amount it would cost to do it effectively would be too high just for somebody to bang some balls.
for sure
They have a table that moves with the pitching of the waves. Its hard to play cause the table is staying dead level but you are moving with the floor so you are going up and down when in your stance. But is its calm seas you wont notice the adjustment.
They have a table that moves with the pitching of the waves. Its hard to play cause the table is staying dead level but you are moving with the floor so you are going up and down when in your stance. But is its calm seas you wont notice the adjustment.
Yes. A few years back one cruise line was taking applications for on board billiard instructors.
Lou Figueroa
hmmm
Yep, also heard there is a Cruise Ship Aiming system....something called "jumping the shark"...
Yep, also heard there is a Cruise Ship Aiming system....something called "jumping the shark"...
...and do not even think of leaning on the table to reach a shot. It may affect the balance of the table, making the balls roll all over the place.
A local instructor actually took such a job. He enjoyed it. I think the deal is that you get the cruise for free but have to pay $50/day for meals and give a few hours of lessons/tournaments per day. Oh, and get yourself to the port for departure.
Back in the day!
Thers was a time when ships did not have self leveling tables.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0erztB0L-4
Thers was a time when ships did not have self leveling tables.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0erztB0L-4
That cruise line might have been Royal Caribbean. Check out this link for more info: http://billiards.about.com/od/tables/a/03_09_02cruise.htm
Hi I'm having a coffee and lurking through some forums. I've posted this before but though I would add it to this thread.
Mike
Mike
Wow that was cool thanks!
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TheThaiger
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On a ship, probably. On a 747 - WTF?!
9BallPaul
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Simply the cost of fuel would probably kill this idea. But I do think it's possible, with a self-leveling table as described previously.
TheThaiger
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I been in some pretty hairy turbulence in my time...
in the late 60's or early 70's
there was a bar in the harbor of long beach calif, on the water, but tied to the dock. it was an old cattle barge that had been converted. it had a pool table. was not very level and when a ship passed the whole bar rocked gently back and forth, enough to move the balls on the table, not much for serious play, but it was a lot of laughs.
chuck starkey
there was a bar in the harbor of long beach calif, on the water, but tied to the dock. it was an old cattle barge that had been converted. it had a pool table. was not very level and when a ship passed the whole bar rocked gently back and forth, enough to move the balls on the table, not much for serious play, but it was a lot of laughs.
chuck starkey