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Volume 2026 August 3

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At the Table

An October tournament cruise out of Miami is down to one seat

A weeklong mahjong tournament sailing October 4 to 11 listed a single ticket left, and the organizer's fall schedule is filling in behind it.

A mahjong tournament cruise sails October 4 to 11 aboard the Celebrity Beyond, departing Miami. The organizer's schedule lists the tournament fee at 300 dollars, separate from the cruise fare, and showed one ticket remaining at the time of this reading.

The rest of the schedule tells the same story. The August 2 to 4 tournament at Foxwoods in Mashantucket is sold out with a waitlist, the September 25 to 27 Piscataway tournament showed 15 tickets left, and the December 11 to 13 Piscataway tournament showed 4.

The organizer runs the American mah jongg tournaments at both of those venues and the sailing sits on the same schedule, but the page does not name a card or a rule set for the cruise itself. Confirm that with the organizer before booking.

OOTT is not affiliated with the organizer or the cruise line, and sells no tickets or travel.

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