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Yeah. I learned the hard way. Last cruise I bought $200 worth of Gucci perfume only to discover I should have bought it at home. The only things which I have found are lovely dresses which I didn’t have buyer’s remorse after buying.

Thanks. According to the scooter people at the port, it WILL fit in there. It sounds like we’ll need to work around it.

Good idea. But wouldn’t be doable . Ive written Carnival on the off chance there’s a no-show in a HC on my sailing. I realize it’s a long shot. Thx

I have already looked through the handicap cruising boards here. So we’re on the Vista in a few weeks. I fell on Monday and I now need a scooter. Ugh! I’m so mad! Carnival’s disability department says the scooter will fit inside a regular cabin. Is this going to work? Where in the Sam Hill is this going to fit? There are no HC cabins left. What are the chances of me getting a HC cabin at the pier? I’m sick about this. My friend said she’d rather be my nurse than have me cancel even though I have insurance for cancellation.

Yes. This is the one asking for minimum of 6. Thanks for your help. I’m going to try to do your suggestion.

I want to just get a tour for $50 pp plus tip but all I can find are tours which require me to gather a group of 6. Not happening. I don’t mind going with ours for us to drive around to sightsee but I don’t want to find other people to go. Do you think we can just grab a group tour for this price when we get off the ship? We just need a tour and decent bathroom stops, no swimming. The last tour we took brought us to restrooms which had NO toilet seats! 🙄 Thanks.

Yikes! You’re making me not want to go to the deli. Which I do a lot. We’re sailing in 3 weeks and if she’s still there and has an attitude such as this, I will give her a second chance. Then I will simply smile at her, find an officer and fix the problem. Forget that noise. I’m not dealing with that all week.

True that, sista. 😁

When is the Diamond lunch and how do you get invited?

Curious what your idea of a killer deal is.

I already use a VPN when I work from home. I have to “ approve” the connection when it sends something to my cell phone. So, are you saying that that itself is secure enough?

Yes. I went on 7 cruises in 2022, some of which were alone. I can’t recall how many in 2023 but in 2024, now that I’m back to living in the Midwest, I have 4. My boss accommodates my cruise addiction so long as I get the work done. I leave on a whim, sometimes inconveniencing other people. Nobody tells me when to go on vacation and I do what I wish. In my mind, it’s a small price to pay if the cruise is to the Bahamas or Caribbean. Now, if it was to Hawaii or somewhere else, that’s a different animal.

I use Cisco VPN when I work from home. While cruising, I just send things over email but I am curious about how “secure” it is to actually hook up to our server at work. It’s one thing to have an email be viewed by someone who’s not supposed to see it, but to have our server exposed because I’m working from a cruise is absolutely not an option. Our IT company has said that he doesn’t believe it is secure. He thinks I’d need to buy something extra. Thoughts? Did you do/buy anything special to be sure you’re secure?

I think Royal adds them daily. Carnival adds them all at once as a line item a few days prior to the end of the cruise.

Welp, I received it and it’s a big nothing burger. As most have said here, my other offers far exceed this Ultra. I went on an Ultra on the MG last year just because I had not been before. I ended up spending a lot for my room, and the same is true with today’s Ultra. I just don’t feel that unless you get a free room that it’s worth it.