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Haha, thanks! It still holds up on a re-watch. I think I chose this screen name many years ago when I was watching it for the first time.
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Thanks for the replies. We found a good example of a Mexican Riviera itinerary change on the Panorama last September due to Hurricane Kay. So it seems like there are options even in that region. https://www.cruisehive.com/carnival-cruise-ship-changes-itinerary-due-to-hurricane-kay/80975
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Bumping due to the forecast pictured below... I'm on the Panorama sailing this Saturday going to PV, Mazatlán, and Cabo San Lucas. Does anyone have experience with how a Mexican Riviera cruise could be affected? Seems like there are less port options or port regions to to consider as alternatives than there are in the Caribbean.
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Panorama in Puerto Vallarta
geneparmesan replied to clairebearinaus's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
Is this different in the summer now that Mexico doesn't observe Daylight Savings time (just started in 2023)? -
Set my alarm for midnight to check in
geneparmesan replied to Thad409's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
Does check-in still open at midnight eastern time if you are sailing out of Long Beach CA? -
Anyone buy arcade Credits in Advance?
geneparmesan replied to Cruisegirl138's topic in Royal Caribbean International
I was on the Oasis last week. We pre-purchased $100 in arcade credits (I thought my kids would visit it often). We still hadn't made it to the arcade until day 7. We visited and it was in rough shape - about 30% of the games were not working. After using $49 in credits, my card stopped working. I used the arcade phone to call guest services who did not know the problem and said they were sending a technician. No one showed up after 25min of waiting, so I figured I'd stop by guest services on the way to my room. Guest services made some calls and offered to refund my pre-paid arcade credits. I accepted as we didn't want to play anything else with so many games broken. Guest services made another call and found that there is a $50 max spend limit in the arcade daily - they offered to override it but I declined and said I would rather have the refund. They said I would have to pay for any credits used ($49). I asked if I would still get the 20% discount I had by pre-paying, but they replied they "couldn't" do that. Note it was also hard to see your remaining pre-paid balance - I only found one (working) game that would display it. The instructions say you can call guest services to ask (which seems like a hassle). -
Great review! My family and I were on this cruise as well. I made it to the running track 3x (a record for me on a cruise). I'll put some quick thoughts here. For those who were interested earlier in the thread, our embarkation check-in time was 10:30. We arrived to the port at 10am. After parking the car, we were on the ship about 15 min after getting in line for security. The ship felt crowded the first day or so (maybe my impression was formed before the staterooms were ready), but after that we didn't have a problem getting seats at the pool or having to wait in lines for food. We pre-purchased $100 in arcade credits (I thought my kids would visit it often). We still hadn't made it to the arcade until day 7. We visited and it was in rough shape - about 30% of the games were not working. After using $49 in credits, my card stopped working. I used the arcade phone to call guest services who did not know the problem and said they were sending a technician. No one showed up after 25min of waiting, so I figured I'd stop by guest services on the way to my room. Guest services made some calls and offered to refund my pre-paid arcade credits. I accepted as we didn't want to play anything else with so many games broken. Guest services made another call and found that there is a $50 max spend in the arcade daily - they offered to override it but I declined. They said I would have to pay for any credits used ($49). I asked if I would still get the 20% discount I had by pre-paying, but they replied they "couldn't" do that. Lesson learned I guess on pre-paying for something before the cruise without seeing what state it was in first. The food in the MDR and Windjammer was excellent - maybe the best I've had on a cruise. We did Giovanni's as well, and it was as great as I remembered. I prefer it over Jamie's on other ships. It was weird there were no sides (caprese salad, etc) at Sorrento's - is that an Oasis thing? Overall we had a great time and realized we really enjoy the Oasis. My wife and I were on the Harmony back in August, and while it was a great cruise as well, we did miss the Solarium pool.
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I was on the Harmony back in August 2022, and at the time, you couldn't reserve any shows until you boarded. Did that change in the meantime? I'm going on the Oasis in June, and all of the shows (except Cats) are "sold out". They weren't even available on the app when I last checked a couple weeks ago. I'd be surprised if even the 1030pm aqua shows would truly be sold out.
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Bump - any feedback on this one?
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Will the Carnival Spirit have a naturalist on board?
geneparmesan replied to geovet's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
Interesting, I was on the Spirit last May, and we did not have one. I believe we were the second or third Alaska sailing of the season, so maybe they hadn't found one yet.