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lostsoulcruiser

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    Lake Charles, LA
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    Carnival
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    Carribbean

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  1. To answer your question, gratuities are not mandatory. It is best to remove them at the time of booking but you can do it afterwards, up to the final payment if you have booked online. Even after the final payment I think you can remove them, just not sure if you get them back or they go to your on board account. That said, watch your account when you get on the ship. I believe Carnival still automatically adds the gratuity daily if you don't prepay, so talk to guest services and tell them your intentions.
  2. https://www.carnival.com/~/media/Images/Ships/MD/DeckPlans/mardi-gras-accessible-cruising-deck-plan-pdf.pdf This link should take you a pdf on handicap stateroom and facilities for the Mardi Gras. Hope it is helpful. Carnival has a FAQ section specifically for customers with disabitiles on their website.
  3. I had a similar experience on my last cruise. My wife was considered a no-show. I received a credit for the port fees and taxes associated with her portion of the fare. It showed up as a statement credit on the credit card I used to pay for the trip.
  4. The $6 per day you will spend is well worth the convienence. Parking at the Carnival's terminal is easy. Pay, drive forward, there is a station for porters to take your bags, elevators to the terminal are right there.
  5. With most of Carnival's ships booked near capacity, you should expect to get a balcony and probably not an upgrade, Carnival will try to sell upgrades to other balcony passengers first, maximize revenue that way.
  6. You can take a chair on-board only it must be less than 21 inches wide to get through the cabin door. Regular wheelchairs may have trouble with this width but transport chairs will fit (they tend to be narrower; I had a 17 inch chair for my wife. However, and the following is made without knowledge of your sister's capablities, there is also getting around the cabin to consider. There is a step up to get into the bathroom and a step down to get on a balcony if that is the room you have. There is also no chair in the shower however you can put a balcony chair in the shower if needed. Best of luck on your cruise.
  7. This is my experience based on travels with my wife who was in a chair. Someone from the port ( a port employee) will aid in getting you on the ship up to the lobby. If it is your chair, you will then be responsible for getting around the ship. At disembarkation, you will hear instructions as to where to meet on the ship and a Carnival employee (ship employee) will take off. If you call Carnival ahead of time, arrangements can be made otherwise you are waiting for an available employee. On note not on point, measure the width of the chair and compare it to the width of the cabin door. These dimensions are on Carnival's website. Some chairs may be too wide for the cabin entry. You can make prior arrangements with Carnival for a chair if you just need assistance getting on and off the ship but you are good getting around the ship. You can also consider renting a scooter.
  8. Others have replied regarding T/As so I'll let that be. When I want to see a solo cruise price on-line, I will start with the cruise line and change the # of guests to 1 (standard is 2) and you can watch the prices changes.
  9. As an aside and acknowledging this is not to point, renewing your passports allows your family to use the facial recognition station at reentry. On my last cruise, coming back to NOLA, all I did was stand at a specific spot and big brother recognized me from my passport photo. Quick. The cruisers using birth certificates went to a longer line.
  10. If you closely look at the deck plan of a particular ship, it will tell you how many people are allowed in a particular room. You may be able to change the cabin to one that allows 3 people. Look at the deck plan to see which rooms are close (you could also ask your T/A, PVP or Carnival rep regarding this.
  11. If you buy chips, say at the blackjack table, there is already a service charge (I believe it's 5 or 6 % but some may know better).
  12. The benefit is available on sailings through December 31, 2024. Applications to receive this benefit should be made at least three weeks prior to cruise departure date. Fresh off the corporate website. Benefits are the same as previous, only now they refer you to this new Stockperk app. I have never used it (not cruised since its inception), however other posters have cautioned about how to enter the necessary data, including caution regarding entering your brokerage account number. Best of luck.
  13. A couple of questions/concerns: How does Stockperks protect your stock account privacy, in particular the account number you were able to black out when requesting your OBC via the fax or email? Did Carnival change the on-board accounting system to be able to target stockholder OBC for certain charges and not others? Sounds like it and does that show up when you check your account on the ship during a cruise? Does the stockholder OBC change also apply to a booking OBC? Thanks for the replies.
  14. It may be a little more complicated than that because if the ship is full at the time you need to cancel, there may not be any other cabins available to move you. Your choice is as complicated as you wish to make it or you can boil it down to a choice between saving a 4th person cruise cost against your desire for a specific cabin. Either way, you will receive a refund of port costs, taxes, etc. You have some time, follow how full the ship is getting and see if the cabins designed for a 3rd and 4th person are filling up. That should help determine the odds on getting moved.
  15. Carnival, and the port of Galveston, have people to assist passengers during embarkation and debarkation. Call ahead and they will help you. I have needed that assistance for my wife on previous cruises. For embarkation, there is a gathering area in the port where someone can come with a wheelchair and take your mom onto the ship (the lobby area, not your room). During the debarkation talk, you will be informed as to where to gather when leaving the ship if you need assistance. Carnival will pick you up at a specific spot on the ship and take you to the luggage area. Your problem may be on the ship and the layout of the Dream. Depending on where your cabin is located and where you are going on the ship, it most likely is not a straight line. This was a problem for my wife. One final thought, some posters are discussing renting wheelchairs and scooters. I have seen the scooters but have no experience with them. Wheelchairs are nice but may be problematic since depending on the size of the chair, it may not fit through the cabin doorway nor fit into the bathroom due to the half step up. A transport chair may be a better option, they tend to be narrower. Good luck
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