cheer25mom

We sail in 6 weeks and are booked for chefs table on the Mardi Gras. I have seen some videos, but have a couple of questions. 1. There is a location on the deck plan on the bottom occupied deck marked "chef's table", but all of the footage I have seen has bee in the Carnival Kitchen Facility. Is that still where it is being hosted? 2. In the videos it is extremely difficult to hear the chef. If you have been, was it like this in person?

This applies in most circumstances, but not it you have a disability, that violates both ADA and IDEA. They must provide accommodations for the disabled if the fare was sold as accessible. They COULD move you to another room with disabled accommodation, but we were discussing bumping someone from a disabled cabin for someone else. They cannot legally do that. I didn't say they couldn't move anyone, rather that they wouldn't bump someone with an attested disability, and they won't, because if they did they would be in violation and subject to a hefty civil rights lawsuit.

The 21 inches is the width of the cabin door. It doesn't matter if it gets measured or not, it won't fit in the cabin, so they will have no place to put it, so they cannot take it without an accessible room.

You are not understanding. The CANNOT ask you anything about a doctor. That's what you were implying by saying you need documentation. You DO have to check a box saying you have a disability that requires an accessible room in order to book said room, that is called a attestation. It is NOT POSSIBLE to book an accessible room without doing this. NO THEY WILL NOT move you, UNLESS they find out you lied when you booked. The form is completely separate from the attestation and IS NOT REQUIRED of anyone It has zero bearing on you keeping an accessible room. The ONLY thing that determines that is the ATTESTATION, which you MUST do in order to book the room, so everyone who has an accessible room BY DEFAULT has done it.

Yes, anyone can book one, but as part of the booking process, you must attest that you have a need that requires one., not your doctor. You do not have to provide any proof. You cannot book and accessible room without agreeing to the attestation, and that is all that they can required so everyone who has booked an accessible room has already done all that can be required. You CANNOT book an accessible stateroom, online, by phone, or through and agent without the attestation. They cannot ask you to document that need via a doctor, as you suggested. They ask you to fill out the mobility questionnaire, but it also DOES NOT ask for any medical documentation. It asks you what equipment you will be bringing and what assistance you may require. NO medical information included, and it is completely optional. No one is required to fill it out, so no they will not “bump” anyone out of an accessible room because they didn’t provide documentation of their medical condition. They can only ask you to attest that you have one, not what it is or ask for any proof.

They aren’t taking away ambulatory access. The grab bars and railings are staying. They will just no longer have the wider doorways that accommodate larger scooters. Issue is people booking them expecting space for a scooter, then parking it in the hall when they see it’s just a regular size cabin

Bottom line, you don’t. There is always someone with a story that they got a special exception, but never with a clear explanation of how or who did it. From what several Carnival employees have told me, against policy for any employee to do it for any reason. They can get fired if caught.

Not true. They CANNOT require documentation for accessible room, just an attestation that you require one, which you have to do at booking, so everyone who has booked and accessible room has already attested to needing it.

That’s Disney, not Carnival. I was able to do the same with them, but it’s not an option on most other lines. They have lobby areas on their ships that don’t exist in carnival.

It’s not an option, because there isn’t space for everyone to do it. They did it in this case because leaving it in the hallway is a safety hazard. I use a scooter and have been trapped more than once because someone parked theirs in the hall. I hate to think what would have happened had there been an emergency. I would have basically been stranded until the owner was located or someone strong enough happened by. I advise booking an accessible room. It will solve your issues.

I have been on the Mardi Gras, which is pretty much the same ship at the Jubilee. If you are used to Celebrity, it isn’t going to knock your socks off. It’s new and shiny, but the service is definitely not the same level. No one is going to come to you for anything, you will be going to the bar yourself every time you want a drink, and restaurant staff was constantly frazzled and rushed. The food definitely isn’t going to impress either. It’s basic food, nothing special with the exception of the up charge places. We really liked Emerils and Rudy’s but everything else is standard cruise fare, nothing wrong with it, but nothing stand out either. Nothing we couldn’t get at an average restaurant at home. as for options, the bar options are very similar. Shows were pretty much unwatchable for us. Nowhere near actual theater quality, basically a bad variety show. The only place I think they have an edge is music. There is more live music on board, and it’s more of what we enjoy.

Nope, not even close. The two simply don't compare, especially the shorter carnival cruises. We started our journey cruising Disney, and have done the Mardi Gars only with Carnival. Even pre-Covid we have never been willing to do Carnival on the older ships. We live in a port city for Carnival for one of the older ships that does shorter cruises and we see the condition on the ship and what goes on. There is no way a Celebrity cruise is anywhere close to the same as Carnival, even pre-Covid Carnival. From what we have seen and heard form family it is light years above in pretty much every category.

Syd Norman's is a priority for us, and my date to book dining is approaching. What days are the shows in Syds, and what are the showtimes on the Prima? We want to ensure we have time to go wait in line for good seats after dinner at least a few nights.

Its not petty. Its important for the health of costal ecosystems.

We have family in NOLA, and leave from there often. The small area is WHY we get there early. We have never had those kinds of issues at 9:30 in the morning. We typically breeze right into the waiting area and get a seat. Our experience has been that it's packed with hours long lines waiting to get in by 10:30.

I wouldn't. That's cutting it entirely too close for me. My anxiety would be through the roof if I waited that long. It would ruin my entire day with a thousand "what if we are late" scenarios.

Which terminal on which day apparently. We have never waited 2 hours in line at 9:30 at any of the terminals we have cruised from, including NOLA.

Because it typically doesn't slack off until well into the afternoon. It's all down to personal preference I guess, but we don't enjoy hanging out in our room. Sitting in a hotel room is beyond boring. I would rather spend an hour waiting in the terminal, which is basically the same for us as waiting in a hotel room, and be on the ship enjoying myself well before lunch than to sit all morning in a hotel room waiting for crowds to clear. We get up at 5am every day for work, so we are always up early. We can get ready, grab breakfast and be out of the hotel and headed to the terminal and our cruise by 9ish, or get up grab breakfast and sit in the room marking time for 4 plus hours. To me, the choice is clear.

This whole concept is beyond ridiculous, and I refuse to honor a towel sitting abandoned on a chair for hours. I just move the towel and sit down. If someone returns wanting the chair, I will move to another and do the same. Very rarely does someone come looking for their chair, and I typically sit for a couple of hours minimum. Just goes to show how many people reserve a chair "just in case" they might want on later. Ridiculous.

Our experience has been different. If we are one of the first there, we are quickly processed and can wait comfortably in the terminal for boarding to be called. If we are later, we stand in line for hours just to get processed an into the terminal. Sure, we can walk right on the boat once we get through the line, but that line is stressful and I have difficulty standing for that long so I am in a good deal of pain by the time we get through. This trip, standing for that amount of time will no longer be possible.

You are lucky it worked out this way. For most, it doesn't. See above posts about 2+ hour lines. That has always been our experience when arriving later.

By having an early arrival time, we avoid huge crowds trying to get in and waiting in long lines, neither of which I particularly care for. I will gladly stay up to snag an early arrival time and wait in the lobby to avoid the hours long lines that sometimes build by boarding time. We also like to be some of the first people on the ship. An early boarding group absolutely makes a difference here. We can grab a cocktail and get lunch before it gets crowded rather than fighting the madness later.

Anyone happen to have a menu for the Vibe bar? I know they have some exclusive drinks and I am curious to know what they are.

You are certainly entitled to your opinion, but I feel that there is a reason, an accurate representation of how many people are in line. That way people joining the line have an accurate idea if waiting will actually get them into the venue. I don't mind waiting in line foe something like these smaller venues, assuming the process is fair. Making it large enough for everyone fundamentally changes the experience. I do however object to waiting in line only to find out 5 minutes before being let in that several people up the line are placeholders for a large groups, so I won't be getting in. It's not practical to expect that everyone doing this should inform the entire line, and if everyone does it people behind them have no way of knowing if they are waiting in vain. It's happened to us several times now and its not fun. The only way to really know how long the line is would be a virtual que, or having everyone who wants a seat wait for one.

Prima will always max out at 50 kids in splash academy. That's what the space is rated for. I haven't personally experienced it, but an reading that people are standing in line for over an hour and being turned away every night. I don't think this ship was ever intended as one for lots of young kids. They didn't even bother to create a separate teen space, and most of the activities cater to adults or older kids and teens. You have to be almost adult sized to participate in most of the "cool" things on board.