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On 6/1/2023 at 1:11 PM, krzymamabear123 said:

Hi everyone, we will be on a girls trip. It will be my mom, her bestie and myself. I'm planning on researching some excursions booked outside of carnival. Mom and bestie will probably do less active excursions, so we can get a couple excursions planned. One more active and the other less active if that works for you. If anyone is interested in getting a group together send me a message. Can't wait to make new friends and start our adventures. I'm Kim (56), Mom is (75) and her bestie Janice is (70). 

My cabin mate and I would be interested in a tour in St. Lucia that goes to the volcano and an island tour in Dominica.  Both of us are older adults and not looking for anything that is really a very active tour -- no parasailing and the like.

Will we be having a meet & greet or a gift exchange?

On 12/28/2022 at 12:09 PM, SammieMC00 said:

Welcome everyone!  I am very much looking forward to this cruise and experiencing the "Carnival Fun Italian Style".  I loved the reveal that Carnival did a few weeks ago of what was going to be added to the ship and what they are keeping from the Costa brand.  The ship looks incredible and something totally different than what we are used to with Carnival ships!  It will be me and my husband on this sailing.  This will be our 13th cruise, well unless i manage to squeeze another one or two in before October!  We are both in our 40's and from the Pittsburgh PA area.  Who else is joining us? 

2 of us!

I noticed that our sailing has quite a few sea days.  How many times do you think they will have the big lunch/breakfasts in the dining room?

Also, will there be any opportunities to take photos in the dining room with the gondala?

Hoping that we will have a nice group on this sailing with some activities planned like a gift exchange and a meet & greet!

So it looks like we have a Roll Call for this sailing!  Hooray!

What is different on a Journey cruise?  Although I have sailed many times with Carnival, I have never been on a Journey cruise before.

I understand that Cunard only goes to the Manhattan cruise terminal if it is in transit -- it does not originate there.  Otherwise, it leaves from the Red Hook terminal.  However, if I am not mistaken, there is only the ability for one ship to dock in Red Hook.  Have to wonder what will really happen.

Does anyone know if there is a shuttle bus available from the Brooklyn Cruise Ship terminal to the NY Cruise Ship terminal?  Getting off a Princess ship and then heading to a Carnival ship same day.  Right now it seems like the Princess ship will be leaving from Brooklyn unless things change.

Looking for a Roll Call and any planned events for 10/21/23-10/218/23 Canada/NE Sailing

Keep anything important with you until you can go to your new cabin.  An announcement will be made that the cabins are ready.  Packed luggage will be waiting for you in your new cabin.  You have plenty of time to have a relaxed breakfast/early lunch while you wait to get to your new cabin.  You have access to all the outdoor areas so grab a chair and enjoy a few quiet moments before t he new passengers board and start roaming around the ship.

Thanks!  This helps us to plan how to spend the rest of our OBCs.

What was the daily amount charged for tips?  We have a large amount of OBC and would like to use some of it towards paying for our tips.  8-day sailing.

We have a large OBC and we would like to use some of it to pay for the tips on our 8-day Carnival sailing.  What is the daily amount that is normally charged per person for tips?

Which test(s) are acceptable?  Can you provide their names?

We usually have one of the mobile Covid test vans in the area and when I asked about tests for cruise ships I was assured that the one that the airlines use for international travel would satisfy this requirement for cruise ships.  Is this the case?

What are the approximate times for AM vs. PM cabin daily cleaning?  We plan on a 2nd seating dinner and would prefer to have clean towels to use prior to going to dinner so we can shower?

Can the OBC credit be used to pay tips?

Also, it was mentioned about going to the Casino and being able to cash it out.  How does this work?

Hearing that San Juan is not allowing cruise passengers off to visit this port.  True?

In essence, we must use it all up or lose the balance?

What was the Platinum gift?

So, am I able to get unused OBC from first sailing as cash at the end of the first sailing?

If you do not use up all of your OBC during the first leg of your b2b sailing on the same ship, does it carry over to the 2nd week?

Did the ship provide face masks or did you have to bring your own?

On 1/23/2022 at 10:20 PM, dolphfan said:

Had a great cruise!! Food was good, weather was good, people were good, Crew was great!!! Andy the CD was great!!! No complaints!!!  The seas were rough a couple of days. But thanks to Bonine, we didn't get sick at all.

I am hearing that Carnival Cruise Line does not allow NYS residents to purchase trip cancellation/medical coverage insurance.  If that is the case, where do I buy it?  My cabinmate is from FL. and the cost of insurance was added to the cruise price but not for me.

Understand your comments about giving Carnival time to catch up with recent changes but in the meantime they have our monies tied up on 2 sailings plus the one we cancelled.  The one we "cancelled" was supposed to be rolled over to a new sail date, but the rep made an error which generated a refund instead.  We know that the refund will take awhile to show up on our credit cards.  In the meantime we will be paying for the new booking which may well be cancelled either due to the age 70+ factor or due to the ongoing virus concerns!  Talk about craziness!!!!😦

On info overload right now!!

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