Diver2014

It's tough to have to drive from South Miami to the port. We usually leave the house about an hour before check in time to give enough time for parking, baggage drop off, etc. Having to drive to Port Everglades is another 25 miles. Yeah, I'm being a smart a**.

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IMHO one of the best looking ships of the Carnival fleet.

Uh, no it's free. I don't pay anything. I've been watching for the past few hours at several ports.

https://www.portcanaveralwebcam.com at the moment, there are 1294 people watching Mardi Gras depart.

I love these Florida jokes! Others may not understand but you gotta laugh so you don't burn your hands.

Pre Covid, it took us 40 minutes on the cruise line bus to get from the pier to SeaTac. Then, we had to wait in horrendous lines at TSA (over an hour) before we got to the gate. A 9:50 flight is not only cutting it close, I don't think it's doable until the travel chaos settles down. Don't count on your 'priority' status at this time.

that is SO WEIRD!!!!! Try flipping back and forth a few times and go crazy!

Exactly!! I'm so tired of hearing 'aren't you afraid of (insert 45000+ reasons)?' I've been diving for 28 years. If I had a dollar for every 'aren't you afraid of sharks?', I'd be up there with the billionaires. So now, people who know us are asking the usual 'aren't you afraid of getting Covid or being 'stuck' on a ship? (is there any such thing?)'. No. no, no, no, no, no! Right now, the only thing I feel really afraid of is that cruising will be shut down again for some reason or another. I've done plenty of land vacations. It's not the same. I really hope everyone can get back to living their lives as they see fit. We may be mad but we're not stupid.

Yes, it applies to loading the dishwasher, putting clothes in the washer, putting dishes away in the cabinets, vacuuming and a quite a few other household chores. Maybe even parking the car in the garage.....or putting a trash bag in the garbage can or....or.....or.......LOL!

This is just my opinion but I am SO happy that the cruise lines have even survived to this point. It's a juggling act and probably won't settle down until at least the end of next year. A lot of people have been disappointed but in the scope of the world situation, complaining about changed cruises and losing perks seems rather .....small. But like I said, just my opinion. And, this is cruise critic.

OMG, someone has been spying on us!!!!!