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My parents stayed on a Cove balcony with mixed feelings. When leaving port it was great but at sea, they had mist issues from the ocean spray coming in all the time and were not able to use it about half or less of cruise on the Dream.

 

Balcony doors don't usually slam unless hallway door is open that creates a vacuum. Never bothered us. Good luck!

Thanks for the info about the mist. That would suck for me, and I believe I heard that before but must've forgot.

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That is why we will not do a balcony anymore .

I swear I was thinking that every morning. But of course, wifey slept through all the slamming, so she wants another balcony.

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Most other cruiselines use sliding doors to the balcony. Princess, NCL, and Celebrity all have sliding doors, not slamming ones.

 

Simple, low tech solution. You would think Carnival would do this on its new builds.

That'd be so much better

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We had a cove balcony on the Vista. We didn't hear any noise from above. However, our neighbors in the cabin beside us had kids, so we did hear their balcony door slam shut (more than once) every day. I thought to myself "Really? Can't the parents do something to control that? Don't they realize how annoying that is?" But I would bet some adults let their balcony doors slam shut too. And the problem isn't exclusive to the cove balconies. You might as well accept the fact that no matter which deck you book a balcony cabin on, on ANY ship, you're going to hear doors slam shut. I find it hard to believe, after years of complaints, and millions of dollars spent on designing and building cruise ships, that someone can't come up with balcony doors that will close q-u-I-e-t-l-y.

I hear ya, we had neighbors on yhe Sunshine with no kids, and they let their door slam more than anybody else. But I kept thinking the same thing, when will Carnival invest in something to solve the slaming???!!

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There are no cabins directly above the Cove Balconies on the Vista. Depending on the location of the Cove, you will have either the galley, the Reflections MDR, or the main lobby (along with the Guest Service & Shore Excursion desks) above you. The galley will likely be the source of noise, while the Shore Excursion desk will likely be quiet since it's closed during evening hours.

Yes, the doors slamming is an issue on every ship, the Vista is no exception. It'd be great if they could come up with a solution to this.

 

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Thanks so much for the good info!

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We're thinking of booking a cove balcony, so I looked at the deck plans. I noticed that there are staterooms above us. Anyone ever stayed in a cove balcony on the Vista? If so, did you hear a lot of noise from the floor above you?

Also, we just stayed in a balcony on the Sunshine. Do the doors slam shut on the Vista? Every other minute I heard other balcony doors slamming on the Sunshine, especially early mornings on port days.

Thanks in advance!

^^^I can't stop laughing^^^

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9 days till we board the Sunshine, yet I still can't dance. I'm talking no rhythm, 2 left feet, look like I'm having a seizure kinda situation here...

Wow, thanks for all the responses.

Don't get me wrong, I love any kind of vacation, but I'm realizing I should've took a chance back then, instead of believing going to Disney (or other parks) was the only vacation I was able to take. Since our first cruise in 2014, we've been hooked.

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For those that were cruising back then, about 10 to 15 years ago, what was the going rate for a 5 to 7 day Carnival cruise?

Just asking because back then, I was a junior ranking Airman, thinking that taking a cruise was only for the "rich folks". Now I hate that I was missing out, due to misinformation.

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WHo cares

You must do, otherwise you wouldn't have taken time to click....smh

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I swear, reading some of these responses has me determined to set a limit on the amount of days between cruises. We normally do only 1 a year, living in Colorado makes traveling anywhere kinda rough.

Hopefully we'll be moving back southeast soon, to a spot within driving distance to many ports.

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32 days since the Magic. 23 days until the next one.

Which ship are you going on?

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235 for me[emoji35] [emoji34] [emoji26]

Next one not till December..

If it is against the rules(which it is) then why are people on here giving advice to do it???

I never asked for advice, since I don't do it....but thanks.

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Not to start a huge debate, but just wondering....

I had a coworker tell me once he set off a smoke detector in his dorm room, and the alarm went off in the whole dorms.

No matter how true it is, watching cruise videos, twice I've seen people vaping in their cabin.

If it could set off an alarm in a dorm, couldn't it set off an alarm if done in a ship cabin? Does anyone here know of a time when the alarms have gone off due to vaping?

Wow, for so many of you with many cruises, I guess the calls must really be random.

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I think we had one about a week before a cruise before, and another one about a month before a cruise. But wondering if they make those calls even sooner.

For us, polos are a little harder to pack since we only bring carry on luggage for a two week trip...so we opt for nice t shirts because we can fit more of those.

 

 

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I like these 2.

Half of the time when I see collared shirts on casual nights, they are of the Hawaiian, brightly colored, variety lol. My husband and I usually wear t-shirts on casual nights and non athletic shorts/pants. I lean toward nicer shirts that are solid colors or cruise shirts....I avoid graphic t shirts with cartoons, advertisements, jokes, etc in the dining room...not that it really matters. For shoes I usually just wear whatever is comfortable at the time, sneakers, sandals, dark colored crocs (go ahead, make fun of me), etc.

 

 

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Let me put your mind at ease. Here is what will get you through for your much needed vacation. Pack shorts and t-shirts for all but Cruise Elegant nights. I wear khaki shorts with a t-shirt or polo and boat shoes for all the casual nights.

For Cruise Elegant dump the shorts and wear long pants other than jeans. Add a shirt with a collar. That's it.

 

I also suggest a propofol drip for those that complain here or in the dining room. Titrate to desired effect. If the complaints continue then a peripheral nerve stimulator, ball probes at 80 should help.

 

 

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Thank you!

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I've done I think 16 Carnival cruises. In the past couple of years we've noticed a sharp decline in the number of people who dress up on non-elegant nights. Tshirts and short/jeans are perfectly fine. You can dress up from there. If anyone here is telling you that a collared shirt is a must, that's just what they prefer, not what Carnival requires.

Thank you!

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It's my vacation , I plan on not wearing shoes , I'm not a shoe person and feel more comfortable with out them , on elegant night I will wear socks

 

 

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Fail

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I believe the only t shirts not acceptable in the mdr are those that are cut off at the armpit/shoulder. I think they call them wife beaters. I hate hate that term and don't know why they are called that. If there is a sleeve at least a quarter of the way down the arm, then I think they are ok? could be wrong of course.

I don't really like those t's on men in the mdr, but honestly, don't even look anymore what anyone else is wearing.

Yeah, that's kinda what I thought.

And I hate calling them wife beaters too, I try to remember to call them A-shirts.

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On our August cruise I saw a couple older gentleman wearing t-shirts during elegant night. Might have been frowned upon, but they were not turned away. Did not bother me.

I'm wearing my good Sunday church clothes for elegant night. But was referring to the other nights.

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Only on cruise elegant night

 

 

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Thank you!!

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