cruisin from vegas

You are 💯percent correct

3 hours ago, KmomChicago said:

 

We toured her in about 2000 or 2001. Was it you?

No… I’m old now (61), I was there in college 1979-1981.  I am still in touch with many of my fellow guides..  alumni group

They should have policed the policies..  with that said..  smoking will never be banned from a casino, as long as smoking is legal.  I am a retired gaming professional, started on a Carnival ship and spent 25 plus years more in Vegas Casinos..  big gamblers..  majority smoke.  Carnival was starting as a gambling line..  casino is big big big $$$$….  You actually said it yourself, they can go with an hour of no smoking..  the gamblers that get these Premier/ultra cruises ..  don’t spend an hour ..  they spend most waking hours in the casino.  I don’t smoke, but I do gamble and earn all my cruises free.  I’m in there most of the time it’s open.  Casinos are never going to give  up the $$$ from these gamblers, and you don’t want them to..  keeps cruising affordable.   I thought as the population aged.. smoking wouldn’t be that critical..  but nope, not true.  Every casino in Las Vegas that has gone non-smoking has failed.  As long as there is a competitor that lets them smoke.. not going to work. I was on the Breeze in July and they had a separate casino for non smokers, hardly anyone in there the couple times I checked it out, but it was new then.  Half the casino is also non smoking…. I never had any trouble finding a seat on that side..  some may argue this point, but they are not who Carnival Casino is catering to.  If smoking goes…. Prices will jack up real quick.  Just the facts

Sooo enjoying this!!!  Long Beach is the City of my birth…. And most of my family.  Although I spent most of my childhood out in Orange County (land of the mouse!) I moved back to the LB for collage and graduated from CSULB…. Lived in this area for most of my early 20s…. Especially sweet as I was a tour guide on the Queen Mary for most of my college years!  (the Queen is not doing so well right now😢). After graduating…. I didn’t know what to do ..  so I was hired as a Casino dealer on Carnivals brand new first build ship..  The Tropicale!!  Really old home week for me!  The dome was built while I was  there and housed Howard Hughes “Spruce Goose” for a short time (my Dad was a 40 year engineer for Hughes Aircraft and wrote a book about Hughes).  Small small world.  Most importantly I will be boarding the Panorama in 84 days…. Complete walk down memory lane !  Although Las Vegas has been home for the past 30 years…. Can’t wait to go back to my old stomping grounds in January!!  

Just spoke to my PVP is a glitch that keeps happening.  They are sending these out in error months too early.    She said to check when website is back up to see if this form is even available yet

I never bring anything but a passport unless I’m planning on renting something to drive.  Only passport

Are you meaning your “embarkation” Check-in time?  I was on The Breeze in July and the Carnival shuttle was about 1hr 1/2 late, we all missed our check-in times….  Walked right on board

According to the rules your wife and son will not be able to sail, unfortunately.  Move to a later date and most likely get some OBC

I am booked on the Panorama in January.  They sell a spa pass that describes the facilities including saunas and steam rooms, usually when the have an actual “thermal spa” for a fee,  nothing in that area is free, but I haven’t been there yet

I’m on that same Panarama sailing 1/29.. fully expect to be testing 

I’m just the opposite, Recently sailed solo on the Breeze YTD..  I requested a solo table and always got one, but I could have requested to be seated with others. Never a wait … the app is wonderful 

On 8/17/2021 at 6:18 AM, sc4125 said:

I worked in the gift shop on the Carnivale back in 1980, then managed the shops on the Mardi Gras and Festivale.  It was by far the most fun I've ever had in a work place.  Back then girls were only allowed to work in the gift shop or the casino, officers were encouraged to "mingle" with female passengers, and we were allowed access to the club (back then called the Disco) but were not allowed on the dance floor. 

 

Things have certainly changed - my daughter worked one contract on the Glory a few years back as part of the entertainment staff.  When I cruised 2 weeks after she joined, we had to get written permission from security for her to even be near my cabin.  No more fraternizing - but then again male crew have lots of female crew to "mingle" with.

I was a dealer in the casino on the Tropicale when she was brand new, 1983-1985.  You are so right.. same, women only in Casino, gift shop, spa and entertainers.  Americans only allowed in same.  Could sit in Disco but not dance.  A tradition on your last night if resigning could dance…. Lol.  Officers were encouraged to mingle with female passengers.. and they did.  Guests could come onboard in home port (Long Beach for me), I’m from there so my friends and family came all the time to visit.  Big difference in way were “tracked”… we were not at all.  No one new where we were on port days.  We used to get off ship in Puerto Vallarta (day off Casino was completely closed) and fly to Mazatlan for $30, get a hotel and go to their discos all night long and meet the ship there the next afternoon..  no one knew nor cared.  We never even considered what would happen if the ship missed the port.. lol.  Could never do that now for sure.  Best time of my life.. left for a guy..  lol.  Wished I would have stayed

I got that too the day before my Breeze Cruise last month 

Oops..  not booking anything now...  that was quite tacky

Ditto..  same here

Just FYI...  if your on the Breeze, last week the WiFi was horrible!  Didn’t work 2 of the days at all.  I went to the “fun hub” and asked the girls there (crew), they said it was barely working and they are not even buying it right now (I guess crew can buy it daily)..  so there’s that 

I was on the same sailing as you. I pretty much agree with everything you said.  The ship looks pretty rough... rust everywhere, peeling paint, loose tiles, etc.

Buffet:  the food was not as good as usual, very little variety..  cold.  The buffet floor is extremely slippery at all times.  
pretty much everything else the same as usual.  
I will never go out of Galveston again.  A very hard and expensive port to get to.  Yes we did sit on Carnival shuttle for an extra hour just in front of the ships (Vista was boarding as well), not Carnivals fault but very poor traffic planning.  
The best thing .. the crew.  Outstanding, bent over backwards in every way.  Really trying hard.  Love Carnival, will be back in a few months... but not Galveston.

And yes masks were not enforced in ANY way...  they will be sorry when those kids start spreading Covid around and the media gets ahold of this..  this could be their demise if they Don’t stop this.

Does anyone know...  I think the Breeze  was supposed to leave today 3:30 pm Central time.  It’s almost 6 now and according to the port cam it hasn’t left yet?  

Thankyou for your positive thoughts!!  I’ll be on board on Saturday!!  7/24..  and it’s my birthday that day..,  what could be better!!

Sail on 24th...  got email.  Haven’t been able to get into site for a couple hours.  They are working on it

I am also bringing (they didn’t as for it) a printout from our local LasVegas health department.  It lists all vaccines I’ve received as an adult.  That and the paper card I received from CVS with the vaccine 

I’m on the Breeze 7/24 out of Galveston. Cozumel is still one of our ports, as well as all the other routes out of Galveston July/August..  not cancelled 

In the early 80s I was a crew member onboard the Carnival Tropicale.  I was local to the San Pedro area (San Pedro back then), every Sunday my friends and family would come onboard to visit me, until the all ashore call..  

I have lived in Vegas for 30 years, nearly every large casino/hotel has facial recognition.. Most until recently were scanning casino floor for elevated temperatures..  

Mine for 7/24 (Breeze) has only two other people 30 days out.  Very hard to let myself get excited after 7 cancelled.  Also, there are no slot pulls, tournaments and most likely no meet and greets allowed.  Not much reason to have a roll call really. Hard to plan private excursions or anything really.  Just going to be ecstatic if it actually sails and go from there!

Always ...  on any line.  Eat when I want to.  I travel solo and I don’t want to share a table with strangers.  I have never had to wait for a table more than 2 minutes.  If you care about having the same wait staff, it doesn’t work.  I couldn’t care  less.  Works for me