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Vista was our first Carnival ship and we loved her. We'd only cruised Disney before the Vista and had a great time. We've got 2 weeks booked on her this June and are booked on Horizon for June 2018. Book your flights and start your countdown!
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Disney still has the best ship horn
They sure do, love it when they horn battle.
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Yes, I am well versed in reading. If you aren't going to contribute anything useful to the post, please keep scrolling. That is the point of forums, isn't it?
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I was contributing because many people don't realize when they've commented on old posts. Since you asked a question to the poster from several years ago, I'd just wanted to let you know you may not get an answer. Seriously, I didn't mean to upset you, I'm sorry I angered you, it was not my intent.
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My husband and I, I guess you'd say downgraded, from a Grand Suite to a Junior Suite on Ecstasy; V10. I'd assume people either love it or hate it. We are okay with a smaller balcony, being up higher in the ship and hoping the halls up there have a little less hustle and bustle and the stewards are less bogged down? Accurate assumption?
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Do you realize you replied to a post that is about 3 years old?
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I really enjoyed reading your last trip report and hoped you'd finish it. I look forward to this one as well. I really want to try a Spirit Class ship and hope to see lots of great pics. Thanks for taking the time to write this Alex.
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We too love trivia and spent most of our days in Ocean Plaza doing trivia, had a blast and won 4 of these beauties
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We are thinking about booking a 4 day to Bermuda from NY in July on Carnivals new ship Horizon. But it's only 4 days. Do you think it's going to be filled with people looking to drink and party? We want to take the kids and that's not the atmosphere we are looking for.
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We're booked on one of these for June and I don't think it's going to be a booze cruise at all, not at current pricing anyway. We're paying $1600/room for an inside for 2 people, I think the booze cruise folks aren't going to do that, they'll want cheaper.
If your looking for something longer that is family oriented, try Royal Caribbean. Anthem of the Seas is very family friendly and will probably be doing 7 night Bahamian out of NJ. They are only booking through April right now but it looks like they'll continue those cruises through July. Can you do the 8 night on Horizon?
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Thanks you for reply. I may now look into another type of Birthday Celebration. Perhaps visit Disneyland here at home. I was excited about this particular sailing as it leaves from San Diego. The overall cost is pricey to say the least and the time is limited. There are 3 of us sailing for 7 day on Carnival Vista in December for the same price of a Disney 2-night from San Diego. Perhaps I will plan to cruise Disney a year or so out.
The Vista is an awesome ship! We've done 4 previous Disney cruises before we boarded the Vista last year and had just as great of a time on her as on our Disney cruises, it was just a different type of great time. We learned we can have fun cruising different lines, at different pricing and that is a good thing!!
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We did Mystic Mtn a couple years ago and it was fantastic. Our tour was bobsled and zip lining. There were 2 lines for the bobsleds, one was for people who did that only and the other was for people who did sleds and zip lines. We only waited in line for about 10 minutes, while the others waited for a while, it's kind of like having a fast pass at Disneyland or WDW. We're doing it again this summer.
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Is it hard to get the price drop? I booked online originally and have never talked to anyone at Carnival. I see mine is $80 pp cheaper.
Go to carnival.com, (the desktop site, not mobile site), and scroll to the bottom of the page, then click on "Price Protection Form" and fill it out. We had our price changed in less than 5 minutes.
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If these have been asked, I'm sorry, I'm having a hard time with tapatalk and it's search function.
I'm going in the Vista in October and it's our second cruise and I'm way too excited for someone who has months to go. I have some questions.
1. How much is the imax?
2. What are the elegant nights on a 6 day cruise?
3. I read (on Facebook) that someone said you couldn't order more than one appetizer in the MDR, is that true?
4. Anyone have a list of drinks and where to find them? (My husband doesn't drink at all so cheers is out.)
Thanks guys!!
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1) $5.50 for documentaries and $11.00ish for regular movies
2) first sea day I believe
3) Not true at all, we doubled up on each course throughout our cruise
4). Sorry can't help with drinks as I don't drink either
Enjoy your cruise, she's a great ship.
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I'm hoping that when the Horizon itinerary is released she will sail the Mediterranean. If she is, I'd like to book a cruise in May but I'm not sure how much to budget for plane tickets. We would fly from Ohare to Barcelona. Can anyone offer some thoughts based on their own past experiences?
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We paid $750/person round trip to fly from PHX to BCN this past June. We bought our tickets September 2015 for a June 2016 flights. That was on Delta but booked through KLM/Air France.
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Oh, so false. Disney costs more, that is fact, not opinion which you agreed with. I have not tried to say that Carnival has this and that which no other line has. A certain Disney cheerleader has incorrectly tried to imply that. That is a fact as well.
I agree, some people may value what Disney has to offer. Some even may value that more than the price savings for Carnival. To each their own based on what they can afford and what matters to them. But don't sit here and tell me CC is the best island, Disney has the best food, etc...when it simply isn't true because your tastes don't match everyone else's tastes and just because your tastes are different doesn't make them superior just because you spend more money.
You're funny, I like that in a person. [emoji1360]
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I just have a question, are those of us who sail Disney AND Carnival cheapos too?:p
I booked a cruise on the re-imagined Wonder for Spring Break 2018. I'm going for Gold on DCL, and I'll be Platinum on Carnival next year....so am I cheapo, think that I'm superior (according to Nerd) or just someone who enjoys different cruiselines. I'll take the last one Alex for the daily double.:D
I think you're super cool, but I think I might be one of those superior people too, so what do I know. Still bummed we won't be on the Vista at the same time though.
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The OP asked is there a reason to sail Disney being that that it costs 3 - 4 times more than other cruise lines, to which you replied:
Nope, not one. Save your money and take several Carnival cruises instead.That is your opinion, it is not a fact.
You continue to post that you priced things out and Disney costs more, and you're correct. Furthermore, nobody here has disagreed with you on that. The problem in your logic is anytime anyone else posts they see value in Disney, you continue to call us out saying we aren't giving factual information.
The OP never asked if Disney costs more, they asked is it worth it. Every answer to that question is going to be an opinion, including yours, and yours isn't even an opinion based on experience, because you've never stepped foot on a Disney ship.
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We have did one Disney cruise and two Carnival cruises.
Personally, I enjoyed both cruise lines.
I actually prefer the food on Carnival. My kids would disagree (Disney has chicken tenders around the clock).
Everything other than food- I prefer Disney.
The sailing we had with Disney was for a great offer- kids sail free. The one time in life where having five children pays off!! It was seriously a killer deal....
The prices are the reason we have stuck with Carnival over Disney. I really would like to sail with Disney again.....
With that said, we are currently planning our 2017 cruise and it looks like Carnival will win.... We want to go the Bahama's and while DCL has that wonderful Castaway Cay (private island)- I can't justify paying double the price..... So, we will most likely go with Carnival....
I will say- that my family is ready to sail Europe and currently Carnival has no offerings for Europe.... So..... 2018 might be the year we go for Disney again..... or we may go with a different line altogether (which is what we are doing for our Hawaiian cruise- Norwegian)
Don't say no yet. Carnival should be announcing the Horizon itineraries any day now. Hopefully, she will follow in Vista's footsteps and do the Mediterranean for summer of 2018.
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To be fair, my first Carnival cruise will be next week, but we have cruised Royal as a family twice, and Disney a number of times.
Disney has mostly priced us out of their line. In early June 2012 the price for 4 in a category 4 balcony was $5200; in 2014 the same exact cruise was over $9000. :eek: That was opening day for Gold Castaway Club, before the general public was allowed to book.
I have enjoyed every cruise I have ever been on. Every ship and line has had something going for it IMHO. My kids (now 18 and 22) love the amenities on the bigger Royal ships especially.
That said, to us you do get something on Disney that you won't find elsewhere. The upscale decor, the service, the ship maintenance is amazing. But the "magic" if you will is what makes the line. It's the time my daughter was 7 and saw Stitch getting ready to get into the elevator and got so excited but I uncharacteristically did not have my camera with me. Stitch saw how much it meant to her and threw a "fit" on the floor, ignoring his handler, while my husband ran up two decks and got my camera. The resulting "big hug with Stitch" pic is one of my all time favorite photos, and I take a LOT of them. It's the time we were chatting with our Filipino server about my picky son going over to our neighbor's house for one of his few favorite dishes, adobo, and the next night being surprised with a family sized serving made special by the chef just for us. The time our cabin steward did an impromptu towel monkey seminar for our kids, or when a cast member in the store brought her personal pin collection after hours and taught my kids all about them.
We will continue to try and enjoy different lines, but if money was no object, we would still cruise predominately Disney. When my husband and I start cruising without our kids and their HS and college schedule restrictions, we will probably go back. We have access to resident rates occasionally and Disney now does "last minute" rates that are quite a bit cheaper than regular fares. If you can find one that works for you, I definitely recommend trying the line. It really does have something uniquely special.
This exactly! There's a feeling and Magic that can't be fully explained, it can only be experienced.
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Nope, not one. Save your money and take several Carnival cruises instead.
So how can you state this if you've never cruised Disney?
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How many nights long was this cruise?
Those are 7 night cruises, Eastern Caribbean out of Port Canaveral.
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Photos and reviews never do a location justice. Actually going there will tell you whether it's a good place for you or not.
When is the last time you cruised Disney? What didn't you like about it?
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It's two completely different experiences, it's kind of like comparing Italian food to Chinese food, they both satisfy a need but in different ways. We've done 4 Disney cruises and 1 Carnival cruise, (Vista). We have 14 nights booked on the Vista next June and 8 nights on the Disney Magic next October. Vista is only costing us $2000 more than Magic but on Vista we have 2 cabins and only 1 on Magic.
I'm looking forward to both cruises equally but in a completely different way. There is a different vibe to each ship, everything about Disney is themed, there is nothing on the ship that hasn't been completely thought out.
The dining room experience on Disney is amazing, rotational dining is great and the lunch buffet is fantastic. However, desserts on Carnival are better, I love me some Bitter n Blanc.
I think going into a different cruise line with an open mind is the best thing to do. Not one line is perfect and fits all needs at all stages in your life, variety is the spice of life.
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Nope, I'm going on the last week of June. :D Too bad, we could've had that drink!
That's a bummer! Can you join us on the Disney Magic starting on 10/6, sailing out of New York?
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Glad to hear your results.
As a side note to everyone and posting from the perspective of a restaurant owner. I guarantee you will get much better results if you address the problem when it happens and you treat people right and speak in calm tones. When someone is nice to me I give them anything I can, if they're jerks - they're lucky if I don't kick them out and ban them forever from coming back.
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