Two Wheels Only

Have him do the Robotron, the F1 simulator, the 4D cinema, the arcade, the pool table, shuffle board, gym, basketball/volleyball/tennis/soccer court (depends on how it's set up), pool, hot tubs, waterpark, water slides, go to the Spa, etc. At night, he can see shows, dance at parties, hang out with others his own age, watch sports at the sports bar, etc. If he's bored, it's because he isn't trying to not be. Nobody is going to hold his hand to help him alleviate his boredom. He has to go out and find things on the ship that interest him.

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Waterproof earbuds...play whatever music that you like.

The balcony is a bit wider than the other similar ones on 18 but it is not deeper.

I've asked that question before when reading 3/4 night reviews vs. 7 night reviews. The shorter cruises seem to have sub-par experiences according to many people. I do admit that being a repeat YC customer has it's benefits especially if the staff members remember you from previous sailings and/or from other ships. I wouldn't say that 1st timers are "mistreated" but I can understand how seeing certain guests getting extra attention could be a bit disturbing.

Without it, would Carnival have enough customers? 🤣

If people continue to broadcast their personal information (full name, booking number, email address, ship, date, stateroom #, etc.), how would Carnival fix it? 🤔

It's not important that anyone agrees or not. It's more important to get the facts. The original story linked in post #1 stated that "foolishly posting Carnival Cruise itinerary" was the problem. That misinformation was quickly corrected. The rest was eventually sorted out to get to the point where we are at now. Eventually, we might find out who (allegedly) did it.

Plus 20%. 😉

Obviously, she posted enough. People have to now be warned to not post their booking number and email address? What's next? People need to be warned to not put ammunition in their luggage? Once people start to broadcast the information needed for dual authentication, triple authentication will be needed. It's possible, but unlikely. I doubt that Carnival would be willing to inform anyone of how quickly after the cancellation the upgrade was made. It might require a bit more digging for information....

If you posted ALL of that information on social media and someone cancelled your cruise, would it be NCL's fault? If the cruise line requires 5 things to verify identity and someone posts 8 things about themself which includes the 5 things that the cruise line asks, it's not the cruise line's fault that the information is out there. Look at post #3 in this thread. Chase and HSBC did nothing wrong. "bae" messed up several times.

I haven't sailed Carnival in over 10 years....no plans to return even before this story happened.

Either way, continuing to ask questions got to the actual and correct information. This "hurt" was created by the woman who posted the information. She made a mistake since she probably didn't intentionally share the information that was used to hurt her. I understand your point but when people share information that only they would know, it becomes more difficult to decipher if the person on the other end of the computer is the actual person or someone else. If Carnival added 3 security questions but the person shared the answers to those 3 questions, it isn't Carnival's fault if an imposter accesses the account. You can. Login - Account - Membership - Cancel Membership Carnival didn't share her information.....She shared her information.

This thread is also trying to sort through the story in order to get the correct information as to what happened. It went from "...I clicked the Share Countdown button on the email from Carnival..." (which would NOT reveal anyone's booking number) to "...I shared the screenshot..." which had the booking number and (it seems) also had the email address. If simply clicking the button caused all of this to happen, it would have been Carnival's fault. It's a good thing that people continued to post and ask questions in order to get the rest of the story. We now know that the suite was occupied by other guests so there was no "...give them back their suite..." option on embarkation day. We know what Carnival initially offered (2 interiors). We know what Carnival also offered (FCC...with stipulations). If people continue to question, we might learn more.

This is a cropped screenshot of what GMA showed (info blurred by them).... ...and it looks like the email address would be shown after the "Get the latest information about your cruise sent straight to your inbox at....." (top oval) ...and the booking number would be shown below the "Before You Go" (2 bottom ovals).

It depends on which RCCL ship, which Carnival ship, and which MSC ship is being compared.

According to Good Morning America, "...that screenshot included her email address and confirmation number...". That's where I got the idea that her email address was given. Again, there is conflicting information. What could Carnival have done once the family showed up at the port if someone else had already booked that suite or upgraded to that suite? If it was still empty, sure, put the original guests back in there. If someone else has it booked,.....then what?

It wasn't just the email from Carnival. In addition to posting her booking number, she also posted her own email and her name. If someone calls Carnival and the conversation goes... Hello, this is Carnival, can I have your name? Jane Doe And your booking number, ship, and sail date? 123456789 Carnival Sensation June 2, 2024 And your email address on file? Janedoeisthebest@AOL.com And your date of birth? 1/23/45 How can I help you? I'd like to cancel my cruise for next week.... ...it wouldn't be the fault of Carnival if the person who called got all of the answers correct. The person in Canada who created the fake account had all of the answers. She's not the villain. The person who cancelled the cruise is the villain. Carnival's security was compromised by the woman who (knowingly or unknowingly) shared the "answers" to her security "questions". Just like in post #3 in this thread, "bae" was the start of the problem, not Chase / HSBC. Carnival did let them sail but the woman (rightfully) refused the 2 interior staterooms that Carnival offered. It's likely that someone upgraded to that suite. Someone else upgraded to the now empty balcony. Someone else upgraded to the now empty Oceanview. What remained was the two interior staterooms. Should all of the people who upgraded have been moved back to their original staterooms?

Interlopers. 😠

Since you will not have the PBP with the Free At Sea promo, nobody will have any drink package. You can buy a soda package for 1 child, both children, or for all three of you. You can also buy the Starbucks package for the adult but not for either child. The children can have individual Starbucks drinks but not a package. Another option is to pay à la carte for any drink that isn't included with your fare.

Something doesn't add up. If all that she did was "hit the button" from Carnival's email, nobody else would have seen her booking number.

They aren't THAT difficult to open.....compared to trying to open one that has been chilling in a cooler filled with ice and you try to open a can after swimming. 😄

Giving the information to THEM is not the same as broadcasting it via social media. If a vendor made your information public, nobody would blame you. The blame would go to the vendor aka the one who broadcast the information. If Carnival broadcast the information, the blame would go to Carnival. In this case, the woman did the broadcasting. If the woman is going to use this situation to warn others, that's commendable. If she somehow sees this as Carnival's fault, that's being irresponsible. What percentage of first-time cruisers give out their booking number to the public? Even if this was her first cruise, I doubt that the public would see the situation much differently.

The onus is on the guest to not broadcast their cruise details. Once the information is put out there, others can use that information for nefarious purposes. The easy access was granted by broadcasting the information. If the woman's warning is to not give out details to the world, that would be a plus.

There's a good reason why Carnival shouldn't return her money and only offer FCC. Step 1. Book a standard balcony. Step 2. Have my best friend book the best/largest suite on the ship for $10K. Step 3. Have "someone" hack my friend's account and cancel his suite a few days before the cruise. Step 4. Swoop in and get an upgrade from my balcony to the suite for a total (balcony plus upgrade) that is less than $10K. Step 5. My best friend gets a full $10K refund. If allowed, think of how many people would do it.