Amink

thanks for all the advice. I will keep my eyes out for a booking promo.

I will have to keep my eye out for that promotion.

I just can't do half. I don't even think I could do 100pp today.

The good news is if I can get the booking after we get our tav refund next year, I can pay for it in full.

I am getting frustrated that the post quick reply does not function.

That just seems so high. I thought the last time I put a deposit down it was like $200 total. I guess I will have to wait till February and hope we can still get the same price.

The only thing keeping my mind off the miscarriage I am currently going through has been planning this cruise and I am frustrated at every single turn.

that seems a little steep....

I called carnival today, to get the sailing we want, the total cost would be $2342 for all 5 of us, but then tells me we need $250 per person down.

that is more than half the total amount, is that right?

That seems kind of steep!

I know it is recommended to have passports for everyone, but is it REALLY needed to cruise to the bahamas?

It would save us a lot of money if we don't need Passports for all 3 kids.

carnival paradise when she was a non smoking ship.

well that is truly depressing. :(

We could only afford 2 inside cabins, even planning for 2016 we can afford a balcony. Can't afford to fly.

guess that was a very short lived dream.

I finally found a deck plan and I am not seeing any inside connecting cabins.

Does anyone know if there are any? and what cabin numbers they are?

we are looking a cruise to the bahamas with 2 days in freeport.

We are taking our 3 kids, and excursions are just not in the budget, can you hit the beach in freeport with out joining an excursion?

or would it be better to take advantage of the empty ship? If we stay on the ship we will only be getting off once, and the kids might go a bit stir crazy.

That "space thing" is known as the Kennedy Space Center. And if he is interested in the US Space Program and has never been, you should go. When you dock at Port Canaveral, on a clear day you can see the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) north of the port.

 

Steve

ah yes! I knew it had name! lol thank you! I will look. I have been looking around the carnival website, but I'm finding it not too intuitive. I'll do more looking

sorry, I feel like I am bombing the board

we are looking at a sailing on the pride from baltimore. One of the ports is Port Canaveral.

are there any excursion to the space thing?

My hubby is very excited about touring that, and this will probably be the only way we get there.

we no longer have AAA, and I am trying to decide

if it would be worth it to get a new AAA membership and book through a TA, or just to book through Carnival directly?

Are there any perks to booking through a TA?

or is there a better way to book?

my last cruise was in Nov of 2005. holy cow! It has been too long.

But we had a baby or 3 and are now ready to start thinking about a family cruise.

We are looking at late 2015 out of Baltimore on Carnival Pride. Our Kids will be at the time 9,7, and 3.

HELP! I feel like a newbie! What do I do? Tips, tricks, insight to Pride.

Anything you can tell me, please do! :D