Coach Pedro

You will love NCL Escape.

We love Natalie and Ben. Always a good time in their bah.

I would avoid the pool too, plenty of uncovered skin there too.

@coachPedro,

Don't say you wear "pants" to any folks cruising from the UK!! They will think you are in your "underwear"!:eek:

Their minds are scarred. I will say long pants from now on.

I don't know how to spell trousers correctly all the time.

Only when they choose to enforce it and that is just about never these days.

lol..... I at least wear pants on formal nights.

Dress Code?? What Dress Code??

There's a dress code?

it is a pretty ship for a medium sized one, but the amenities are not enough for all the passengers..... I'll cruise Carnival again, but the Vista crew was not that good, and the lines were long (We went before Christmas). Maybe in a few years we will do again. The itinerary was a good one.

The system is working fine. They have no need to change anything.

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I sorta agree with adding Tips/Gratuities to the base fare just like port charges & taxes (like All Inclusive hotels).

 

But then again, it'll no longer be TIPS for good service, just another profit center for the company, then they'll come up with another way to charge us.

 

The orig intent of this post is not about tipping, or the merits of rewarding the hardworking crew, but about the excessive increases in those amounts over time. Again, some Die-Hards will gladly pay any amount, & they're continue to increase to maybe one day we'll see them advertise: Cruise for only $49 a day.... (Fine print: Port charges, taxes & auto gratuities: $50 a day)

No, it wont be a tip and svc will suffer.

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lol @ boogyman..... Beware of goldilocks and the 3 bears on your cruise.

my door never closed correctly on the vista. who would go into an empty cabin anyway, lol....

Carnival Excellence :confused: They would have to do well above from what they are doing now.:eek:

hahahahahaha

the doors are unlocked when you get there, no?

agreed.

all cruise lines would have to add it to base fare. And frankly, the market is working the way it is set up, so why would lines agree to sweeping changes in how they price cruises?

There are people posting in other threads that they hate the idea (without even trying it) because what if someone steals your card and tries to charge all over the ship. First of all, you are on a ship and it is not like you can make a fast getaway. Second, they will catch you, there are cameras everywhere.

agreed, this is a non-issue.

This Service Charge needs to be added to the cruise price. It is not a TIP. Why won't they call it what it is.

 

 

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Once they make it mandatory, if all lines don't follow suit, the pricing will appear out of range with competitors.

Vista has staggered check in now. The lines should NOT be long. Getting your sign and sail card at the cabin instead of the check in desk helps that line too

I think when it gets closer to the sailing they may open up 15 more depending on how many platinum and diamond people are onboard

check in was a breeze, if you do all your stuff ahead of time.....

The worst was when we were on Vista 17DEC -24DEC, they had left over diet coke from Europe, had to specifically ask for Diet Coke, not the Denmark Version.

Just imagine how many staff they will need to read and respond to all negative reviews. Just don't expect and charge to experience.

The line used to be so much better.

They still use warm cans......

international roaming on your cell is quite expensive. St. Thomas, PR are considered "US" for AT&T, so you can talk freely.

They won't let you stream anything on the heap packages, as streaming is a bandwidth hog.......

Internet has come down in price.......

Its not the law in international waters. Some other lines allow US underage individuals to drink on the ship. I know on NCL, individuals 18 and over can purchase beer or wine on board if the parent signs a release.

agreed, not a law. I'm surprised they don't let 18yo drink on Carnival......

I saw that you could remove tips on line...how do you do that? I thought you had to go to customer service.

 

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just go to guest svcs at an odd hour.

Care to give us the details and rationale?

I did later on........