TheLargeFamily

hahahahaha!

Thank u! We were about to book another line when these offers came. I hope u get lucky too!

I booked Firenze. I snagged 2 rooms. One is with my deal and one was with my husband's casino deal. It's more than a year away, but it's always a dopamine hit to book a cruise.

I see that you're in TX. Do you ever get offers for TX?

Bc my husband gets casino offers that come from players club. My offer noted my activity in purchasing pixils, spa, dining and shore excursions. Mine doesn't offer DOU. while my husband's casino offers do, with higher OBC (500). I spent played in the casino for an hour at blackjack. I came out ahead. My husband played and lost $600 over the week at blackjack, playing approximately 1-2 hrs a day. No slots. His offers aren't for free rooms. Only OBC and DOU (in casino only) , and room discounts that aren't much more than early saver.

Wow. I have heard these deals don't seem to have any rhyme or reason... Case and point. I am currently poised to send my PVP an email... I think I may have found an option...

We took our first Carnival Cruise in March on Jubilee. Right after we got off the ship we rebooked for January on Breeze. Yesterday I received a Free Cruise Offer in my email. It's for an interior room and for a limited number of sailings in 2025. Most are 4-5 day cruises but one is a transpacific. Although there are many options, I don't think any of them work logistically. It seems like you pay $200 for the room but get a $200 OBC. You still pay for gratuities. Is there any rhyme or reason as to why I got this? I gambled at the blackjack table for an hour and doubled my $100. It's not a casino offer. I did spend a bundle onboard... Pixils, Specialty Dining, a few souvenirs, tipping bartenders with the Cheers pkg. I didn't use Carnival's shore excursions at all. I'm hoping that I'll get another for my homeport someday... but it seems like TX sailings are super popular. Edited to add... I am seeing 6 day cruises and a 22 day Transpacific... as well as a few other fun options... none that work with my crazy schedule. Oh well. But dang, I hope I can take advantage of these types of deals when I retire.

The merch in Jubilee also has lots of Texas flair.

On Jubilee it opened at 2pm (ish) each day. Cool that other ships open it sooner! It was never terribly busy and they'll often let you go multiple times while harnessed.

You're right. It's not complicated... once you're actually aware that there are different types of driver licenses.

Call me crazy/stupid/whatever, but I think the inconsistencies in DL's is confusing. I had googled "does Texas have enhanced drivers license" and gotten confusing results (I shared a pic within this thread). Is it my fault that I didn't do more digging? Sure! But, instead, I grabbed hubby's birth certificate as I was packing. Glad I did! Then there's passport cards vs passports. My husband will renew his passport. As for the kids, I am in decision paralysis.

My first PVP did nothing beyond book my rooms. Never responded to emails. So I tried a TA for my upcoming cruise (when we will have passports) and she couldn't book us ANY of the rooms I saw online. So I had to book online myself. Hey, look! More inconcistencies!

Also, I wonder why carnival cannot note this during the online check in process? It has our state of residency in its system. Can't it note the handful of states with an EDL. I don't intend to blame Carnival, but this would be helpful for the occasional traveler.

I wonder how often people are turned away at the terminal when they bring the wrong travel documents or the wrong state ID... As we did. I'm so grateful for the nudge to bring my husband's birth certificates.

Yes it's Texas. I have a sinking feeling right now. Back when I was planning, I googled and found this (attached) which I thought was adequate at the time. Glad I packed those birth certificates. Wow. Glad to learn from u rather than at the terminal.