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On 12/31/2019 at 9:56 PM, Banditswife said:

I was hoping for the big screen,  but since we are sailing to Alaska, it might be too cold.  I am curious, don't the Spirit class ships have a rolling roof to enclose Lido?  Does Miracle have that capability?

Yes, the Miracle has a rolling roof over one of the pools, at least it did last time I was on board.

We're cruising the same week.  Cabo would be the best.  We've done the same itinerary several times in late winter/spring and seen many whales from the ship, never been on a whale watching tour.

2 hours ago, GLCM GUY said:

We sail on her in February.  At Puerto Vallarta do you remember where the ship docked?  Was it by the Mexican Naval base? 

It's right across the street from Walmart and Sam's club.

7 minutes ago, Tracey.kinney425 said:

Does your balance have to be paid to check in online? Also can you check in at 12:01am at the 90 day mark?

Yes, final payment day is 90 days before your cruise and checkin day is the same.

3 hours ago, Sun4Me2Please said:

Following. We will be on the March 7th Cruise!

 

We'll be in board with you!!!

7 minutes ago, TNcruising02 said:

Do you know when the changes will become effective?  I will reach platinum on my next cruise in April.  Even though I only put down a deposit, my paperworks states priority.  So, I assume that if they change the loyalty program it will not be effective right away.  

When they change stuff like this a lot of people/situations are grandfathered in.

On 12/15/2019 at 3:48 PM, tracks221 said:

Does anyone have any idea on when we will be able to purchase soda for the room on the Carnival website?  

I looked yesterday and saw it there, 6 pack for $10, so you should be able to buy it now.

14 hours ago, new_cruiser_75 said:

I think the OP is asking what time will they be allowed to go and sit in the big domed terminal, not what time can they get on the ship.  I know that you used to have to wait outside the dome (in Long Beach) until your time/zone was called, but is it still that way?  Do you have to wait outside until your booked boarding time arrives?  Mine is 12:30 in a few weeks, but our plane lands at 7:30am so I'm curious too. (we are prepared to wait elsewhere, but if we can get into the dome early that might be fun too)

 

Thanks all for your help ☺️

Your 12:30 time is not your boarding time, it's the time you can walk into the dome and check-in, then you may or may not have to wait inside the dome before boarding.  They do have an early/late line if you miss your check-in window which can be short or very long.  If you have any type of priority, Platinum, FTTF, suite, etc, you can walk right into the dome when you arrive, but not necessarily board immediately.

1 hour ago, debnrick said:

Been reading a lot on the boarding times in Long Beach and a bit confused.  What time is the earliest you can arrive and be allowed in to the terminal???  I understand you can’t BOARD the ship until the previous passengers have disembarked. 
 

Also, we are arriving using Uber.  Do these drivers have easy access in to the luggage drop off points?

 

thank

When you checked in online, what time did you get?  I think the earliest is 12:30-1:00.  Yes, an Uber driver can drive to the luggage drop off area, unless you're priority.

3 hours ago, CruzerDeb said:

Just wondering if Carnival has a place to leave your carry-on once on board; I found this very useful on Princess - didn't have to wonder around with my bag before my room was ready.  If not, I think I'll just put a luggage tag on it and have Carnival deliver it. Really don't want to traipse all over Lido with my bag.

There's always a chance it can get lost if you leave it with the porters.  There are things I can't live with out, meds, etc, that I would never put in checked luggage.  Also, Carnival requires your bottle of wine and any cans to be in your carry-on.  I guess if you don't have any of those things, then you're good go.  

12 hours ago, new_cruiser_75 said:

I'll be on her in 30 days and was already planning on making the desk our first stop to book it.  I'll be sure to write a review when we get back 😎

Thanks, my husband is interested in doing this on our March 7 cruise.

23 minutes ago, g-cindy said:

I can't log in, so I can't print and I can't buy anything, anyone else"  

It's been up and down for more than a week now, but I was able to log in successfully a little bit ago.

1 hour ago, cmich068 said:

 

Why on earth would they not change the time the night before Cabo to match up with local time if they're just going to make the change the next night anyways???

 

I get only wanting to change time once and I get not wanting Puerto Vallarta to be 2 hours off ship time, but not this. Maybe they just want people to get confused on time and get back to the tender line early. 

I've been on this itinerary several times (home port), and the time change has varied depending on the ship, it's totally up to the captain.

1 hour ago, Banditswife said:

We have a short 4 day prior to a longer 10 day coming up (back to back)  My question is this: can we buy alcohol in ports on the 1st leg, then have it in our cabin for the 2nd cruise?  I know they usually deliver/allow you to pick up purchased alcohol on the last day.  Or would they just keep it for the duration & allow pick up at the end of the 2nd cruise?

On the only B2B we did, they delivered our alcohol purchase to us on the last night of the first cruise, so we had it for the second cruise.  They're really 2 separate cruises.

That's too bad, we had one of those cabins once, quite the price performer.

We were in that same cabin on the Pride on deck 7, it was great, loved the wrap-around deck.  It worked well for gatherings of our 30 friends that were on board with us!  Have a great time!

On 1/4/2020 at 5:23 PM, Liverpoollovely said:

I packed my metal straws for my previous cruise on the Carnival Breeze, the only thing which I wish I had in my travel pack of metal straws would be a small straw for likes of shorter glasses and then a straw with a bigger capacity to sip thicker consistency drinks (for example a milkshake or iced coffee drink) I have since purchased these type of straws from Amazon for my cruise in May which I hope work but I like the idea of offering these type of straws as the sugar ones are chalky and horrible. 

I have a set of metal straws I use here in strawless California and it came with a couple shorter ones that I use .

On 11/25/2019 at 4:39 PM, djb78 said:

Interesting move. Doesn't matter much because I'm bi.

 

I drink Coke and Pepsi.

Doesn't bother me either, I don't drink either!   

I was on this afternoon, probably 2 hours ago, and everything was fine.

On 12/31/2019 at 9:39 PM, Banditswife said:

Carnival is doing a 10 day route on the Miracle out of San Francisco  this year.  Miracle is going into dy dock for refurbishments before the Alaska season begins.  We are booked for May.  We did Alaska many yrs ago on Royal & I am interested to see the difference.  I did check Princess for price & schedule, they are much higher priced than Carnival, but from what I have read a better experience.  So if money were not an issue, I'd choose Princess.  We've sailed HAL once & didn't think it was worth the extra cost.  Hal caters to an older crowd.

We're doing an 11 day cruise on the Miracle in August, from San Francisco also.   Looking forward to it, our first Alaskan cruise.

21 minutes ago, serene56 said:

is that just for the panarama?    because we have smokers go to the casino on other sailings on embarkation day

Yes, just for the Panorama because everyone enters into the casino.  The ramp from the dome doesn't fit correctly on deck 3 (lobby) apparently, so you enter on deck 4 right into the casino area.

17 minutes ago, dallasdan said:

I have sailed out of Long Beach and other ports before and I don't remember this being a policy.  Granted I don't smoke so I don't always pay attention.  But we have been on 6 or 7 cruises together and I don't remember her complaining.  Is this a new policy in Long Beach?

One of the reasons the casino isn't available for smoking, besides refueling, during embarkation on the Panorama is because everyone enters the ship into the casino instead of the lobby because of the walkway from the dome.  Long Beach doesn't usually have ships this big and apparently the bridge over had to be somewhat modified.

We have 2 specialty restaurant reservations for our cruise on the Panorama in March and it doesn't show anywhere, we have only the email confirmations which I plan on taking with me.

2 hours ago, cabogal said:

I also booked for our Panorama cruise in Feb and I didn't have to prepay. I got an emailed confirmation, but it doesn't show in my planner. Does your?

We are on the Panorama in early March and I made Steakhouse and Teppanyaki reservations a few months ago and didn't have to prepay, but I do have emails confirming, and they don't show up in our planner either.

On 11/29/2019 at 5:56 AM, riffatsea said:

I don't remember any food or drink places in that terminal at all but we just walk through quickly to get outside.

The Green Bar is right in the middle of the plaza with lots of tables/chairs around it.