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    Straw question

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted · Edited by crooooze

    I have not had the same experience with the sugar straws… On the last cruise,  I’ve had at least 1 mocha frappe each day, which came with the chocolate straw.. The straw outlasted the drink every time. Never fell apart or dissolved.  Maybe with frozen drinks, they last longer? I kinda liked eating the straw afterwards… tasted like those chocolate Necco wafers.

    Buffet

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    Not sure if this is new or if I just never realized it before, but the lunch-time buffet on the Vista had nice pre-prepared salad bowls.  


    So at least for that, you didn’t need to touch the community serving utensils. And it was a great side to balance the Guys burger and fries.
     

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    How is Cruising with new mask requirements

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    You’ll pretty much get out of it what you expect  to. If you hate wearing masks going to the stores today, you will probably hate wearing masks onboard.  If mask wearing really doesn’t bother you much today, it won’t ruin your cruise either. 
     

    if the weather cooperates and you spend a lot of time out on deck during the day, those hours are mask free.

     

    We had a very enjoyable cruise, even with a mask. So much so that we just booked another for this year. YMMV

     

    The worst part really was the pre-cruise testing dance.

     

     

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    AARP Carnival Gift Cards

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    On 9/5/2021 at 11:14 PM, wayne_trisha said:

    Here is what I had to do to get set up on drivewise and gather rewards. NOTE: I am NOT an Allstate policy holder.

     

    Like others, i signed up on the web and the the website told me to download the mobile app. The mobile app got me nowhere. I called the drivewise support phone and the CSR and myself decided the best way to proceed was to delete the account information I used to create the account. Once this was done I closed out the mobile app, opened the app back up, and created a new account via the mobile app. It worked just fine. Hope this helps!

    This is correct.  If you are not a policy holder, the only way to fix is to call and have the account DELETED, then recreate the account with the app and not the web.

     

    Creating an account on the web creates the wrong kind of account, which won’t work with drivewise. You just end up going in circles.

     

    Carnival Check-In and Vista Questions

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted · Edited by crooooze

    57 minutes ago, Cruise4Jesus said:

    On the Vista, how has the muster drill requirements been being accomplished, do you still have to go to crowded location at a specified time or is it a new procedure?

    No going to crowded location. Just show up to your muster location as soon as you can to get checked. It took us about 5 mins and there was hardly anyone else there. This is by far the best thing that came out of the new protocols!

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    Yet Another FCC, Gift Card Question...

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    I avoid calling at all costs, as the repetitive hold recording is like fingernails scraping on a blackboard to me…. 

    “What does VIFP in the VIFP Club stand for? Very Intelligent Funky Parrot? Voluptuous Intriguing Frantic Penguin? Wrong. It stands for Very Important Fun Person. You know - Fun Person. Like you.”

     

    Arrival times

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    We got the the Galveston port a few mins before 10 for a 10:00-10:30 check-in time (Uber was quicker than anticipated)  We were shocked at the huge crowd (probably hundreds) already on the line. As we zig-zagged, we also notice several people ahead of us holding boarding passes with check in times after 11:00. It took about 50 mins to get through the security and check-in process until we got to sit down in the waiting area.

     

    Apparently everyone was just as anxious to get off the ship. We headed to the P&D priority disembarkation point (dining room) at 8am per the notice left in our room. When we got there at 8, it was jammed packed full - just about every seat taken.

     

    These experiences just drive the mindset that you must get there much earlier.

    Indoor Mask Enforcement on the Vista?

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted · Edited by crooooze

    On 8/28/2021 at 9:46 AM, EngIceDave said:

    Can you show all of us and the kids at home where the constitution forbids masking? 

    I should have put my post in quotes. Those are things I always hear people say. I was not insinuating that what I posted was factual. Hence the sad part

    Steakhouse Wine Promotion

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    3 minutes ago, Fla Mike said:

    Thanks

     

    One, well, two more more questions...

    If we opt for the free cheap bottle, is it one bottle per table, or per couple?

    And can the 50% off be used on multiple bottles?

     

    We are cruising with newbies and thought about treating them to dinner, and cheap booze always helps!

    Usually one bottle per table

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