SailorJeff66

D.W. and I are going on BOTS five day Grand Cayman/Cancun itinerary in December. Anyone have the Compass and Menus for this run? Excitement is building!

Pardon my impertinence, but you are going to be at the water's edge! Some of the freshest, best seafood anywhere is just a short hop from the port. Pizza? You can get anywhere. Live it up!

Down to 54 days!!!!...until I can print my cruise docs and do online check in......but hey, baby steps.:p:p:p

Some quick math with a little rounding....15$ a day, 1500 pax, 5 day cruise, $112,500........add in the grats for beverage, etc, adds up quickly. That said, it doesn't bother me in the least. And I'll throw an additional tip at the poolside waiters, bartenders, etc.

Sooo, being brand new to Carnival, and having no experience with PVP, I called the PVP line. Sadly, that service is not available until AFTER I sail....😭 But once I've sailed, I'll have one assigned. Looking forward to that. Still trying to sort out if I'll be "loyal to Royal" or "Crazy over Carnival"...

I sailed Empress in December. Yep, she's the oldest and smallest in the line. BUT, she's got a lot of heart. She reminds me of a grand old hotel. Classy and quaint. Comfortable and intimate. Can't go wrong with her.

Jumped on the memorial day sale, 25% off. Using my 25 OBC, my package for two 5nights was 529. If I see cheaper, I'll cancel and repurchase.

If you're in port from 800-500 and back on board by 400, that still gives you 8 hours of possible drinking if you crash by midnight. Easily enough time to get your monies worth on Cheers. It can be done with only 5 drinks at Alchemy Bar, 3 before dinner from 530-700, 2 after dinner from 900-1000. That's 1/2 hour per drink.

Considering that the plan for the ports is gonna be somewhat boozy, idk....that's probably a tall order....:p

Hi all, going on my first Carnival cruise in April and was curious about drink specials they run. On my first cruise on RCI, they sold 10 drink cards for $80. Because this cruise is a port intensive 8day, the Cheers package doesn't make sense to me. Does Carnival offer drink cards or other promotions like RCI?

Thanks

Love brilliance of the seas , we love suites, but also had a great time when we started cruising in small inside cabins.

George, I started in ocean view on my first cruise with Empress. It was a little small, but certainly comfortable enough considering the limited time we spent in it. I found the whole experience wonderful. Good food, perhaps not gourmet, but tasty and appealing to look at pretty much whenever I wanted. Attentive, smiling staff working hard to ensure everything was clean, safe, and enjoyable. Entertainment that was varied and we'll produced. All this for less than a comparable land based vacation. Plus we went and enjoyed port visits to warm, friendly islands while everyone at home froze their keisters off. I pray I never get too old, tired, or jaded to enjoy being on these remarkable ships, travelling to exotic places with fun loving, happy people!

Officially down to 6months on the count down until my second cruise. Yeah, yeah, I'm not in a suite, I'm barely C&A gold, it's only a 5 day....who friggin cares? I'm going on cruise to places I've never been, gonna enjoy my paltry lil' ocean view and relax with my wife. Super excited!

431!

Suddenly I don't feel as bad about my triple digit countdown....;p

You can freely go. When you reserve you actually put your ship and arrival date.

 

It could be they are sold out on the day you wanted to go, or the day someone else tried to go. I recommend getting reservations as soon as you know that is where you want to go.

I checked one of the ship traffic websites, found out Cozumel will have seven in port on the day of my visit. Booked right away!;p;p

I'm not sure any of the lines book Sancho's as an excursion. I'm on RCI Brilliance in December and Sancho's isn't available from the line. I booked from the Mr. Sancho's website.

All you low digit ppl....I kinda hate you right now....just kidding. Am envious though.

Anyone have a link to book?

My concern is what of us cruisers who really don't want to partake in the extras at coco cay? Seems like all the attention and effort is being put into that. Is the non premium cruiser going to get shafted?

With only one cruise on the Empress under my belt, couldn't say for sure. My next cruise is BOTS, so definitely somewhat bigger, with more to do. I'm ambivalent about Oasis class. Sure, LOTS to do, but I think you lose that personal touch. Time will tell.

Is the sale over already? No sale listed for drinks or internet for Harmony during Christmas.

 

 

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The small print said "on selected sailings before December 15"...

Followed a link from RCL about their Memorial day sale. Beverage packages are down to $47pp. Is this as good as i can expect? Or will it go on sale at an even better discount later? I sail in December on Bots, so i have time...

Empress was our first. Loved it! Ambivalent about going on the bigger/newer.... yeah, more dining options, more activities,etc...but the old gal seemed....more charming and regal.

Most of us native Floridians dont even go to the store for extra beer/booze unless we've got a Cat III or better coming.....we are drenched from all the rain we've been getting, but this is a big nuthin burger to most of us.

Guess the enthusiasm based on specific ship/itinerary has a lot to do with it. I know as a first timer, there wasn't anything about the ship/itinerary I wasn't keenly interested in. My wife and myself make friends easily enough, so meeting new folks on the ship won't be an issue. We are both in our 50's so going with friends and other family just hasn't been an option yet. I do get a lot of the "I go on cruises to veg and not deal with people" vibe. Fair enough.

Going on my second RCI cruise in December. Signed up for my roll call, there's two of us.... Six months out, next to nil participation. My next cruise After that is a Carnival in April. Just a little less than a year out and a good deal more signed up. What gives? No enthusiasm, snobbery, or folks don't know they exist?

We are booked on the Conquest out of Fort Lauderdale in mid April 2019 so she must be switching shortly after that cruise.

I'm booked on the 4/27/19 sailing from FLL, not Mia.