Yanicka24

The last time we did shuttle from MCO to Canaveral even though we booked a time there were so many people and we waited probably an hour before they put us on a bus. There were a lot of crew coming to the airport that day so maybe that made the busses late. We stayed in Orlando the night before and went back to the airport for the Carnival shuttle. Our check in was at like noon at the ship and I know it was after 1 when we got there.  Do NOT cut it that close. 

On 9/30/2021 at 11:31 AM, serene56 said:

the second night will NEVER be the night before you get off.  Cruise lines want you packed up and luggage out by a certain time.    

I thought about that after I posted the question 

On 9/30/2021 at 12:14 PM, V_V said:

I'm not sure if we are on the same Nov cruise or not....if it makes a difference to anyone with experience, our itinerary changed. Our sea days are now Wednesday and Friday (boarding the ship on Sunday).

We are Freedom Nov 28. 

I should know the answer to this but we are doing a 6 day on the Freedom in Nov.  Are elegant nights, night 2 & 4 or 5? 

First trip to Aruba coming up in Jan 2022. (Third attempt to get there, thanks Covid)  We will probably do a ship excursion but looking for a must try restaurant or bar probably relatively close to the port.  We will have lots of time after an excursion.  Also time in port is like 1pm - 11pm. 

30 minutes ago, V_V said:

@Yanicka24, which week are you sailing? The week of the 14th was moved to Nassau instead of Grand Turk.

Nov 28.  Probably looking at the same fate if it was the same itinerary.

I'm on the Freedom in Nov. We were scheduled for Princess Cay, Amber Cove, and Grand Turk. Waiting for a replacement for Grand Turk.....

2 hours ago, stellarose said:

48 hours? so if we fly on a Saturday am and sail out sunday- we must must have a test Friday only????? oh its Christmas too.

We sail the Sunday after Thanksgiving and are going to have the same kind of issue. We are going to have to get tested on Black Friday, we fly Saturday and sail Sunday.  🤞🤞🤞

I'd like a beach day, my mom would like to go parasailing.  Any beach clubs offer this? 

My mom really wants to parasail.  Are there any beach clubs that offer this in Aruba?  I'd like to have a nice day on the beach & she'd like to option to go parasailing... Thanks.

Flying into FLL, sailing from POM.  Trying to decide on a hotel...

Which hotels near downtown/Miami airport/POM offer free shuttles to the port?

Are there any hotels you can get a free shuttle from FLL airport to a hotel in downtown/Miami airport/POM area? 

Any hotels that offer both a free shuttle from FLL airport to the hotel then to POM? 

Understandable we can book the Carnival airport transfer and use local transportation just seeing what free options we might have one place or another. 

Yes I know Im a rebel. I cruise with my birth certificate not a passport. Does Aruba require one? 

Just a "hey this could happen".... last year on the Glory about 10pm on the last night the internet on the whole ship went down which included the casino system. We had been just playing some winnings we'd had thru the week, nothing too major... We were told to stop playing etc which we did. And we waited.  Finally sometime around 1am after lots of yelling by fellow guests we were told no one could cash out anything. If you had money in your "bank" like us it would be mailed to you... it took over 6 weeks to get the check. I was glad it wasnt much but there were some folks who had a whole lot more than us... 

I emailed the Carnival casino email and got a response that we havent achieved a high enough level of play yet... well ok. I'll try the host when we get there. 

Carnival- We didnt book a casino offer for our upcoming cruise but I recall reading some place that you should check with your PVP or email the Carnival casino email to see if you still qualify for any free play. We arent huge spenders in the casino but we do play quite a bit when we cruise. 

Has anyone had any luck getting any free play or other casino perks if you didnt book via a casino offer? 

Here I am back at the topic that is the bane of my existence... parking in Miami... in the past we have just parked at the port because I cant seem to find much in the way of useful reviews of outside places but in a Facebook group someone brought up a possible new place... can anyone confirm this is a new place? Have you parked there? What was your experience? 

The website they gave is miamiportparking.com 

It says secure garage, self park, and keep your keys. 

Any reviews would be appreciated. 

If you're looking for an excursion in Amber Cove try Power Snorkeling thru Carnival. It was beautiful. They bus you to the "pretty " side of the island and take you out snorkeling with a little jet pack that pulls you thru the water. 

Has anyone done the zipline there? Cost? I know my DH is going to want to do it. 

Its required by everyone to wear the life jacket if you go out on the inflatables. Regardless of age or swimming ability. 

Do they accept American dollars for the cabs?

Yes they are a little bit of a swim but when We were there it wasnt like there were waves or anything you really had to fight and yes there are life jackets. 

Maybe if you go into it not expecting caviar and diamonds you'll be pleasantly surprised. The only reason you booked it was to up your status right so regardless of the room it's still a cruise. Try to think positive and bring ear plugs just in case. 

John Heald posted this morning there is a shortage of escargot and it make effect availability in the MDR on sailings. 

Will this be the new thing to break the internet?? 

Interested in seeing more review. Thank you for the info! 

Have you tried to call Carnival & explain? I dont know if Carnival does it but I know other cruise lines do.  It cant hurt to try, right?