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We were on Magic and the thermo pool wasn't in with the heated loungers. What ship has the pool with loungers in the same room, for future reference. Thanks!

St Greg, what type of Covid test are you getting at Walgreen's? I'm scheduled at Walgreen's for a Rapid NAAT, which I usually have gotten a Rapid antigen at CVS but CVS isn't doing tests currently. Thanks for your feedback!

That is exactly what I and my two DDs (19 & 21) are doing for our May 28 cruise. Rapid NAAT from Walgreen on Wednesday, May 25. We have all been boosted. I would appreciate any feedback regarding the Rapid NAAT for us. I'm pretty sure Carnival is good with it but if someone has already done this test and taken a cruise, I'd feel more at ease. Thanks!!

It starts off innocently with a cruise or two in your Cruise Manager, then you wake up one morning and find 5 cruises booked. Yikes! How did this happen?! Welcome to our club @soloadventurer 😃

I just signed up for a free month of Audible because of the Miranda Obsession. I've never listened to books/plays so this will be interesting!

Dang!

My DDs and I are fine with MDR (last cruise on Sunshine my mom and I really enjoyed the MDR cuisine) and like you mentioned, why spend extra moolah when there are plenty of other places to chow down? That means more bucks for Alchemy😉 Re Los Angeles, if you are in Chinatown, Ocean Seafood was fun and tasty for dim sum, but I'm not sure if it's still open. Our favorite place for great Mexican food was Las Fuentas in North Hollywood. That means a drive to the VALLEY but their chicken tortilla soup is soooo good!

My DDs aren't excited about a 9 hour drive to Mobile, AL for our cruise but I said if you can find airfare for less than $468 total (including hotel) for the three of us, I'll do it. Best they could do was $550/person. Mommy is driving😎

Did you have reservations for specialty restaurants for your upcoming cruise? I don't because Ecstasy has nada, nothing, zilch in the way of specialty restaurants😁my DDs and I will be all MDR all the time😜

Wow! This is sad news. I wonder if it's staffing or actually not enough people are eating at the specialty restaurants, therefore not cost effective to keep open?

I'm not seeing deals like that in my VIFP for the May 50% sale. I am booking a good, not great deal out of PC for January 2024. We can drive there😁

Just curious, was any of the loud behavior addressed to the staff? Or addressed in general to the table? I would want to hear what the chef has to say and would want a moment of quiet. Maybe tapping a glass like at a wedding? It's a rough situation.

You seeing Wicked? Great show!!

Are you bringing the monkey?

Is it the JiJi menu or the Mongolian Wok menu? Thx!

An Alaskan cruise is on our bucket list! I will be on Ecstasy (that sounds bad😁) over the same week as your cruise. Looking forward to your review!!

I haven't booked a Carnival cruise through a travel agent, so I don't know. Maybe someone will chime in that knows about this.

You should be notified by email from Carnival indicating you either received stockholder credit or not. You can also check your cruises in your Cruise Manager. Go to Booking & Order Details and scroll down to View Invoice Details and click on that. Scroll down and it should be under On Board Credits if you received your stockholder credit. I usually send in my shareholder request one cruise at a time but I have heard of others sending in multiple cruises. Hope that helps!

Last 4 cruises, 2 of them deeply discounted, I received shareholders credit for each of them. I sent an email to shareholders@carnival.com stating the following: Hi! Please find attached my current brokerage statement. Please issue shareholder credit to the following: Legal name: MY NAME Booking number: MY BOOKING NUMBER Ship: MY SHIP Sailing date: THE EMBARKATION DATE Thank you! I attached two screenshots, one indicating my Carnival stock and the other my name, both with the account number redacted. I would get an immediate automated response saying they received my email. Then 2-3 weeks later I would get an email saying the shareholders credit had been issued.

I have had success with email. So far, no denials

Gladstone's on PCH where Sunset Blvd meets the ocean is a fun touristy restaurant right on the beach. If you are driving as far south as Laguna Beach (awesome art/beach/funky community) go to The Cliff Restaurant in the Arts and Crafts Center (bunch of hut like buildings on the ocean side of PCH) and look out over the Pacific as you have a glass of vino and lunch. Tommys Burgers (a couple around LA) are a traditional late night belly bomber snack. Order it with the works (chili, pickles, onions and cheese) then go to bed. In Downtown LA, Phillipes is supposedly the place where french dip sandwiches originated. So good with the roll double dipped in the au jus. Walk down Rodeo Drive to see how the 1% live. Yamashiro's Hollywood has a tremendous view of LA from it's perch up in the Hollywood Hills. I would probably go there just for a drink and the view. The building is pretty nifty as well. I am hungry now.😁

I'm looking forward to your LA itinerary. We lived in LA for almost 20 years and there are so many places I would love to visit!😎

The tiled loungers are warm and surprisingly relaxing. I never thought stretching out on a hard tiled surface would be comfy but it lulls you with it's heat. Plus the view of the ocean is hypnotic. Sea days will be busy and if the weather gets inclement, go grab a tile chair ASAP. There should be a room with "spa" water (chopped lemons and limes, etc in water) but I usually brought my own tumbler with a beverage. There are plenty of towels there. You can truly cook yourself in the dry sauna room, which I spread out a towel and lie down until I almost fall asleep. We would have our swimsuits on then wrap up in our Spa robes and Spa slippers and make our way from our stateroom to the Spa. Very cozy and special! Enjoy!

Run to the spa check in desk when you embark and get your scrub kit! I didn't when my mom and I cruised in a Spa Interior on Sunshine and the spa desk said they "ran out". Huh? Shouldn't they have one made up for each Spa room? So Run! 😁

I'm platinum and got a 10:30 am boarding time for me and my mom who needs wheelchair assistance. Once we got the wheelchair and our pusher (all have been so nice!) we were wheeled through special access areas and the only thing that slowed us down was the security x ray. Once through that, we were wheeled through an entrance for wheelchairs and accessed an elevator to our stateroom floor. Pretty quick I thought. Was it quick because of my 10:30am boarding time? Maybe, but I bet your friends with a later time will sail through embarkation like we did. If possible, have them access their Cruise Manager at midnight, the day of Online Check in and get the earliest boarding time they can. I don't think they can board the same time as suites but it should be a swift process for them. Have them text you once they are in their room and settled then meet you all somewhere. Have a wonderful cruise!!