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20 minutes ago, JaxsMama said:

I choose twice daily and I feel like the am is the "cleaning" and the pm is more clean towels, towel babies etc

Agree. And turn down in the pm.

1 minute ago, Tapi said:

On our last Carnival Cruise, our steward try to ask if we wanted  “morning OR evening”, to which I replied “BOTH”. I could tell that he didn’t like that answer. He stopped smiling and gave me the evil stare. 😂

Yes, we've experienced that as well. Got the evil stare but he granted our request.  🙂

1 minute ago, monakayk said:

Are the cabins cleaned twice daily by the steward or only once ?
Thanks in advance .

Your choice. You can choose both or AM or PM. Some Stewards may not give you those options, but you can request what suits you best.

We too are Cove fans, for all of the previous cited reasons. On the Spirit Class ships we love the "bowling alley" balcony -- 2 ft deeper and 2 to 3 times longer than a regular balcony  

We usually request a booth (that's usually for 4) for the 2 of us. Has worked out very nicely.

Or each of you could order a bottle from their wine list at a 50% discount. 😮

These are not Boarding times but are Check-in times.

35 minutes ago, coevan said:

I was wandering the same thing. Did I miss a room service perk?

Me too -- 🙂

42 minutes ago, twodaywonder said:

Get there before the doors open and ask. 99% of the time, no problem. We always ask for a table for two near a window. Never been turned down.

They are not on Anytime Dining. They are assigned to late dining. What Sparks suggested about seeing the Maitre`de as soon as he/she is available is the best choice they have.

1 hour ago, VentureMan_2000 said:

Careful that you do not book a fare that connote be adjusted -- I thought I heard Early Saver bookings cannot be adjusted.

We've gotten many adjustments when booked as Early Saver. You just have to check often and contact your PVP, TA or Carnival directly.

8 minutes ago, Garth2 said:

I don't believe that Carnival has any cabins that connect on the inside on any of its current ships.

They do. For example look at Breeze cabins 7210 and 7214.

We have done quite a few B2Bs with 4 bottles of wine. We have our boarding passes for both legs and announce that there are 4 bottles in my carry -on and show them the boarding passes. No problems thus far. Will be on our next B2B out of Tampa in Jan 2020. Hope everything goes as it has in our past several B2Bs.

7 minutes ago, heffy2 said:

Thanks, that's true. 🙂

You're welcome.

Remember, the time on your Boarding Pass is check-in time, not boarding time.

On 12/3/2019 at 6:24 PM, amyotravel said:

Lido Deck location

Located aft on Lido Deck, Big Chicken will serve fried chicken favorites, all developed and taste-tested by O'Neal, based on his own recipes. A variety of chicken sandwiches will be featured, with playful monikers inspired by Shaq’s litany of clever nicknames for himself, along with his own take on traditional sides.

You are correct. Looks like Chicken is going to be where the Seafood Shack was on the Lido Deck aft and the Seafood is moving to the where the Chopsticks place was. Don't know if Chopsticks moved.

5 hours ago, littysmom said:

Can anyone recommend a nice port side balcony that they have stayed in? Are there any extended or" secret balconies " ? We were lucky on a few ships that had extra large balconies for the same balcony rate.

Thanks!

Decks 5, 6, 7 and 8 have large balconies but they are all aft. The corner balconies are on the port and starboard sides and they are the larger balconies. The aft facing balconies are larger than the port and starboard balconies.

14 minutes ago, amyotravel said:

According to this, aft on Lido:

 

http://www.insidertravelreport.com/carnival-debuts-big-chicken-by-shaq-and-more-eateries-for-new-carnival-mardi-gras

Thanks. Yes, I agree on the Mardi Gras but can't see it on the Radiance.

20 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

Correct, Mardi Gras and also on the Radiance.  

Where on the Radiance? I don't see it on the deck plan.

Might be a little cooler and not as many kids.

2 hours ago, dlphn501 said:

Ah, okay, I see.  Makes sense 🙂  happy anniversary!

Thanks. It's been a fun experience.  😉

1 hour ago, dlphn501 said:

I am curious about your B2B's - wouldn't it be more enjoyable to do different itineraries?  I am considering doing a 3 and 4 day B2B on Liberty, but it seemed useless to go back and forth to the bahamas, twice, for the same price as a 7-day on a different ship that goes to 4 different ports that I haven't been to.

You are quite right. What we are doing is to get to 50 cruises in 2020 to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. And the price was right for us. We booked it a year and a half out. We are currently at 47 and get 50 on the Radiance in Nov, 2020.

3 hours ago, grantbob said:

How did you know the 4J opened up?

 

Probably did a mock booking to see what 4Js were available.

There is a video of 2470 on cruisedeckplans . com

Looking forward to your report. Please take some pictures.  🙂

We did a 4 day/3 day/4 day B2B2B on the Liberty earlier this year (Feb). The 4 days were pretty calm. The aft pool was adults only and there was a large group on the 3 day leg that had to be removed from the pool by Security. One of them could hardly walk after she got out of the water. And the 3 day was over the weekend, so it looked like it was meant to be a party cruise for that group.