LovesAllTravel

I understand your question about why would a single supplement be added if I've paid for two passengers and only one goes. In theory, I've already paid the single supplement. What I'm most afraid of is if I call and say my husband can't go, they look at the reservation and say the fare code was for double occupancy only and we have to re-fare it to the current single rate. Which would make my $100 pp offer go up substantially. That's what I'm trying to avoid.

Yeah, this is what I've read (and heard) too. Thanks!

The offer was in my name, I'm the first guest on the reservation.

Hi all, I'm sailing on a $100 pp casino offer in October. DH is the 2nd guest, he's now unable to go. Based on your experiences, should I: check him in as if he's going so the reservation doesn't get bumped? Or not check him in? Alert them at all that he's a no show until I show up at the port?

Excellent Live! I started reading the first few posts because I'm booked on the Pride TA in October and was interested in her upgrade after drydock. I sailed on her last summer to the British Isles which I absolutely loved. The Spirit class is my favorite! Then, I got caught up in your luggage debacle and couldn't stop reading. You're an excellent writer and have a great sense of humor! Thank you for taking us along!

We sailed on the Carnival Pride in July 2022, British Isles itinerary. I love the Spirit class ships, they are the perfect size IMO. Easy to get from one place to another without walking the length of a football field. One word of caution though on European cruises. I guess it could apply to all cruiselines, not just Carnival. On our British Isles cruise, all but one port were tender ports. And the “tenders” were the lifeboats. If you book an excursion through the cruise line, you’ll get priority tender tickets. Next up for priority tickets are platinum and diamond members. Last ones to get tender tickets are the rest of the passengers, which could be 1,000 passengers standing in line to get tickets to get off the ship. If you book an independent excursion and you’re not platinum or diamond, you risk missing your tour. We witnessed many people who did not know “the drill” (meaning, get up at the crack of dawn to get in line for tender tickets) and didn’t get off the ship in time and missed their tour. We loved the Pride so much that we booked the T/A from Rome to Tampa in October/November 2023.

Is there a way to find out what cruises are premier, ultra or other casino specialty cruises? I like to spend time in the casinos but these events make them super crowded. I’ve participated in both premier and ultra, but would like the option of sailing on a non-casino event cruise if that helps keep the casino from being so crowded?