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As a NY'er (not NYC, but still), I remember the moment where I said to myself "wait- they did the MET and the Brooklyn Bridge and the 9.11 museum all on the same day- WHAT. " It seems like y'all made the most of your trip!

51 minutes ago, wolfie11 said:

So be warned that showing up at the medical center can lead to unwanted and very expensive consequences

 

Nope. Confirmed no problems by her own doctor.  

I mean, the same could have been true for her when she showed up to the land-based hospital.

This is such a hard situation to discuss, because at the time the ships medical center was working on the best knowledge they had at the time based on actual testing in addition to the shipboard doctors opinion.

To call it "malpractice" might be a stretch here, as none of us were there and none of us did the actual testing that they did onboard which clearly showed some sort of problem if they denied boarding.

I remember being so impressed with the band on Freedom but also wondered how long those folks were really going to be employed for going forward. Carnival has done away with live music in their productions and I'm sure Royal is looking for any and every way to cut costs.

It's a lot to bring on musicians for any length of time, even if on a typical contract, and they don't do much else onboard which unfortunately makes their value less to the overall operations. I'd hate to see RCL do away with live music, but I'm 100% certain it's coming.

2 minutes ago, staceyglow said:

Except that every media post mentions what an idiot she was for putting herself in a position to have this happen.

 

and I got on TikTok saying that Chevrolet owes me

Not really. A lot of media glosses right over the part where she shared her confirmation information and goes right to how she "lost 15k" because of Carnival. This is the part of the story that they can run a headline on or sensationalize- regardless of fault.

If you got on tiktok and your video went viral, regardless of fault, Chevy *might* give you money to make you go away. I'm not saying they owe you or that they will, but corporate PR is there for a reason.

I'm not saying anything illogical, just pointing out what the original poster is likely trying to do here, especially in light of not taking any offer they claim to have already gotten.

1 minute ago, staceyglow said:

nd what makes you assume that the TikTok user is telling the truth?

In the world of social media and public relations, it doesn't matter if it's true or not. I'm just responding to a question that was asked.

If anything, the tiktok user looks more ridiculous not taking Carnival's offer (if there truly was one), which definitely works in Carnivals favor. But still, the story has garnered enough attention that I'm sure Carnival PR is calculating how much it would take to make it go away regardless of fault.

19 minutes ago, BlerkOne said:

I don't think they did, so the "offer" could just be more misinformation.

That particular detail came straight from the tiktok user. It's firsthand info, and she even went as far as to say that they denied the offer. Carnival already tried to make this story (and this person) go away, but I suspect they are going to have to pay actual cash if the story continues to gain traction, despite the customer being at fault.

On 6/5/2024 at 2:49 PM, kctwinmommy said:

Getting more coverage for who knows what.

People know that if they generate enough coverage and fake outrage that companies will pay them to go away, even if the original poster is in the wrong.

That's my suspicion in this case, especially since they rejected Carnival's offer despite being in the wrong.

What's changed?

People are finally forced to be more clean at the Buffet. "Washy, Washy!"

3 hours ago, shof515 said:

people need to learn how to post thing only for the people they want

and still never post any sort of confirmation numbers, credit card details, etc. to any social media site ever. someone, even folks you know, will use it.

On 5/28/2024 at 7:32 PM, Old Fart Cruisers said:

Looks like Carnival is just NOT going to honor their offer.

That's unfortunately pretty standard across the cruise industry, especially when it comes to sales.

Cruise line offers are generated to be specific to a certain segment of cruisers (based on their own VIFP data/marketing research/algorithm) and are only available to those specific folks. For example, you wouldn't be able to book a casino "free" room on the offer of another cruiser who got that offer.

This photo on cruisecritic also doesn't show a slide and has a better view of that area. I'm wondering if @Sonic2012 is right and she's getting a slide as part of the amplification process.

On 5/18/2024 at 6:18 PM, pcvtmom said:

The sailing will originate in Norfolk, but will return to Baltimore.

Sounds like a bit of a headache for those who got on in Norfolk. I'm surprised they aren't unloading in Norfolk first and then repositioning to Baltimore, especially since they have to sail by Norfolk anyway.

On 5/25/2024 at 1:19 AM, donaldsc said:

you will often get inaccurate information and almost always promises that the cruise company wants you to believe will happen on the cruise.

Even if that were true, the cruise line is much, much more likely to follow the policies they publicly post versus some rando on this website (or other cruise-related forums).

Just taking a wild guess, but I'm wondering if the obstruction is the slide, based on the top-down view?

*edit: even if just partial, the cabin would be listed as obstructed. OP, you could search on youtube to see if there are any videos.

I'd do the later boarding times, after or around 1pm. No crowds makes it easier to navigate the terminal and boarding and your room will likely be ready by the time you board.

On 5/15/2024 at 1:02 PM, Sarcastic Mama said:

most people know all to well about the Triumph

She was my first ship in 2009 and is still my favorite design by far. There's plenty of quiet space, the lido deck has seating for the buffet looking at the wake and it's not too big overall.

I don't see why you couldn't do this. It's about a 7 hour train ride, do it the day before and stay in a hotel near the port.

LaGuardia is closest, followed by Newark. New York traffic is similar to but somehow much worse than Miami.

It really depends on how you're getting to the port as to what's going to be best, IMO. LaGuardia has a free special bus service that connects to the metro system which is super convenient in my experience. If you're driving, it's all going to be a mess so pick whichever NYC area airport is cheapest for you (LGA, EWR, JFK).

I'd do it, depending on the length of your cruise and what you've already spent. As others have mentioned, it's nice to have a place to escape to when your kids have bedtime but you're not quite ready yet. There's also nothing quite like having your own private outdoor space on a cruise ship, IMHO.

1 hour ago, davidrlewis2302 said:

Have they put all their effort into Icon at the expense of the older ships?

It's much more likely (though no way to really confirm) that RCL has very likely ensured that Icon is very well staffed. How they do that is up to them, but I wonder if they moved some staff from their fleet to make sure Icon has enough.

10 hours ago, Honolulu Blue said:

Any interesting excursions that I haven't prepurchased

This, 100%. Get the most extravagant (and private!) excursion for me- after settling gratuities.

1 hour ago, jimbo5544 said:

From my view, it will change nothing and they lose.

They talk the talk but give in, in the end.  Dead Presidents rule.  That is the biggest picture.

1. I don't think you fully understand the context, it's already been studied, they don't "lose".

2. The residents of Key West voted for ccruise ship limits and were usurped by their governor. They voted. The will of the community impacted was ignored.

3. Bar Harbor has already started enforcing a  daily cruise limit. It's a very popular stop on Canada/New England cruises.

3. https://www.cruisehive.com/alaskan-city-rejects-petition-to-limit-cruise-passengers/112754

Just had to source some of my points so you could see where I'm coming from, especially as it's concerned with people's attitudes toward cruising in general. When people start to say no, it's not just "saying no."

Just wanted to give you accurate sourcing to see where I'm coming from.

42 minutes ago, cruiseguy1016 said:

An occasional comma or period would help those of us trying to read this.

I had chat GPT add punctuation for this user to make it easier to read for us 🙂 

@JohnnyPro44

12 hours ago, kwokpot said:

On the our 4/27 disembarkation there were MAJOR delays which weren't explained.

It sounds like overall you had a positive experience on your cruise! I appreciate the bulleted points and sharing of your experiences.

I think the explanation is simple re: delays at Disembarkation. Part of the process is out of Carnival's hand (immigration and customs) which inevitably slows the process. Another factor that you might have experienced driving in is that LGB is an active commercial port and traffic in/out is nearly always backed up when ships are  coming/going, which also contributes to the overall crowding, even while you're still onboard.

I think you make a god point, though, that the cruise director should be more vocal during these times and often the silence over the loudspeaker contributes to the confusion.

5 hours ago, Cruisefanatic71 said:

one would hope that Royal would let those passengers know ahead of time instead of letting them travel to the port to tel them there isn't a cruise they knew about a month ago was not going to sail.

They really need to take a page from Carnival on this one. When the Panorama was out of service in December and needed an azipod fixed, they preemptively cancelled almost a month and a half of sailings and gave FCC so we could make alternate plans.