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This is 1000 times easier when there are constraints for work or school and there are only certain weeks or a single week in a month when you can go. Definitely going to save this. THANKS

The original past guest program did not have a Diamond level, but yes was 10 cruises to platinum. When VIFP was rolled out, while it became 75 days to platinum, existing platinum cruisers were grandfathered. But the new Diamond level was set at 200 days at its introduction.

Have you considered Baltimore? It is only a 3 hour drive from NYC and has year round sailing. Itineraries are not the best and repetitive, though there are a few that hit Bermuda or the Caribbean and skip the Bahamas. Spirit class has some unique features as well.

JUST WORKED FOR ME! Like many of you I have been trying for days, even this morning. But I have been making a habit of checking and it went through and I even got the confirmation emails for my orders. Good because I have a couple final payments coming due and want to put a deposit down on another cruise.

We were also on the Magic and the "evening" movies seemed to be at 6, 6:30 or 7. They also were not that good and not worth skipping the MDR or rushing dinner over. Prepandemic I had memorable movie experencies, especially the Martian where the space scenes from the movie seemlessly blended into the night sky. Also saw Black Panther and Hidden Figures. San Andreas Fault wasnt a masterpiece but was kind of fun seeing on the big screen outdoors.

Havent had Guys in awhile, found them too greasy, probably for about 5 years. But I thought I would try the Funderstruck burger and loved it. Even had it on another day. For however long they keep it, I will be visiting Guys at least once per cruise.

I wonder if it had to do with the age of the ship at the time. Destiny was one of the newest then. We were on the Festivale, they probably would not have retrofitted all the doors, perhaps not the Holiday as well.

Don't have any from the 90s or a 2001 cruise. Not sure if we did not save them or we were still using the physical metal room keys then. I am not referring to the dining assignment cards they gave out back then, but the card we now swipe with to open the doors. Who has the oldest or remembers when they began?

There were 4300 guests with about 1800 blue, 1200 red, 1000 gold, 250 platinum and 28 diamond. He was not feeling well and eventually tested positive for covid. Cheeky had been scheduled for vacation so this was her last week. While not a cruise director, she told me she had subbed once before when the CD had a death in the family.

Have not seen this in a very long time. On an 8 day Magic earlier this month there were 2 sea days starting out and 2 at the end. So we went to the SDB 3 times (LOVE the french toast) and were planning to go the last day when we were surprised to see there was only a regular breakfast that was something like 7:30 - 9:30 am. But there was also a MDR lunch 12 - 1. It was a good menu, similar to the lunch menus in the past (not as extensive as dinner), with the dessert including a sundae that was better than what is on the kids menu. They also had a nice seafood dish. We asked out of curiosity why they did this and was told they had SDB the day before. I thought on cruises with a number of sea days this could be a good variation. I dont remember reading about it, certainly on a non Journeys cruise, since the restart.

Toying with the idea of a B2B since we will be there anyway. Perhaps we can catch another European promotion the way we did with this one last spring. Yes it would reduce the 25% OBC, but still would save the 75% out of pocket, and thanks for the thought,

We have booked a number of cruises short notice (not last minute but a few months before) where early dining was filled and there was no wait list. There was nothing Carnival rep or the TA could do. But the first day I go to the dining inquiries, usually around 1pm, and was able to get early dining every time on the spot. Boarding early with platinum we have normally eaten by that time and go down to the mdr and often are first in line. Between that and being platinum, as others have suggested, the change seems to be a no brainer for them.

I am confused by all this. We have used CVS in the past and they charged our insurance and we never had an out-of-pocket cost. The test itself was covered fully by insurance but they started to bill for an office visit but CVS never charged us for the copay/deductible. I wonder if they will want payment going forward and we will be better off with the OnPoint monitored testing. Has anyone been charged by CVS or is this too new a policy to know? Is there an out-of-pocket cost for patients with insurance? Patients with insurance should not have any out-of-pocket costs for a covered COVID-19 test, but check with your health plan to confirm before scheduling a test. If you have health insurance, you must bring your card with you to the test site. For patients who test negative for COVID-19 through a rapid test and come into the clinic, the clinic visit should be considered part of your test by your health plan. You likely will not have any out-of-pocket costs for the in-clinic visit, or for testing to further evaluate COVID-like symptoms, but you should check with your health plan to confirm coverage. You will be responsible for any patient cost as determined by your insurance.

There is a price limit on the drink. Something like $10. You can still order a more expensive drink and the discount is applied and you are charged the difference plus 18% gratuity on that discount.

Generally the pools and hot tubs are, but I have seen instances where at least some were closed for cleaning and opened at some point in the afternoon. Especially if you board early this is possible. Water works and the slides will be open relatively early in the afternoon. Again, maybe not right away, especially if you board early, but long before sail away. I think in every instance by the time we ate lunch and changed water works and the slides were open. This has been the case both before and after covid.

We were just on the Miracle and breakfast on the Lido was served until 9:30. You do need to be out of the cabin by 8:30. I remember that being pretty universal across the fleet. You can probably stay until 10 the latest which by then you will hear all zones are cleared for departure.

I was concerned about this but have gotten the obc on a senior rate and heavily discounted rates using my vifp. Almost wasnt going to try when I read the threads but went ahead and did and it went through.

Can you go standby for the earlier flight? We were on a 12:45 but caught the 10:15 standby for no fee on United. We did platinum self-assist debark and were outside the terminal 8:15. Caught an uber but with waiting for the uber and traffic it was over an hour and we walked into the airport at 9:30 and were the last to board the 10:15 flight. We did that the previous cruise too. Booked an afternoon flight but caught the first standby once we were at the airport. Helps if you have some priority with the airline to be able to move up the standby list. But plan on Long Beach to LAX easily taking an hour, especially if not on a Sunday.

We sailed on the Miracle last month out of Long Beach with a regular driver's license and birth certificate with no problem. Did the same out of Miami and Galveston since the restart as well.

Can cruise cash be used in the casino? If you charge slot play to your room, would cruise cash applied to my account cover that?

YES and it was so good we asked for a second serving which was promptly served to us with a smile. While we noticed the change, we preferred this better.