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Online check-in status has nothing to do with what or when a cabin is assigned.

I loved the new menu, tried it last week.

Princess has no limit, no everyone in the cabin has to buy it and it includes Espresso coffee drinks, bottled water and sodas. They do not seem as paranoid as Carnival even though they are part of the same holding company

They have a different customer base which will have entirely different profit models.

Simple....a good number would share it because most wont use 2/3rds of the plan allotment on their own. I guarantee the profit numbers are based on the average and not everyone drinking 15, that is probably where it hit the minimum margin.

Early saver. Just be ready to commit as there are little to no changes allowed.

Many of the normal outlet extenders won't work. The ships usually only have one plug on the dresser and it is usually recessed.

As for the tags....I always do the clear packing tape and punch a hole. Very sturdy and costs pennies.

A single sofabed is 32"x78". The standard twin beds are 33"x78". So the sofa is just as long as the regular beds, and only 1 inch more narrow. Upper bunk is 33"x78". Whether the sofabed is made up into a bed or not will have no impact on how cramped the room is. It is not a pullout. In fact, I think that the upper bunk being down makes the room FEEL more cramped, so it would be better to use the sofa for a bed.

 

Some people will still use the sofa as a bed for the 3rd person but ask the steward to put it back as a sofa during the day, which most of them will not automatically do. But that means that whoever is sleeping in that sofa has nowhere to nap during the day, which may or may not matter to that person.

Opinions vary I guess. I have been in plenty of rooms where the sofa was not as long as a traditional bed. As for cramped, when I get up in the morning and have no where to sit other than the bed, to me that is cramped. I am not going to sit on the edge of the bed for an hour trying to enjoy my morning coffee while I watch the news until my teen finally wakes up. He gets the pulman, I can sit on the couch when I wake up.

LOL....slots not "paying" and you can't find a garbage can in a tiny ships cabin? Wow.

There was a time when I actually worried about negative reviews. I finally realized some people just cannot be made happy and if they appear to pick at the small things you know where the problem lies.

These things are listed for years. It is not just everyday there are people interested in buying a cruise ship.

As above, game of chance. There is no skill that can beat the game. I watched it in the area for hours on the last cruise and saw one winner. It probably makes several hundred per hour, constant stream of people.

It certainly was not Rock Lobster in the MDR as of last week. Very good.

10am will be the last call for passengers with the last debarking tags and it will be virtually empty by that point. 8:15 was when the first group with priority flights got off Sunday.

I always keep the sofa bed open for seating, too cramped in the room otherwise. The sofa isn't full length anyway.

Cruise Outlook gives you the weather forecast of your entire itinerary with just one click.

It just water...no different than being in the ocean.

You have already committed, they offer you an upgrade for a discount which leaves them with a less expensive cabin that may be a better seller overall so they can entice a new customer to open their wallet.

Google Cruise Outlook.

No problem....just show up together. That is the beauty of it, eat when you want and with who you want.

Only an allotted amount of passengers can select it during booking just like each of the assigned dining times. I have seen it full during the booking process making the assigned times, usually the late one, the only choice.

Just bring a few 20oz bottles with you, take them off the ship and get cups of ice as needed.

No its true, prices are getting high even in non summer months. If Carnival keeps this up we will see more and more people sailing other lines. I'm sorry I love Carnival and have always been a big fan, but for the prices they are starting to charge we can sail a better quality cruise line and get more for our money.

LOL...and which other lines are offering the bargain fares you are seeing? Carnival is still the lowest by far in any week I have looked at. While some say Carnival is more expensive, everyone else is still way above them.

Value depends on lots of things including your budget and how much time you plan to spend sipping drinks. I avoided it for a couple of cruises but found our bar tab was the same or even more that it would have been if we bought Cheers and I didn't consider it 'heavy drinking'. Now to be able to order what I want, when I want, to be able to try new things, and not worry about the cumulative price is worth its weight in gold to me. Just adds to my overall relaxation knowing everything is covered.

Looking back on past topics it appears to be the case. No shuttles to RCCL during those times. It also appears both main off site companies are now running their first shuttles around 11am.

There are absolutely no sound problems with connecting cabins. Doors on both sides are shut.

He will probably spend lots of time in Camp Carnival, mine did at that age. He made friends and really enjoyed the planned activities.