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No, Carnival's adults-only Serenity Deck, which is now on about half the Carnival ships, is free. (Carnival has few extra-charge items)

The Serenity areas are nice: the loungers are nicer, you have better towels (thicker and different color), there are some outdoor couches (great for reading a book), there's a small bar within the Serenity area so you can grab a drink away from the main Lido Deck bar crowds, it's quieter than the main ship areas, and they often have some special loungers for couples. Depending on your ship, there are also hot tubs within the Serenity area. My partner and I always spend a little time at Serenity, though we also like all the activity of the main Lido Deck and mostly sun there.

Be warned, however, that Serenity can be crowded during the middle of the day, especially on sea days.

fyi: There's also an adults-only pool in the back of some Carnival ships (the ones with the retractable roof over the rear pool and hot tubs and all-day pizza areas).

We're about to head out on our ninth Carnival cruise in a couple of weeks. We've always enjoyed ourselves, and like that it's a great value for the money. The one time that we were seated with someone we didn't like, we asked to be moved and our request was immediately taken care of. Plus Carnival now has anytime dining, if that's your preference, so you don't have to be saddled with 7 days of table-mates you don't like.

Enjoy your cruise; the Vista sounds amazing.

Jim and Pierre

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Couple from New York heading for our annual cruise, this time back to the Eastern Caribbean. Would love to meet other family on board for drinks and conversation. Anybody else joining us on this sailing?

Jim and Pierre

Bump. 13 days to go!

We're a couple sailing on the Carnival Freedom out of Ft. Lauderdale on May 10. Would enjoy meeting other family for drinks or conversation during the cruise. Given the winter we're having this year, this voyage to the Eastern Caribbean won't come a day too soon. If you'll be sailing with us, let us hear from you!

Pierre & Jim

Hi guys. Unfortunately, we're booked on the Freedom sailing on May 10 (Eastern Caribbean), two weeks ahead of you. Amazing how every gay guy or couple seems to pick a different sailing. LOL Hope your trip is as much fun as we know ours will be. And hopefully the stars will be better aligned in the future.

Surprised that no one knows anything about this?

We just booked a cruise going to Belize in May. We have done the Eastern Caribbean route a few times already. In the past they used to offer an excursion called "Raiders of the Lost Mayan Caves". I can still find old treads on the forum about it but nothing after 2012.

When searching online I'm only finding old reviews about it and all the cruise lines have stopped offering it.

I now regret not doing it on our last trip 2 yrs ago. :(

Does it still exist? Did they change the name? Did something bad happen?

Thanks for any info you have.

Pierre