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I found one: https://discipleguide.org/church-leaders-cruise/

Maybe this is the large group Carnival was talking about assigning rooms and the reason why the Valor is not showing up?

Have you figured out what type of large group? We were on a sailing that happened to have a group that was about a third of the pax. Some sort of singer. Took the over the ship, showtimes were changed, other rooms couldn’t be used.

 

 

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Carnival did not specify what type of group or how large. They just said large group.

I hope so. I'm not in the position to make a call right now so thank you.

No problem. Anything to help out a fellow cruiser and CC member:)

I had my Valor sailing missing on "My Cruise Manager". Asked if anyone on CC had the same experience and one other is also with the Valor. Hope this puts some peoples minds at ease.

Just got off the phone with Carnival web support. They are telling me that the Valor (web services) are closed as they are a signing rooms for large groups, which Carnival must wait to do until final payment is made for those groups. I asked if they are doing the same thing with the Valor Jan. 13th sailing and they said they were.

I asked if this process could take days to do and they said it cam. They said it should show up in the next day or two.

Here is the link to the original post that it was missing: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2565455

I just noticed your signature. Our missing cruise is for Jan 13 on Valor...

Just got off the phone with Carnival web support. They are telling me that the Valor (web services) are closed as they are a signing rooms for large groups, which Carnival must wait to do until final payment is made for those groups. I asked if they are doing the same thing with the Valor Jan. 13th sailing and they said they were.

I asked if this process could take days to do and they said it cam. They said it should show up in the next day or two.

Having the same issue here today...

So Devinc, you are missing bookings? Is it similar to my situation that you have two bookings and on is missing. I would like to relay this info to Carnival when I their tech support.

Could call Carnival Tech Support

 

 

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Yes, that is going to be my next step.

You might try opening a Private/InPrivate/Incognito browser window. You will have to provide your login information since the browser will not know who you are and sees no cookies. If that doesn't work, the issue is most like at the Carnival end.

Thanks for the advice. Tried your suggestion still no luck. Although when I tried again this morning, I did notice the little "Days To Cruising" banner did count down another day. So it must see my booking somewhere.

Did you try adding it again under your My Cruise Manager? You'll need the booking number.

Yes tried that but said it could not find the booking.

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Has anyone experienced this?

I have two cruises booked with Carnival. One in Dec 2017 and one in Jan. 2019. I booked the December cruise in October 2016 through a travel agency. After it was booked it showed up on Carnivals site under "My Cruise Manager". I booked the Jan. 2019 cruise a couple months ago through Carnival's website. So it has been over a year and every time during that year that I have check the My Cruise Manager the December cruise showed up as well as the 2019 cruise over the last couple of months. When I checked today the December booking tab is missing but the 2019 is still there. What is weird is that the little count down banner still shows 43 days until my next cruise, which is accurate with my Dec. 2017 sailing date. I checked with Carnival. They said to clear cookies and history which I did, but no luck. I am going to contact the travel agent but I think this is a Carnival site issue. Anyone seen this before or know of anything I can do?

Right. And if the drunk person is smoking in an non smoking area, it could be a real problem. However, if they are smoking in a designated area, the area is designed for smoking so proper precautions are put into place to minimize the risks. Should a fire start, it would be taken care of right away. But not all people that drink smoke as well, so there's that.

 

In either the steamer or smoker case taking place inside a cabin, they are doing prohibited things and the fire could go undetected for an amount of time as to become a huge issue. Both are capable of causing damage and loss of life. If everyone followed the rules, then the risks could be practically eliminated. Just because someone "could" do something to cause something bad to happen, it doesn't mean you "should" do something that you KNOW isn't allowed whether or not you agree with it. Two wrongs don't make a right.

As I said. Someone drunk who smokes in a nonsmoking area. I am not saying you should break the rules. I am saying people shouldn’t be on a soap box saying shame on you when most people break rules in everyday life

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Well, my philosophy, and that of many professional mariners, over 42 years on ships, is that fire prevention is always superior to fire fighting. Yes, steamers are certified by UL, but only if used as directed, which will always state: "unplug when not in use, do not leave unattended". Since the cruise lines cannot control whether you or anyone uses the steamer correctly, they disallow them. That is fire prevention. Even with heating appliances that are regularly inspected, there can be failures. We had a coffee maker that was in the electrician's shop for testing that went up in flames from a failed auto-off switch.

 

 

 

Since there is no national clearing house for reporting fires on foreign flag cruise ships, you probably never will hear about a fire started by a heating appliance, since in 99% of the cases they are extinguished quickly.

 

 

 

I take your comparison to drinking as somewhat specious, as drinking will normally only cause harm to yourself, or perhaps a couple of people, while a fire at sea can threaten the lives of everyone onboard, passengers and crew.

Only takes one careless drunk smoker not following the rules to start a fire. I do not see my comparison too far off base but appreciate your comments.

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As for those of you who are so worried about breaking rules. I suppose none of you have ever went over the speed limit, changed lanes without a signal or rolled through a stop sign. All of which could hurt or kill someone.

Yes, bringing a steamer is against the rules. It is the prerogative for anyone to break rules and take the chance of getting penalized for it (like getting a speeding ticket). As for the comparison of an open flame to using a steamer, that is like comparing apples to oranges. As to the comment about the bigger the steamer the more the amps, that is correct, but all circuits are protected by circuit breakers which prevents the wiring from overheating by tripping the breaker. With a steamer or any other device with a heating element, the fact that if used per manufacture directions they are not dangerous. Now if you have the cord knotted up or pinch, then yes the cord will over heat without tripping a breaker. It is the responsibility of Carnival to keep everyone safe and that is why there are rules, some can decide to circumvent the rules. I do not recall in recent history of hearing about fire started by a curling iron or steamer on a cruise ship.

You could say there should be a rule not to drink alcohol on a ship as a drunk passenger can do many stupid things to injure or kill another passenger, which is way more likely to happen then a steamer causing a fire. But alcohol make the ships a lot of money, so you will never see that rule.:)

"An undercover investigation reveals air quality on a cruise ship deck could be worse than the world’s most polluted cities."

 

 

 

 

Can you provide your source? The ship is moving 20Kts. The smoke stacks are 100' above the deck. What the hell are you talking about? How did this thread sway from pollution on the deck to A/C systems and illnesses?

I am not the one that wrote the article. Go back to the article and ask the author. I was simply sharing an article I though was of interest. Again, I am not "talking about" anything. I have never said I have verified the story or even if I believe in it. Just wanted opinions of what others thought about this. I appreciate the fact that you shared your opinion, but to make me out as the author of the article is just silly, and could lead some to believe you may have climbed the smokestack and had your head down inside it for a while:D

I see with as many post as you have made that you should be well aware that many threads stray from the original post in most cases.

He was able to talk his way. They kept sending green techs to solve our problem, we also had little to no a/c. The way the techs were checking things was not up to DH'S standards. We actually had three techs and three Carnival engineers ( Stripes) in our cabin arguing. They relented and gave him a brief tour.

Good for him. I like people that are persistent in finding answers.

Our CC roll call was enormous, maybe 400 hundred members. Most of us got the cruds. My DH was a HVAC Engineer. and was appalled by their quality control with air handler systems. He learned his trade on Naval ships, even offered to help with the problem,,,,,,,,,,but were told there was no problem.:') It took me a month to get rid of it.

How was your DH allowed to see their air handling system? I was an HVAC tech for 25 years, with that said, I have always wanted to see the ships HVAC system, but they would not allow it.

An undercover investigation reveals air quality on a cruise ship deck could be worse than the world’s most polluted cities.

How true is this for Carnival ships?

My understanding is some ship lines are installing cleaners on their smokestacks, specifically P&O who the story is mainly about. Made me wonder about other cruise lines, especially since we will be on our first aft balcony on the Valor in a few months and I already have asthma.

The article is at the link below:

http://www.businessinsider.com/cruise-ship-decks-air-quality-worse-than-most-polluted-cities-2017-10

In 1994 when the Fantasy was the flagship we seen Barbara Eden on the ship, don't know what cabin she was staying was hers, but seen her in the lobby.

She was probably staying in an interior bottle cabin :D

WOW that was a better list than I thought would get posted. Thanks everyone for the input. :)

Yep

 

 

 

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Love this one!!!!:')

No luck at 5:38 PM Central Time

Must be the Russians:D

Thanks for the review!

We will be on her in Jan. 2019.

no, thank god.

lol

I was wondering if celebrities would sail on a Carnival cruise? Has anyone ever seen a celebrity on Carnival (as a guest not an entertainer)?

Guess I'll just start checking daily. Sounds like excursions should start posting soon based off your post croooze. Thanks!