rebel7254

I just want a clean, safe cruise, with decent food. I don't need first class.

Then Carnival should be just fine.

Of course. But then it might take another 15 min to get... That was our experience. The lights were flicking on and off for the next service before we had even had dessert... I assume having to order it twice was part of the reason... And sometimes they would double up but to be honest a lot of times we didn't know what they brought, since we hadn't ordered it so special requests were so-so...

 

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I didn't mean order twice. I mean order two (or however many you want) shrimp cocktail dishes at the same time. This way you get as much as you want and there's no 15 minute wait.

In seven cruises with Carnival, including the one I took last week on the Liberty, I've never had a dining room experience even remotely close to what you've described in this thread and the others I've seen you complaining in. Last week was the first time we'd been on Carnival in three years, and we were worried that the MDR service had went downhill based on what some people here were posting. Perhaps we just got lucky, but the MDR service was on par with past Carnival cruises as far as we could tell.

It just depends on the situation. We got an email that, due to the Liberty returning from Belize there could be a delay in allowing passengers on board. The email recommended to arrive for embarkation at 1 pm. We got there a little after 11:30 AM and had to wait until about Noon to board. However, with FTTF, we were permitted to board right after the diamond and platinum guests.

According to the research my DW did, it would seem that - more often than not - you can simply ignore the request to arrive later and be on board in your cabin by 11 AM with FTTF.

FTTF is not a waste at all IMO. Priority boarding, immediate access to your cabin, priority tendering (obviously only applicable at tender ports) and priority service at the guest services desk are well worth $50 in my opinion. I'm just wondering how long they'll keep the price at $50 per cabin.

But the shrimp cocktail is four TINY ones and is gone in less than a minute and you sit there and stare at the plate for 15 min.

Did you ever ask them to bring you more than one order?

Thanks for the review. We're doing the Eastern route in starting next weekend on the Liberty.

If you think Deck 1 was quiet, then you'd probably like Deck 7 (Empress) even better. Just passenger cabins above and below. It costs a little extra, but well worth it in my opinion.

Good to hear another positive experience with FTTF as well.