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I surprised my hubby with a B2B last year on the Sunshine. It was on the Sunshine and the surprise was a 5 night in the same cabin after our 8 night. I kept the secret for about a year and blew it while we were onboard the first day. He was so shocked, it was wonderful. I hope you get to do one sometime.

I miss the spicy tomato soup.

On the Horizon recently, they were pretty relentless pushing the juices. At least 3-4 people would suggest/offer them and some pressed further when we said, "no thank you".

Other than these things we enjoyed the new menu.

I believe they change up the colors as it was rumored that some were being sold on ebay. I have 2 of 2 different colors from my cruises in the Havana area. Crowded or not, it is cheating to give wristbands to non Havana guests.

We had a Havana Cabana on the Vista and then tried a Havana interior on the Horizon. The interior was great! Maybe we slept a little longer than we wanted to since it was so dark, but I would do that in a heartbeat to save the extra cost of the cabana. We never used it except to get to the pool area.

18 hours ago, Butterbean1000 said:

I'm not doing it for the gifts.  It's an accomplishment.  The first time I cruised, I noticed people in the special waiting area and was told they have cruised 10+ cruises.  I thought to myself I would never be able to cruise that much.  I'm am booked on my 11th cruise now and my goal is just within reach. 

 

Why do I sail Carnival?  I have never had a bad time.  I get a good vacation for the money.  

 

BTW, I felt your comment was very insulting, but I hope you enjoy all your cruises, no matter who you sail with.

I agree with you! We've done 12 Carnival cruises and have 2 more upcoming. We enjoy the familiarity, we know where most things are and how things work. We've been happy with the product that we've always gotten for the price we paid. These things are worth something to us. We've had a great cruise every time.

We look at other lines now and then but nothing has been worth trying the unknown rather than sticking with what we know has given us years of enjoyment.

4 minutes ago, BigEasyCC said:

Yum for sure! Those will be on our list to try on the Panorama next year!

Yes! They are awesome! I only wish (and suggested) that they be available during the day instead of after 5:30. We would have shared one in the afternoons while enjoying their fantastic beverage menu.

We ate dinner twice at the Pig & Anchor on the Horizon last month. It was awesome! We had Trash Can Nachos, Apricot Jalopeno glazed Salmon, Prime Rib, Mashed Potatoes, the cornbread is amazing too. We will definitely eat dinner there again on ships that offer it.

We sailed on 3/9, 8 night southern. We were in a Havana interior and had a fantastic cruise!

42 minutes ago, rcprncss said:

Being in that room, was it a problem with music or bass noise from the Havana bar when you are trying to sleep?

We heard no noise at all in that room. It was great!

We were just on the Horizon and we know how to use the elevators. There was much frustration as many people did not. Nowhere did we see outside the elevators any instruction to tell them to press the button for each person.

The cruise that I don't have to pack/unpack and move would be my pick! Plus one muster is nice too. No question for me, especially as I wasn't thrilled with the Conquest at all. Horizon is very nice and hopefully you can make that one work in the future.

On 2/22/2019 at 10:26 AM, Charles4515 said:

 

Bermuda Byways is a very good option.The Bermuda Private Guide thread has contact info for several tour operators and several of the Blue Flag Drivers that can be arranged in advance. Start at the end and scroll back.

 

https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/1143028-bermuda-private-guide/?page=52&tab=comments#comment-56808922

 

Thanks for this info! I researched Byways and we are booked for our first of two days in Bermuda in October.

We just had 5208 and loved it. I would definitely stay in that room again.

Strangely, our early dining was listed as 5:30 on our ship cards along with our table number. The table was in an area where anytime diners were also seated. This was the first time we ever had this occur. It was last week on the Horizon.

There are no snacks at the Havana bar area. There is a small buffet just outside of that area in the Ocean Plaza that has breakfast and light lunch items during certain times.

We just got off of the Horizon on Sunday and we received blue blankets.

We just had interior 5208 on the Horizon and it was very comfortable for us. We slept better than we would have liked to as it was dark and the bed was so cozy. We had a cabana on the Vista and thought we'd try the interior. I would definitely do it again if there is a big cost savings.

We loved our cabana #9 last year. We were there on the 2nd leg of our back to back cruise so I was the first to the excursion desk (after getting our picture taken and complimentary beverage). I think I would have been happy anywhere from 8-10 as I wanted to be away from crowds but not too far from restrooms.

Thank you so much for your great review! We will be trying out the Horizon this Saturday. I hope our experience is as good as yours was.

We are both drinkers (mainly weekends) here at home. Pinching pennies and worrying about what we're spending isn't my idea of a carefree vacation. I will purchase it every time just to not worry about the bill at the end. I don't worry about whether we've broken even, but with the extras we have on sea days, even if there is a day that we have none (8 night cruises), I still think we break even. It's worth it to me to just not worry about it and enjoy what we want.

Bracelets are in your room. Enjoy!

We had a great time hanging with new friends in the Havana area hot tubs on the Vista. We'll be on the Horizon next week and will check them out again.

4 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

Stayed in a HA inside cabin on the Horizon last August and will be back in the same sideways cabin this August doing the Southern route.  Well worth the extra money, but it defeats the purpose of hanging out in the Havana area if you need to be on your balcony as well.  Unless you have the discretionary funds or your SO likes one area and you like the other.

This is great to hear. We have a sideways Havana interior on the horizon in 10 days. We had a cabana on the Vista and really didn't use it, but rather spent most of the time in the pool area. It was much less expensive. We normally have a balcony cabin so this will be an interesting experience for us.

We had a Havana Cabana on the Vista 2 years ago. Loved the Havana area! We really didn't use the cabana much at all though.

We are going on the Horizon in a few weeks and we have a Havana interior. It was a huge difference in price. I think we will be able to decide which way to book in the future as we typically like a Lido deck balcony near the main pool on ships that don't have Havana.

Thank you! I got 2 of them.