bighairtexan

OMGosh I'm so ashamed of the horrid video/computer/photographic skills I have. That was a lovely video and I am looking forward to more. Have a great holiday and thx for sharing.

When the packages were new it was hit or miss as to signing for the drinks. Sometimes you signed and it showed a -0- charge. Other times I didn't have to sign. Last month I didn't have to sign at all.

PAM, if I were you I'd wait until I boarded. There's really no advantage to doing it now (prior to May 22 the packages were notably cheaper, so if you ordered online before then you could take advantage of the cheaper prices, no matter how far out your cruise was).

Also if you're not sure, take the first short day and see how much you drink. Get the lay of the ships bars. You can order a package several days into the cruise, but once you order it must be for the remainder of the cruise. After several days, they will tell you via the dailies that it is the last day to order the package.

Sometimes 5PM can be pretty busy w/ ppl w/ late dinner ordering something to tide them over, people coming back hungry from excursions. The wait can be anything from 10 to 45 minutes depending on what's ordered and how busy they are, and how many delivery people are on duty at any given time.

2103

floor 12

Concierge 2

port side

bed near balcony

Super quiet even w/ the Horizon Court level above us. My friend and I are both light sleepers and we were never kept awake by any noise.

I didn't particularly ask for this room but I love the location. Mere steps to the pool, right by the elevator/stairs and directly below the entrance to the Horizon Court. I'd book it again.

And unlike bringing alcohol onboard which is against policy, taking food (except the mentioned prepackaged food and beverages) is against the law of the country that you'll be visiting, and you COULD be fined. Do I know anyone who has been fined? Nope. But why do it? All the ports have places where you could get food to go, so you could have your picnic.

I HEART BISTRO ON 5!

yes I'm yelling. I just get so excited. 25 days!!!!

Attach a candy cane or chocolate Santa to the envelope w/ the cash.

We didn't own a waffle iron, but mom would whip up pancakes. ;)

And you'd punch little squares into them and pretend!!

Shoot, when I was a kid we were so poor, if they had been selling cruises for a dollar, all I could have done is run down the pier hollering "Ain't that cheap!" :eek:

you made me smile but the real question is... were you so poor you couldn't afford WAFFLES? :eek:

Times change. For good or bad. I remember my first trip on a prop airplane. Pan Am, I think. All the male pax had on suits and the women in dressy suits and hats. The flight attendants (then she was a stewardess) also dressed to the 9s being impeccably coifed, often w/ a hat. And it was EXPENSIVE to fly anywhere. Now relative to inflation, both cruising and flying are bargains. The amenities may have declined but not as much as the inflation adjusted price. And I RARELY hear anyone complaining about "the good old days of flying" when you ate off bone china, were catered to royally, and how they wish everyone would wear suits, ties, dresses, hats etc. instead of slacks or heaven forbid... shorts or JEANS!!

PS: This is not an implication to the OP that it was what was being posted on this thread.

PPS: I adhere to the suggested dress codes.

PPPS:...um..... that's all.

Deck - Penthouse (11)

Cabin # - 1600

Class – AQ

Starboard or Port Side - Starboard

Bed near?(balcony or bath) – bed near balcony

Quiet Cabin (With comments on problems. Note if connecting. ) – Extremely quiet. I'm a very light sleeper and heard nothing from above.

Balcony View - Give comments on view, noting if location of any obstructions was an issue. – Excellent view

Balcony Size? Normal or oversized for class? - normal

Was wind a problem? No

PS: Although the service in Blu was absolutely impeccable, I agree w/ zoe/Claudia. I'd probably not do AQ again since for most Blu seems to be the big draw.

If you paid a cover charge to get into the on shore music venue, then I don't think purchasing drinks is "necessary." That's what a cover charge is for. A cruise includes the music. Although there is no cover charge per se to listen to it.... that's computed into the cruise fare.

Personally I feel it's wrong. Period. For those who are trying to "get away with something," Karma is a bi-otch.

To print her list, click on the number 1 on the right side top of post. That will take you to a single printable page. No need to copy and paste!

See, you can learn something new every day on CC. :D

San Pedro.

Long Beach is considered Long Beach

San Pedro is considered the Port of Los Angeles. Don't ask me why.

But the Sapphire is definitely San Pedro, Pier 93.

Hate to disillusion y'all but the Stevie Wonder who is flown in? Nuh uh. He's a Stevie Wonder look-a-like and he's on LOTS of different Carnival cruises. He's one of the Africn American singers that performs on different nights and he puts on the wig and costume. Come on, do you REALLY think Stevie Wonder is going to fly into Carnival cruises on a regular basis? If so, I've seen him 3 times. "Stevie's" been doing "surprise performances" for maybe 2 years? I got a kick out of people taking pictures w/ their cell phones of some guy and then talking about how they saw Stevie Wonder.

I have to put this delicately. Um.. I never thought my BF and I were particularly noisy during our "romantic" moments. Well this one night, evidently I was mistaken. The next morning, as we left our cabin for the day, we noticed there were 5 Do Not Disturb signs on our door handle. At the time I was mortified. Now... maybe not so much.