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You're welcome. Have a great time! There's something very special about seeing our beautiful city and harbor from this unique perspective!

The priority line includes FTTF. You will be directed to the correct line after the first check point....have your documents ready here...You then pay for parking and drop off your luggage at the next tent. We got there about 11:30. I don't think I'd get there much before 11, but others might have better information.

There are shuttles to the ship. You can walk if you prefer, but it's a bit of a hike and it was chilly the day we left.

The hamburger grill is by the main pool on ten. We didn't go to serenity.

Enjoy your cruise!

You're all welcome. I meant to add that the platinum gift was a pretty tervis tumbler with a seascape on it. Sure do love getting them!

We enjoyed this cruise very much. The ship was all decorated for Christmas and was so pretty. We knew going in that there would be none of the upgrades, but the hamburger grill was nearly as good as Guys. We ate in the dining room 3 times...we had anytime with no wait at all. Everything we ordered was really good except one flat iron steak that wasn't cooked to order. Otherwise we enjoyed all the hot soups, crisp, cold salads and especially the fried shrimp.

We were asked about our room service. We chose morning with an extra pillow and ice. I didn't notice a bit of difference. At night he still turned down the bed, made a towel animal, left our fun times and fresh towels. Couldn't ask for more than that.

The casino was small, but we knew that too. We had a lot of fun, mostly playing Texas hold 'em. We've normally cruised premier cruises, but this wasn't, and it was kind of nice not having the casino so jam packed all the time.

We enjoy playing trivia, even though we rarely win...it's fun, and Josh, from the entertainment staff was a great host.

We never did get to any shows or even to the comedy club, which we normally enjoy. This cruise was all about relaxing and eating...lol...we did plenty of both.

We had a nice ocean view room. I missed having a couch, but I guess that's typical on a fantasy class ship. The air worked great and the shower was perfect...both so important to make the cruise comfortable.

We shopped a little in Freeport and went to the Atlantis in Nassau. I didn't know that the aquarium at Atlantis is free before 9 a.m.. We had taken the tour before, but it's definitely worth seeing, so we took advantage of that for half an hour.

Since we live close to the Charleston port, this made a nice little get away. It took us one hour from the time we got in line to park...(there's a special line for priority)...until we were in our room on the ship. We used self assist getting off and were in our car at 7:15. They've definitely improved both.

I'll try and answer any questions.

Interesting thread. What ship are you looking at? There are lots of threads about suite perks...someone else should be able to address that for you if you can't find them, but you might want to also purchase faster to the fun. It has extra perks such as quicker luggage delivery, priority tendering, a special line for guest services and your rooms will be ready on embarkation. Depending on the ship, there are some extra fee restaurants. The steak house is a must... some ships have Italian and Oriental too. These are often free for lunch, but a charge for dinner. Welcome to Carnival! Hope you have a wonderful time whatever you choose!

Thank you for answering. Makes me feel a little less stupid...lol...but I sure did want to use it.

I am technologically challenged...lol...Cannot get the new hub app to download on my kindle fire. Any advice is appreciated!

When we have set dining and are eating elsewhere, we let the staff know and they've thanked us and said they would use our table for YTD that night.

Love Johnny Rocket's onion rings...and the entertainment from the waiters. I like Guy's and I might pay a small charge, but not much or often.

We were on the Magic last May and the feature we loved and hadn't seen before were the menus for the entire cruise on the t.v. It was nice to be able to look ahead and book alternative dining on the nights the MDR didn't appeal to us.

Beautiful pictures! Thanks for taking the time to do this.

We love the food here! Especially nonna's meatballs! The Italian salad is very bitter, though. And agree...the steak is wonderful!

A few years ago there was a Jimmy Buffet fan club on our sailing...we weren't part of the group, although we love Jimmy...lol... We saw Nakirah Shakoor, his back up singer, with the group a couple of times around the ship.

We have a casino deal this fall and got an email offering to go from inside on Riviera to an inside on Lido for $40. We grabbed that! Have a wonderful cruise on the Vista!

We were on the Magic in June and ate at the Italian restaurant the first formal night. Yes, you get to choose an appetizer, entree and dessert. They gave us a free carafe of wine...not sure if that's standard or because it was formal night or what. My husband had the meatballs, which are to die for...lol...the steak dinner, and it was perfectly cooked and no dessert...we were both too full. They bring bread and a soft cheese before the meal also. I had the Italian salad...the waitress warned me that it was bitter. I ate the tomatoes and olives but could not eat the greens. She warned me...lol...I had the linguine and meatballs...delicious! Hope this helps! Have a great cruise!

We have been on two premier cruises. We play mostly 3 card and let it ride and they stayed the same at $5 minimum. But we have a friend who likes roulette and she said it was too expensive and only played one time.

Happy Anniversary!! 50...that's fantastic!!

Anyone sailing this Sunday...there will be an amazing lunar eclipse starting at 10:11 pm and lasting over an hour. Hoping for no clouds!

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