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I downloaded the Vista floor deck plan, the interior is listed as double occupancy.

Do you think it will be a big deal asking to move the sofa to the interior once onboard?

Hello there,

When the cruise line designate an interior cabin to be double occupancy, will that mean that this is done only for booking purposes or that cabin will really only fit two and it won't have a sofa that converts to bed?

I am booked a balcony cabin for 3 (parents and a child) and an interior for 2 child, and thinking once onboard to move the child from the balcony to the interior.

Thanks.

Hello there,

I am booked on Carnival Vista for a Europe cruise this summer, I am now planning my shore excursions, what are the pros and cons of using the cruise line shore excursions or the other independent companies...

Thanks

I am talking about trip protection

Hello there,

I need some help!

I booked a cruise for my entire family i.e. 4 cabins this summer with Carnival, we are 11 travelers, am the only one who is a us resident while the rest are not, we all reside now in Jerusalem. Unfortunately I am unable to buy trip protection until now because what I have found so far that trip protection is only applicable for us residents.

It is hard to believe that there are no other insurance companies that offer trip insurance for other countries.

Please advice.

Thanks

Mahdi

Hello there all,

If I am booking the Vista for July 2016 cruise, what is the best time to book to get the best deal?

Do you think there will be a big sale on thanksgiving or Christmas? I see the prices now are good but maybe it can be better later, don't know.

Any recommendations?

Also if I book now an inside cabin since it is not expensive, what if before paying the last payment - which i believe 90 days before trip date - I see a balcony cabin that is a good price, can I call them and switch to the new cabin easily or not, this is very important for me if i will be booking now.

One last question, if I book using online travel site and they give me lets say a bonus onboard credit...etc. And then as I said I found a better deal for a different cabin, can I change the reservation directly with Carnival? or I am stuck with the same online site?

Thanks

I recently returned from NCL spirit and have sailed on RCL and carnival a few times. I actually thought carnivals service exceeded NCL in almost every area. In fact, I thought the food was better, entertainment was better and staff were more pleasant. That being said, they all were excellent.

 

It was funny because a lot of people on NCL thought carnival was below NCL but I think it is above. You will notice very little difference I'm sure.

Thank you very much, for some reason I have this feeling that NCL is above Carnival, but now it seems to me from all replies that if it is not the same it is even better.

Thanks.

Thank you guys for the quick replies, it is really helpful.

I have two questions about Service and fine dining:

How is the service from the staff? For example when reading online it seems celebrity cruises are on the top but never been on celebrity, only on NCL and I found service on NCL to be excellent but no wow. How about Carnival?

Find dining, on NCL as you mentioned I didn't dine in the MDR more than once, the food has no taste and all what I can say is that the buffet is much better than MDR. How about the 555 streak house on Carnival, is it going to be fine dining?

Thanks,

Hello there,

I am planning to book Carnival vista, Athena - Barcelona on July 2016. This will be my third cruise, first two were on NCL Jewel and Epic.

This time it will be family cruise with lots of kids between ages of 3-17 and young adults 18-21, along with parents in late 70s.

I liked the Epic, but I have a feeling that service on NCL is one level up from Carnival, I hope I am wrong because I don't want a downgrade in service level. I appreciate a feedback from cruisers who tried both lines.

I checked some videos online for Carnival Breeze and Magic, ships look very crowded especially in the Lido buffet, is that the case for Carnival?

About the Havana Cabana pool, it is not clear to me but it seems it is private for Havana cabins until 5pm, is that correct? if yes, does this mean that after 5pm pool will still be open and for all people? And if one group of our family is booked in Havana cabin, can all members of the group access the Havana pool from this cabin or the crew will prevent this? I am worried about the public pools to be extra full and thinking that if booking one Havana cabin, that will give the whole group access to this less crowded Havana pool.

I would really appreciate if someone tried both Epic and latest Carnival ship and give me his/her opinion about both

-Mahdi

I have a specific budget for my cruise with a party of 3 families and total of 13 people.

Is it possible to call celebrity and try to get a different price from the one listed on their web site?

In other words, did anybody tried before to call a cruise line and tell them that I have this budget and I need to book a cruise?

Mahdi