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We are bringing our 17 year old Grandson on the Jubilee. Does he just show up at the Club 02 or make a reservation? Please tell me about the club. Food, drinks, games?

Do you make reservations ahead of time? Many times we just walk off the ship at our leisure and there are people holding signs to share a van. Usually a lot cheaper then the Carnival buses. This is the first time out of Galveston though.

Sailing on Saturday, but actually want to return the car on Friday. We called Enterprise in Galveston today and they blamed the problem on the airport.??? We're going to try calling the customer service # tomorrow. I'll update what we find out.

Figuring out transportation getting from IAH to a Galveston hotel is becoming a major headache! Flying into IAH on a Thursday late afternoon. One would think it would be easy, but there will be 6 of us and 2 of those people are flying in internationally. Scheduling a shuttle is difficult because I have no idea how long it will take them to go through customs. Going through all the car rental options and even though Enterprise has a location in Galveston we can't return cars there.🤔 We'd have to return in Texas City. Thinking Uber might be the best option but will get rather pricey as we will need 2 XL's to fit 6 of us and all our luggage. What have other large groups done?

Our cruise is in June, so we had to pay in full at the time of booking. That's ok though, as now we have plenty of $$ to pay for gratuities, exursions, wi-fi, and beverages. Oh and cherry on top!😋

Here is an update to my AARP gift card dilemma. All is good now and we are cruising! We put going to Australia on hold and instead we will be cruising on the brand new Carnival Jubilee out of Galveston. We did learn another little tidbit of information when using the cards. You can only use 9 at a time to pay for a booking. We bought 14 to pay for the whole cruise. When we tried to put in the 10th card it said we had reached the limit for the number of cards allowed. I have not been able to find anything about that in the small print! Had we have known that ahead of time, we would have made 2 separate bookings instead of putting both cabins under one. At least we can use the remaining cards for all the on board expenses. So hopefully this will help others when using the cards. That's what Cruise Critic is all about, right? 😎

I told the PVP that there was the option of me applying a gift card. She checked with her supervisor who said it would eventually not accept them.

Of course, it would have helped if the PVP would have told me. She held the booking while I bought the cards. She only learned when she tried to apply them. Seems a Carnival PVP should have known and told me ahead of time. Lesson learned for both of us.

I just bought $7,000 worth of aarp gift cards to book the Carnival Splendor departing Sydney. I put a lot of time and effort doing mock bookings and choosing just the right cabins. No where was there anything that led me to believe that gift cards would not be accepted. Why would I even question it when the booking is in USD? I have just been told by Carnival that I cannot use the gift cards for a ship that uses Australian currency on board. Has anyone found a way around this? I'm paying for this cruise in USD, but the PVP said I can't use the gift cards to pay.

Thank you so much for the reply. Yes, I think it's worth trying. Of course we better attempt it before heading to the buffet!

DH and I are sailing on the Splendor in June 2024. He also has a CPAP machine. He is so happy to hear that we can unplug a lamp. That said, are the outlets easy to get to if beds are together? The ole bod wouldn't be able to bend down and reach under a bed too easily.

I am going to be booking a 13 day cruise soon and want the Plus Package. Should I go ahead and include it when I book or is it best to wait in case a better price comes along? The cruise is in December.