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Long Beach seems to be horrible with the Panorama.  Not sure if the Firenze will be any better.  

11 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Yeah, the crew member had to find it, carry it out of their area during the busiest part of their week through the ship, past hordes of guests into the crew area, full of crew, to their shared cabin, removed the "valuables", then dispose of the backpack and return to their work area, all without being noticed.  

How dare you use logic. You're supposed to blindly accept what the OP says.  

16 hours ago, audcc77 said:

Well, I would care. If everyone did that, then the hallways would be full of guests and Carnival would likely do away with this “perk.”  

I see it all the time on social media.  People bragging about how they do this and no one ever tells them no.  When we tell them they don't because they don't want the guests to complain about them and risk their jobs, they say they don't care.  

And you're 100% positive thats where it was left?  Or is that just a guess so you can try and push the blame elsewhere? I mean, you already proved that you aren't responsible to take care of your own items, how can we trust you now?

It took roughly a week for them to verify mine and 2-3 days to apply the OBC.

9 hours ago, blue_water said:

 

So all passengers have access to the inside bar area, and only HC and Premium Vista corner cabin guests have access to the outside bar/pool area…

Only if the Premium Vista Wraps are Havana.  On Vista(maybe the other Vista class ships as well, but not positive), the aft wraps on deck 9 are not included in the Havana category.

5 hours ago, tootsiescurly said:

Suites get access as well.

Only Grand Suites.

I love Georgia.  She was our CD on Miracle and we spent quite a bit of time talking to her as my friend lived in the same area that she grew up in, so there was a lot of talking between him and her.  Then last year when we were on Horizon, she recognized my wife and I while we were sitting at Alchemy.  She said hi, asked how we were doing, and just made sure we were doing good on the cruise.  She is more down to earth than most of the CDs.  Although she did get annoying during the Love and Marriage show.  

$10 on the pass/don't line, field, come/don't come, place bests must be $10+.  The only bets that allow less are the horn, hard ways, and the ATS bonus.

8 hours ago, Ranyw said:

Thank you so much !  I tried calling my PVP but looks like they've gone for the day.

No need for your PVP, you can do it online in your booking manager.

On 3/22/2024 at 6:03 PM, TheLargeFamily said:

It seemed really under utilized! 

I agree. I think it is because it is out of the way and many people forget about it.  I know every night on Mardi Gras, we would head to the Fortune Teller Bar and every night, we would say we needed to try emerils before the cruise ended, and each day we forgot about it until we went to the bar again.

Supposedly you can, but I have seen many complaints about them not answering the phone to schedule it.

2 minutes ago, firefly333 said:

Ok thanks so only a certain class of suites. Thanks for clarifying. 

I could be wrong as well, thats just what I thought I saw.

4 hours ago, TheLargeFamily said:

 

- The hub app needs to add booking functionality! Do you think Carnival would cash in if their guests could plan another cruise while on a current one?

 

 

 

You can access Carnival.com for free while onboard, so it really doesn't need to be added to the app.

8 hours ago, firefly333 said:

No trash cans where? Wow I dont remember this. Is it just family harbor? 

 

I thought suites got free bubbles on mardi gras. Assumed jubilee too. 

I thought it was only the Excel Suites.

As another Utahn who frequents Long Beach, and just booked the Panorama for an 8-day cruise in 2025, it is 1 of my favorite ships and a favorite itinerary.  I love Mazatlan and Cabo.  PV is ok, and I look forward to La Paz.  The Vista class of ships is my favorite, with Horizon being tied with Panorama for my favorite.  

On 3/14/2024 at 8:57 AM, emerald777 said:

Thanks for your replies!  I did finally find the answer in the small print on the confirmation.  It is only for me.  And I did see where it wants to charge you for 2 people if you try to add it online.  I may try to call the casino people and see if they can add it to the reservation.  Thanks! 

 

You cannot add it on before the cruise.  You will have to wait until the casino opens so that guest services can confirm that you have the offer.

The rooms are much narrower, so you might have an issue in your cabin.

IMO, and its just that, my opinion.  I will not do another Excel class ship again. Too big for many of the amenities that they offer.  I sailed when it was still only 60% capacity and with the ship that empty, the piano bar was still crowded with many people not able to get in.  The comedy club was still packed with many people not getting in.  The casino was packed.  Many times at midnight, the line for pizza stretched back to guest services.  Royal has the same amount of people on their Oasis ships, but the Oasis class is a lot bigger than the Excel class.

Chi-Bang and Cucina Del Capitano are the only 2 that are more stringent on the after 7:45 because they are part of the Anytime Dining.  You can try and get in earlier but they will give priority to those that are booked on ATD.  I've seen both happen where they would allow you to eat at one spot and then another later on, and I've also seen it denied, so you're results may vary as well.

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8 minutes ago, Elaine5715 said:

Here's a new twist...in Miami for the Celebration, we were given Boarding Cards as we entered the Diamond seating area, not according to our Boarding passes. They did call Diamonds first by Boarding Group Number.   

Wow, I wonder when they started that again. I know it used to be like that a long time ago, then changed to what was on your boarding pass.  We didn't get cards on Horizon in November.

On 2/27/2024 at 11:46 AM, joe/jack said:

Eden Parker who is currently on Mardi Gras

he and Jeffery Monk are probably the 

most talented Plano Bar players that

Carnival has to offer.   Facebook has there

blogs. 

And I am not a fan of Eden.  When I sailed with him, he acted arrogant.  Couldn't stand him.  I do like Jeffrey, but haven't seen him more than just a cocktail player in the steakhouse.

On 3/2/2024 at 8:31 AM, EllieinNJ said:

We just came off the Venezia and Dara in the piano bar had a good voice but she was very raunchy while speaking.  I don't mind some adult talk and enjoy the late night comedians but she spoke from the gutter 

And I loved Dara and never heard her talking like that.  

Some couches simply can't be turned into beds, they just aren't set up for it.

Usually, the diamonds/platinums/fttf get the A01-A03 when they check in.  At least thats how I've been getting the boarding zones.  They haven't called diamond or platinums.

It happens every year, this is nothing new.