nwcruiselover

Thank you for the FABULOUS review. I thoroughly enjoyed it, and it brought back memories of being on Venezia’s TA from Barcelona to New York. You sure know how to tell a story, and Patti is an excellent photographer. What a team!

I hope the timing works out for you!

Thank you so much for another excellent review. Looking forward to your 2024 reviews. My first Princess cruise will be in April 2024, 33 days. I’m sure I’ll like it! Nancy

The worst line I have ever been in, bar none, was in Galveston. It took hours to get through it. I hope it’s better for you!

Thank you!

Do you have a link to the stock perk app? I sent my request for stockholder credit 3 weeks ago and haven’t heard anything except the auto reply that said it could take up to 21 days for approval. Thanks!

I’m sorry to see this, but I think Carnival has offered fair reimbursement to those affected by the cancellations. Hopefully Panorama will be back in service sometime in December.

You can’t withdraw cash against your OBC balance. The closest you can do is go to Cherry on Top and buy a Carnival gift card using your OBC, which can then be used anywhere on the ship as cash equivalent.

Maybe keep your door closed all day and wear a mask when you’re out of your office?

Following along. Good to see you over here on Princes. My first Princess cruise will be 33 days in April 2024. Looking forward to your take on Princess.

You still need to be out of your original stateroom by 8:30 AM on turnaround day.

Besides being small, the non-smoking casino has very few machines, and none of them are the newer, exciting games from what I saw. There was no “vibe” in that room that made me want to stay. And the main casino was so thick with smoke that I mostly gave the casino a pass.

I would stick with the cove balcony as long as it’s in a good location (not under the galley).

99.999999999% no.

I thoroughly enjoyed the Terrazza Cabana and the Carnavale area on the Venezia TA cruise. It was so nice to have an uncrowded, quiet area to get away from the crowds and noise. That being said, I would not have paid full price for the Terrazza Cabana. I got an attractive upgrade offer from a standard balcony so I took it.

I should have mentioned in my earlier post that on the Venezia, all of the bars make coffee drinks, not just Java Blue.

Java Blue is on deck 10 on the Venezia. They have specialty coffees with and without alcohol. None of them are covered by the Bottomless Bubbles package, but are included in the Cheers package. They do have a coffee card, where you buy 6 coffee drinks and get the 7th free. Ask for the coffee card with your first purchase and keep bringing it back. The coffee drinks are about $3.50 - $4.00 as I recall. Excellent coffee!

It was the best meal I had on Panorama. I’m doing B2B cruises on Panorama in January and have booked JiJi’s for both cruises. Much better than the steakhouse or Cucina.

The arrival time for each person is the time they selected when they checked in on-line 14 days before the cruise (16 days for diamond, platinum and suites). The cruise companion designation is only for dining, so they can sit you at the same table.

I totally agree with St. Greg. Alaska will always be there.

Looking forward to your review and pictures. We were on the Venezia TA in May/June, which seems so long ago. I’m interested to hear your thoughts about the Venezia.

This is the very best advice. Do it as soon as you know you won’t be able to make the trip, as there are deadlines for notification. They will guide you through the steps you need to take. If your insurance is through Carnival, start with your PVP.

That’s true. This is done every day. The brunch is one time during the cruise. They phoned our cabin to arrange the time and date. It was held in the steak house with a special menu. The steak house wasn’t open to the public then, just for Terrazza passengers.

My pet peeve is children running up and down the halls at top speed without regard for people with canes and walkers. I haven’t seen anyone knocked down, but I have seen some near misses.

I tried to arrange this one time, and Carnival was adamant that they don't allow this. They called it a downline debarkation and said it's not permitted, period. I escalated the issue clear up to the chairman's office. Same answer at every level.