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I was on the Venezia TA cruise. The second night of the cruise was the first elegant night, and the night where people were encouraged to wear masks. There was a craft session that morning to assist people in decorating masks to wear, but they ran out of supplies fairly early. That night, not that many people wore masks, less than 25% for sure, but it was fun to see them. Some were very elegant.

Carnival is not hosting meet and mingles and hasn't done them since the restart.

We’ll be looking for you. DH and I are also in a Terrazza Cabana.

Following along. DH and I will also be on the 5/29/23 TA on Venezia. If we see you we’ll say hello.

Besides the Everglades tour, they sometimes have a tour of Miami Beach followed by transport to the airport. I have done that and it was a good way to spend part of the day. A guided tour of Miami Beach and surrounding areas, followed by free time in Miami Beach, enough time to walk around a bit and have lunch. Sure was better than sitting in the airport all day.

In the past I have heard that workers in the ship laundry are part of the tip pool, since they launder the bed linens and towels for the cabins.

Almost correct. It’s one 750 ml bottle per passenger 21 or older (not 18). Plus the 12 cans of soda per person.

I love the fish & chips at Seafood Shack also. Since there’s an upcharge it usually isn’t very busy, and it’s in a nice, sheltered outdoor area on the Panorama.

JiJi’s is on the Panorama but for lunch they have mostly noodle soup bowls. Nothing like the “real” JiJi’s at dinner—which is excellent!

And a lot of the things in life that can happen aren’t things that would be covered by insurance.

I’m on a Journeys Cruise (Venezia TA) coming up soon, and just received a letter from Carnival outlining terminal check-in procedures. It stated that for Journeys cruses, arrival times would be strictly adhered to, and people arriving before their arrival times would not be admitted to the terminal.

Panorama had Quest in January. I didn’t go and don’t even remember where it was held. It was too late for me.

You still have to do on-line for the second cruises of a B2B.

They’re still enforcing arrival windows in Long Beach. When you arrive, there are multiple lines for the various arrival times, and everyone, diamond, platinum, suites and FTTF included, must get in the line for their arrival time. Once inside the terminal there are priority lines.

I have found that on the newer ships I have been on, Horizon, Celebration and Panorama, the individual temperature controls in the cabins work quite well. Once you find your preferred temp, the cabin stays at that temp till you manually set it warmer or cooler. Not so much on Carnival’s older ships.

Been there done that, in 1979 when the Seattle SuperSonics won the NBA title. Don’t need to do it again.

This makes me glad we’re not staying in the heart of Barcelona pre-cruise. I’m not a soccer fan, and those crowds are something I would want to avoid.

Thank you for letting us know.

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As mentioned above, this is a text service, no calls. It’s paid for after getting on the ship. Each person who wants to text pays the $5.00.

There is a whole section about solo cruising on Cruise Critic. Lots of ideas there.

I just completed on-line check-in as well. I’m sure looking forward to getting to Barcelona and getting on the Venezia!

Call Special Needs Department at 1-800-438-6744,

After trying many times to book this morning, I was able to book for the last night of the TA cruise.

Yes, very good!