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Great ☹️. I caught the “four more watering holes” but not the “non-stop DJ-spun beats”. Oh, well, I will have ninety days to read reviews before I cancel. I remember bands at two locations being mentioned and hoped they wouldn’t have other music conflicting with the bands.

I was definitely opposed to it when it was first advertised because it sounded like a non-stop, loud party instead of a relaxing beach day. There is less emphasis on the party atmosphere now. I just checked (since you brought it to my attention), and it has a 50% off Black Friday price of $28.99 (total for two is $64 with taxes) for April 2024. I booked it with the intent to check reviews carefully and cancel if my first impression was correct. If I booked it after already deciding it wasn’t for me, I suspect there will be plenty of other people who book it just out of curiosity. It was the $28.99 price that caught my attention.

I thought March 27 would be late enough to avoid it. I was wrong.

The only good thing to come from the closure of the Solarium Bistro is that there will fewer people in the other restaurants.

The December 5 cruise gets back to Miami on the 9th, the WC leaves on the 10th. Interesting that they kept that extra day, if it is not offered to WC guests. Possibly just a lot more cargo to be loaded? Last minute detail work?

We were on the Celebration the week of October 1 and 100% agree with you. We went to the MDR one time, on the first formal night, and did not return. There are too many other options to bother with the MDR for meals you can get on any ship, even if the food and service had been good. We were on the Mardi Gras twice, in September 2021 and February 2022 and experienced the same thing. On the Mardi Gras we were assigned to a table. We were led there to find the table already occupied. We stood awkwardly in the center of the MDR while they got another table assigned. Led to that table, which was also occupied. The third try was a table right next to the kitchen doorway, which required every waiter to immediately turn to the right and go past our table. Every waiter that entered or left the kitchen was within inches of us and some even brushed up against the table or our shoulders. On the second Mardi Gras trip, we didn’t even try it once. I love a lot of things about those ships, but not the MDR.

Yes, same as you. Planning to have a great time as usual, but not a fan of rudeness. Going into it prepared, thanks to CC.

We are on the January 21 sailing, as a free Prime casino cruise. We are leaning more and more towards smaller ships and this cruise might be the boost we need to say “no more” to the Oasis class. It is tempting to choose newer and more expensive ships when there is no cost, but next year’s cruise will probably be chosen with different priorities.

After a bad breakup years ago, my ex received an email that showed the second person’s name and address. He had been on the booking at the time we split up, so I halfway understood why it happened (and, yes, all of his info including his email had been changed to her info). He called me to tell me that he had the name and address of my female companion. It caused me no trouble other than a little irritation, but there could have been serious consequences.

I will be on the four-nighter on December 5, in between your cruises and the WC. I’ve been curious about the changes, so I am paying close attention to your comments. We were on the Serenade in July, so hopefully the differences will be noticeable to us. We are hoping it will be similar to the early post-pandemic cruises, based on the number of cabins still available. We booked an inside with a casino offer, but received a Royal Up offer with a “special promotion” on balconies a couple of weeks ago. The minimum was $15 pp, we bid $20 and were upgraded within a week. It should be an interesting cruise.

Uniforms.

We were on the Conquest on Christmas Day in 2021. We were so surprised to see families wearing matching pajamas, not just for breakfast but all day long. Never saw anyone with gifts, though. We felt a little bit left out. Last year we were on Jewel of the Seas, in San Juan for Christmas Day. We did not wear pajamas to walk around San Juan, but we had Christmas shirts.

No, we want to see the cute video of your feet on the sea walk!

Well, those may be your feet, but that is not the sea walk. Tomorrow?

Thank you both! I just added two formal dresses to my packing list.

The sea walk can make a fun video. For people who are afraid of heights, concentrating on the phone while taking the video is distracting enough to make it possible. I think it would be very nice for you to show us your feet on the sea walk 😂 IMG_3784.mov

I was on the Regal in March 2022, with early post-Covid 35-40% occupancy. My SO and his sister (in another cabin) were newbies, so we went to that event. There were six prizes and seven cabins in attendance, so they came up with a bottle of champagne for the unlucky seventh cabin. My SO won a $150 photo package and his sister won a specialty dinner.

The itinerary for the Vista on December doesn’t look appropriate for two cruise elegant nights. Day 2 Nassau, Day 3 at sea, Day 4 Amber Cove, Day 5 Grand Turk, Day 6 at sea. Since the last night is never cruise elegant and Day 3 is a sea day which would usually be cruise elegant, would Carnival skip the second cruise elegant night or have it on a port day?

If it is profiling, who are they looking for? Is it possible that there were repeated reports of marijuana use on a balcony on a past cruise, but no one was ever caught? Were all of the balcony occupants in the vicinity of the reporter suspects and are now being profiled?

I see Barbie is not on your list. We very rarely watch movies, but we were on Independence of the Seas and thought it would be nice to see a movie on deck during the evening. We promised ourselves we would watch 30 minutes before deciding if we liked it or not, but after seven minutes, we just couldn’t take any more and bailed.

Three-card poker is fun because there is nothing you could do that would affect or irritate other players (as happens in blackjack). There is usually great camaraderie because every player (and the dealer) wants the others to do well.

I reserved Chops lunch on the Wonder in January for $17.99. It was $26.99 yesterday.

It is priced per sailing. A bid of $100 per person will be $200 total for the length of the cruise.

We lost the 13-night Grandeur in late August 2024 due to the changes. It was the repositioning from Tampa (one hour from our home) to Boston. Labadee, Grand Cayman, the ABCs, and Bermuda 😢

Mine is the same.