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Depends on her personality, I guess, but my vote would be room decorations. :)

I second the above poster. :) I consider myself a fairly low maintenance hair person and I felt the hair dryers on our recent Magic cruise were fair at best. If you don't mind spending a few extra minutes getting the job done the hair dryer will suffice, but I found myself wishing I'd taken the trouble to pack my own.

You're very welcome Mona K! :)

 

 

Apply it on board, either at guest services or at a kiosk

I forgot about the kiosks! They seem very quick and easy but since there was a bigger line for the kiosk than Guest Services I went there. lol!

 

Do you have to wait until your on the ship or can you call customer service prior to sailing and have it applied that way?

Hmmm, I'm not certain since I had mine applied onboard but you can use a gift card to pay for your cruise ticket so you probably can call Carnival and have it applied before you ever leave home - it would be worth checking into!

Essentially, yes. Literally, no.

 

The only way you pay for things on the ship is with your sign & sail card. When you check in (either online or at the terminal) you choose whether your sign and sail card will be backed with cash or credit/debit card. They don't charge your card until a day or two after the cruise. So - if you want to 'pay for cocktails' with a gift card you just make a trip down to Guest Services and have them apply the balance of the gift card to your sign & sail account. They use those funds up first and charge whatever amount remains to your card (I've only done card, not cash - with cash you'd have to settle up with them before you left the ship :) ).

 

I had a gift card our last cruise - it's easy peasy to run down the second or third day when the line is short and get that applied. :)

We just came back from our first cruise with the kids (Carnival Magic, 2/9/14) so maybe I can answer this one for you! :) We chose the Balmoral Beach Day Deluxe and 2 of our 3 kids were in the 5 & Under category. I didn't purchase tickets for them at all. I printed out the excursion description and highlighted the 'no ticket needed' section in case of any questions but there was no problem whatsoever. When we went to meet our excursion host at the pier the three of us who were paid for received orange plastic bracelets (those included pull-off tabs for 1 lunch and 1 drink) and the two free kids got green waterproof paper bracelets (no lunch, no drink). We bought 1 lunch for the 2 littles to share (which was pretty awful, BTW! lol!) and they each got their own drink. I think it was around $15 total for that. :)

I am!!! :D

Didja ever...get the doggie replaced? :)

I think it is!

We have it for our upcoming cruise. I think it's worth it for the ability to have early access to my cabin and be able to put down my carry-ons and the carry-ons of my 3 littles who will be taking their first cruise. :) I also like the fact that our luggage will come sooner and I can get things settled right away and get on with my vacation.

The rest is just bonus and may or may not be useful. :)

Thanks for the info - good to know. :)

Yay! Happy for you! Enjoy! :)

Any recent news on how that's been going?

Older info indicates disembarkation was going much slower after Magic returned from Belize, therefore embarkation for the next cruise was a little later - anyone boarded Magic after Belize recently? :)

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It was for me. :) Good Luck!

We had some open up in the 80+ day range and then again in the 50+ day range. Keep watching! Good Luck!

I like the addition of Dr. Seuss. And have no problem plunking down the $25 for my family to have green eggs & ham. :)

My kids (3 kids under age 10) LOVE Dr. Seuss! :D

 

Does it mean that the morning of the Dr Seuss breakfast I'll have to pay $5 to have breakfast in the MDR?

 

 

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From what I've read there's a separate place for the Dr. Seuss breakfast, so no.

You can probably do it by calling. I can't imagine they wouldn't allow someone to buy something for friends that would enhance their cruise, while also enhancing Carnival's income. They will love FTTF, I have seen very few reports from anyone who has purchased it that it was not worth the money.

I tried recently. They wouldn't let me. I called twice and they would.not.budge. :(

YMMV

Thanks! :D

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Thank you :). Appreciate the reply. BTW if you have used this feature do you find it is a benefit? Thanks again.

 

I haven't used it yet but I have purchased it for our upcoming cruise. It will be our children's first cruise and I think being able to go straight to our room (as opposed to needing to wait until 1:30) will definitely be a benefit. :D

Where does FTTF wait to board the ship at Galveston? In the Diamond/Platinum lounge? A separate FTTF lounge? Somewhere else?

 

Just curious. :)

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Aww, Jubilee was my first cruise too, for my honeymoon in 2002. <3

Sometimes I order the orange sherbet with WCMC too. Great flavor combo like Terry's Chocolate Oranges.

YUM! I'm going to try that!!!

Fun review!