cruisingnewb

Just giving an update that the coupons sold. Thanks so much for all of the responses.

I looked it up, they are going to be honored through February 1st. I have mine up for sell on e-bay if anyone is going on a cruise in the next few weeks. I have them listed at full price but have a OBO on it. No use in them going to waste if someone can get some use out of them. http://www.ebay.com/itm/151201742067?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

I reread what you just said, I thought you said you weren't able to use them. Looks like I am doing a quick sell on e-bay then. Thanks for your help!

Oh wow, that does not make me a happy cruiser. I was going to sell them after we got back but I had several employees on the ship tell me to hang on to them so we would have them for our next cruise. I know they couldn't foresee what corporate would do, but that is quite ridiculous and I feel as though Carnival stole money from me. :(

When we went on our honeymoon in September of 2012 I bought a ton of Bar Credit Coupons and we still had 12 of them left over ($69 worth). I recently read on the internet that they are not selling them anymore. Does anyone know if I will still be able to use them on our next cruise in late 2014/early 2015 or are we out of that money?

You finish reading the 100+ page thread about "carnival secrets they don't tell you about" 2 days before your cruise and feel like you conquered the world and are already a cruising expert.

You get a little sad when you think about how the zombie apolcalypse will mess with your CC time.

You keep looking at your laptop clock hoping you can finish reading "you know your addicted to CC when..." before having to rush to work so not to be late.

Do they not have security and drug dogs during embarkation?

I don't go on my first cruise until February 2011, but with these boards I already feel like a cruising pro! Since I don't have any experience with cruising I don't have 5 "I wish I would have known" however I do have a few "I'm glad I know this for my first cruise".

 

1. Bring plenty of $1's and $5's. I plan on dealing with strictly cash except for a debit card for emergencies only, so it never crossed my mind to get little bills since I was only thinking of big bills to keep up with them easier.

 

2. Look for private excursions. Right after I booked my cruise I went to look at available ship excursions and the two I wanted to do in Cozumel started at the same time. After reading these boards I started looking around for the same excursions and because they are each 2 hours (compared to 4 hours with the ship excursions) I found if we start once we get there we will be able to do both, have about 1 1/2 to 2 hours incase of any delay back to the ship (or to do a little shopping), and not to mention save about $70 per person.

 

3. Order as much as you want! When I told my boyfriend about this his response was "How much will this cost?" hehe. I love shrimp cocktail and salads so glad to know I can order as much as I want...yummy :D

 

4. Drink coupons, photo coupons, and funship dollars. I like the idea of getting as much paid for as possible before the cruise so I have more money to spend when I sail.

 

5. The pursurs desk has free postcards and playing cards (playing cards are iffy I have heard some people get them and some don't) to play with in your cabin.

 

I planned on taking small gifts for my steward each day such as a phone card, candy, magazine/puzzle book, $2 bill (I know there is a lot of debate about this but they are so cool), soda, maybe roasted peanuts from the local nut store, etc. This is on top of a tip of course. Any thoughts on this?