ecarbine

Just now, Saint Greg said:

Yep. Like i said either the shelf is unusable or the hangers are. In that case the shelf is unusable.

👌

4 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

What’s wrong with this picture?

 

Unless you’re Gary Coleman, either the hangers are unusable or the shelf is unusable. 

On the Mardi Gras, that shelf flips up.

On 10/31/2021 at 8:39 PM, hurricane0226 said:

Anyone on the Mardi Gras 7 day sailing, Saturday to Saturday, which nights were the formal nights on the cruise,

trying to figure which night to book a specialty restaurant , thanks 

Anxious to find this out myself!

On 1/11/2021 at 6:10 PM, Shakatime said:

This is nothing but YOUR OPINION. Unless you can back it up with a statement by Carnival Corp. didn’t spew fiction as fact! And yes they have enough capital to last another 12 months as FACTUALLY reported.

Geeze, are people not entitled to an opinion in your world?

48 minutes ago, wolft927 said:

I tried to refund my Paid in full March cruise on the Glory and get the same message. Currently been waiting on hold for rep for the past 30 minutes, 

I had the same thing happen, I tried again an hour later and it accepted my request.

2 hours ago, embarkation75 said:

FYI...the Miracle is headed toward southern CA after months in Panama Bay with expected arrival in Long Beach next Thursday. Although still months away from cruising, this is likely a sign the Miracle will be the first Carnival ship on the west coast to go through the various CDC mandated tests/checkouts.

I had given up hope that our March 7th Miracle cruise would happen, now I am a tiny bit hopeful!

I just notices on the MarineTraffic website that both Carnival Miracle and Carnival Panorama are in Panama Bay.

I haven't been paying attention to their positions before now, have they been there for a while or could they be staging for transit?

2 hours ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

I found his FB page and his video announcement - not saying where he is going, sort of alluded to perhaps not even leaving Carnival altogether...

 

Also, his last name is "Mitcham", with an "a", in case anyone is searching.

New Brand Ambassador perhaps?

The port website says she is only there 2 days then heading to Miami.

46 minutes ago, Obicat Cruiser said:

Actually, The two acts seem to overlap.

 

How does the Jones Act affect cruise ships?

THE JONES ACT (U.S. Cabotage Law)

The Jones Act (also known as the Passenger Services Act) prohibits ships of Non-U.S registry from embarking and debarking guests at two different U.S ports. Such travel would constitute point-to-point transportation between two U.S ports, which is prohibited on foreign flagged ships.

Aren't those in fact 2 separate and distinct laws?

I am by no means being snarky, I truly don't understand if they are or are not different laws, I hear the 2 terms used interchangeably so often.

Sorry for the Wikipedia links, I know it isn't 100% reliable but they are quick and easy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merchant_Marine_Act_of_1920

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passenger_Vessel_Services_Act_of_1886

On 7/17/2020 at 5:59 PM, ch09 said:

I think either the Glory or the Conquest will be moved to the 3/4 Catalina and Ensenada run. My guess is that the Conquest will assume that role based on current location and dry dock is coming up. A dry dock is required to install the shore power hookup system required for California based cruise ships. The Miracle also does not have as much difference in passenger count than the Fantasy class ships. Inspiration takes 2056 passengers double occupancy vs the Miracle’s 2124 for double occupancy.

So it looks like the Radiance will be taking over.

• Carnival Radiance will move to Long Beach after its renovation is complete and is expected to arrive in April 2021 to begin Baja Mexico itineraries that had been run by Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration previously. 
• Guests booked on Carnival Imagination and Carnival Inspiration after April 22, 2021, will sail on Carnival Radiance.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/cruises/2020/07/25/carnival-other-cruise-lines-cutting-ships-fleets-amid-covid-19/5449857002/

10 minutes ago, Buck Turgidson said:

ecarbine, on your back to back how is your luggage handled between the cruises, we will be in a different room for our second week

Buck,

We had to change rooms on the second leg too, we moved to the room next door. We left our bags in the room and the steward took care of everything for us.

We were on this sailing too, we were one of the back to backers.

Can't wait to hear about your experience, we had an amazing time!

Does anyone know if the naming ceremony is a public event?

We will be in Long Beach for the inaugural cruise and I think it would be kind of cool the attend the naming ceremony. 

She's getting closer, I wish I was on that journey from Italy to Long Beach!

53 minutes ago, coevan said:

 

 

Can you post this please? Carnival never makes decisions that far in advance.

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1374

Beer for breakfast!

Actually in a broader sense, doing a whole lot of stuff you just don’t do in your everyday life: multiple appetizers, entree’s and deserts for instance!

6 hours ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

I second all of these. Especially that last one.

I don't necessarily hate the Playlist shows, but many of those performers just aren't talented singers, in my opinion. This became real obvious last year when the ship was rocking a bit too much for one of the late shows and they just sat on stools and sang. They were terrible without the big stage production and we left after 2 1/2 songs. The shows could be so much more enjoyable if they hired better singers.

 

I'd also like to cut obnoxious kids who run ragged onboard and break the rules without consequence.

 

In regards to the whole cutting out plastics debate, someone in another thread said they recently returned from a Princess cruise (owned by Carnival Corp.) and they still have things like plastic pens in the cabins, they don't set out community containers of butter, and they have single-serve cereal boxes. It just doesn't make much sense to me for one cruise line to eliminate some of these items and use the excuse that it's "for the environment" when another cruise line (probably multiple lines) under their own Carnival Corp. umbrella still use the very same plastic products Carnival eliminated. The biggest reason plastics from Carnival were ending up in the ocean was because THEY were dumping them there. They were supposed to be separating plastic waste from food waste, but some ships weren't. Hence, their recent legal troubles. I think eliminating some of the plastic items was done more to make their jobs easier than it was for the environment.

This is very interesting to me considering it was Carnival Corp and not Carnival Cruise Lines that was fined and it was fined due to violations committed by Princess Cruise Lines.

13 hours ago, ParrotRob said:

 

Candies on the pillow, boxed cereal, butter pats AND a plastic pen?!  A PLASTIC PEN?!  Sign me up for Princess right away.  That plastic pen alone is worth the cost.

I just keep the pen that I sign each receipt for my drinks with. That's 15 pens a day if I buy Cheers!

8 minutes ago, Cruisegirl6 said:

Carbine- Thank you!

On another note, I totally can relate to what you have mentioned, I myself, have had a handful of those type of people, and can relate to how you feel, but, let us nice people remain here and outnumber them and stand up for each other as you did for me, thank you again.👍

You're welcome, I really do enjoy these forums but some people just cannot resist the temptation, that comes with the anonymity of the internet, to be dreadful human beings!

11 minutes ago, cruzn buckeye said:

Dont let one persons reply make you hate cruise critic.  There are tons of people that post here that give friendly replies, and replies with some very good info.

 

You are right, of course! I don't hate Cruise Critic, I enjoy it very much. I really don't care for the cruelty that I see some members display toward others. 

I have edited my post and I apologize if I offended anyone!

8 hours ago, DramaQueen22 said:

What the heck does this have to do with the question?  Dry dock and a hurricane don't even begin to compare.

Really? It doesn't take some kind of Sherlock Holmes type of detective work to figure out that she mis-read the question!

Seems to me that you are just trying to be mean and snarky!

21 minutes ago, quickrate said:

I find this funny because do you think only people on clothing optional cruises sit on the couch naked or sleep in the bed naked?!! I think this is more common than you realize.

Pat

I was not speaking hypothetically, I was recounting actual events in response to someones assertion that the ship would be sterilized top to bottom after a nude cruise.

If people want to get all dressed up and pretend that they are eating in an elegant, fine dining establishment, then perhaps they could use their extraordinary imaginations to pretend I am dressed in a manner that fits their fantasy!

Me, I am going to pretend I am at Hooters!

20 hours ago, brandi0727 said:

Let's all hope that after they've had their naked fun,  the ship is completely sterilized from top to bottom before the next sailing!  

In 2013 my wife and I sailed on the Carnival Freedom on the very first sailing after the" Big Naked Boat" cruise. My wife's entire carry on bag was filled with Clorox wipes and Lysol.

When we got to our room we found what may or may not have been a skid mark on the couch! My Honey went crazy with the wipes and Lysol!!!