TxChick

The only problem with the lido deck is once you book the lido you don't want anything else, unless it's a spa cabin .;)

My mother is bringing her cpap. Does she need to carry on distilled water or is there a place we can get it on the ship. I checked the online store and all that's available is spring water.

Yep, April is so nice. Unfortunately Texas schools have testing in April or I'd pull my daughter out to avoid the Spring Break crowd. I'm hoping since Lousiana schools do spring break during Easter that going out of NOLA won't be so bad

I booked a spa balcony and spa interior for our spring break cruise ES in September so I'd love to see drops but I doubt I will on the spa rooms

Really?:rolleyes: Do you live in a cave?:confused:

It's a JOKE! Jeez, did they take your sense of humor too? :rolleyes:

Been to Montego Bay a few times now and I'd never leave the port not on a carnival sponsored excursion. Carnival does an all inclusive beach excursion at a hotel that I'd choose and I'd contact them about a vow renewal. Carnival could possibly set it up too.

You know that you can go the entire week and not even know that there's an ice skating rink on the Royal ships that have it. To say that you won't sail Royal because you don't care for an ice skating rink is as shortsighted as saying that you won't cruise Carnival because you don't care for Guy's Burgers. If you don't care for either, there's PLENTY of other things to do on both cruise lines.

 

And not all Royal ships have a Royal Promenade (a.k.a. "a mall"). Only Voyager, Freedom and Oasis class do. All others have a more "traditional" atrium just like on Carnival. But even if you are sailing on a ship with a Royal Promenade, there are PLENTY of other places throughout the ship to be, many that are absolutely wonderful and can't be recreated on any Carnival ship.

 

 

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I'm not saying I won't sail RC - I'm just saying some of their things that they tout are not things I care about. If I have a cocktail, book, and lounge chair I'm pretty much okay.

They probably took it because no self respecting wine drinker drinks wine out of a box ;)

They really need to do something about the casino smoke because it spills out around it. I never understood why those smoke catchers were never installed

Sadly, I have seen parents that let their kids do that and they are not drunk (Either the kids or the parents).

 

 

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I agree. We've just found the quality of people cruising the 7 day cruises are much more behaved than the 4 and 5 day. I'm not really a fan of Royal Carribean ships (I could care less about ice skating while I am wanting sun and I don't like how they look like malls ) so I'm not sure which line we will go with

Are the kids drunk also?

 

 

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No, they are running the halls at all hours, pushing all the buttons on the elevators and then getting off, acting like idiots on the golf course, amongst other things. If you want to take a booze cruise fine, just leave your bad kids at home.

In our experience, the 4 and 5 days are nothing but booze cruises for a large majority of the passengers. We've grown tired of the shorter cruises because of the drunken debauchery and the parents who participate in it and let their kids run wild. That, coupled with Carnival's decreasing service, has really just turned us off.

I hate it because it was usually a great value for a 4 day vacation but even the rates aren't that great anymore.

Yeah, we are pretty much done with Triumph as well. I was underwhelmed last time and I agree with all of your statements and I'm 36. We spent the majority of our time in the back pool and skipped out on the main dining room after the first night because dinner was so slow. We are giving Carnival one more go in March but with the prices going up and quality going down I'd rather fly to a all inclusive resort.

That's perfect!!! Thank you! I love the top to toe package!

I plan on visiting with the matre d the first day. I know to avoid breads, etc but just about everything has garlic in somehow so I don't want to be stuck eating rubber chicken the entire cruise when it's a mild allergy that only causes bloating. My main concern is the barley because I can eat it and it takes 5 days to clear my system.

Have the photos been deleted? I know I've seen them before.

Thank you all so much.

I know I can alert Carnival to my food allergies and accommodations can be made; however, am I still allowed to order what I want?

My allergies aren't severe enough to put me into anaphylactic shock but they mainly cause wheezing, gastric upset or rash in varying degrees. The reason I ask is because while I avoid spinach, turkey, yeast, and barley, I can't imagine what I'll get served if I alert them to my garlic and lettuce allergy. I normally just eat things I'm sensitive to in moderation. My fear is I try to order something and I'm shut down. At the same time, yeast and barley can cause breathing issues and they are in so much I do better if I follow a gluten free diet.

Thoughts?

Loved the review! We leave on the same cruise in March. Do you have scans of the spa specials?

Did you watch the Notre Dame game yesterday vs. LSU....I had a little wager with all my Louisiana friends. Now when I go down to New Orleans for Mardi Gras they all have to buy me a drink :p

Hopefully the Cubs will be a better team this year....I sure hope so. They haven't even been fun to watch the last couple years.

 

Btw my dog's name is Wrigley....hence the reason for the Wrigley80 screen name

We didn't get to watch it because of work but we recorded it and watched highlights. My poor cubbies... I hope the have a good year as well. Go cubs go!

Can't wait for your review! We are huge cubs and notre dame fans too! We are. Taking our daughter, Addison (after the street ;-)) on the dream in March!

Do you get a bunch of crap from Verizon though?

Anyone know any updates on American Feast/Table? I wouldn't mind some menu changes to try something new

I love my PVP! I'm probably a thorn in his side with changes but I make him a lot of money with the people I refer.

I'm okay with and prefer it to the bar staff writing down numbers if it's scannable. I can't tell you how many times I've gotten someone else's s&s number and I have to correct them. I'm not sure there are others that are as honest. With what we spend I can't tell if every charge on my s&s charge is mine because we lose bar receipts or they get wet