john91498

$10 minimums at the BJ tables on the Panorama last month. Spent many hours in the casino...😝

lol, resurrected a 7 year old thread...😅

I don't really think it matters. if you've been cruising with carnival for any amount of time, they know what cat you're getting. For awhile, I was only interested in balconies.. now, they know I will spulrge on a suite. So, they get me offers for suites. As you progress through life, you hit certain points where your income has grown. So, your vacation dollars will grow. Carnival wants your vacation dollars and will try and target them.

Agreed. Some people claim to be marketing experts, but what better marketing tool then alcohol to keep people gaming?

We've had several servers broke the rules on numerous cruises. If it was such a risk, I doubt they would be doing it.

I should not of used the word comp. The server was bringing us a drink at a time on her S&S card.

Just tip the server and that person will usually comp your companion. My wife had DOU for her and our server also got me my drinks.

I thought which cell company are they signing with? lol

Article says newer than the Ecstasy. Lol, that's not saying much...

Is the Spirit a new ship? I could of sworn I was on her years ago.

Well, sorry for the loss. Hopefully, you can get some of it back in your next outing to a casino.

Wow, $9,100??? Did you at least get free drinks?

Wow, looks like you're having an amazing cruise!!! 😃

I got the 500 and my neighbor has a gig. The best I can get is 300 down on wifi. I've had AT&T come out to trouble shoot my connection. They found that 500 is coming down to the house hardwired, but the wifi is slowing it down. I'm pretty sure no one on the ship is hardwired. But, yes, we're getting off subject...

If you have kids, order 2 lobsters for them also so you won't be charged. 😝

I like the larger ships, the bigger, the better to me. I enjoy seeing a mass of people.

My neighbor has Hughes Satellite and it's faster and more reliable than my AT&T fiber. Yes, it costs twice as much, but his work pays for it, so why not.

Like I said, it seems to be hit or miss. I read reports where the Starlink was very fast on the Panorama, but that was not my experience.

Whatever works...She gets us free cabins and I give back in casino donations...lol...

I usually use Uber because I feel their app is the easiest to use. Not sure if you've been to Long Beach before, but there's only 1 way in and 1 way out. It gets pretty busy with folks dropping people off for embarkation and people picking up after a cruise. So, the line getting into the port can get long. Also, not sure why some GPS units do this, but it can send you to downtown Long Beach. Instead, have your drive follow the signs that say "Cruise Terminal" Have a good cruise 🙂

This is what I don't understand. Seems half the folks say they were denied the stock benefit because of the casino offers, while the other half says they're not denied. I, for one, only sail if there's a decent casino offer. We're been doing casino offers for the last 25 years and for the most part, we've always been able to get the stock benefit. Could it be a regional case where the benefit is denied or not?

The only time I was denied the stock benefit was a few years ago when Carnival was giving out a lot of free cabins to get people back to cruising. I was denied, but reapplied a few weeks later and was approved. YMMV...

Yep, what simplelife said...

Starlink seems to be hit or miss. I was just on the Panorama and the Starlink was horrible while at sea. It was ok when we were in port.

We get free rooms, but are charged for the ports fees. The fees are given back to us through obc.