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4 minutes ago, craigtompkins said:

$100 OBC per person being issued. 

Well, that's good at least.

8 minutes ago, shof515 said:

i have 200 dollars for my cruise in may. i already prepaid the gratuities, i booked my private excursions. i can not drink..i am sailing on the legend which does not that many places to spend money compare to other ships

If your ship has a chef's table, try and do it! Or something else you normally wouldn't splurge on like a massage or other spa treatment.

3 minutes ago, Cruising_Addict said:

In this case, there’s no reason to do a price match because effectively, the outcome is the same. Your current price of $1,279 less the $50 OBC you are receiving equals a $1,229 net price of your cruise. Same as what you are trying to match to. So there’s no savings here. 

Yeah, just seems like extraneous work unless price goes down some more.

1 minute ago, craigtompkins said:

Currently on the Magic. Supposed to dock around 10:30. We arrived about 10. It’s now 12:15 and we have not been granted access to debark. CD and Captain have both made announcements. The last announcement was by the Captain saying they were having talks with the local government and the CD was on the phone with Carnival Corp in Miami.

 

Spotty internet as expected. Anything in the news yet?

Nope and Nothing on JH's page. Maybe enhanced CV screening.

1 minute ago, granny2009 said:

Anyone know if RCCL will do so nothing similar? We are supposed to sail next Saturday 

If there is nothing on that forum, then they probably haven't yet. No way to speculate.

2 minutes ago, IonImplantTech said:

I was bored and decided to lookup up to see where the Carnival Freedom was located since i'll be on that ship next month.  Currently the Freedom and Glory are several miles SE off the coast of Belize and they show as stopped.  Both ships look to be in close proximity to each other.  Are they staging for a port or is something going on?  

Unknown, BUT Belize is a tender port and the ship has to stay anchored far off the coast. I assume environmental concerns with the second largest reef on the planet. This is always, not a now thing.

5 minutes ago, asalligo said:

Yes, Port Canaveral, Carnival Liberty just to Nassau and Freeport, short drive from my house. Without Corona Virus this is a no brainer. 

 

Pretty good ship. Yep.

Just now, Saint Greg said:

When I try cake here I usually only take a couple bites.

 

 

I think this must be your spirit cake. The missing mango led you to it.

2 minutes ago, dietpepsi said:

the insurance company said that for any reason insurance has to be bought at time of deposit...it is too late...and as it stands regular travel insurance does not cover epidimics

True. But in the unlikely event you do get sick, it should supplement any insurance you have or help in other ways such as if you get home from a different port.

1 minute ago, asalligo said:

I happen to be off next week for spring break. 

And may we assume since you are in Florida, you can drive to the port easily? Another bonus if so!

1 minute ago, asalligo said:

I have been offered a free cruise leaving Monday. At first I jumped at the thought, but now I am apprehensive. I know I am asking cruise lovers, but would you go? I cannot decide. 

I would go. I couldn't because of work, but that would be the thing stopping me.

Just now, amyotravel said:

Looking at a sailing on the Mardi gras in Late November 2021 out of port canaveral

Incentives and deals are hard to come by on brand new ships.

5 minutes ago, Prairiefrozen said:

I am a first time cruiser and it's my first time working with a pvp.   Are the pvp fairly limited to offering only what is on the website?  Or can you get them to add extra stuff like OBC or something else.   Or is it a better idea to take what they are offering and then shop it around via various TA's?  I have submitted offers via cruise compete and they were able to throw in some extra OBC.  Carnival has changed the offers since I last had communication with the TA. 

 

Looking at a sailing on the Mardi gras in Late November 2021 out of port canaveral

In my experience PVPs are pretty limited on what they can do, especially if you are a good web researcher on your own. that said, I have one and use him when we have a group with multiple cabins, linking reservations, or I have other questions. But basically it's if I am being a bit lazy to be honest. Booked the last cruise with him over the phone because it was last minute and I had bad cell reception in a football tailgate lot. Truth! haha

42 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:

With that said, I did have a lot of fun on the Dream.  I thought Janae (sp?) was a blast and the comics were great.   I also liked the layout of the Dream better than some of the bigger ships. Much easier to get around.  But, yeah...the lines for Guy's Burger and the Mexican food place were horrible. I never ate at either of them because of it. 

 

Service for Sea Day Brunch was abominably slow when we went on the first day at about 10:30 a.m. and we had to wait a long time just to be seated and a super long time for our food even after we were seated.  Then it was cold.  On the second sea day, we wisened up and went as soon as it opened and service was much better.

 

We had a amazing service for the evening meal in the MDR, though.  Our waiter was top notch.

 

Inside of the boat was spotless but they desperately need to clean the windows and glass around the balconies. Our aft corner balcony glass was so dirty you couldn't see through it.  You had to stand up to take in the view.  I thought maybe I was just being ridiculous, but then we were in the hot tub and people we didn't even know, Don the same thing.

I really, really like the size and layout of the Dream.

The lines do get long for Blue Iguana and Guy's, but they move pretty fast, especially Guy's, so don't let that deter you. It's not anywhere near as slow as pizza!!

3 minutes ago, zencruisers said:

 

I am curious as to what the shirt says ? 

Tee hee a Saints thing.

52 minutes ago, choppe said:

How was self assist handled and what was the process?  On other cruise lines, we just walk down with our luggage and get in line until they are ready to let passengers off and then walk off based on your place in line.  Someone else said on Carnival you wait in a lounge and they let you off by floor numbers.  Is that correct?  

The early debarkation for those with early flights would be a different scenario than just general self assist debarkation. I was the one who said by deck number. We had a late flight and were not out of the terminal until 11 because we happened to be one of two last decks called and it was a cluster at customs. That said, I suppose you could not tell the truth about your flight, but since we did not need to rush, we followed the rules and did as instructed. I purposely never book early flights because it's stressful. And, arrival could be delayed for any number of reasons, such as is common with Galveston, fog. You never know.

OH and as an added bonus, it was much easier to get a rideshare out of Galveston later from Ubers/Lyfts that were dropping later arrivals to the port. No surge charges due to heavy volume going back either! 🙂

4 minutes ago, LPYRCRUISER said:

  I just think we're more in tuned for a more upscale experience in dining and entertainment.  I still think Carnival gives you the biggest bang for your buck, but you do get what you pay for.  I'm ready to try Princess and see how it compares. 

I would be interested to hear the experience if you try Princess. We did, and felt the food was very lacking compared to Carnival. Nothing had any flavor. We gave up on the dining room and tried the Steakhouse; and to us, that was just marginal. Missed Blue Iguana and Guy's soooo much. Not much happening on board. The Voice was good, but I don't know if they are even still doing that, And it was an 8 day cruise. Those were some long sea days.

1 minute ago, Despegue said:

Is there a Korean stamp or visa in the passport? If not...

 

I already brought that up. There shouldn't be one. But that is deceitful.

9 minutes ago, coevan said:

 

 

However, Michael 123 said he booked with a third party discount agent. Technically CCL does not have to answer his questions. They should be directed by the outside T.A. I would have asked if they had the correct email.

Coevan, while I totally understand your point, I would not expect a third party to have the best info. If I book a United flight through xxx website, I cannot call United and ask a question? I know they don't have to answer questions, but I would hope they would want to give better info than a random site.

Just now, thesmiths said:

It's all based on how much rust a ship has.. from what I heard.

 

🧯

 

 

Not all based on that. But factors in! 😉

Just now, Buffalofirsttimer4 said:

 

Yes you do self-assist and the info regarding this will be in your cabin the night before. They usually call for self assist people around 6-7am.

Have never been called anywhere near that early.

3 minutes ago, choppe said:

Oh, wow.  Maybe we will consider flying back home  on Sunday instead of Saturday and hang out in Houston for the night.  That will help reduce my stress level.

No need to stress at all. Just don't book a flight before 2PM or so in case. Or, sure, stay and play in Houston and add a day of vacay! 🙂

6 minutes ago, choppe said:

I will keep that in mind because we have another Carnival cruise out of Galveston in December, which we are flying in and out of.  Thank you. 

Actually, you will fly in and out of Houston. Hobby is closer, but still far. IAH is really far. Customs was a mess in Galveston last month, and it was nearly 11 AM before we got out of the terminal. We had an 8 PM flight so no worries there.

6 minutes ago, amcankid said:

I have a coworker who is frustrated because his wife switched planes in Korea on her way back from 3 days ago and now with the new rules she will be denied boarding next week.  They are traveling with another couple who probably won’t be able to be refunded their money if they cancel, but they don’t want to go if my coworker and his wife don’t go.

it seems silly that this new rule applies to someone who simply switched planes in an airport.

My coworker is considering taking a chance on going since Carnival won’t refund the other couple. And before any person starts slamming me, the argument we have is what difference does it make if she walked from one gate to another in Korea, or if she flew on a different airline that did not stop in Korea but then stood in the immigration line at LAX with passengers who got off the plane from Korea.

Just wondering what is the procedure that the cruise ships are doing to screen people.

Since the passport would not have been stamped, then they probably wouldn't know. But that would be lying.

The virus is apparently sooo contagious she should be worried about having "simply switched planes" in a country reporting an outbreak. No way to know who touched what or who might be sick.

If you found out people lied to get on your ship and then an outbreak happened because of it, I bet you would be plenty outraged.

If the other couple doesn't want to go without them, that is on them and their loss. Or they should have purchased cancel for any reason insurance. Nobody can control what may happen. God forbid one of the travelers could have had an accident, or a family emergency. Things can happen.

1 minute ago, choppe said:

That kind of stinks.  We usually get coffee and stand in line so we can be one of the first few off.  Sounds like it could take a while to get off after they clear ship.  We have a long drive back to Michigan from FLL during spring break and was hoping to get a jump on it.  There will be lots of snowbirds driving back from Florida that day.

You could get lucky and be one of the first called, but no guarantees. Just be glad you are not trying to get to a flight.