June Bug

I saw on the news that a 6 year old boy had an injury and was being evacuated from your ship. Hope the rest of your cruise goes well.

Free Casino Promo balcony room…I didn’t choose TBA. They did. You’d be a lunatic to turn that down. 😂🙄

Um, it was a FREE BALCONY casino promo. They chose the TBA…not me. 🙄

Im cruising on Vista!

OK YALL! It FINALLY POPPED UP! Balcony cabin Deck 11! Yay! Right next door to a suite so I’m still jealous but I’ll take it. 😂😂😂😂

Probably…the woman did tell me all standard balconies were sold out, so maybe I WILL be upgraded to a broom closet with a bigger balcony! 😂

Bahahaha! Probably! But hey! I’d be ok, as long as they fed me and gave me a restroom to use! 😂😂😂😂

This is our 25th cruise with Carnival, and even with TBA rooms, we’ve always found out our room assignment at least a week before sailing. I called Carnival today and they told me that they must send/verify all final names/info to the ships at least 2 days prior to sailing so she’s not sure why we haven’t received our room number yet. It’s really no big deal to us, but just wondered why they wait sometimes to assign a cabin? I’ve seen some say they don’t find out till boarding. That’s crazy it takes that long, but I guess wherever we are, at least we are onboard. 😂😂😂😂

Meant to tag you. See my updated comment.

Actually, it is listed under Carnival’s required travel documents. I had no idea until my brother pointed it out to me. Here’s what the website says: Names on Travel Documentation It is important that the guest’s full name (first name and last name) on the cruise and airline tickets be the same as the guest’s non-expired government-issued photo I.D. they plan to use for travel identification. In the event of a different name on the cruise/airline ticket and the guest’s photo I.D. as a result of a marriage, divorce or a legal name change, documentation (original or clear, legible copy) supporting this change is required (at embarkation), such as a marriage certificate, marriage license or legal name change court document. Failure to bring documentation bridging the name differences could result in denied boarding. Please Note: For newly married or soon-to-be married brides, we strongly recommend that if the non-expired government-issued photo I.D. is in the maiden name, the cruise booking be made in the maiden name (do not include the married name); If the reservation was made in the married name, but the non-expired government-issued photo I.D. is in the maiden name, documentation (original or clear, legible copy) supporting this change is required (at embarkation), such as a marriage certificate or marriage license. Failure to bring documentation bridging the name differences could result in denied boarding.

I must tell you, I let my passport expire during Covid. My husband and I cruised last July with Carnival out of Galveston. My brother is my travel agent and warned me ahead of time to go ahead and get my marriage certificate in case it became and issue. Luckily, I had mine with me along with my certified birth certificate copy, because they definitely asked me to see it. I don’t know how lenient they would have been had I not had it, just verifying my first and middle name, with my birthday. But I’m glad that I had it, because they were very firm in asking for it. So I’d prepare for the worst case.

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