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CruiseGal97

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When looking at ship reviews I see how people bought the F2TF pass and it was awesome. However when I look this up on carnivals website I can't find any info. Tonight is the first I have heard of it. So this may be a dumb question but how much is this pass and where can it be bought? If I am missing it on the site, can someone send me a link? Thanks in advance!

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CatlinSTJ

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The value is up to you. We bought it for our last cruise and have again for next summer. If you have children or others with you that would not handle a potentially long wait in line to check in, you're bringing on heavy carry on luggage (soda, wine, etc.), and ports that require tendering, it may be worth it to you.

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We also bought it last summer and got it again for our cruise this July. the best part is getting to your room right away. Usually we sit around with our bags, water, soda, etc. until the room opens up. This time we dropped it off, got lunch and explored the whole ship with a drink all before one.

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We had it last Sunday on the Conquest. Worth every penny! Absolutely no wait to check in or go through security. First to board behind wedding parties, guests, Diamond, and Platinum. We had to go to Guest Services a couple times. Only one person in front of us in the priority line. Regular line was all the way to the theatre!

 

Then leaving, we did self debarkation due to an early flight and the line was crazy long snaking through and around the theatre. They took Diamond/Platinum/FTTF off ahead of everyone else. It was so nice not to have to stand there with all our stuff.

 

As long as they offer it, I will buy it. Since I won't be making Platinum anytime soon. I took 6 and 7 day cruises at the beginning, so didn't qualify under the 10 cruises rule. If I had known, I would have taken Back 2 Back 3-4 day cruises to be grandfathered in like a lot of people did.

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If you have it and you tender, they escort you to the tender so that you dont have to wait in line. You get into your cabin when you board which means you dont have to lug all your stuff around when you board and go upand carry it around on the lido deck. It means that you can get off at embarkation before any one else. It's wonderful and well worth the money. We had it on our last cruise, and it is a must for our future cruises.

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I've used it twice and hope they will release more so I can get it on my upcoming cruise. It's nice going straight to our room to drop off our carryons as soon as we get onboard. Also nice eating breakfast while everyone is waiting for tender tickets and then walking to GS and they take us to the front of the tender line. I wouldn't do it if you don't have a tender port, but that's just my opinion.

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When looking at ship reviews I see how people bought the F2TF pass and it was awesome. However when I look this up on carnivals website I can't find any info. Tonight is the first I have heard of it. So this may be a dumb question but how much is this pass and where can it be bought? If I am missing it on the site, can someone send me a link? Thanks in advance!

 

Thank you! I felt dumb, right after I posted this I found it! Next question is, is it really worth it? We will have 2 cabins so 100.

 

 

 

Who is in the 2nd cabin? If they're your minor children, then they will be allowed to board with you so no need to purchase FTTF for both cabins.. Just make extra of your luggage tags and put it on their luggage so it shows up early too.. You can drop everything off in the one cabin as long as they are near each other so you dont have to drag your luggage across the ship to the other cabin... They will also be able to do early tenders with you as well...

 

If they are adults, another couple, then yes, you need to purchase for both cabins as then they will not be able to board with you and must go on the regular check in line...

 

Only you can decide if its worth it.. Do you get to the Port early, want to avoid the lines, have your luggage delivered quickly, be able to go right to the cabin, have ports that are tender, small children that might want to nap or carrying heavy items onboard that you want to put in the cabin, then it might be worth it...

 

If you're 4 adults not in a rush, taking things as they come, no tender ports, then the $100 can purchase lots of drinks !!!

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If you have it and you tender, they escort you to the tender so that you dont have to wait in line. You get into your cabin when you board which means you dont have to lug all your stuff around when you board and go upand carry it around on the lido deck. It means that you can get off at embarkation before any one else. It's wonderful and well worth the money. We had it on our last cruise, and it is a must for our future cruises.

 

 

You forgot to add BEFORE PLATINUM AND DIAMOND CRUISERS. THAT'S NOT BEFORE ANYONE ELSE.

 

/just saying

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Thank you! I felt dumb, right after I posted this I found it! Next question is, is it really worth it? We will have 2 cabins so 100.

Also keep in mind there is a liminted number on each cruise. So it may not show up as it is sold out. If so keep checking back. There are rare times when a few extras show up closer to the cruise date.

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My 2 cents......I feel I get more of a vacation out of it because I'm in my room faster, unpacked and able to enjoy the rest of the day on the ship instead of getting to the room later and waiting for my luggage to arrive around 4 or later. Puts me in vacation mode sooner. Faster to the fun!

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I do not think it is worth it.. but most do... we board the ship and go to the lido deck and put down our carry-ons... have a few drinks get something to eat, then about 3:30, we head to our rooms unpack and then go to muster drill... Since you have to break for muster drill anyway, why not do your unpacking then... I keep the 50.00 for drinks.. I have been on 9 cruises and only had to go to guest services once, so to me a special line in not worth it... As for getting off the ship early, I dont care to do that, I want to enjoy my vacation as long as possible... However, if you have an early flight, then it may be worth it for that reason. As far as getting on early, you are talking about 20min or so, before everyone else, not worth 50.00 to me

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You purchase it on the excursions page under Manage My Cruise.

 

It's ~$49.95. It's says pp, but it's per cabin.

 

 

Hmmm. I tried to add this last week but it wanted me to add it per person. If we're all in the same cabin, I don't think it should let me charge this for more than one person in the room!

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Hmmm. I tried to add this last week but it wanted me to add it per person. If we're all in the same cabin, I don't think it should let me charge this for more than one person in the room!

 

When I booked it for our cruise next month. For some reason the website wouldn't let me book it unless I did 2, 1 for me 1 for DW. About 2 hours later $49.95 was credited back to my card and recived and E-mail from CCL saying we only needded 1 for everyone in the cabin. Was a problem with the computer program and they had been working on it. Sounds like it might be one of those computter bugs that everytime you fix it, it comes back again.

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I just got what the site claimed was the last FTTF ticket for our cruise! Woot! So the bug is fixed right now, it would only let me add the ticket to one person in our party, although it wasn't me, even though I'm listed as the main person (I have the star next to my name, since I'm the one who booked).

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