Rare nydney1 Posted June 24, 2019 #1 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Before I get flamed. I am a big Carnival fan and I appreciate any gift that I am given. I know there are some strong opinions about what the gift should be and what Carnival loyalists are entitled to. This post is not about that. Lets’s list what we liked and what we have not liked so if Carnival is monitoring these posts, which they should be they get some information that may be useful for them. Listed in preference order. Liked: Small black backpack Tervis Tumbler Metal picture frames Not so much: Lanyard Rubber Visor Small speaker Remember this is just for fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coevan Posted June 24, 2019 #2 Share Posted June 24, 2019 without a doubt the lanyard is about as low as Carnival can go liked the most Carnival night light Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanmarcosman Posted June 24, 2019 #3 Share Posted June 24, 2019 The onion skin stationary was lame. The blanket is still in its cover bag but I may use it so I'm glad to have it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Micahs Grandad Posted June 24, 2019 #4 Share Posted June 24, 2019 only useful thing about the stationary was the nice wooden box it came in. Picture frames were useful and we have used tervis cups Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lottacruises Posted June 25, 2019 #5 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Cross body bag was nice, the 10 cent lanyards suck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jas1178 Posted June 25, 2019 #6 Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) Liked: Metal Picture Frames Cooler Beach Bags Cooler Backpack Small Black Bags Bluetooth Speaker (Kids LOVED THIS) Game Sets Tervis Tumblers Packing Cubes Blankets Charger Cross Bag Coffee & Mug Headphones (Kids LOVED THIS) Yeti like White Cup *Love This* Night Light *LOVE This too* Gym Bag Not so much: Lanyard (Only because its white....make that carnival blue, and it would have been a win) Crock Rubber Visor Baseball Hat Stationary Kit Probably others, but most I've really enjoyed. Edited June 25, 2019 by jas1178 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molme Posted June 25, 2019 #7 Share Posted June 25, 2019 What are they giving now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtaylor Posted June 25, 2019 #8 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Cooler Beach Bag Bluetooth Speaker gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bookbug53 Posted June 25, 2019 #9 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Some I have liked: Tervis tumbler, night light, beach bag/cooler, blanket I can appreciate the idea of a gift and the thought behind it at times but I don't know what they were thinking with the croc visor! I guess we will be getting lanyards next month. I will pass them quietly on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anyislandwilldo Posted June 25, 2019 #10 Share Posted June 25, 2019 7 hours ago, gtaylor said: Cooler Beach Bag Bluetooth Speaker gary I wouldn't mind a beach bag. I liked the packing cubes but they had that container ship smell to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meatloafsfan Posted June 25, 2019 #11 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Like the tervis tumblers, the black backpack (that folded up into a tiny little bag), the blankets are very nice (they seem thin but are crazy warm). Wasn't crazy about the croc visor - I tried to adjust it but couldn't get it back together. Thankfully I was able to trade it in for a tervis tumbler. I don't understand the lanyard - when you compare it to most of the other Platinum gifts, it seems really.....idk, minor? Tervis tumblers are worth at least $15 retail, with most of the other gifts falling into the $10-$15 retail value range. The lanyards are worth maybe $2-$3 retail value. Seems odd to me that they would go with something so out of sync value wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaisyGirl55 Posted June 25, 2019 #12 Share Posted June 25, 2019 We actually like , and use, most of our Platinum gifts. Tervis cups, toiletry bags, baseball hats, the blanket, Bluetooth speaker, binoculars, and coffee mug to name a few. There are a few that we just did not use. The Croc visors were probably #1 on that list...hahaha! Funniest looking thing I have ever seen! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky2 Posted June 25, 2019 #13 Share Posted June 25, 2019 We've loved the Tervis Tumblers (2 different kinds), 2 different beach bags, blanket, and small journal. We were very happy that we didn't receive the croc hats or baseball caps. I sure hope the lanyards are gone by the time we cruise in 2020. We'll be on a Premier Casino cruise and I think we receive a lanyard for that. However, I think by the time you reach Platinum level and above, you already have something for your S&S card. I have a small purse with clear front pocket for S&S card & DL, with 2 zipper on the back for bills & change. Works for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Tom-n-Cheryl Posted June 25, 2019 #14 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Guess I have a lanyard to look forward to this Friday... If so, I'll probably just ask our cabin steward to put it back in "the pile". Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChosenOne Posted June 25, 2019 #15 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Most liked/useful Night Light (currently in my bathroom) Blanket (I know people thought they were too thin but I use mine all the time) Cream colored beach bag with mesh top and insulated zippered bottom area...great for bringing waters to the beach or on shore) Least liked: multi Game board Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrqoisWtrs Posted June 25, 2019 #16 Share Posted June 25, 2019 The older gifts were really nice - loved the binoculars, the six-pack size collapsible cooler and the hanging toiletry bag. I think I traded in the writing set (got packing cubes 👍) and did just trade in the lanyard. Got another Tervis cup but in a design I didn't have so another 👍. 😄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darth frosty Posted June 25, 2019 #17 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Most of our platinum gifts have came off of B2B so we end up with 4 of each Headphone cooler case tervis cup I would say the yellow tervis cup is the worse because it broke up the set of 3 blue cups we had. If only I could find a use for it outside of the house... like at work or something... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWolver672 Posted June 26, 2019 #18 Share Posted June 26, 2019 On 6/24/2019 at 6:58 PM, coevan said: without a doubt the lanyard is about as low as Carnival can go liked the most Carnival night light Not sure if they still do it or not but the photo department use to have a deal where they gave you a punch card. Every time you purchased photos, they would punch the card and at certain intervals, would give you a gift. One of the gifts was a lanyard that looks almost identical to what the current P/D gift is. We have two of the ones from the photo department and never use them because it's hard to get your card out of the sleeve so that they can scan it at the registers. We got two of the "blankets" on our last cruise. They are more like flannel sheets than blankets. We are not ungrateful for the free gifts. It's just that some of them will never be used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mredandchis Posted June 26, 2019 #19 Share Posted June 26, 2019 I liked the headphones and the tumbler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lottiegreen56 Posted June 26, 2019 #20 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Liked the headphones, we got 6 pairs somehow. They weren't super durable so having extras has been great. Super comfortable/good sound quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare patrice1 Posted June 26, 2019 #21 Share Posted June 26, 2019 Liked: Yeti type cup tervis cups packing cubes journal book (Use it for writing down all trip info for all our trip planning and logging cabin numbers, ships, etc that we've been on.) Everything else we gave away to friends/co-workers when we got back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumofsons Posted June 28, 2019 #22 Share Posted June 28, 2019 loved the cross body bag/tervis tumblers and bluetooth speakers. truly disliked and complained about the crock' sunvisor - but my husband loves it lol - to each his own. 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
w&k Posted June 29, 2019 #23 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Hands down, our favorite is the Tervis Tumbler, followed by the packing cubes. We really like our blankets, but don't need more than the 2 we have. Tie for worst... the lanyards we just got, and the tiny bags. Bring back the tumblers!!!! Wendy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank12 Posted June 29, 2019 #24 Share Posted June 29, 2019 We liked the backpack, packing cubes and Tervis tumblers. By far the worst ever is the lanyard. When they showed up on the bed and I told my wife that was our Platinum gift she totally thought I was pulling her leg. "There is no way that is our gift" she said. Yes way, honey. Yes way. 🙂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD1 Posted July 1, 2019 #25 Share Posted July 1, 2019 I am diamond and my husband is platinum and we just got off the Paradise on Thursday. I figured they must have stopped giving the gifts, not realizing the lanyards were the gifts. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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