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mistyinca

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libby10205

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When I booked for Feb 2010 - I forgot to tell the agent that my name was different in 1991 when I took my only other Carnival Cruise. Does it take an act of Congress to get it straight now for the future trip in 2010- i.e. did I make a huge mistake?

 

THe same sort of thing happened to me. You are lucky to find out after just 2 cruises. My PVP had to get it fixed for me. Cal and start working on it sometime other than when you are ready to go. It may take a little time to fox.

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Fungusgnat

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THe same sort of thing happened to me. You are lucky to find out after just 2 cruises. My PVP had to get it fixed for me. Cal and start working on it sometime other than when you are ready to go. It may take a little time to fox.

 

Thank you for responding. I do have a year, so hopefully that will be enough time. I went to Carnival site and started the process there, but still had to send an email to person in charge of "past guests". Time will tell!!!

 

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MVSgeek

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There were always plenty of chairs in the sun on the sun deck during our cruise. The only time it was crowded was when we were leaving port. Granted there is no pool, food or drinks there.

 

I don't have a problem with someone who after being in the sun for 30 minutes or longer leaves their stuff on the chair for 30-40 minutes while they go eat and or get something from their room.

 

My problem is with the people that stake out a chair at 8:00 am, go to breakfast, head ashore and go to the beach, come back onboard to eat, go take a nap in their cabin, shower, change, go back ashore to shop for alcohol to be smuggled back on the ship, come back onboard, change and go to "their" chair for 15 minutes of sun between 3:45 and 4:00 then go back to their cabin.

 

I say that anything that is left for over an hour should be lovingly placed into the nearest waste receptacle. :D

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puablo

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Not many first (and 2nd and 3rd) timers know that the Sushi is free. Not every ship has a Sushi bar but if your ship does...it's free. They are only open for a few hours every day so watch your capers.

 

This might depend on the cruise line and where you get it. For example, on NCL they had a sushi bar that was $15 for all you can eat made to order sushi, but then at their buffet they had unlimited free sushi that was quite good. But there was no surprise there - buffet free, sushi bar $.

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brown_eyedgal

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free liquor tasting usually the first night, on the paradise the free shots were flowing quickly, but on the triumph, it was so slow, and you had to stand in line and i didnt have the patience for that.

 

mike

 

Hummm...free shots on the paradise...first night? I will have to look out for that...

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mikayla73

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free liquor tasting usually the first night, on the paradise the free shots were flowing quickly, but on the triumph, it was so slow, and you had to stand in line and i didnt have the patience for that.

 

mike

 

Hummm...free shots on the paradise...first night? I will have to look out for that...

 

 

Where is this? We just booked a trip on the Paradise and I am on the lookout for info!

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cathyz

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Where is this? We just booked a trip on the Paradise and I am on the lookout for info!

When we've been on the Paradise, the free liquor tasting the first night was set up at a table in the hallway between the stores.

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an1864girl

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Free souvenirs such as books, magazines, sunglasses, towels, fruit, etc., off of lounge chairs that have been unoccupied for more than 30 minutes.

 

Doesn't this border a bit on stealing? Or is there some code at sea that says it's okay?

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an1864girl

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There were always plenty of chairs in the sun on the sun deck during our cruise. The only time it was crowded was when we were leaving port. Granted there is no pool, food or drinks there.

 

I don't have a problem with someone who after being in the sun for 30 minutes or longer leaves their stuff on the chair for 30-40 minutes while they go eat and or get something from their room.

 

My problem is with the people that stake out a chair at 8:00 am, go to breakfast, head ashore and go to the beach, come back onboard to eat, go take a nap in their cabin, shower, change, go back ashore to shop for alcohol to be smuggled back on the ship, come back onboard, change and go to "their" chair for 15 minutes of sun between 3:45 and 4:00 then go back to their cabin.

 

Oh, I see.....

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A&Jfamily

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Doesn't this border a bit on stealing? Or is there some code at sea that says it's okay?

 

Its found in the same code where people seem to think it is ok to get up at 5 am, put some stuff on chairs, go back to bed and not return until the afternoon. It's rude to be a chair hog; don't expect to receive respect when you have not demonstrated any.

 

PS - the original comment was a joke....

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an1864girl

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Its found in the same code where people seem to think it is ok to get up at 5 am, put some stuff on chairs, go back to bed and not return until the afternoon. It's rude to be a chair hog; don't expect to receive respect when you have not demonstrated any.

 

PS - the original comment was a joke....

 

Sometimes I'm a bit slow...I finally got that.

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Wolfie48

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free liquor tasting usually the first night, on the paradise the free shots were flowing quickly, but on the triumph, it was so slow, and you had to stand in line and i didnt have the patience for that.

 

mike

 

I hesitate to reveal my secret.....but on my last cruise I was looking at high end alcohol's in the duty free shop. After I told the young man at the counter I had bought a bottle of Louis XIII cognac on a prior cruise, he invited me to a private tasting. DW and I with 3 other people sipped VSOP cognac while they talked about all the different things they were featuring. At the end we were told we could purchase any of the items for a 10% discount. Don't know if they do that on all ships, but I'll be looking for another invite on the Spirit in March 1

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Qtvagurl11

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OK...So here is the list so far of what can be free. I am just summing up what everyone else wrote.

 

 

1. Lanyard at the casino

2. Champagne at the art auction

3. cappuccino in the dinning room and only dinning room

4. Medication at pursers desk: Aspirin, Ibuprofen, Neosporin, Band-Aids, Pepto-Bismol, and Seasickness pills

5. Free liquor testing on first night

6. Deck of cards (depending on ship) at pursers desk

7. Free drinks IF you tip BIG (guess not free then)

8. Tea time has tea and snacks

9. Soft serve ice cream 24 hrs a day

10. Free drinks at Captains party and PG party

11. Free SUSHI (only certain times of day check capers)

12. Camp Carnival Build your own sundae one day

13. Camp Carnival free t-shirts for the kids

14. Souvenir glasses that people leave behind

15. Small Sewing kit (if needed)

16. Free Facial (If LUCKY)

17. Feminine Napkins

 

 

Keep them coming the list is great so far!

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rv gypsy

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Purser's Desk is a great place for free, useful stuff:

 

Aspirin

Ibuprofen

Neosporin

Bandaids

Pepto-Bismol

Seasickness pills

Etc, etc, etc.

 

Pretty much anything you'd want is available there. They also will give you a free Carnival deck of cards there, if you get bored.

 

Oh, and I got a free drink the last time I was on the Victory, because I was asking the bartender (the bar was empty) to make an 'unknown" drink, ie, I listed ingredients/amounts and he fixed me one. One of my local bar's recipes. Man, those things are so good. I think he wanted to make sure it was "right", and let me have it for free.

 

Not all cruise lines offer free meds at purser desk. I had to go to sick bay and pay for seasick pills. On Princess no free specialty drinks in dining room. not all cruise lines are the same and more are going to ala carte for everything.

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