CaneDawg

Who knows, but if goes to 35 I'll buy  another 100, then hold and dump at 55

looking at the video further, it actually hit a good soft spot, a foot or two higher might of deflected the ship slightly enough to get into the oasis also.

they can prob. work around this area and keep sailing. just close the back 1/4 of dining and fix in stages at multiple ports.

I always pre arrange travel to the port and have the driver pre purchase and have in car. I tip him a little extra for doing this but it has always worked out great. I bring a near empty backpack and just load it up on the trip over. I have done it for the last time though- welcome aboard Mountain Dew!

I like Carnival better, Casino, Comedy, Food is better.

RC wins on Stage shows.

I like the layouts a bit better on Carnival, you can see the water from common hallways where as on RC, the center promanade you can not see the water outside.

Please do report back, I keep getting them but dates never seem to work out and since I'm 6 hours from a port I like 5-7 day cruises.

On 10/14/2019 at 6:56 AM, Young and Restless said:

anyone play craps on the ships? 

Most ships have one time odds and a few have two times, even found one that pays the 3,4,5. 

Just got off the Empress and was happy to see the casino is smoke free but only had 1 time odds unless your place bet was $25 or more. Then it was 2 times odds.

 Usually the table only had myself and one other person playing . 

So here is my strategy that worked.

Place 25 on pass and don't pass and cover the 12 with one dollar . then place true odds up to $50. Also placed the come and don't come with odds. 

To do this you will need to buy in for $1K and you will have lots of money on the table at times but use your odds to your advantage and with any luck you will walk away with a few buck .But don't get greedy. 

The one dollar covering the 12 only hit a few times but that's insurance. 

 

I mostly play craps and definitely prefer Carnival for that. $5 min. and double odds and the ATS bonus bet, free drinks and fare comps.

last Royal I was on was $10 min. and single odds. No bonus. Any roll where both dice didn't hit back wall they'd scream no roll. It was the worst Casino experience ever on a ship. droped 2k and never got a free drink.

Anykind of traffic and its toward the 45-1 hour mark. If it was me personally, no arrival time past 11 when I fly into FLL the day of.

2 minutes ago, MishelleMcc said:

 

As a rookie gambler, I am curious why you recommend choosing a different machine.  Can you explain?

It was more of a joke...

The wheels are nice because everyone can see them spin when you hit a bonus but I have had no luck hitting anything on them. I like playing slots that are tied to a progressive jackpot just in case it hits, usually a bank of 5-10 machines tied to one jackpot.

The organizer usually does good and ends up with free drinks with their card in the machine. We has a couple hundred participate on the Horizon the first sea day and hit nothing big. It took about 3 hours and there was a meet up later at the casino bar if you wanted your $11 back. If you chose not to come it was donated to the St Jude fundraiser they have on most ships. I thought that was a good idea. Also pick a machine near a hallway to easily line up if there is a good turn out. I have done a pull on every cruise that offered one and they all picked wheel machines. My advice, pick another machine, not one has been profitable.

So excited I don't have to lug Mountain Dew on anymore!

For those who fly who want to bring coke on, pre arrange your car service. I always have the driver pick me up a couple 12 packs before they pick me up. 

I have getaway offers which I think used to be the premier offers. I do not have 1/25 listed in my options. Nothing from Tampa in January. I'm going to do one from Charleston in January.

Bought 10 yest. bought 10 today. If it falls tomorrow I may by 10 more, half way there.

Not that easy, The insurance is through a third party now. I had to cancel a Vista cruise last year and it was a pain.

A couple forms required the medical doctor to fill out and sign along with medical codes of the back surgery my wife had to have from a car wreck. I got the port charges and taxes back right at cancellation but the rest took about 6 weeks. 

Early Dining is full

Your Time is full

So I choose Your time waitlist. I'm a early eater and hate missing the early action.

First time I've been stuck on a waitlist, any chance of getting off it?

Thanks for the update. I enjoy the comedy also. I did notice on my NCL the Casino table minimums where twice what Carnival was. Is it still $10 minimums? I enjoy Carnivals $5, I can ride a bad run longer on the craps table.

You know I thought about switching to more land based vacations. I went to Orange Beach Alabama over the summer. 4 nights on the beach and eating out for 4 in the evenings I spent 3000. I came back home and booked my next cruise. No more where we going to eat hour long discussions either.

Great to hear, Miracle is my favorite Carnival ship so far! Sunshine is my least favorite by far. 

First Vista class this year so we will see how that goes. 

I can never get because my spouse doesn't drink at all. If you do not get the cheers. Check out the Happy hour deals on certain days at the red frog pub. I'd get a whole pitcher of the special for like $8 with very little ice and put in the minifridge and refill a smaller glass with ice all day 🙂

I will still order wings at 2 am! they are surprisingly really good.

Its going to probably hurt the servers, instead of a $5 tip, they will get $2

Cutbacks always trickle down unfortunately

It depends how cool the pit boss is on table games. On my last  Miracle cruise, on day 2, 4 of us at the craps table got a drink card who also played day 1,  probably only run 500-750 through the table at that point. I tried to get a point total from the Casino host near the end of the cruise and could get no straight answers.

I know my cruise fare deals have about vanished but on board perks have increased. Free chips - Drink Card - Free bottle of wine voucher at dinner- sweets delivered to room.

Yeah I won once too on one of my cruises. After I realized the bait and switch tactics I have never been in the Spa since.

Never tried the mushroom, will definitely try it in a couple days.

2 days, Miracle

The $50 wont show up anywhere Give them your card at the cashier and you will get $50 in chips