jerseygirlinAZ

Awesome story!  Glad you and your wife will be enjoying your honeymoon cruise!

If you want to meet up with others on board, I'd suggest joining your roll call here on cruisecritic.  You can also search social media sites where people start groups for their specific cruises.  Best of luck!

Love the deck areas for the kids!  Thanks for sharing!

3 minutes ago, tonit964 said:

@jerseygirlinAZ @DPTexas

Thank you for your input, I think I’m going to go with the 7 day on Firenze. Kinda wish it had the iconic “ whale tail “ though. 😁

It's funny.  I thought the same thing, lol.  You'll have to let us know what you think!

Radiance is my least favorite ship out of Long Beach (though we obviously haven't been on Firenze).  It's not that it's bad, it's just not my fav.  I just feel there are less options overall on that ship.

I will say that tendering to Catalina took a long time as it seemed everyone was getting off the ship.  The hallways were lined with people.  

We sail Firenze in October.  We're looking forward to checking out a new and different kind of Carnival ship.

Not sure any of that helps.

13 hours ago, mitsugirly said:

 

Me too! We were very lucky there were so many still around and so active. 

 

I don't understand...why did La Paz give you PTSD? I'm confused. 

 

 

It was such a let down and I still don't understand why they said the port was shut down. It was perfectly fine out that day. I'm still left wondering if it was for real or it was this vendor 🤷‍♀️ But then again, people on my roll call said Carnival cancelled theirs as well. So idk.

 

Yea the weather definitely wasn't what I was use to when cruising for sure. 

 

 

Why? I'm confused?

 

 

I hope you are having a great time and good weather!!

We booked a whale shark excursion in La Paz in January.  Long story short, the tour left hours later than planned. The water was extremely rough.  Only four people out of 20 went in the water (and immediately came out).  Even the captain and first mate put on their life jackets.  The tiny boat was slamming against the waves. Time was ticking away and we were nervous about missing the ship.  The boat stalled twice on the way in.  They dropped us on a beach and said that transportation would be waiting for us. (It wasn't.)  We luckily hailed a taxi and made it back to the ship with three minutes to spare.

Talk about stress!

So glad you saw whales!  Your pics are awesome!  I've seen whales in Cabo, but they were never this active.  Good for you!

Your pics of La Paz gave me PTSD.  

Vegetarian spring rolls, fried green tomatoes, stuffed mushrooms.

Awesome!  We sail her in October.

On 4/20/2024 at 5:26 AM, mitsugirly said:

Boarding the plane, Sakari has always touched the plane before entering for "good luck" and this time we would have extra good luck this time around. This momma was gonna need it!

 

 

I do this, too!  Kiss my hand and touch the plane, every single time.

3 hours ago, mamiamjo said:

Just checked our May Celebration booking, It's $75/day for up to 4 devices, compared to $21.25/device for the Premium individual device plan.

My home bill is less than that a month, lol.  

I think we'll stick to one device at a time.  Don't want the entire family on their computers in our little cabin during our vacation.  But I totally understand that this is a need for some and that it could work out for them.

1 hour ago, Frank12 said:

Yep! And as a little FYI if you find a good server and tip them they will bring you drinks whether you are gambling or not. Just loiter in the casino. 😜

This is 100% true.  Have fun!

24 minutes ago, ChuckF said:

You can keep your Priority boarding, fanny packs, parties and free drinks.  JUST DON'T MESS WITH MY LAUNDRY!

That's the main reason I'm looking forward to Platinum status this summer.

1 hour ago, StephPS79 said:

 

At 1500 points??  Those hosts must have been feeling generous...

Was at some point after.  Can't remember the exact total.

3 hours ago, vandercapellen said:

Has anyone hit the 1500 points in the casino and already purchased that drink package and asked the host for something else? I always buy the drink package and always hit 1500, but never thought to ask the host about it before. Any personal experiences or advice welcome. (Going on the Sunshine next month)

Yes.  We've asked and have received massages at the spa and specialty dining.  

Thanks for the heads up.  We always bring a mini can, just cause things can get stinky in that small cabin.

Not sure about Celebration, but the kids PB&J in the MDR on all the ships we've been have been served with potato chips.

8 hours ago, jsglow said:

Just read this. Be careful as what you typed is incorrect. I'll chalk it up to the 'slip of a keyboard'! Legend will be sailing out of Dover; England's CARNIVAL homeport. Other lines like Princess sail from Southampton. Enjoy. We really enjoyed it last year.

 

Edit: Sorry. I see other folks already corrected you. We're all just trying to help. THAT would have sucked. 😁

Appreciate the help!  🙂

8 hours ago, johnboy036 said:

The Legend sails from Dover so make sure you go there and not Southampton.

Yes, it is Dover. Not sure what I was thinking. We even are going to the castle pre-cruise. Thanks!

3 hours ago, staceyglow said:

I can see why some people might risk a day-of flight to a U.S. embarkation port, but IMO it is absolutely INSANE to do that for a European cruise.  My personal experience has been that a significant number of my transcontinental flights have had some sort of significant delay.  I would never fly the same day as my cruise to save $150 on a hotel room - even if I did have trip insurance.  

We're going out on the Legend from Southampton this summer.  We are flying straight from Phoenix two days before (technically, we get at 11 a.m. on Wednesday and our cruise leaves on Friday).  My sister wanted to see London and I made sure to tack on a day and a half before the cruise, just in case something happens.  

Your post stressed me out, lol!  Glad you made it!  Have fun!

On 2/8/2024 at 2:30 PM, jean87510 said:

Rent a car and do it yourself.  

This is what we plan on doing.  

How exciting!  Panorama is my favorite ship.  We've sailed her twice.

We LOVE having dinner at the steakhouse.  The piano bar is next door and they open the wall so you can enjoy some music during dinner.  This is one of my favorite parts of the ship.

The arcade is small and the prizes are crappy.  But I think that's pretty much every ship.

We enjoyed Pig and Anchor a lot, mostly for drinks.  We seemed to see the same people there every night.  We also did the brewery tour, which was fun and interesting.  

Deion, the cruise director, was a lot of fun.  We don't usually pay attention to the cruise directors, but he was pretty awesome.

Have a blast!

Loving your review!

Thanks, everyone!  Apprecitate the responses.

We are cruising out of Dover this summer.  Hoping to get a taxi in Dublin, but have an eight-year old who needs a car seat (at least here in the U.S.)  Anyone have any experience with how things work in Ireland and England with car/booster seats?