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The GAAP criteria for recording a contingent liability are that it's probable a loss has been incurred and the amount of the loss is reasonably estimable. As the women went to the resort on their own, not on a Carnival excursion, it's not likely a loss has been incurred, therefore there's no contingent liability to accrue.

The complimentary lobster on the second elegant night is Caribbean spiny lobster.

Since there is no more first/second seating, they may be less inclined to do this today and more inclined to seat the group at multiple tables in the same area. One of the problems with moving tables together like this is that every 4-top you push together reduces the MDR capacity by two people (because people can't sit at the two sides that are put together). At best they may do this at the very beginning or end of service, but not at the 6:30-7:30 rush hour (or whatever the high-demand time is) when they are already short on seats for all the people who want to eat at that time.

Carnival made a fleetwide announcement (I believe at the same time they started charging for more than two main courses) that lobster would always be on the second elegant night on 6-8 day itineraries. On most of these itineraries, the second elegant night is on a port day, and it seems like fewer people eat dinner in the MDR later in the cruise, so presumably they are saving money by serving less complimentary lobster than on the first elegant night.

If he's special needs, they may even be willing to bring him something off the MDR menu (or whatever alternative foods you may have arranged from the MDR).

Try again. This isn't a stock trading or investment forum.

Before the COVID shutdown (and the resulting staffing cuts) the signs listed the exceptions for Diamond, Platinum, and FTTF. I guess some non-priority pax saw that and thought they could sneak in too. Now the signs says cabins will be ready at (usually) 1:30 and don't list any exceptions. So theoretically the only people who know they can drop off luggage before 1:30 are the actual priority pax who were notified by email.

All the mass market lines exclude gratuities from their advertised fares. Unless they simultaneously all decide to include them in advertised fares, the first line to blink and include them loses because their prices are now relatively higher than competitors who exclude them.

Texas law does not stipulate a limited menu. It does stipulate that alcohol sold in Texas (including Texas waters) must be be bought from Texas wholesalers and have Texas excise tax paid on it. Cruiselines choose to serve a limited drink menu in Texas waters to minimize the amount on Texas-purchased alcohol they have to buy and stock. CCL is not the parent company of Princess. Carnival Cruise Line and Princess are both subsidiaries of Carnival Corporation.

I have kept a simple pocket corkscrew in the carry-on bag I take through airport security and on cruises for years. Never had an issue with either. TSA policy explicitly allows corkscrews with no blade, so if an agent tried to confiscate it I'd have appealed to a supervisor with the TSA website pulled up. As for carry-on luggage for a cruise, one of my corkscrews came from room service or a steward on Carnival and has the Carnival logo. No reason for port security to confiscate something you can readily get from the cruiseline once aboard (but then again port security often seems to be lacking in common sense).

Yeah we get it, you've said it 3 times already. If you don't like it, you should probably stop booking because the contract of carriage says they can pass the increased port fees on to you even after you booked and paid in full. But complaining on here isn't going to do a thing to change it.

You do realize that Carnival started that 50+ years with their Fun Ship philosophy?

She can have mine.

She's correct based on Carnival's website: Guests graduating into a new level during a cruise will receive the benefits of the new level they are graduating into from the beginning of the cruise (e.g. those graduating to Gold on the 3rd day of a 5-day cruise will receive Gold benefits for the entire duration of their cruise). Please note that ‘debarkation day’ is not considered a ‘cruise day’, therefore, points are not earned for that day. https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/2938/~/vifp-club---carnivals-recognition-program

Corporations aren't charities. They exist primarily to make money for their shareholders. You can be sure Carnival would charge more of a premium if more than their 3 newest ships were competitive. They have (relative) value pricing not because they're altruistic but because they're otherwise pretty noncompetitive, because when Royal and NCL were trying to outdo each other with the biggest ships with the most bells and whistles, Carnival sat on the sidelines.

Carnival tried that already, at least I believe on the Conquest class when it first came out. If they were popular/successful you'd still see them on the ships.

Really? We're blaming the sexual assault victims? Were their swimsuits too provocative? That must be their fault too.

No. It tells me they send marketing materials to previous cruisers.

I'm surprised it hasn't been confiscated, because the only bottled water Carnival permits you bring onboard is sealed distilled water (in its original container) for a CPAP.

They charge tax on a discounted price for bottle, which is approximately the package price divided by the number of bottles in the package.

You should get an email before the cruise letting you know you can drop off your bags before the time cabins are officially ready, but you can't stay in your cabin. Also the same early access is a FTTF benefit, and that FAQ or info page says Platinums and Diamonds needn't buy FTTF because they already get all the same benefits for free.

Yes, tired of the older generation complaining about "those kids these days", meanwhile some of the older generation (especially with higher status) need to check their own entitlement onboard.

Exactly. I'll take Royal and Princess' free bottle, but the ship's water is much closer to distilled (in terms of mineral content) than your tap water at home. Using ship's water for 3-7 days won't do any long-term damage, so on Carnival I just use the ship's water.

They only charge tax if you're not in international waters when you order an actual bottle of wine with a voucher from the package, not when you buy the package itself. This happens on New Orleans sailings, because after sailing you don't reach the mouth of the Mississippi until close midnight. So you're still in Louisiana waters if you use a voucher for a bottle at dinner on embarkation day. But again you only pay tax on the bottle you order while in LA waters. This should not happen out of Galveston because the ship should be in international waters by the time you're at dinner, unless it was late leaving port.

You can wish for it but simply not going to happen from a security perspective.