Trishlo73

We were on the Mardi Gras in Dec. And the pool was freezing. No one was in it.  Just sitting on the edge.  It's covered by this big awning thing so it doesn't get any direct sunlight. The bar was packed all the time. 

We have a great casino rate for a short 4 day Christmas cruise. Has anyone ever sailed in one of the large corner balconies on Liberty, specifically deck 6?

We are trying to decide on such a short cruise if this cabin would be worth it.  Thanks! 

My husband and I are fluffy people and I've read several reviews on the Mardi Gras that the cabins and bathrooms are really small.

My question is for other fluffy cruisers that have been on Mardi Gras did you have a problem with the size of the shower? Did you fit? My husband and I are over 300lbs.

Yes. You just visit guest services when you're on the ship.  We always fund ours with $100 cash at the terminal and then add our credit/debit card during the cruise.

We are considering booking the Horizon in Nov and are looking at a balcony on deck 9 or 10.

Pros and Cons? What to avoid. We noticed on the deck plans that the IMAX theatre is below deck 9 midship. Is that an issue with sound? And the Pool is on deck 10 above us.

Help us pick a cabin, please.

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Looking forward to rest of your review. We are booking this itinerary in Nov. What deck were you on? We're trying to decided o. Deck 9 or Deck 10.

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This is awesome!  That last photo of the couple in the matching suits, are my good friends.  They buy new matching suits for the first elegant night on every cruise! The second elegant night they dress more formally.  Its a vacation.  Enjoy dinner in MDR and the people watching

We stayed in a porthole room on the Paradise, cabin M11.  The room was huge!  We didn't feel additional movement or noises and loved how big the room was.  Go for it!  They go fast!

On 6/21/2019 at 3:47 PM, gizfish said:

delightfully tacky ships on sticks?

They are "delightfully tacky"  We love them.  We cruise with the same couple on most of our cruises and we make it a point to "win" them every cruise.

I just looked at my booking, my sailing is the Miracle on 9/22.  Currently booked in a balcony on port side Deck 8.  The upgrade is for an Ocean Suite deck 6 for $452.  I'm passing, I don't think the price is that good. And we like being higher up and on the port side of the ship.  Now if we got an offer to upgrade for $200 bucks, we'd take it! lol

19 hours ago, Schoifmom said:

I do believe that they are allowed to bring a certain number of guests with them.

Can anyone confirm that they are still permitted to bring 2 add'l guests?

My husband and I are booked on the Miracle with our friends who turn Platinum on the cruise.  We sail to Grand Cayman and Belize, which are both tender ports.  How does priority tender service work for Platinum guests? We are doing a non Carnival excursion in Grand Cayman, and I will get up super early to get my our tender tickets, but do our Platinum friends need to get tender tickets like everyone else?

Great review so far.  We are booked in a balcony on the Miracle in Sept.  Looking forward to reading more about your experiences and thoughts on the ship.  She is our first Spirit class ship.

I was just on the Magic and it was the last day.

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We did the fastcat turtle snorkel through the ship last year. Really nice catamaran boat, snorkeling with turtles just okay, then beach afterwards for 1+ hours, back to port. Good half day excursion.

 

 

 

when you get off at the beach, you have to walk in chest deep water to shore, same on way back. There was plenty of rum punch flowing though, so most people didn't care. Food was for sale on shore.

 

robin

Did they enforce that, could you tell?

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I've brought them on all of my cruises. No problem. I would pack them in a plasic glad container and put in your checked bag. I've packed them in the box and had leakage.

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Great review! Thank you for posting. We sail on the Magic Sept 15th. Can't wait.

Can you tell me which day was the 2nd elegant night? We are teying to decide which night to book the steakhouse. Thanks!

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We are cruising Carnival Magic in Sept and are looking for beaches in St Thomas that rent umbrellas. My husband burns easily, even with super high spf sunscreen.

Please help!

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Every cruise I've been on, I've HAD to do laundry, as the husband or kids run out of clothes, no matter how much I pack.

I leave and come back, but anyways circle back every 30 minutes

This cruise, I decided it's not worth my time and I'm doing the laundry svc. It's $15 a bag.

When I figure in the actual cost plus my time doing it myself, I'd rather spend 15 bux and enjoy my cruise vacation. The one caveat, I would only send "play" clothes and socks and underwear, as the laundry service washes in hot temp, all together.

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Just to add, if the person is over the age of 16 they do need an ID to accompany the birth certificate. Drivers license is fine.

Our teens were 16 and 18, on our last cruise and neither have their dr license. We went and got them state ID cards.

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We also have kids, although older. It is a pain in the butt carrying soda on the ship and we never seem to drink it all. When we want a drink we have to go back to the room. Yes, the wait can sometimes be long at bars, but we always try to find a quiet area to order ours.

Get Bubbles, less hassle, particularly with small kids.

Thank you for the tip on the reusable caps! I need these in my life:).

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This made me LoL:'). I would never share a room with two teenage sons. It makes me want to jump of the ship just thinking about it:'). I still love them just not sharing a cabin.

Exactly! Now we book a balcony for us and an interior for them, at least 3 doors down, lol! That way we don't have to see how messy their cabin truly becomes. We tip their steward extra!

Ours was a 7 day Western Caribbean on the Splendor for 4, it was 1200 total, back in Nov 2014. Of course that was one interior room for us and our two teenage sons.

Never again will we share a cabin with teenagers. We about died, it was so hot in that room.

https://www.totalwine.com/cider/apple-cider/angry-orchard-the-muse/p/137280750-1?s=1001

 

I really am not a huge fan of "wine", but I enjoy drinking this. I have never seen it offered onboard, but I have seen the Angry Orchard bottles... If I wanted to bring this as a carry on would they allow it, since it "looks" like a bottle of wine? I'm not sure what the difference between cider and wine is, so if this is a dumb question, sorry!

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