Senvy797

Question, does anyone else tip their waiter/waitress or room's person nightly? 

I have already added tip to my cruise fair for all of us.  But I feel bad standing up and walking out, especially when i have good service.  I have my own time dining so I may not have the same staff.  So do you leave some cash on the table at night in the dining room?  

What about your room service? Do you leave 2-3 tips per night instead of waiting till the end of the cruise, when you may not see them? 

Is it me or is it cheaper to get 12 pack of 16 oz for $4.50 compared to 8 pack of 50 oz for $20 ? 

Did I overlook something?  I want to save the environment and order the 8 pack.  But it is more expensive right? 

So I just looked it up and Princess Cays is not a separate island.  It is part of the Eleuthera island.  I hope this helps. 

Notifications --

From my experience, sometimes no notification will come in due to connection/apps issues.  But for others, you need to allow the app to send notifications by going to "setting" and set it up on your phone.  Hope this helps 

Carnival's dining staffs usually put on a show during dinner time.  I always missed the show since I always chose "Your Time Dining" .  Does anyone know what time this "show" usually take place? 

9 minutes ago, Theosprey247 said:

Yes it’s beautiful, not as beautiful as HMC.  The snorkeling is just ok nothing noteworthy (this was only from the shore we didn’t book an excursion).  Just like Grand Turk a perfect beach day.

Theosprey, where did you go snorkeling on Princess Cays ?  How do you book from the shore?  I am the only person from my party who wants to snorkel, so I don't want to book from the ship.  Thank you!  And also, if i can ask you another question, is there a beach or recommend destination you would suggest us to visit on that island?  

Question - if one of the port is cancelled, does the ship refund for missing a port or no?  I heard from some that they do if guests inquire about it at the information desk.  

1 hour ago, crzndeb said:

People are affected by noise differently. There could also be the possibility of vacuuming and cleaning really early in the morning or at night. This might or might not affect sleep.

 

If anybody is affected by seasickness, I wouldn’t suggest all the way forward, so I would also choose aft.

Thank you!  I chose the aft as you said.  According to a few people, it is closer to the dining area too 😂

1 hour ago, jbethel11 said:

I will never book underneath the lido deck EVER AGAIN! Not only was there a sliding door above our cabin that woke us up in the middle of the night, sounding like a large bowling ball rolling over our cabin, but smoke from the smoking deck leaked INTO our cabin. Horrible experience.

Wow, it is horrible you have such an experience during your vacation.  I hope you were still able to enjoy other aspect of it. 

3 hours ago, Organized Chaos said:

This shows you exactly what's above and below 8206/8208/8210...

 

 

Obviously there will be a lot of foot traffic at meal times, probably more at lunch than dinner, but I'm guessing there's a good chance you'll be out of your cabins during those times. For the more typical times people are in their cabins and want quiet, like at night and in the morning, traffic should be less (until you hit the breakfast rush).

 

The other two cabins on deck 7 have cabins above and below, but 7132 is a connecting cabin. If you don't know the people in 7136, I've seen some complaints that the noise level through the connecting doors can be worse than through walls. It would depend on your neighbor.

Wow!  This is really helpful!  Thank you so much!  I called and took the aft room.  

29 minutes ago, idraconis said:

I didn't notice what ship was being discussed.

It is the Carnival Pride idraconis 

nhraformula00 --did you ever book there before?  How was it? 

Deck 8

Category 8F

8206-8208-8210

Panorama Deck 

Help!

I just called and booked these rooms only to find out later that they are under the Lido deck.  And right underneath the buffet, somewhere between the Asian corner and the Deli.  

I have my older parents with me, so I think most of the time we'll be staying inside our room.  

How loud can you hear the noise? And does that bother you?  Is there noise late at night or did it disturb your sleep?  

The other option is the 7th floor -#7284 (but way in the back) near the end of the ship or #7132 (way in front of the ship).  

Which one would you choose? 

My parents are 68-75 years old.  They can't walk much, maybe half a quarter or half a mile max at a time.  

I want them to enjoy beautiful beach.  Perhaps do a little swimming (for dad).  Mom will probably not swim.  

1) Would you choose princess cay or half moon cay? 

2) What activities are available for their age group?  I don't think they would enjoy the bar or loud music.  Perhaps local food and nice scenery. 

Thank you all. :)