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Caps_Shield

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    Chicago Burbs, Illinois
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    Cruises of course!
  • Favorite Cruise Line(s)
    Carnival!
  • Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
    Cozumel

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  1. Bonsai Sushi was the bad service. We loved JiJi and had a wonderful time there. Cucino was also very pleasant. In all my sailing, it was the first time Bonsai was this bad so maybe it was a one time thing.
  2. Just off the Breeze on July 8th (then I hopped on the Vista) and it was a wonderful ship. If you gamble but don't smoke they have a smoke free casino that was a lot of fun! If you like the piano bar that was big and fun. It kinda depends on the piano person at the time though as we had a dud of a time on the Vista last week. Trivia was a blast. Laurence was our cruise director and he was a lot of fun. It really was a lot of fun. I hope you have fun.
  3. I was just on it! Great ship! Only complaint is that for my sailing every bar was closed by 11pm. Maybe that was just a odd thing for my sailing and maybe that isn't a concern for you. Just something to keep in mind.
  4. Just off the Vista this past week and there were more great things than bad. Thought I would make a little list and be here if anyone had a certain question. GOOD The Havana Area - We had rooms in the Havana area from Cabanas to inside cabins. The rooms were great and the area itself was amazing! The pool was never really crowded and neither were the hot tubs. It was so nice to be able to find a spot when you wanted. Fahrenheit 555 - First trip in 9 or 10 cruises and it was well worth it. Everything from the bread to the dessert were amazing! Cruise Director Leon - Man was he fun! My favorite cruise director next to Lee Mason. He was all over and when you stopped to say hi, he really seemed to engage with you. He is a superstar! BAD Number one has to be that the place closes down by 11pm. I was on the Breeze the week prior also and there you can find a drink or a bottle of water until all hours. On the Vista, after 11pm you are out of luck. You could go to the casino and chase down a server but that seemed crazy since they were few and far between to begin with. If Carnival is going to rip out the casino bar, IMO, you need to replace it with another bar opened late. A few bars said they were open late then by 11pm they were closing down. One night I just wanted a bottle of water and was out of luck. To me that is poor planning and I have never seen a ship like this before. Service in the Sushi bar. It was non-existent. Our server went on break after we sat down and we had to ask a food runner to help us. It was a mess. It was only 8:30 pm and the place was crowded. I was shocked how many people had service issues. may it was just a one time thing but it left a bad taste for me. Short time in Cozumel. I understand we have a "propulsion" issue but the ship was doing 22 knots on the way to Galveston. That seems fast enough. We were the last ship in port for Cozumel and the first to leave. Not sure why since we could see the Dream sailing in the distance that night. They got extra time in that port. Other that that my group of 7 had a fun time! If you have questions let me know!
  5. As John stated and others have pointed out, there is no point in FTTF if you can't enter until say noon. The entire point is going in early. Perhaps Long Beach is one that was told to change. That I do not know.
  6. John Heald has had this topic asked a lot this week. He even asked the higher ups and if you have FTTF or any other priority boarding, you show up and join a priority line (or lack there of depending on the lines size). The rumor of that changing is not true and I guess ports were told that.
  7. I commend you for trying this. We never had the guts when our kids were young. They are the cause of the huge gap in cruising we have. I hope everything goes smoothly for you all!
  8. He's from England. They do not have the same date for Mothers Day. Theirs is on March 19th. Not sure when she passed away but they are two different days. I think people forget he isn't from the US.
  9. Thank you all for your help. The person was making it sound that the normal shops and such are a 4 mile walk. I understand now what i think they were actually trying to say.
  10. OK so it is 4 miles to town, not to the port area. OK, that makes WAY more sense.
  11. I'm being told that the pier in Progresso is 4 miles long. How in the world can that be? I have never seen nor heard of a pier being 4 miles long. You would think no one would get off. A lot of people can't walk 4 miles. It's like a freaking marathon just to get a shot glass??
  12. The last outbreak of trichinosis was 1981 and that was with bear meat. I think you are safe. Unless to fix the bacon issue they started serving raw bear bacon. It used to be more prevalent in raw pork but that was fixed by what they feed pigs now.
  13. Interesting. I suppose they didn't go down and speak with anyone, they just saw it gone and assumed. Thanks for the info!
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