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Pack light.

Introduce your kids to the kids club on the first night.

Enjoy a dinner in the steakhouse.

See if you can sign up for the chefs' table dinner if you love true fine dining and included wine.

it's not a contest, chill out and enjoy Cheers

That's loser talk! ;p

:D

There is plenty of variety available to do low-carb. The buffet is full of salad choices, and there are plenty of meats to choose from.

Generally you will be required to disembark after all other passengers, go through immigration, and then immediately reboard. You will meet somewhere on the ship and be escorted through this process by a Carnival employee. If you are in the same cabin, you can leave everything on the ship. They will put a letter in your cabin near the end of your first cruise detailing the procedure.

Why would Carnival get sued? It was a mistake, sucked for him being falsely accused, that wasn't their fault, they were told by another passenger that he did something. Yes, they should have checked video surveillance before the interrogation, shame on them, but they offered him a meal in a specialty restaurant to make up for it. I would have personally pushed for something more, maybe an excursion or OBC, but they didn't ignore it.

Wrongful detainment is serious. Carnival got off easy.

I'm also curious to know this, interested in 7377. Also I'm worried about the noise outside of 7377 being right by the atrium.

7377 is pretty far aft, nowhere near the atrium.

The other arrangements "may" or "may not" changeable without a fee....hotels, transportation etc....

 

As long as you can board the ship on time, it should not be a problem. But.... if not..... a completely different animal, sort of speak...:):)

By "other arrangements", I meant the other amenities being provided by Carnival. The shuttles and the concert.

I agree, for those with airfares booked, there is much less flexibility and more inconvenience. As a local I am biased to forget that stuff. :p

We don't know what the unforeseen issue is, but it seems to me that they've handled the customer service end as well as they possibly could have with the option of a pro-rated refund if you sail and a full refund if you don't. That ignores the other arrangements they've made.

Yikes, I never thought of that. No one ever told my kids they had to take off the water shoes. Guess I’ll try to think of something else

 

 

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They can just leave them at the bottom before going to the top. In my experience the path from the bottom of the slides to the top is always wet, so it doesn't get too hot.

Well, duh, of course it’s not cheap. You booked a Junior Suite on one of Carnival’s oldest Fantasy ships which has a very limited number of balconies. Of course you’ll pay a hefty and disproportionate premium for the privilege. And get ready for a reality check because these “suites” aren’t much bigger than a standard balcony stateroom on a newer ship. Also, there are NO suite perks like on other cruise lines. All you’ve done is pay significantly more for a standard balcony on an old ship.

 

In my humble opinion, it’s not worth it to splurge on a suite on these older ships, but they are there and for those who are willing to pay the price and for those who don’t realize that the word “suite”means something completely different on Carnival. If you want a cheap vacation on Carnival, stick to the standard staterooms. That’s where you’ll pay prices more in time with what you may consider cheap.

 

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This is good advice. I really like Carnival's product, but it's not worth the cost to upgrade to suites even on the newer ships. You only really get a bigger cabin and priority embarkation.

These were always an odd design. I wonder why the Spirit-class were built this way in the first place.

As for why Carnival would replace the doors with windows, I'd have to suspect it's primarily to save money on maintenance.

I don't blame Carnival for making this change, but I also don't blame the OP for being upset. Carnival should have offered some sort of significant compensation to those who booked these as French Door cabins. By significant I mean $50 pp or similar.

This is so true. We actually have a large rolling duffle that we can use for both of us, to only carry one bag period. It fits in the xray scanner at embarkation, and we avoid the luggage hassle all the way around.

I'm amazed at the quantity of stuff I see so many people packing for cruises.

Pick your favorite itinerary or the best deal. There's isn't going to be an appreciable difference between the ships.

I bring Cold-Eeze (or other medications that fight off a cold), sore throat lozenges and day/nighttime cold capsules.

 

 

You know how it never rains if you carry an umbrella...same idea.

 

 

And just in case it happens, I'm prepared.

Very good idea. These are very expensive on board, and they don't take up much space if you carry them on.

People who drink beyond their tolerance cause problems. That's nothing new, nor is it limited to Carnival or to cruising in general.

A good reason to strive for Platinum: free laundry! :D

We cheated and squeaked in under the old rules a few years back.

Again, the legal drinking age is 21 and I'm not in favor of bending that as it's a law. And this is coming from the girl who couldn't even legally drink until over a year AFTER she graduated college!

There is no minimum legal drinking age at sea. In international waters the 21 drinking age is Carnival policy, not the law.

Pack light, one rolling carry-on or similar per person. It makes travel in general so much easier.

This is disappointing to read. I've always loved Carnival's deli. I reckon we'll find out on our own in March!

Triumph scored a 98 on its last sanitation inspection. It seems Carnival had some issues late last year (4 ships failed in 2 months!), but the ships are all scoring well now.

We now take a cabin that has other cabins above and below.

This is always the best advice to be reasonably assured of a quiet cabin.

Bingo is always among the worst odds in gambling. I doubt Carnival is alone in this.

HAL is explicitly mentioned as eligible for the offer, so you should have gotten it as long as it was applied directly to HAL as a payment on your reservation (as firemanbobswife mentioned, gratuities, shore excursions, and drink packages don't count).

This is not exclusive to Cove Balconies, but ALWAYS avoid being directly under a galley.

For the sake of comparison, I made the $500 payment to Carnival on May 11, got a confirmation email from AMEX acknowledging the purchase and the offer almost immediately after, and the $100 credit showed up on my AMEX account on May 13.