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Ok, great. Thanks for the information. This is my first RCI cruise with the dynamic pricing.

So what happens if you purchase it now, and the price goes down later? Too bad?

If I do bring that, will it be subject to a embarkation search? 🤣

Yes. You will get charged sales tax on each drink until you reach international waters, about $1-$2.

They are doing it because marijuana use cuts into the onboard alcohol purchases. And maybe the smell.

I have used Carnival gift cards from Kroger to pay for entire cruises. Assuming these are normal gift cards, then that cannot be right.

If you are fine with suspicionless searches by the government, cool.

The OP. Being pulled out of line into a separate room for questioning, and being led to believe you are not free to leave, is being detained.

It is a shame that so many people are being detained without any reason. Unfortunately, the port authority can detain you long enough so that you could miss the cruise, so this is used to their advantage.

They will have a different menu for Christmas night. It will also be designated as one of the "elegant" nights.

Guests who are not Priority are allowed to board with their Priority cabin mate(s). That has been permissible for years and is not "sneaking" on or otherwise breaking any of Carnival's rules.

When we cruised and our daughter was young (about 7 years old), we found late dinner to be preferable. She could run around most of the day, take a nap about 4 or 5, and then be ready for dinner at 8.

10:45 a.m. We were the 3rd, 4th, and 5th persons to board.

If you have WiFi access you should be able to do it.

I concur. Allows you to check-in from anywhere instead of making 2 trips to the maître D's desk. The app also gives you an estimate of how long the wait is.