CruiseLovah82

10 hours ago, crewsweeper said:

Let me add..that was buying when first going through leaving the pier.

Might be different for those returning to ship.

Thank you. 

I’m looking for information or the policy/procedure for purchasing bottles of liquor at the cruise port. For those of you who have purchased liquor at the port were you responsible bringing the bottle to the ship and checking it in or was it delivered to the ship and checked in that way? 

I didn't realize this was something offered at Mr. Sanchos. Who has done it? Is it good tequila? Good enough to bring a bottle home?

Download the health form, fill it out and take it to port with you! Saves standing there filling it out! Have all documents out and ready as well! :)

Where can I find the health form? Is it under cruse documents?

Great. Thank you for your response!

Do you get a receipt with each drink order if you have Cheers? Will my Sail and Sign account show where, when and how many drinks were ordered?

Caved and booked the balcony. I'm sure if I didn't watch cabin review videos on YouTube I would have gone through with the inside plan. Oops. Next time though. Maybe. 😂😂

Thank you for all of your responses. I think I'm leaning toward Uber. I'm sure the fam will offer a ride to POM which I will accept but I don't want to ask for. If not then Uber it is.

My husband and I will be staying with family near Ft. Lauderdale before we cruise. What is our best bet for getting to POM, rental, taxi Uber or shuttle? Do shuttle services pick up at private residences? I'm open to ideas and opinions.

600+ days out. We have a land vacation planned for 2017 so the cruise was pushed out a bit. I hope having the cruise already booked will help with the post vacation depression when we get home from our 2017 trip.

Thank for the helpful information.

Our itinerary has us in Grand Cayman from 7:30a to 3p and in Belize 8a to 5p shiptime. Where do I find the time for the last tender back to the ship? Is it a set time or does it vary?

That is exactly what I needed to hear.

I really want to go cave tubing while in Belize. Am I crazy for worrying about bats in the caves? Hubby thinks I'm crazy and I realize I probably am. Can anyone who has done cave tubing assure me this is a non issue? Thanks!

Morning cruise drink is a mimosa or Bloody Mary. Morning land vacation drink is a pina colada unless I'm camping, then it's a beer.

John Heald posted recently on his FB page that they will be released early 2017. So now we wait...

Can anyone tell me how much it is for the fish pedi at Mr. Sanchos?

I research, plan and book everything. I love doing it! I ask his opinion but for the most part hubby is just along for the ride. It works for us. I mean I don't get in his way when he renovates our bathroom, no need for him to get in my way planning our vacation!

I'm back from my inside cabin cruise and thought I'd post back. We didn't mind the inside cabin and would book one again.

 

If the price difference was negligible, we'd probably go for the balcony, but if it's a few hundred dollars or more, we can't justify the expense because all other aspects of the cruise are equal and we we really don't spend much time in our cabin... balcony or not.

 

The only thing we sort of minded was that DH had to go down to the lower promenade deck every morning and report back on the weather. But he stopped by the coffee bar and brought me a chai latte, so it worked out great for me :D

 

I'm prone to seasickness and was worried about out how I'd do in our aft inside, but I took ginger and wasn't seasick at all.

Thank you for posting back with your recent experience. I'm glad your interior cabin worked out for you. I'm sure the chai latte from DH helped! I'm pretty sure we'll be ok too. I just have to remember to set an alarm and keep the muted tv on.

I'm also interested in finding a PVP. I generally like to do things my way on my time. For my honeymoon cruise I reluctantly decided to use a (recommended) TA. It was my first cruise, I knew nothing about cruising and I was up to my neck in wedding plans. Well that plan backfired! The entire experience was one headache after another. She was useless. No need to bother you with the details. I think I will totally benefit from a dependable PVP. I can do all the leg work and use the PVP to answer my questions and give advice. I like the idea of getting to know someone and having them get to know my cruising needs/desires.

I got a few recommended names from a cruise group on another social media site.

I had a Segway tour booked for my February cruise in St. Maartan-got an email from carnival saying it is no lorger available and will be refunded in 5-7 days. Since we purchased with Carnival gift card they told us that's how it would be refunded and we should receive a card in the mail in a couple weeks. That was August 5-still waiting☹

This will make me rethink booking with a GC. Thanks!

I don't have experience with Bonine but I used the less drowsy Dramamine and it made me terribly sleepy. I now use ginger root capsules. They work great for me! Good luck and I hope you find something that works great for you.

Thank you!

I understand ships are at times required to miss Grand Cayman due to weather conditions making it unsafe for tendering. If a Carnival booked excursion is cancelled for that reason will it be refunded and if so, how? I plan on booking this particular excursion prior to boarding. Would a refund be issued as an OBC or would it be credited back to the card it was purchased with? In this case it might actually be purchased with a Carnival gift card.

I'd like to be able to buy Cheers for just myself and have to for my hubby too.