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Just got off the ship today, we got into port about an hour early everyday. 

If it’s the same port it should be simple. I did a side to side last year which was even trickier due to Covid testing. Went from

Carnival sunrise to MSC Seashore. Luckily they were docked in D and E and we just walked. We waited until the very end to get off of Sunrise and just sat on the benches until we could get on Seashore. It was very easy. I would definitely do a side to side a same port again. 

On 9/19/2022 at 9:23 PM, Saint Greg said:

That would be annoying if you came back to renew you vows…and someone is playing frogger.

Yes indeed! Haha

37 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Right next to Billie’s Piano Bar is the Warehouse Arcade. This is where the Chapel and the Library used to be…..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Right outside the Warehouse Arcade are the stairs between Decks 2 & 3……

 

 

 

To be continued…..

It is so sad that the chapel is gone. I understand from a business perspective, just sentimental because I got married in that chapel! 

Sea breeze is fruity and low sugar. Only 100 calories. Also, Carnival just announced they are now making Red Frog seltzers that I’m sure are low sugar and refreshing. 

First Seashore cruise booked Bella balcony. Was upgraded to Fantastica balcony. 
Next sailing 8/27/22 booked Bella, received balcony on the hump!! Both have been on floor 9, no issues with noise. 

20 hours ago, dis2cruise said:

1.  With our booking we will receive a promotion for free drink, wifi & GTY paid.  Does anyone know if this is the premium pkg?  If not, can we upgrade?  What happens after we upgrade and the drink is more then the package allows…do we pay the difference ?

 

2.  Main dining room…in general how the does the food compare to Celebrity’s main dining room food??

 

3. shows… entertaining ?  I did go on a MSC a cruise many years ago their shows were very good with Cirque du Soleil  shows.  
 

thanks for any info you can share!!

1. It’s the “easy plus” package and there is no limit! You can walk in to any bar and get as many drinks as you want. However, if you choose a drink over 9$. Then you pay the whole thing. I had no issues surviving on the East plus package except for if you want something from the chocolate bar. The drinks there start at $12. 
 

hope this helps 

Hello to the OP. 
I will be sailing along with you on this cruise. I sailed on the seashore in March. I will try to answer all of your questions. 
A. Yes there is a separate area for Aires guests. It is on deck 19 or 20, past the water slides. You need your key card to get in. B. You can not bring any outside drinks on. We looked into this specifically as my husband is a Mt. Dew-a-holic. They serve coke on board. Since you have a drink package, go to any bar and they will give you a bottle of water. C. We did not make reservations for anything. I don’t know if this has changed since capacity has increased. We just simply walked in the dining room at our scheduled time. D. There will be vegan food. Idk specifically about meatless, as I would not get that, but they have plenty of Indian and international options, which tend to be geared more to vegetarians. Ask your wait staff the first night if you have dietary options. 
 

Hope this helps. See you onboard. 

On 6/11/2022 at 12:40 PM, Saint Greg said:

 

I wonder if pedestrians ever get hit in the head with falling footwear.

We saw someone loose their shoe into the trees when we were on the way! Oh well at least it’s a beach and bare feet are acceptable:)

On 4/20/2022 at 5:35 PM, tallnthensome said:

Well, if able bodied people used the one up two down rule elevators would be a happier place. I see young fully mobile people all the time that will stop an elevator full of people to go down one floor with a staircase right next to it. Pure laziness ......

I see the same thing at my work! It’s infuriating. Also fun fact we have the same type of elevators and NOT ONE VISITOR knows how to use them! All I do is tell people they are getting on the wrong elevator all day. 

4 hours ago, NCTribeFan said:

Yes, I thought it was 3 MDRs for us not-special cabin people. 😄

 

Can anyone tell me where she's docking these days?  I need to arrange my transport pickup to get me to FLL pretty quickly.  I know they (the transport company) probably knows this stuff, but I've read different comments elsewhere that she's docking at a new terminal; others have said that terminal isn't finished and isn't being used.

 

Are they using Terminal F?

They were at Terminal F when I sailed 3/5

They don’t accept pre paid gratuity. So don’t be surprised when you see a 98$ hotel fee on your account. 

We flew out of Miami yesterday morning. But I did hear southwest was canceling flights. The flight was rough!!! To say the least. 

42 minutes ago, ready2cruzagain said:

Wow, glad we got off the ship yesterday!  We had a great time for 2 weeks but only had 1500 the first week and 1700 the second week!

Agree! Just got off on 3/12, and this definitely was not the situation. No issues with crowds at all. There was a line the first day at the buffet, but then they started opening more aft stations and that issue seemed to improve. We took the aft elevators straight to 16 and had no issues finding seating, drinks, etc. Hope the same happens to you.

1 minute ago, mondello said:

Carnival does not own MSC.

Yeah i didn't think so either... doesn't matter. We like them all.

Just now, Saint Greg said:

 

Oh you're switching cruise lines. In that case yeah you'll have to get your own. I don't think carnival will provide you a free test to cruise on MSC 😂

Interestingly enough though.. my travel agent told me they are owned by the same company which I did not know!

None the less, Ill be doing my own swabbing 

Thanks everyone for your replies.

A 'side to side" is disembarking one ship and embarking upon another. For our purposes it will be Carnival to MSC.

I think we are just going to take the proctored test with us and test on the first cruise. 

25 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

@Jamman54 had a nightmare with that right about here.

HeHe i did read that. I guess we will be whistle blowers and bell ringers.

4 minutes ago, Schoifmom said:

I would recommend using one of the proctored self-tests.  Less stress that way.

Thanks that's what I was thinking as well. I know MSC offers testing for non vaccinated, but it doesn't say anything about vaccinated. Just glad someone else is thinking the same as myself!

Hello everyone!

Does anyone have any info on COVID testing for a side by side? We will be switching cruise lines. Im thinking about just taking a test with us to test on the ship. Will the medical center on board be able to test?

We will be going from Carnival Sunrise to MSC Seashore.

Many thanks

On 12/12/2021 at 6:34 AM, sparks1093 said:

On our sailing they had crew stationed at the entrances of the Lido buffet handing out masks to anyone who was not wearing one. They look like they are wearing an apron but it is a pouch full of masks.

On Mardi Gras they were doing the same. 

14 minutes ago, SNJCruisers said:

According to the specs with Cheers you're allowed to get a large format water bottle (still or sparkling) at the MDR or any of the specialty venues.

We got large bottles of water every night in dining room. We also went through 3 bottles in the room and didn’t get charged! Maybe it was our room steward didn’t charge us?

On 11/27/2021 at 3:49 PM, sid_9169 said:

I thought that the new muster process meant that they didn't close down the bars... Well, they've been closed here at Alchemy for twenty minutes or so, and the natives are beginning to get restless... 

they do it when all the people that didn’t show up go. Like traditional muster. 

Yes to both. In the casino you just have to charge your room to use it. 

Hi. I know there have been many answers already. We just debarked from Mardi Gras yesterday. We decided to take the Carnvial transportation both ways. We booked the off transport on board with OBC. We didn’t sit for more than 15 min before the bus filled up. No complaints about the transportation. There was a very long line for Ubers.