May1cruiser

Our favorite overnight was Cuba on Paradise. One full day, that night and left at noon the following day. They allowed us to bring and open liquor purchased in Cuba. The top decks were loaded that night with empty bottles of rum and Cuban cigar butts everywhere. It was extremely memorable for many reasons but was one of our favorite cruises. This was 2018.

Last ULTRA was packed. The elite last April, was not so packed. I am still a small fish with some of those players hitting 50K points and up! I cannot and will not keep up with them.

Our other casino offers seem better than Elites. May be better for those that fly in and use transportation.

We have a cruise this May. Any suggestions for hotels near port? Arriving two days early and will explore before and make sure airlines have ample time for any issues. excited for a different itinerary!!

okay, so sprit and fantasy class fit in Tampa and Jax. Does anyone know how much Conquest class are too large for those ports? I know its height. Can they just shorten the funnel?

Our PVP scrubs our upcoming cruises for rate drops. Just saved us $1200 for upcoming cruise. Best gift ever!

THIs^^^ We also enjoyed this. Had tables with checkered tablecloths by the pool area with limited seating. It was a great meal and very enjoyable. Seafood was tasty and plentiful.

great idea with the ice in the cooler as addition. Those are hit and miss. Worth looking for thermostat in those as well. usually of top or "roof" of fridge. Last week on Pride, some of the soda were frozen. But had one on celebration that was only about 55-60 deg. It is hit and miss for sure

Also got a pre cruise casino survey. Not sure what their intentions are.

I do not believe there is an "upper" area like the conquest class ships with BBQ. Day 1 always seems crazy, then for some reason, the rest of cruise it is more relaxed.

We typically book carmival excursions, but have went private in the past. used Viator to locate private companies. These companies need positive reviews and tend to be really reliable. We did find a private sunset sail charter in Bonaire that was prob one of the best excursions ever. The private companies tend to have small or no crowd. They also tend to take a personal interest.

DOU everywhere for both named and other cruisers comes at a high cost in casino. IMHO, it costs more in gambling than simply buying cheers.

Well, I guess that means I lost a lot over the most recent cruises. I found one machine that always pays out. ATM - Pays $500 per day. LOL

our offer is the 16th also. I think others might get earlier dates. We are not big "fish" or spenders. The last offer had openings over a large period of time and they really never completely filled. It appears the more favorable ports fill faster.

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