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Keep in mind that when your passport fills up, you have to get a new one.  The days of stapling additional pages and addendums are over.  If you travel a lot, wasting space on vanity stamps is just ludicrous.  I wouldn't let anyone stamp my passport that wasn't absolutely necessary. One of my old passports that expired in 1990 is nearly as thick as a Reader's Digest from traveling back and forth to Japan numerous times. Between visas and entry and exit stamps and addendums, it got ridiculously thick. And my photo made me look like a terrorist, before being a terrorist was a thing. 

The CC Forums app and Tapatalk had a way to disable the stickies.  Does this new format have that also?  AFAF. 

14 minutes ago, sanmarcosman said:

It's you who causes the plumbing lines to clog and back up. 

Not true. The system can handle any kind of tp that you use in your home, but if you like your splinters, you can keep your splinters. 

They need to add a tip removal link to the app. It will reduce the lines at GS.  

Wish I had been there.    😂😂😂

On 12/23/2018 at 5:23 PM, finzup-kt said:

i read that you control the speed of the coaster so it can be "fast" or leisurely as you like.. however i doubt it will be super fast thrill ride. .more of a novelty. 

Max speed is only 40 mph.  Very slow compared to the more thrilling ones that can go 100-150 mph.  Compare it to the kiddie tea cups, that actually make me feel sicker than some of the thrill rides.   😂😂😂

On 12/15/2018 at 9:39 AM, Organized Chaos said:

 

 

For those talking about speeds, I read one article that said it'll be able to reach speeds of nearly 40 mph.

 

 

 

40 mph  is a crawl compared to the really good roller coasters.  Many reach speeds of 100 mph or more.  Formula Rossa in UAE has a top speed of nearly 150 mph. 

22 minutes ago, eroller said:

  Will they put their noses up at this or decide it’s somehow different because it’s Carnival?   

 

 

Yeah, THIS. 

5 minutes ago, sharktums said:

I don't remember if YouTube links are allowed here, but I've actually been on the EXACT type of roller coaster they're putting on the ship.  It's in Germany and it's the only one in the world until next year when a second one is being built in Italy. 

 

It's actually the perfect 'coaster' for a ship as it's powered so it won't be affected as much by waves, weight,  or weather. 

 

If you skip to 33 seconds on this video you can see a POV of the ride, me riding it, and some of our friends riding it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oERDZdb14fY

 

They say that you can control the speed, yourself?  It really doesn't go very fast, it looks like. 

3 hours ago, Aquahound said:

Well for me....I would ride that thing in a heartbeat!  Also, it's electric driven, not gravity like most coasters, so it might not be closed as often as you all think.  As for the amusement park thing, sorry, that ship sailed years ago with Carnival. Besides, they're just options.  No one's forcing anyone to do it.  😉

Carnival and electricity should never be combined in the same train of thought.  Nothing good can come of that unholy union.  😂😂😂

It's fine if you like amusement parks at sea. Next thing you know, they'll be adding theme and celebrity eateries, theaters and all other manner of gee whizzery. What has cruising come to? 

If all the cruise lines would exercise some originality and quit copying each other's names, they could stop having to use the cruise line name as a preface to the ship's name. 

Nothing wrong with a lanyard, if that's what you like.  I used to wear a lanyard for work, but 15 keys, id badge and a few pens clipped to it was giving me neck and head aches, so I quit using one. I feel FREE, now.  LOL

6 hours ago, chengkp75 said:

Just to pick nits, the proper term is "stern", which is a noun referring to the back of a vessel.  "Aft" is an adjective (use the aft elevator), or adverb (I am walking aft).  And, to the best of my knowledge, you can't have a different name on the bow and stern of a vessel.

My stern teachers in school were just aftholes.  Is it a requirement to display the name, at all?  Navy ships have the number on the bow and number and name on the stern. 

39 minutes ago, tallyho8 said:

I think that this means it is coming to New Orleans, WHOO HOOOOOO!

It could be Mobile, the birth place of Mardi Gras, except that Mobile is where they send their oldest ships to die. 😂😂😂

8 minutes ago, Midwestgal said:

Already a thread on this.

Everyone who watched Wheel rushed here to break the news.  😂😂😂

On 12/3/2018 at 12:31 PM, jimbo5544 said:

This announcement is actually pretty substantial.  While only one ship (for now) this represents a significant enhancement of cruising potential ports that Carnival just did not have.  While the basher's will disagree, this represents new and exciting options.  Hopefully the clients will agree.

Book 'em, Jimbo.  Does that date me, too? 

I wish they would re-use Destiny.  I liked that name. In lieu of that, Nina, Pinta or Santa Maria would've been cool. 

2 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

LOL, always a ray of sunshine..... oops a pretty good play on words.... I do crack myself up from time to time.  On a more serious note.... the check in times and boarding even when this happens are more like what other lines have, certainly not the end of the world.

I'm not throwing shade. It HAS been going on for a few months. The ship still gets under way and cruises. The only people that it affects are the ones who have to bust the door down at 10:30. If you don't normally board before 1:00, you'll never even know that anything is different. 

It's been going on for a few months, now. 

51 minutes ago, Zaphod1962 said:

CCL stock is down 1.38% at the market close today. I wonder if the new policy has something to do with that.  Carnival has made a lot of mistakes recently, Starting with the change in their loyalty program a few years ago. The last time we cruised on Carnival was on the Conquest right after the loyalty changes, and their "American table" menu in the MDR. We didn't care so much about the  loyalty perks, but the food was not up to the standards we expected from Carnival, add to that the fact that the ship seemed dirty, the staff were apathetic, and the Captain chose to keep the ship in rain for the last 2 days of our cruise instead of requesting a route that would take us out of the foul weather. A Royal Caribbean ship was off our port side about a mile away, in sunshine the whole time, so I know an adjustment could have been made. We now sail with NCL.

I wouldn't think it would affect the stock.  Nothing is new about the policy except that they doubled the fine to $500. They won't enforce this policy any differently than they did in the past. 

People give cigarettes way too much credit.  They're not the fire starters that some people seem to think that they are.  Throw a lit cigarette onto a pile of hay and see what happens.  Throw one in a puddle of gasoline and see what happens.  More times than not the cigarette will go out with no fire. 

That article basically says nothing, in just a few words. An outstanding report from WKRG. 😂😂😂

8 minutes ago, longhorn2004 said:

So is the livery a special one off or a new look for Carnival?

I hope it's a new look. I like it. 

If the Carnival corporate ship could execute a turn as quickly as one of their cruise ships can suddenly heel over,  hurling everything on to the floor in a matter of seconds, they could get rid of JH and his tiresome teaser announcements of a pending "brilliant" announcement, that turns out to be underwhelming, a year later.