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the dawn is not at sea. it will go out the 29th for a 11 day.

2 hours ago, leithbones said:

This is very helpful info.

We sail Dawn 2/27, 14day Caribbean.  I bid $230pp for similar Inside>>Balcony  = mid-fair bid.

Where did your $120pp fall on the meter?

 

the lowest was $100. i did not think i would get the upgrade. i am happy!

9 minutes ago, Wintersun48 said:

Are you still waiting? Saw some accepted on same day sailing but I’ve not heard anything for 30/02 encore - still pending…

we got our upgrade 2 days ago and we are sailing on the 29th on the dawn. it is a 11 day cruise and we bid 120 each for the balcony. we were in an inside. we got the middle of the ship on deck 9. very happy.

14 hours ago, cruisingguy007 said:

 

On a beer or fixed drink maybe. On the other hand, It has been known to increase your drink potency for mixed drinks; and if you are getting drinks via bar runners, they will not let your drink get empty if you are tipping cash. Just sayin.

You are right on! Tip the bar runner an extra buck and when they see you, they know what you want and it will be delivered before you ask! And same for a certain bar tender that you like.

On 1/1/2022 at 2:46 PM, jetsfan58 said:

Very disappointed that I could not find my smoked salmon, tomato, mushroom bagel! Bummer! 

I had smoked salmon and bagel every day on my b2b 10 day cruise. very good! This was in the bdr.

we were on the elation in october. the good wife and i gambled some. she it a 1000 points and me, a measley  600 points. well when we got home the e_mails started to come in. we both got the offers. hers was a little better because of her points.

we booked a 8 day on the magic. we up graded  to a cove balcony and the price was $1205.00. that is with the tips and insurance. i thinkit is a great price. we also got the dou while in the casino.

8 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

Cozumel.....Nachi Cocum

I will agree 100%. we have done nachi cocum 5 times and will do it the next time we are in Cozumel.

20 hours ago, loohoo1 said:

I REALLY wanted the booster before the cruise, but was skeptical of it producing a possible false positive for our COVID test (I doubt it would have- just being paranoid!). I did the eMed test at 7am on Thursday morning, COVID booster at noon, tired and sore on Friday and boarded (feeling great!) on Saturday! 

I got my booster shot this past monday. i got a sinus infection the next day. went to the clinic and they tested me for covid and guess what? i have the covid. i am free again after thursday.

26 minutes ago, crookedhalo said:

I'm sorry if there is already a thread on this, but the search the forum feature seems to have disappeared 😞

 

To my question - I have been trying to call Carnival since like Saturday morning and get the standard 'we're busy please hold', which I have no problem with and am willing to hold as long as needed. BUT about 15 seconds later it comes up with 'the system is having technical difficulties. please call back later" and then disconnects me!

 

Is anyone else having this problem?  I also got a Vax Attestation for a cruise in February of next year, which I find a bit odd. The other option is that it is for my canceled Horizon cruise in December, but they tell you if you don't reply in 48 hours the world ends. And it's not in my 'things to do' section of my upcoming Feb. cruise. I am flumoxed.

Just happened to us 5 minutes ago. technical difficulties.

1 hour ago, LADinCT said:

so no smoking on your balcony? especially with those petitions I wouldn't want it to waft over?

But, you will still smell smoke from balconys. I have smell it every time we have had a balcony. they  really need their fix to do this.  these people do not think it is dangerous to smoke on their balconys. Sorry, had to chime in but the smoke goes every where.

we will be on the elation for a b2b in november.  2 5 day cruises. it will be our 24th and 25th cruise on carnival. Milestone that is. we are ready to cruise.

On 5/23/2021 at 2:50 PM, wrk2cruise said:

Anybody have any first hand experience with  Holiday Inn Express & Suites Tampa East Ybor City.   Reviews seem good.   They have a stay/cruise package including 14 days of parking.  Is this a safe place to leave a car for 2 weeks?

stay there before the cruise shut down. very nice hotel and we will be staying there jan. 22. it has a good breakfast and the shuttle to the port runs every hour. you will like it there.

33 minutes ago, MeHeartCruising said:

It does happen.  Only 2 ships can dock at the pier that NCL uses.  If a third shows up that uses that pier, they tender.  Having said that, it could be incorrect information you are looking as it might be unclear what ships will actually be there at that time.  So they may be using "tender" as a placeholder.

Thank you for your reply.

Why is Cozumel a tender port? It is listed on several cruises. We have never tendered before there.

49 minutes ago, Laszlo said:

It said 14 days in the first post. I would assume that's 14 days After your second dose if you get the 2 shot vaccine.

 

Nobody knows right now how long the vaccine will protect you. 6 Months, a year, two???

 

Those in the studies are going on about 6 months now

We take the flu shots every year, so why not the vaccine shot every year?

You don't have to be in a wheelchair to get a handicap room. You can get one if you use a cane or any other good reason. I know this for a fact.

If they do require the shots the internet will be full of sites that will give you a card that says you have been vaccinated. Just pay a fee for it.

17 hours ago, SNJCruisers said:

Just to clarify....on day 1, from the time you get on board until the time you hit international waters around 700 pm or so, you will be charged taxes at the state rate of your embarkation port per drink.  On top of that, if you stop at any US ports such as Key West, Port Canaveral or San Juan, you'll pay tax on a per drink basis.

 

how can you pay taxes on something that is free?

we got the offer and we already had 2 cruises booked. 2 5 day b2b. we put the drink package on both and only paid 40 more dollars for both. i do not know how they figure the up charge on these cruises. But, i had to pay 198 more dollars for the deposit. it is non refundable and if we had to cancel we will be out all of the deposit.

Did a mock booking today for the 12 day Jan. 3rd 2021. they are still selling it. we are booked on the cruise. I know it will not happen. but, ncl waits until the last minute to cancel the cruises. The cruise is also $1,100 more for the inside room that we got.

We love the cove balcony. we always get one below gs or shore excursion desk. we finish out the day in the atrium.

2 hours ago, onegunro said:

We are booked on the Jade out of Tampa for the 12 day Southern Caribbean, departing Jan 3 2021. Haven't heard anything yet, but I don't see how it will sail. I do wish  they would cancel it earlier than later too, but gotta go with the flow, I guess. I will keep checking the boards here too, in case I don't get an email! Can't believe they didn't send one to you!!

We are also booked on this cruise. Just paid it off last week. I do hope it goes because it is a great itin. 

they will hang on to the money as long as they can.

4 hours ago, firefly333 said:

Assume its 2021, not 2020. Says until changed 7 days or less only. They would have to either cancel or cut some days. Order expires in November though it can be amended. 

My bad! 2021

8 hours ago, travelhound said:

I think all of us are looking forward to the day we can cruise again.  My cruise is in March and this news gives me some confidence 🙂

i have a 12 day booked with ncl for jan.3rd 2020. it is out of tampa. hope it goes, i have just paid it off yesterday. ncl has not said nothing about the cruise. i know this is the carnival board, but i have 23 on carnival with 2 more booked. i hope all of us gets to cruise!

we booked a cruise today for 02/2022. we priced it last week and our planner told us about this free grats. the price for the cruise was the same.