CajunCruiseDreamer

On 6/8/2022 at 11:00 AM, WhoDatNation said:

Do you think Carnival is sweeping outbreaks under the rug?

No, I do not, and there is nothing to show that they are.  Covid is just the new fear on ships, it once was norovirus.  I feel and believe I am less likely to catch Covid will cruising then I do on land.  

2 hours ago, FTLCruiseGal said:

It really doesn’t have to do with touching another glass; it has more to do with people touching the spigot with the rim of the bottle, cup, glass, whatever when refilling.

How is it any different, germs are on the hand just as well as the mouth.  They touch a glass with their hands, and heaven knows where they have been, then touch the rim of the "clean" glasses.  These "clean" glasses are then used to get lemonade and the rim touches the spigot.  I agree that it should not be done, but I am not going to freak out about it, especially knowing how many different things that I touch in public areas that have been touched by hands that are full of germs.

39 minutes ago, Schoifmom said:

 

I always see P/D and FTTF in the same waiting area.  Please do not assume that your cruise experience is normative.

I do not consider it normative, nor did I assume as much, however you did with your use of the word YOUR.

On 9/22/2019 at 7:02 AM, Lottacruises said:

The last few cruises I've been on they have had diamond and fttf meeting in the same place on the morning we get off the ship. The platinum have met elsewhere. I know we are all used to seeing them all together, and I know that's how it was on YOUR cruise, but this is what I'm seeing now. 

 

How long before platinum no longer receives priority debark, in your opinion?

I have not seen FTTF with Plat/Dia in the same area when getting off the ship.  Please do not assume that my cruise experience is like yours.

On 9/29/2019 at 4:39 AM, RWolver672 said:

Yes you can and be prepared that it might taste a little different than what you are use to.  The water they use to make it makes it taste different.  We really noticed that in St Thomas when we brought some back onboard.

 

Am not so sure it is the water, but rather the type of sugars they use when making it.    In the US, high fructose syrup is used, in Mexico for example, real cane sugar is used.  

On 11/28/2018 at 8:18 AM, Ron_L said:

I agree that an outlet strip or multi-tap adapter is essential, but ones with surge protectors are prohibited for safety reasons.  Please bring one without a surge protector to be safe. There is a fairly long technical explanation at the link below. 

 

 

http://www.omao.noaa.gov/noaafleetinspection/safety_alerts/Surge%20Suppressors%20USCG%20Safety%20Alert%20April%202013.pdf

Essentially this article is a huge safety concern. I don't know if it explains it well. Basically ships do not use a grounded systems to get 120V. In your house, you have three hole in the outlet. 1 is hot (usually the left), one is neutral (typically the right), and the other in the bottom middle is the ground. if you stuck your hand in all the holes, only one of the holes would shock you (assuming a proper system- who knows how jacked up your grounds and distribution system may be). This is important to understand, only ONE of the conductors can shock you.

Now, let's say that I'm an electrical component manufacturer, and I want to save money by installing an automatic breaker in the protector (like most have). Why would I ever want to install more than just the one on the hot lead? Why waste the money installing a pointless breaker for the neutral line, when I can electrically isolate the entire strip by breaking the one wire?

Now, here it comes! On a ship, there is no "neutral" line in the traditional sense. In a house, you have a grounded center tapped transformer. Now a ship is a big hunk of metal that rusts quickly. You can't have a ground to the hull of the ship (or the ocean), because the electrical potential in the hull would rust the entire ship. very fast. To mitigate this (along with other, more confusing benefits) ship use an UNGROUNDED system. The consequence of this is that instead of having one line that jumps up from -120V to 120V, you now have two lines that are both -60V to 60V. This is really hard to grasp for some people. The two lines are completely out of phase, and that means that when one line is at +60, the other is at -60 (creating a potential difference of 120V). This is how every outlet on a ship is. If you stuck your finger in a ship outlet, 2 of the holes would give you a shock (albeit a little less painful).

Now, let's take your single breaker power strip on a cruise, and plug your toaster into it. Now remember, that third bottom center prong still exists, solely for safety. Being plugged into a normal outlet (surge protector not in the system), if a hot wire inside your toaster comes loose touches the metal shell of the toaster and you touch the shell, bad day. If the shell is grounded to the hull (connections inside the toaster run to that middle bottom wire), the hull is a better conductor than you, and will dissipate the current, until some grumpy electrician onboard hunts your toaster down as the ground in his system (and the culprit who is rusting the ship).

Now take that same instance and plug your grounded toaster into the power strip into the ship system. Right off the bat, the breaker in the power strip trips (and your ground-wire is touching the tripped hot). There is still half of that 120V bumping around in your toaster. Since you have effectively made a new path (hot wire, to the shell of the toaster, through the ground wire, into the hull), that 60V's worth of current will be traveling through your toaster, and into the hull. This would heat up the toaster, and depending on the location of the ground, could melt things and cause fires. Hope you learned something!

Just saw them removing someone from the Freedom this morning, any one know what happened?

Only discount I get is when I purchase the Bottomless Bubbles on the ship, the souvenir cup is offered at 1/2 price.

They brought the smoked salmon back! (I've been away for the boards for awhile).

 

Or' date=' is this an old menu and just a huge tease.[/quote']

 

 

 

Sorry, that is an old one. This one is from Feb 2017.

 

Curious? I do not see any breakfast items? We were planning on ordering room service for our early morning excursions on the Carnival Horizon in Europe. Is that a different menu?

 

 

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I think it’s BECAUSE they’ve dished out thousands.

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His Schtick is to be buddy buddy with everyone then drop bad news on them. He doesn’t need to do either, Carnival can put out a press release like all the other companies. I do feel bad that some people are so belligerent towards him, it’s a bit much, but he has designed his role to be the persona of the company.

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Did you see the menu that has been posted on some other threads? It's not just a few bucks. Sandwiches are $5, drinks are $2, hot items were 5/6, desserts were like 2. So if 2 people want 2 sandwiches and 2 drinks (juice, tea, hot chocolate, milk) it's going to be $14 plus tip. Add in 2 more if you want a dessert to share. This is what we used to do after coming back after a show/comedy club. Ordering before 10 is not going to work very often we are normally going non stop from dinner until 1am most nights with though that are scheduled back to back.

 

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It is just a few dollars per item. Other than hot(well, warm) sandwiches, there have never been anything hot for free with room service.

With having the knowledge that there is a cost for room service, one will just have to plan accordingly.

Don’t go there , it affects everyone. Some more than others. They are certainly not singling out disabled.

 

 

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You said it better than I.

So I can't order cookies after 10, because they aren't on the menu?

From the looks of the menu, no you can not. However, if you are ordering other things, one never knows what they will deliver if asked.

What is the address for a web site that can tell me about the number of cruise ships in port?

 

 

 

I am interested in Galveston Port because I have to go thru foreign person custom and immigration to get my plane home.

Cruisecal.com

I've asked the bartender on the last 2 ships we've been on if they get the gratuity that's added when you purchase CHEERS and they both said no. What??? I assumed they received those funds that we were charged up front! So we tipped cash ($1-2 per drink). We definitely got better service because of our tipping once the bartenders knew us, but I still don't understand why they don't receive the CHEERS gratuity (unless 2 different bartenders weren't honest with us?).

 

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Or maybe it is not listed as to where the tip came from, but rather just as tips or what ever term that is used on their paychecks.

Aloha,

 

My adult children and I are going on the Dream and they are planning on getting CHEERS. My question is this: I know the CHEERS program includes a 15% gratuity, but is it allowed that we give a cash tip to the server? I'm wondering if I can give the server a dollar for each delivery?

You can tip in addition yes.

That is why I request a table for 2.

I agree completely. The reason why I've belabored the point is that firemanbobswife's message might have gotten lost in talk about "not every person". Her point was, "But there is an obvious difference in clientele and atmosphere on other lines." She didn't say that every person was the same. And her point was important because it is the preponderance that governs things like what we're talking about in this thread. The fact that a few passengers are different isn't going to matter much with regard to the guest experience. The guest experience is going to be affected mostly by the nature of the typical guest.

Very true, when I think of Holland I think of sleep, when I think of Celebrity I think of nose in the air, when I think of Royal it is more of meh and when I think of Carnival I smile .

I am a simple person and enjoy simple things.

But firemanbobswife and I are talking about preponderances - not anecdotal people nor anecdotal incidents. And I was specifically talking about friendliness and conviviality: So, if you are trying to tell me that you think that, let's say, there are just as many regular Holland America cruise passengers who are as friendly and convivial as Carnival, then I'm sorry but I don't buy that for a minute. On the basis of preponderances, there are differences in the customer base.

I am simply saying that not every person that spends more or less for something has the same friendliness or conviviality. While the base as a whole may be 1 way or the other, that does not mean each person.

Some of you are just plain rude. :)

Thanks for posting OP, I wouldn't have ever known there was another room service menu thread as I don't spend my day here on the boards.

At the time I posted this, there were only threads about the change and such, no one had seen a menu. I did post the menu in 1 of the threads, but sometimes searching is not as informative as some people think.

Honey might be ok. I'd bubble wrap it and have it in a ziploc bag in case of breakage. I've read of many bring food on and to me honey is more of a food than a liquid. Similarly lemons might be ok, but you might not be able to take them off the ship when you get back. I'd try one of the plastic "lemons" from the produce section. Not too expensive if it gets confiscated and more convenient if it is allowed.

 

 

 

The vinegar is probably the trickier one, but if you feel you need it for your health I would try (but be prepared for it to be confiscated). We have never had mouthwash, shampoo, body wash, or contact solution confiscated and they are all liquids in bottles.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Apple cider vinegar (especially organic with the "Mother") is used medicinally or as a seasoning, not as a drink. Bottled drinks are prohibited by Carnival, but I am unaware of bottled medicines or toiletries being forbidden. I think even the Mio type containers are allowed (concentrated water flavoring).

You might, and I use might strongly, get away with taking vinegar on board if it is unopened.

What about other mechanisms? If two different companies do the same thing, but have radically different ways of promoting their products and services - one highlighting fun and one highlighting elegance, let's say - why wouldn't you expect that to stratify the customers between the two companies in some substantive way?

There is be some, yes. I am just speaking from experience. I have worked in many high end resorts and hotels that promote elegance over fun and have seen just how much “fun” they have had.

Just because someone spends hundreds, even thousands, of dollars more or less for a room and have trashed it, while others have left it in a better condition then when they rented it.

But would they put sheets on it so my tiny 6 year old can sleep? She's pretty low maintenance.

You could ask, I am inclined to say no due to policy, but one never knows.