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Hmm I never thought about if there was a practical reason for the giant name. At Nassau or Cozumel with a buncha ships docked concurrently maybe this is partly for dummy passengers to find their way.

This is a good point. Not all ports enforce but some do. Baltimore does. I only sailed there once on Carnival but they share the one terminal with Royal and they run a tight ship, so to speak. It was a Christmas cruise and it was quite cold outside and they didn’t care one bit. Parking is right there and people were going back to sit in their cars and wait; if they’d been dropped off they stood out in the cold. Period, end of story.

Do not cross that threshold! It’s a portal to a horrible dimension you don’t want to enter!

We need a crybaby emoji for leaving the ship photos.

More children probably, especially more children than Princess, but it’s still largely seasonal with kids around in high numbers during school breaks and lesser but a handful the rest of the time. The non-children on Carnival (and Royal Caribbean) are very much an all ages range. Especially during off season, retirees have more opportunities to travel than working folks and are often able to take advantage of great discounts or casino comps. In addition, it takes time to move up the loyalty tier which means it follows that some of the highest levels got there simply by the passage of time. Seriously everyone feels very welcome and at home at any age on Carnival, and if you like the vibe, there’s something for everyone. My mom’s final cruise was at age 78, on Carnival Legend, her only Christmas cruise, and her only cruise in the best suite available on a ship. All those younger years she had to watch the budget, she wanted to go out in comfort. She had never tried Carnival, enjoyed playing trivia all week with our charming (and very cute of course) young Mexican fun crew trivia host. Enjoyed seeing one crazy looking Farcus ship that she’d read about for years. There are plenty of scooters and walkers and canes, but there are always a lot of very active seniors keeping up with the nightly activities right along with the honeymooners and working parents. I would have assumed the distribution is similar on NCL but have not sailed with them.

Good morning. This is your cruise director. We have so enjoyed hosting you this week. We hope you book another cruise on your phone while sitting in the terminal waiting for your flight today. But right now? This minute? We gotta system, people, and you need to take your crap and GO! Yes that means YOU!

I literally feel my blood vessels constricting, my brow furrowing, my lips pursing. Best are the voyages that sometimes happen where we are actually not personally in a hurry and we’re trynna game how to be the last trespassers being physically kicked off. We have breakfast in the MDR 5 minutes before they close the door, grab a seat on deck or some nice quiet location, and watch everyone else move along.

It’s a beautiful morning! Have a great travel day!

Wow thanks, she’s absolutely beautiful!

Sleep well; we’ll be here to escort you off in style!

Have you been watching @ROYAL CARIBBEAN DUDE on his vlog?

Welcome home! The kitties make it easier to end a vacation for sure. ❤️❤️❤️

Safe travels home!

Yippee! Looking forward to this ride!!

Soooooo nobody on the Tribe cruise playing trivia and showing off those sweet prizes? Are ships on sticks gone forever?

One of the best free meals at sea.

I mean, this guy with a blissfully happy life and marriage, a lifetime of memories, cruises galore, is straight up DELIGHTED with this Oriental Trading 72 cent rubber duck. Proof again that attitude is Everything!

Anywhere else in the world people would assume leaving your stuff lying around outdoors in plain sight = stuff will get stolen and never recovered. Only on cruise ships and water parks it means: You will respect mah authori-tah ovah this chay-ah! @Stallion add visual please.

Same shot before zooming in.

PC webcam screenshot just now. I suppose this is you. I am an hour early on time as I am Central.

We never intend to visit the uncle in prison, and yet we do end up buying some of his street corner products anyway. Once in a while they take a very flattering photo of one or two or all of us, and we just happen to take a look and realize that’s better than we actually look in real life, better buy it while we have the chance. We were in Cozumel getting off Carnival Vista to go over to our shore excursion riding wave runners in our matching rasher shirts we had bought super cheap - like 12 bucks each or something - in Roatan a couple days earlier. We look prettier, thinner and cooler than usual so Uncle Bob roped us in to an unintended purchase.

I assumed you were purposely calling it that as some sort of joke or pun (that I did not get), like Stewart or mustard. I was trying to figure it out each time and had just decided it must be an IYKYK, and I just didn’t.

They like it when you Chi - bang on the doors to get their attention. That’s why they call it that.

I’m interested to see if the menu has changed over time.

It’s completely fluid. You can do whatever you want whenever you want.