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Is the entirety of the Muster held inside or is it both inside and out on deck? When we sailed on the Sensation in September, we started off in the aft lounge for the lifejacket portion of the drill then taken out on deck and made to stand in single file lines near the lifeboats.

The Carnival Hub app is actually free. However, it does cost $5 to use the chat feature to "text" with your cabin-mates (which is an incredibly great feature, by the way).

I and my significant other will be sailing on the dream in October of 2018. Following for information myself!

Thank you for your review! I (along with my significant other) will be taking a cruise on the Sensation in just two months (our very first cruise ever!). My question is: Did you use magnets for the decorations on your stateroom door or tape and paper? I want to do a little something to celebrate our first cruise (and also to make our room easier to find when we've had a little too much, ha) and I'm not sure exactly how to go about it. Thanks for your advice!

Hello!

The significant other and I will be taking a cruise in September to the Bahamas. My question is to anyone who wears hearing aids (or knows of someone that does) that have been to this area. Have you had any problems with it being too humid for your hearing aids? Would I be better off just leaving them in my stateroom while I go ashore or do you think I'll be fine? My significant other is completely hearing so he'll be my "ears". I don't think I'll have any problems with the heat unless I start sweating like crazy and I can deal with that, but if the air is extremely humid, then I start having trouble with my aids.

This will be our first ever cruise and I'm just a little apprehensive and anxious.

Any advice is welcomed.

Thanks!

Scotty

Following. Sailing on her in September and I'm curious myself.

83 days till I take my very first cruise on the Sensation to the Bahamas!

Well... that was an interesting read... but... I have no idea what I just read. :/

Looking forward to the rest of this review! We'll be sailing on the Sensation for the first time in September (actually it'll be our first cruise ever) so I'm excited to hear about your experience.

Thanks for the review. Following for further updates

Howdy, neighbor, thanks for reading! What part of OK are you from?

I'm in eastern OK, near the Arkansas border, in what HAS to be the smallest town in the world. We don't have a Walmart and I literally have to drive like 15 minutes into AR just to get a lovely MickeyD's sweet tea..

I love your review so far! Following to stay caught up on your adventure!

As a fellow Okie, I absolutely love that I'm able to catch all your southern references! Thanks for the laughs! Definitely looking forward to the rest of this review.

I'm loving your review so far! Following for more installments.

Boyfriend and I will be sailing on our first cruise on the Sensation in September. I'm so excited to read the rest of your review; thanks for sharing!

These are hilarious! I can't wait to take my first cruise in September and be able to tell people all my funny stories!

I am absolutely loving your writing style and this review! Following to read the rest.

Following! We will be sailing for the first time on September 16!

Hey everyone!

Excited for my first cruise aboard the Carnival Sensation in September. I've read on here that you can either prepay your gratuities or have it come out of your S&S account once on board. How would I go about prepaying the gratuities? I think that would be the better option instead of having it come out of my onboard account.

Thanks in advance!

(Also, any other "tipping tips" would be appreciated.)

If you are a US citizen traveling on a closed loop (you begin and end at the same port) Caribbean cruise you can cruise with either:

 

1. A government issued ID AND a birth certificate

OR

2. A passport

 

You need either or, not both. If you are traveling abroad some countries require a visa. This does not apply to any stops on a Caribbean cruise. Now if you start cruising South America, Africa, Australia, or Asia you may start getting into ports that will require a passport and visas.

 

A passport is a document issued by the US (assuming u r a us citizen still) proving you are a US citizen. Outside if the closed loop Caribbean cruise exemption and some other exemptions related to land/sea travel around North America; another country won't let you in without seeing your passport. They want to know where you are from and that you are able to go back there. Ultimately though the main purpose of your passport is to get back into the US by proving you are a citizen.

 

A visa is a document (or e document) issued by the country you are traveling to granting you permission to go to that country. They often carry a fee. Some are basically automatic and can be issued upon arrival at the airport and some require a complicated application process. If you are traveling internationally it's your job to check if you need a visa for any of the countries you go to. Again, in general as a US citizen you don't need to get a visa for anything in North America (including Caribbean - except for Cuba) or Europe (at least not in UK or EU countries). Many countries that do require visas waive that requirement for a cruise stop since you are only there for less than a day.

 

 

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Okay, thank you so much; you really helped a lot! I appreciate it.

Hey everyone, first time cruiser here. (Also brand new to CruiseCritic!)

Best friend and I will be cruising on the Carnival Sensation in September of this year (2017).

I know that you are required to have a government issued photo ID and your birth certificate prior to boarding but are you required to have both the passport and Visa as well? If not, what is the difference between the two?

Thanks for all your help!