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Most cruise lines let you bring one bottle of wine on board.   What are the MSC rules?

thanks

MIke

7 hours ago, morpheusofthesea said:

Need to buy two device package.

Okay,  just that on my last cruise on Carnival I bought the one device internet and as long as I logged out of one and then I could log on to the other device.  It was one device, but one device at a time

A question about the internet packages.   If it states one device, does that mean one device at a time or just one device.  ie can I log on with my Iphone and then log out and then log into my chromebook?  or do I need to buy the two device package?   

20 hours ago, NCTribeFan said:

Great to read they're doing something about the Serenity Deck.  When I was on the ship at the end of January (in the Caribbean), all the sheltered seats had stuff on them.  And I'm an early riser.

 

Unfortunately, it isn't serene at all on those sailings.  It's just an Adult Party Deck. 😑

 

I expect that by the time we leave Lisbon for the TA portion of our B2B2B (on 10/30), it may be too cold to get any use out of it anyway.  Still, I may be tempted to just wrap up in several beach towels and sit there to read anyway.  I don't suppose Carnival has any blankets on the pool decks in the colder-weather sailings, do they?  I loved that HAL had both beach towels and wool blankets available in Alaska.

 

Is there a string trio on the ship now?  They played at the atrium bar in early evenings.  We'd go there for our before-dinner drink and enjoyed listening to them.  So much better than the guy with the guitar.

Sea day today and cool but sunshine.

you can sign out a few big towels if you want but no blankets.

There is a string trio on board

On 8/30/2022 at 12:35 PM, M&A said:

I have been slow to update, too busy in the various ports and occupied on the ship.

Tallinn was beautiful and well worth seeing. we just walked around the old town for hours, so much to see.  The historic old town is amazing.

In Helsinki we did the hop on hop off boat and bus tour.  
 

Stockholm was canceled due to weather but we had a fun time on the ship.

They are enforcing the 45 minute rule in the Serenity area, we showed up around 9:am and the attendant was removing towels and books from cabanas, we got one but then an hour later some guy showed up and asked us where his stuff was!!

Had an extra sea day and the weather was cool and cloudy we sat out anyway.

Did karaoke and then listened to the resident rock band CIA

The wifi isn’t bad so we can watch movies in our cabin later on.

 

Today we are in Kiel, no trips just wandering around, shopping- prices are really reasonable and drinking German beer and eating bratwurst 

 

 

 

 

 

Gothenburg Sweden today, beautiful city with canals and lots to see.

The port is out of town and Carnival has a shuttle ($19) return 

A sea day tomorrow before returning to Dover

On 8/30/2022 at 2:53 PM, Rck1999 said:

Quick question on B2B-does Carnival know who is doing a B2B while sailing on the first leg, or does one need to let guest services know?

We are on the Pride right now.  Just received our red tags to leave the ship.  New room cards will be left in the slot outside our room in the afternoon.

We have to pack our stuff and they will be moved to the new cabin.

We have to vacate the room by 7 AM

I have been slow to update, too busy in the various ports and occupied on the ship.

Tallinn was beautiful and well worth seeing. we just walked around the old town for hours, so much to see.  The historic old town is amazing.

In Helsinki we did the hop on hop off boat and bus tour.  
 

Stockholm was canceled due to weather but we had a fun time on the ship.

They are enforcing the 45 minute rule in the Serenity area, we showed up around 9:am and the attendant was removing towels and books from cabanas, we got one but then an hour later some guy showed up and asked us where his stuff was!!

Had an extra sea day and the weather was cool and cloudy we sat out anyway.

Did karaoke and then listened to the resident rock band CIA

The wifi isn’t bad so we can watch movies in our cabin later on.

Today we are in Kiel, no trips just wandering around, shopping- prices are really reasonable and drinking German beer and eating bratwurst 

Our third day was the port of Warnemunde which is a suburb of Rostock.  Most people signed up for the train or bus to Berlin but we did a tour of Rostock in the afternoon.

In the morning we walked into Waramunde a short walk from the ship.

A very quaint beautiful town, there is a canal with restaurants, bars, shops lining both sides.  Waramunde also has a beach area with cabanas and a long concrete boardwalk.

The guided tour of Rostock was interesting, the tour guide told us about life before 1990, it was in the old East Germany, showed us the Soviet era apartment complexes.  It’s a beautiful old city and worth the visit, we had lunch there and the best coffee!!

Just had lunch a Guy’s burgers, and no lineups!!  A sea day today and Talin tomorrow 

Sitting in a cabana in the Serenity area, very few people out here, cloudy and cool.  So far we have had hot sunny weather.

On 8/23/2022 at 4:27 PM, BasicSailor said:

How are they showing the movies these days, get any pictures ?

They have installed a large screen by the main pool area, just to the right of Guy’s burger place

On 8/23/2022 at 4:32 PM, Out of Iowa said:

75 Euros for one person, for a single-day hop-on, hop-off bus tour with harbor cruise?  That seems very expensive...did I miss something?

No it’s 35 euros each

We are into our 3rd day on the Pride and am impressed with the ship.  Had read the negative comments from some people and don't understand some of the complaints.

We stayed with friends in Surrey and took the train to Dover without going into London.  Arrived at Dover Priory station on Sunday around 11:30, someone at the station asked us if we were going to the cruise ship and that there was a shuttle outside to the cruise port, our check-in was for 12:30 so we decided to get a coffee in Dover and then walked to the ship.  The hike to the cruise ship was longer than expected and the Pride docks the furthest away at the cruise port.

Check-in was fast and easy.

First day out of Dover was a sea day and we were up early, did our work out and after breakfast out to the Cabanas at the rear of the ship.  Of course ALL were taken but no one using them.   Most people must have got up early put towels and books in them and back to bed.  We got some lounge chairs around 9AM, some people didn't show up to their cabanas until 11:00 AM.

I thought the ship was in very good shape, they keep it very clean and they are always out there painting and cleaning.

We ate dinner in the Normandie dinning room both nights and it was excellent.  In my opinion the food was as good as any of the other cruise lines we have been on.

We did breakfast and lunch in the buffett on Deck 9, a really good selection.

After dinner we went to the Red Frog pub and listened to a really good band CIA,  these guys could play anything and the lead guitarist was fantastic.

We ended up both nights there and didn't do any other venues.

Copenhagen - Tuesday August 23rd

Tuesday - the Pride docks at an industrial terminal approx.  4 miles from the centre.  As part of our work-out routine we decided to walk,  however we took a few wrong turns and we had walked 6 miles before we got to the Tivoli Gardens.   The weather was sunny and hot around 80.

We got on the Hop-on-hop off bus and then the canal/harbor tour.   I would recommend the Ho-Ho bus with the boat tour - well worth the 75 Euros.  A beautiful clean city.

The shuttle to the cruise ship was every hour and we had just  missed it so we walked back, this time it was 4 miles.

16 minutes ago, DanvilleCruiser said:

Others have posted on here that they have used On Point with no issues.  John Heald said several weeks ago that it was an acceptable proctored test site.

Yes we have booked On Point for our Pride sailing out of England, taking an FDA approved home test and doing the zoom  call. 

I sailed on an RCI ship a few years ago just after they ended the chocolates on your pillow.

When we had the question and answer with the Captain, a woman actually asked him why they stopped the chocolates on the pillow.  With a straight face he said  "too many people were getting chocolate on their faces"

19 minutes ago, chrisnasah said:

Hi,

 

Very conflicting info on Website, firstly they say 3 days prior and then on description is 72 hrs prior to sailing.

 

Verify is asking for 48-72 hrs as well.  Anyone know what is the correct requirement.

We have booked an on-line test in the UK for Thursday morning, the ship sails Sunday afternoon -  3 days.

Carnival Site:

CRUISES 6 DAYS OR MORE

On cruises 6 days or longer, testing requirements remain in place for guests age 2 and older. Except where destination requirements differ (see below), all guests may take their test (PCR or antigen) starting 3 days before departure (for example, if the sailing is on Saturday, the test may be taken any time from Wednesday).

• For itineraries that include Bermuda and Canada, in order to comply with destination regulations, guests may take either a PCR or an antigen test within the timelines specified below:
  • A PCR test within 72 hours prior to sailing (for example, if the sailing is on Saturday, the test may be taken any time from Wednesday).
    • An antigen test no earlier than two days prior to sailing (for example, if the sailing is on Saturday, the test may be taken any time from Thursday).

4 hours ago, kwokpot said:

OT: 

Here's a link to a new Carnival Legend review. Looks like the Pride isn't the only Spirit Class ship that is in dire need of renovation.

 

My daughter and son-law sailed 2 weeks ago on the Legend out of Baltimore.

They had a great time, didn't mention any rust or elevators not working or toilets not flushing or any problems at all.

The only negative they talked about was the one hour wait to get into the Baltimore parking area.

Food was good, entertainment good,  etc

Sailing on the Pride in 2 weeks so I will let you know how good it is.  But I won't be running around the ship and taking pictures of rust spots or railing that need varnishing.

We will be there to enjoy ourselves

33 minutes ago, CyrusJones said:

Just curious as to why you would want to do carry on only. We have only did 1 cruise but I liked having my things waiting in front of my room. We only carried on a backpack with outher swimming clothes in them with us until the room was ready. Thanks.

Why?  because we are flying to the UK and with the number of lost bags by the airline, I will carry-on only.  Plus we will be doing a lot of train travel pre-cruise, switching trains and traveling Italy by train.   

So why would we want to cart around a big suitcase?

On 7/29/2022 at 8:46 PM, BlerkOne said:

Jubilee is showing sold out.

it's showing up on VTG site  balcony and suites available.  Oct 30th 2023  but then "sold out"

53 minutes ago, rusky123 said:

Is there always a lack of taxis at Dover Priory, we are travelling from Swansea to Dover on the 2nd for the Rome sailing. We are cutting it a little fine time wise and getting worried.

I  believe that was an exception on July 25th,  the day of the channel chaos and the first day of the schools summer break.  Roads to Dover were gridlocked and taxis coudn't get to the station.

1 hour ago, Homosassa said:

Was it really a mile walk to the check in tent in Dover as previously reported?

It's 1 mile from the train station to the cruise terminal.  Some people were talking about walking from the station because of the traffic tie ups and a lack of taxis

19 hours ago, kwokpot said:

Have you considered bringing proctored self tests and doing it yourself in your hotel room? So much easier and simpler. The hardest part is packing the test boxes so the security seal doesn't get crushed. 

You could put them in your carry on, but I don't know if security would take them.  We are sailing on the Pride on Sept 2nd out of Dover and looking to book a test in the London area.   Booking one in Rome may be more difficult due to the language barrier

19 hours ago, nwcruiselover said:

You would probably get a better response if you posted on the roll call for that sailing.

Yes there are people going to Paris and you should go on to the roll call.  We are on that cruise but not gong to Paris, we did it a couple of years ago from LeHavre and it was a long day,  but worth it.   I think it was 3 hour drive each way, a fast tour of Paris and a river cruise on the Seine.

The 3 hour bus ride back was made bearable because we picked up a couple of bottles of wine and drank it with our friends on the way back

2 hours ago, Drazil65 said:

My fear exactly.... With my luck the second I moved someone's ***** they would show up and start a fight

 

This...especially in todays world where everyone is mad about something and very quick to start something over these little life issues.  If a chair is that important and you want a certain area then get up early and get your pick.  If you choose to wait until later than take your chances and waste a lot of time policing and waiting on others to show up or not show up (strange way to spend your vacation imho). Its almost like there are those that go searching for a chair situation just so they CAN start something, guess they are that type and want the world to know it.  

 

Or, do what many of us do and get a balcony/or suite, guaranteed outdoor real estate with chairs/loungers...works great every time and no one can remove your stuff!!!

If it's really a problem and so many people want to get up early and put their stuff on a chair then maybe Carnival could start up a Lounge Chair reservations system put it on their App.   

The reservation system could open up in the morning, they have an on-line map you choose your position, reserve it and then the staff put a card on the seat.  You show up and someone is in your seat you show them your phone........................😀

11 hours ago, BlerkOne said:

What have the other cruise lines been following? Including those that have nothing to do with the US?

We are sailing out of Dover UK on the Pride in 3 weeks, we need to get a covid test.

Yet, there is  P&O ship sailing out of the UK and calling at the same ports but their passengers don't need a covid test.

Doesn't make sense.

1 hour ago, Bernardo62 said:

Try and get your money back and never come back!

Exaggeration cause a lot of negative thoughts from others. I've heard from others on this trip explain it different.

But you can't please everyone!!! 

Yes you are right.  We are sailing on the Pride in 3 weeks time and looking for ideas and reviews from people that actually cruised on it.

Frustrating when you get people giving their opinions on the Pride that never actually sailed on it!! - one pers stated -  "why would you sail on a rust bucket out of Dover" ?    they  never sailed on the Pride.  Quite the exageration to call it a "rust bucket"  - that must have come from a review in June where the poster had gone around the ship doing a rust hunt, they had taken a picture of rusty screws at the top of the ship and a bracket sticking out near their balcony, that hardly makes a ship a "rust bucket"

The comment about Dover,  well it's got better train service than Southampton and it's used by a few other lines like the upscale Seabourne, Disney, Hurtingen.   The poster had never actually sailed out of Dover but was using someone else's comment to exagerate.

As for the current review, I don't think any of the comments would affect us.  We have no tender ports at all our our Euro cruise,  it's all docking.  We are not boarding  in the morning like everyone else seems to do,  we will board in the afternoon to avoid the line ups.