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I sailed in a suite on the Sunrise on July 22. When I was checking in, I was told that since I was in a suite, my room was ready. It was 11:30. I wasn’t expecting this, but was pleasantly surprised!

3 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

They had a great time.  This is the 4th group that we have done high school graduation family cruises with.  Never had a problem and this group was no exception.

I think I saw them on Sunday night too getting some pictures taken with an avocado?

11 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

The graduating class that was the reason for this group

I was on this sailing too! These guys were having a blast at the Red Frog last night, dancing with everyone! 

I was diagnosed with Celiac two years ago and have cruise twice since my diagnosis. Carnival was amazing, as others have shared. 

I asked the bartenders to use Tito’s in my vodka drinks on the first night and they were awesome. One commented they had never used so much Tito’s at Alchemy in a week! 

Usually got a ‘naked’ burrito (no tortilla) from Blue Iguana, and the guys behind the line cracked up every time I ordered. They called me Naked Burrito every time they saw me.

Not a fan of the GF bread, but it’s hard to find good GF bread on land too. 

On one of the last nights, the chef was able to make me a GF Grand Marnier soufflé, made my night! 

View from aft wrap on Horizon. I could look down on the balcony below me, and if someone stretched around, they could see onto mine from the side. 

I have cruised twice since my Celiac diagnosis, and to be honest, the only thing that is different for me is the bread at dinner and no more beers.

Breakfast I usually went to MDR and had an omelette. Lido does them too. No powdered eggs though since they often add in pancake mix to make them fluffier. They were able to make the port day avocado toast with GF bread, and it was delicious!

Lunch was a Guy’s burger with no bun. Fries there are safe since they use a dedicated fryer. A naked burrito at Blue Iguana is also a yummy option. Just ask for no tortilla. They called me naked burrito girl the rest of the cruise though:')

They do have GF chocolate melting cake, and it’s delicious. The chef on the Horizon was able to make me a GF soufflé too, which I sincerely appreciated.

Alchemy bartenders joked that they went through lots more Tito’s the week I was onboard!

Just let them know what you need and they will take great care of you. Have a great cruise!

I have sailed twice with Carnival since being diagnosed with Celiac. On both ships, the Sunshine and the Horizon, everyone was amazing! As someone stated earlier, I ordered my dinner the night before, and the chefs would modify the ingredients to make it GF. Zero issues! They even made me a GF soufflé one night! I wanted to personally thank the chef, but he was too busy to come out. I don’t know if the Vista has the Pig & Anchor bar, but if they do, there are GF options there too. Although, if you want vegan and GF, a BBQ place may not be the best option!

Before I sailed, I called guest services and they noted on my reservation that I needed GF. Didn’t really need to do much else besides talk to my waiter the first night. You may want to go with a set time dining instead of any time so you have the same servers who will remember what you need.

Hope everyone has a great cruise!

Early saver on the other hand is non-refundable from the beginning but allows for price matching via OBC up to sailing (including after final payment).

So I would expect at this point that you will continue getting price drops until final payment (offered as a cash refund) and once final payment passes your price will no longer be eligible for price drops.

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Hmm, definitely not an expert here, but when I asked for price protection before final payment was made, my final payment amount was reduced. If it was after I made the final payment, I received the difference as OBC. This was with early saver.

Did you get a chance to see some of the cabins? I saw somewhere that a card is needed in order to keep the A/C, lights on. We'll be on the Horizon next week but have not yet been on a ship where the card is necessary for power so I'm not sure how this works. Are you able to shed some "light"?

You can use any card, even the one your steward leaves with the contact information. You need the card in there to use lights in room and to make the plugs active too. We used my Panera card :') for the entire cruise and used the switch to turn lights on and off. We wanted to make sure things were charging when we weren’t in the room.

Hope this helps “enlighten” you!

Humidity a.k.a. the enemy of morning showers!:D

Nah, it’s the enemy of straight hair! Our local meteorologist pits up hair alerts when the humidity is really bad:')

I was on the 7/31 Horizon sailing. Hope we didn’t break it for you guys!

As for the $50 OBC, since they were not obligated to give you anything for missing the port, I’d be more than happy with that! My guess is that since it was a ship problem (vs. weather or something like that) that’s why they gave everyone the OBC. Several years ago, we couldn’t dock at St Kitts due to currents and winds. All we got back were our port fees., which they have to return since we didn’t dock.

Glad you had fun and were anle to enjoy some of the East Coast’s humidity!

Best wishes for a speedy recovery! I do think that frozen drinks, especially ones consumed while onboard a cruise ship, aid the healing process.

Love your perspective on the insurance deductible. I am the same way with mine.

We were on the same cruise and also had a great time! Anna and Zuzana at Alchemy were fantastic! We also loved the night time atrium trivia with Mike, I thought he was a great CD

Oh how I have been missing our 6:30 cocktails at Alchemy! Mike was a good CD, one of the better ones IMHO. However, I felt like he was ‘off’ during Quest, super grumpy about everything. No doubt this came from past complaints about this activity, but it was odd to me. Wasn’t a fan of the 80s party on the Lido either. Would have preferred music and dancing instead of the Thriller class with a few participants. The 90s and White Night parties in the atrium were a lot of fun!

By any chance do you know if Cheers covered the home made lemonade at Guy's BBQ? It's rather expensive at 5.95. I know that Cheers is supposed to cover non alcoholic stuff, but the fresh squeezed OJ at Havana Bar is excluded, and I was just wondering about the lemonade. Thanks

Hmm, I didn’t even know that they had home made lemonade Guy’s! Forgot about the OJ too now that you mention it...

Wondering if the hammock swing was reinstalled on the Havana cabana patio?

It was not when we were there, but I recall reading somewhere that they had started putting them back up on the Vista.

Hello everyone! Sailed on the Horizon 7/31-8/8 and loved oh so many things about this trip…

Embarkation/debarkation: Quick & easy! Arrived at pier (NYC) at 11:40,on the ship eating by noon. This was my third time sailing out of NYC, and it was by far the fastest. Rooms ready at 1:30, no problems at all. Debarkation was equally smooth.

Food:

Breakfast: The sea day brunch was okay. We actually preferred the options on the new port day menu. The avocado toast was awesome, and my friends loved the rustic sandwich. Tried Lido a couple of days too, no problems. My friends loved the Blue Iguana breakfast burritos.

There was a small buffet set up at Ocean Plaza on deck five, which was convenient for us since we were on decks five and seven.

If you love nicer coffees, be sure to visit Mocha Martin at the coffee shop on deck five. He’s hilarious and will know what you like by the second or third day! My friend loved the Cuban coffee back at the Havana bar, but it was only available after 10 am.

Lunch: Pig & Anchor buffet was good, loved the pork butt and some coleslaw. Blue Iguana naked burritos (no tortilla) and Guy’s burgers were great as usual. Don’t forget to try some of the watermelon jicama salad from the little condiment section when you go to Blue Iguana. Serenity has a really great salad bar on sea days.

Dinner: MDR food was good. I have Celiac, and they made sure all of my food was safe. Loved that the chef was able to make me a GF Grand Marnier soufflé! Steakhouse was great, as usual. Pig & Anchor appetizers available after 5:30 were awesome and only $4. Small portions, but definitely worth a try for an early snack. Also tried some sushi before dinner. They brought it over to me when I was having drinks at Alchemy! Friends went to Cucina one night and loved it.

Drinks:

Alchemy ladies are amazing! They were making us special drinks by the second day. After a day of too much sun, my eyes were super puffy, and AnnaMaria cut up some cucumbers for me!

Fun drinks at Pig & Anchor too. Loved the Southern Peach and my friends raved about the beer choices.

Great sangria at Ocean Plaza!

All of the bartenders were fun and took great care of everyone. We all had Cheers and took full advantage of it!

Rooms:

There were six of us in my group, and we were all in Havana cabins. One pair was in a cabana, the other were in an aft extended , and I was in an aft wrap on deck seven. If you are debating getting a Havana cabin, all I can say is BOOK IT! Loved having the quiet space away from the Lido craziness! We were back there for all four of our sea days. The beautiful weather was a great bonus. It was “crowded” at times and there were definitely chair hogs, but we were always able to find someplace to sit whether we wanted sun or shade. The aft wrap balcony was crazy big. Hosted a sunset viewing party back there on the last night. Eight people and we could have fit more! Friends were in a regular balcony and had no complaints.

Entertainment:

Since we were enjoying the Havana area so much and had such great weather, we didn’t do many of the daytime activities except for one trivia. There did seem to be lots going on though, and the Lido always had the typical sea day events planned.

Eden in the Piano Bar was fantastic on the first night, but when we went back a few nights later, it seemed like a repeat. Same songs, same stories...still worth checking him out!

Quest was absolutely hilarious, but the CD was kind of grumpy! Lots of directions and rules. Pretty sure my team was in the negative point range because we broke so many of the rules!

80s Glow party on Lido was a disappointment. Started fun, but it turned into a Thriller dance class/contest. Would have loved more music and singing.

Atrium events (90s night, White Night) were a lot of fun.

Friends raved about Celestial Strings. Some of the performers were part of the White Night, and they did sound great.

Crushed Velvet at Ocean Plaza always sounded great, and there was a horn section that joined them some nights.

Nightclub was hit or miss depending on what music you like.

Mike the CD did know how to get the crowd involved, and for the most part, I liked him. He was out greeting guests after every port, which was nice to see.

Ports:

Private Beach Break in Grand Turk: second time doing this one, and I will be going back in April and again in June. Buffet lunch ismokay, but I fed most of mine to the stray dogs wandering the beach! Loved the rum punch and relaxing in the beautiful ocean.

San Juan: ate at Chocobar Cortes, wandered around, visited one of the forts. It was crazy hot and humid!

Amber Cove: Three of us tried the Waterfalls of Damajagua excursion through Carnival and had an awesome time! Got a $30 price adjustment because I found it cheaper than Carnival’s price.

Miscellaneous:

Definitely try the brewery tour with Colin on sea days. It’s $25,but you get a great tour, take home pint glass, and lots of samples. I can’t drink the beer, but still had fun.

Loved all the outdoor seating options on Deck Five. So many comfy spaces in the sun or shade. The shade on deck 11 surrounding the Lido looked nice too.

Dr. Suess waterpark looked like a lot of fun for kids, and my friends loved the slides!

Pictures being digital was a nice change from the printed pic craziness! Didn’t order any, but it was nice to be able to pull up the pics using the Hub App. The Pixels area was crazy packed on the last sea day, so beware!

This ship is huge! Once I found what I liked, I didn’t really wander around much. Pretty sure I didn’t see at least 30-40% of the ship!

Would definitely book Horizon again, but only in a Havana cabin. So spoiled with that area and room!

Feel free to ask any questions you may have!

I was hoping that someone mentioned this....I have Celiac and have to eat g/f too. Do they have actual bowls there or do they just pile it on the plate?? haha

No bowls, just a big pile of deliciousness! I had naked burritos several times on my last two cruises with zero issues. Fries at Guys are also safe, as well as the fries at Pig & Anchor if you’re on the Horizon.

Is annamaria on the ship? We are going on horizon oct 6th and she was on the Vista when we went in January. She said she was going to try and get on the horizon?

She was there when I sailed 7/31-8/8. So much fun!

Sailed a week ago, and there is less storage than I am used to. For the first time, we actually used the over the door shoe organizer!

At lunch, you can also mix and match the fixings from the taco and burrito lines. I like shrimp and steak (available on the burrito line) but don't want to fill up and carb-load on the huge, thick burrito wrap. So I get the small flour tortillas from the taco line and then get shrimp and steak from the burrito line and top my steak and shrimp tacos with condiments from the salsa bar.

I have to eat gluten free, so I get a ‘naked burrito’ (no tortilla). For the rest of the cruise, the guys behind the counter call me Naked Burrito Girl:')

I was on the Horizon for the 7/31 sailing out of New York. Stayed in a beautiful deck 7 Havana Aft Wrap, and from what I could see, they did a good job enforcing the ‘exclusivity’ of the Havana area. After a few days, you started to recognize people, so newbies definitely stood out. There did seem to be some new faces the last two days, and we wondered if people were sharing wristbands? Didn’t bother me because wven if they were, it didn’t increase the number of people in the area.

My S&S card had a sticker, so I wonder if bartenders ever have to enforce the area?

I was thinking of starting off at the Havana bar the inside area. I heard it is not that busy during the day and lots of room. How is the bar area in the Serenity area? The Adults only pool area. Would that be a good pool area to go to? We will be starting around 2:30 pm

The Havana bar would definitely work as far as space for 40, but it will be tough to get drinks. The bartenders split their time inside and then outside, so it can be awhile if people want drinks. Serenity would be hard as a meeting space, especially for that many people.

Just got off the Horizon today. Definitely agree with the comment about the two bars on Lido being way too small. I’d suggest Atrium lobby bar, Pig & Anchor, Ocean Plaza bar...Alchemy is great, but it’s not open that early.

Have a great time!

Every evening you get a copy of the Fun Times in your stateroom. This lists all dining options, locations, and times for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Not sure about your ship, but some have a Dr Seuss breakfast on sea days, which may be fun for your kids.

Enjoy!

Yep, Horizon not the Vista

Nope, he’s on the Vista. Unless the Horizon is in Jamaica today?