Eli_6

Well, I float in salt water but maybe it is because I have a little extra fat on me and fat floats in water.

I am with you. Never really seen anyone in the hallways when we had a suite other than staff. One time (pre-Covid) we had FTTF and we had to literally show our boarding pass to even be permitted in the hall that led to our room. Someone with us was going to drop off their luggage in our room and they were not permitted to go with us. And how would a guest know if another guest was a cheater or platinum, diamond, suite, FTTF, a B2B cruiser, etc. since they don't have their sail-and-sign card yet?

I wonder if maybe he couldn't find the bathroom and stood on something to try to "pee" overboard and then fell in.

It seems like these things keep happening on the Valor out of New Orleans... Also, don't most people float in salt water?

Feel free to correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the perk for FTTF and Suites was that you got access to your room earlier...not that you merely got to drop off your luggage earlier. We have cruised post Covid several times and when we had a suite, our room was always ready when we boarded and we usually boarded in the 1st or 2nd boarding group. And I think if they eliminate Plat/Diamond early access to the rooms it will most likely be because they are trying to get them to pay for suites or FTTF rather than because so many people are accessing the rooms when they shouldn't be. Or because they have so cut back on staff that they can't have that many rooms done early.

I was told by my TA that *usually* they release them sometime in December or January 1.5 years before the summer schedule. So summer 2024 would be released in December 2022 or January 2023. However, I don't think they did that last year...

I don't have a problem with Carnival deciding that someone is too much of a risk to have on board in light of the safety of other passengers and crew members--or their own safety. However, we don't have to look down our noses at them. A person who is struggling with their mental health or even suicidal is often in such a bad place that they are not sitting there thinking to themselves, "Is this behavior 'acceptable'?" If they are manic, they likely aren't even aware of what they are doing. If they are depressed and attempting suicide, they are in the darkest of dark places. Maybe even came on vacation to try to get out of the dark place and then that didn't go well. Who knows? The point is, there is no need to talk about them like they are trash. 1 in 5 adults are affected by mental illness...and there has been a 25 percent increase in depression and anxiety since Covid hit with women and youth being hit the worst. If you don't know someone who has struggled with their mental health or even thought about or attempted suicide, count yourself extremely lucky.

For those of you being nasty: Have a little compassion. Mentally healthy people don't attempt to jump over board because they get drunk and have a fight with their family members.

So, like if you try the first and don't like it...are you refused a second because you didn't clean your plate?

I don't see how this is going to draw much of a following without at least a hot tub...

I just purchased it for a 5 day cruise and my online check in date stayed the same.

I do not think there is any reason to get FTTF if you have a suite. I have never purchased both at the same time.

Yeah, but I don't think there is a pool or hot tub...

I bought it for my upcoming 5 day cruise out of galveston in large part because if my husband can get OFF the boat earlier and start seeing patients earlier on the day we disembark, it will more than pay for itself. I tried to buy it for my 12 day Europe sailing, but it was not available for that one.

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Well, I guess that's what I get for not paying attention. Sigh.

Found the problem! It went to my husband's email. I didn't even realize he was on my Drivewise account, but I guess it makes sense since he is on our insurance. Thank goodness!

Also, does anyone get any points ever by playing the pacman game? I don't seem to ever get any points.

For those of yall who are nice enough to post the codes, do you get them to your email? I have both Allstate insurance for home and auto, but yet I never get any codes anymore...

I purchases a Carnival E-gift card through Allstate Drivewise yesterday. It has hit my credit card, but I haven't received it yet in my email. I even checked my junk folder. In the past, it seems like I got them almost instantly. Anyone else had this happen?

I have never made reservations before on the Hub app and have been on many cruises with my kids so my gut instinct would be to say "No, you don't need to do this."

Your sodas and alcohol. If you pack it, your luggage will be confiscated and you will then have to go down to some holding area on the ship to retrieve it.

FYI for anyone interested. The TA is the same week as the first European Pride sailing for summer 2023 so it conflicts out me being able to do it, but it does look like a fun itinerary. The rest of the time the ship will be in NYC.

Inside on Lido.

On the celebration, I would not do trade a balcony for an inside Havana. On the Vista class ships, I would do it in a heartbeat.