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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.

Trader Joe's has some really good sparkling "fruity" drinks. I think so long as it is the same size and similar alcohol content, you are probably okay.

All of my cruises except my first one and two where I was in the middle (one was an aft balcony and the other I was in an interior "walkway" window view at the very front of the boat), I have been on starboard. I have even tried to book port and our rooms got changed because they changed the boat.

Unfortunately, the person whose name is on the room regardless of who pays. We found this out the hard way. Had a Vista sailing canceled due to the ship having to have repairs (pre-Covid) and got a 100 percent FCC for Me, my husband, two kids, and our nanny. We paid for it all. The nanny got a FCC in her name. When we took the follow up cruise, she was no longer working for us.

I have been on 5 ships since the restart and the Pride was the only one that looked like that. I do, however, agree with you on how the Pride looked, though...I think that is probably why it is going into dry dock next spring.

I was on her in July and, if I am honest, it was not the best experience...BUT many of the problems were related to tendering (which probably won't be an issue on your sailing like it was on mine where most of the ports were tender ports) and you will probably have different crew by the time you are on. The ship is older, but I did really like the layout. It was easy to get around on and I never felt crowded. In particular, I really like the layout of the rooms we had which were a Vista Suite attached to a rear facing balcony. It had a separate living area from the bedrooms which was nice.

I am not sure, but I know my husband hooked up my Kids' video games someway to the tv when we were on the Pride.

The Praline Truffle at the Brass Magnolia.

Question: If two adjoining rooms are linked bookings but only one person in the two rooms is platinum, can the other room (immediate family members including small children) board with you? I am thinking the answer is probably no, but I thought I would ask because they allowed my adjoining balcony to board with my suite on my last cruise...but it was probably one of those things where because we were obviously a family boarding together (Mom, Dad, two young kids) the person checking our boarding passes let us on anyway.

Yes. Spring break is generally in March or, at the very latest, at Easter at every school I have ever been at or had children at...and that includes even a UK school.

I paid somewhere around $5k-$6k for the aft Excel suite corner balcony on the second Mardi Gras sailing last year. It was huge, though, and had its own private hot tub and separate living room and even a dining table outdoors.

Havana is totally worth it on the Vista class ships. On the Celebration, it depends on the price difference. The Havana pool area is pretty small on that class, but the Loft area pool is not much better.

So do Diamond and Platinum board before Suites? Or Suites before Diamond and Platinum? Or is it just based on boarding zones? Because it seems like I have experienced all three at one point or another...

It is offered, but I am terrible on a bike. I didn't learn to ride a bike until I was an adult and am still not very good at it.

Oooh! Anyone know if it will have a Havana area? Looking at the old costa deck plan, it looks like they have one!

When will the TA take place? That sounds like a good trip because there should be slightly fewer sea days. Also, is this another Mardi Gras ship or one purchased from Costa?

I am asking about Carnival specific excursions. I have been to Cozumel many times, but this will be our first time to cruise to Progresso. Does anyone have a CCL excursion they recommend? The ones that looked interesting to me were: 1. Blue Hole, Cenotes & Swim Adventure - ($85 per person) 4.3 stars on CCL website 2. Chichen Itza, Cenote Swim & Buffet ($125 per person) - 4.7 stars on CCL website 3. Lazy River Tubing, Cavern Swim, and Mayapan Ruins ($115 per person) - 4.8 stars 4. Snorkel Underground Caverns & Shaman Ceremony ($89) - 4.4 stars All appear to include lunch. All are anywhere from 6 to 7.5 hours. Has anyone ever done any of these and would recommend them or not? Which would you pick? It will just be my husband and I. No kids. We are both in our 40s. The main thing I want to do is swim in cenotes or caverns.

Good to know! I have wondered about doing that but was nervous to try.