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Does anyone know if the family harbor suites on carnival are noisy? I didnt realize they are under the kitchen.

Also, We have one of the only 2 cabins that doesnt have the bunk that comes out of the ceiling (thanks alot TA).

Can the full sized couch/bed be split into 2 beds? I have 2 boys that dont want to have to sleep in 1 bed together.

I have a question. We are going on the Horizon summer 2024 and have a family harbor suite. As it turns out our cabin does not have the drop down 5th bed. We have two boys who'd rather not sleep together. Does anyone know if the full bottom bed (couch/bed) can be separated into 2 beds or can it only be one larger bed?

Also, I didn't realize we were under the kitchen, whats the noise like at bedtime?

On 11/5/2021 at 11:35 PM, RGEDad said:

 

Galveston is a resort town, and is priced accordingly.

I just looked at the 4 Hiltons on the island - Looks like they do not have the minimum 2 night stay weekends in Feb (Like they do in the deep summer), but most Saturday nights have 2 or 3 already sold out - and too pricey for me who is just looking for a bed for most pre-cruise stays (I am not looking a resort experience).

And it depends if you are looking for a resort experience, or just a bed to sleep in before your cruise.

If you are just looking for a bed to sleep in, for reasonable rates, you will find more reasonable accommodations near Hobby airport, or the NASA complex (about 45 minutes north of the island) - but well below Houston traffic.

To directly answer your question: I  have stayed in the Hilton Hampton Inn and Homewood suites and found them just fine and met my expectations for those two Hotel chains just fine. They are the least expensive of the 4 Hiltons on the island. The Hilton Hampton is right on the beach, the Homewood Suite is just off the beach.

thanks this is very helpful.

We have a cruise coming up Feb 2022 out of Galveston TX and I am wondering if anyone has any good hotel recommendations. This will be our first time in Galveston. Cruising on the Carnival Vista, very excited.

I was pretty sure that our drink package started on day 1 and we had to pay taxes while in port and US waters but a friend said she read online that the drink package doesnt start until day 2. Which is it?

We are booked in the Havana Cabana cabins on the Vista Feb 2022. Does anyone know if we can go directly to the Havana retreat during embarkation to wait on the cabins to be ready? If so will the bar be open or just the pool area?

We just booked a family girls cruise in 2 of the Havana Cabana cabins, Feb 2022 so far off, and are soooooo excited to hear that the public can no longer go after 7pm. Thats why we pay the extra money! I'm also glad to hear its nearly empty all the time, it really will be like our own private retreat. 

Does anyone know if Havana Cabana guests can go directly to the Havana Retreat area upon boarding the first day?

HI We just got off the March 3, 2019 Pride trip also. We had My Time Dinning, the first night we really liked our wait team. The second night was so -so. The next night we had the 1st team again and from then on we asked to only be at their table. Gabriel, Eko, and Braz were great. They were very friendly, always smiled, would joke around with us, and knew what we liked to drink, when we sat down Gabriel would ask, "the usual"? For those of you who prefer to just be waited on and not joked with, dont worry they can do that too. They know how to work with everyone.

Highly recommend them if you get My Time Dinning.

1 minute ago, navybankerteacher said:

Never been for out, and “was fine” on a short booze cruise. So he sounds like the sort of drama queen who upgrades his mild antipathy to “phobia” level. Tell him to man up and pay attention to your wishes (I assume that you go along with his wishes).

he said he would like to try out a 4 day cruise before an 8 day one so we may do that 1st.

2 minutes ago, Lois R said:

Hi, I think that reply was totally weird...…so no, "get therapy" would definitely not be by recommendation.   I think if they are going to be miserable, they need to find another type of vacation. As for the original poster, I do think that it is a bit odd that she didn't know her husband has an issue with it.

So im the orig poster. he told me he had a fear but since he has gone on boats with me in the past and had no issues i didnt think his phobia was really that serious. I still wonder. His thing is that he is afraid of not seeing land and the ship sinking. Im not so sure his phobia is really a phobia. i think he may be exaggerating a fear of the open water. regardless, i am not going to force him to go, he is considering it and said he would like to try a short trip first.

20 hours ago, navybankerteacher said:

You should determine whether it is a true phobia (very hard, if not impossible, to overcome) or simply an overstated dislike.  It’s similar to the way many people say they are allergic to something when they simply want to dramatically express a strong dislike.

 

If it is a real phobia (and he is reluctant to embark on the very difficult, and possibly unsuccessful effort to overcome it) you should simply not ask him to try it.  If he is just emoting, you might simply ask him to man up and do something you want - in return for the interests of his which you support.

Since he has never actually been in the middle of the ocean i dont know how bad this phobia is. we did a booze cruise in Mexico and he was fine, which is why i thought his fear might be exaggerated.

I planned a family cruise as a surprise for my family but realized recently that my husbands phobia of being in the middle of the ocean is strong than i thought it was. I showed him the route so he can get an idea of how close to land we will be and talked about how amazing the ships are when he is inside. Does anyone have any advice on how to help my husband get over this phobia? I may have to replace him with a family member or friend. I am not going to stop cruising because he is afraid to but I love traveling with him and I know if he could get over the fear of the ship sinking and him drowning, that he will love it.