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On 10/20/2019 at 12:46 PM, mommio said:

About 20 yrs ago I got a call regarding suspicious cc usage.  "Did you travel out of the country, like Hawaii?"  It took all I had not to laugh and explained to the caller that Hawaii was part of the US, and had been for quite a while 🙄

I know a man that lived in south Georgia and his ex told him he couldn't take their son to Mexico Beach (Fl) because he didn't have a passport. She also said he couldn't go to Atlanta without her permission because it was out of state. 🤯

3 hours ago, Autumnrose said:

Currently on Elation. Very dissatisfied with the spa! The acupuncturist is a crook! When I booked I was told that he charges $169 for a one hour session and he will treat 3 items from a list. They also said that he was offering a discount if I booked the first day so it would only be $139. I had won the $150 spa credit at the raffle so I figured great it will be free! When I went he treated me for lower back pain talked to me about Sea sickness and then said if I wanted the weight management treatment it was an extra $50. I agreed figuring weight loss must not have been on the list. So really I should have been treated for 3 items plus weight loss. Then he printed the receipts and I was charged $169 and $50. He put down that the $50 was an additional gratuity! I went to the spa manager and complained, after I saw that weight management was on the list. She ended up refunding the $50 but kept the $19 charge on there. If you go get in writing the prices and exactly what the services are supposed to be! 

Unfortunately I didn't get a chance to warn my sister before she went for an acupuncture treatment. They charged her $169 for a 20 minute treatment and he only treated 2 things. They refuse a refund of any amount!

Carnival needs to get rid of this acupuncturist! He is lying and ripping off your customers. 

I don't know why you are so upset, he was just doing his job. I mean isn't the whole idea of acupuncture is for them to "stick it to you"?

Sorry,

1 hour ago, trinaM said:

Thanks Denmark for your response.

 

And Flatbush Flyer says "What am I? Chopped liver?"😎

This thread helps me understand how some CC members get sooo many days at sea.....

14 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

Yes they can be split. Sometimes they split even when you don't want them too. 

Well, I know the mattress for sure!

Just some random thoughts and observations.

Any questions I will be glad to try and answer them.

http://click.email.cruisecritic.com/?qs=b86f590b9bfc64d6b6869ea2e4a6f780bab59c8e59d0f46dcbbdcbc0720076770d250a752b03b503f23ae73ca8364a08f3c293b2faddde87

No, the beds didn't come apart, just the mattresses. We did enjoy our cruise but with 2 kids in the room the only times we were in there, no "bedtime gymnastics" 😴 😞

On our last cruise (just off Sunday), our room steward never mentioned the survey.

When our waiter started talking about it I thought "here we go" because I don't usually give a 10 for someone asking for it no matter how good they were. But he never asked for a 10 directly for himself but for his team. When I do get the online survey they will all get a 10.

21 minutes ago, spookwife said:

Better to have all the paperwork and not need it than to be missing something requested and not be allowed to board or re enter the country

I agree, that is why we tried to have everything we thought we would need.

I am just sorry I could not come back and report that we had this and that document and that Carnival and/or CBP said "that is great, that's all we need to verify" because they never asked for it so not sure if it would suffice.

By all means, take every bit of supporting documentation you can think of that you might need because personally I would hate to be watching the ship sail away without us and think "you know, I thought about bringing that paper with me but just decided I wouldn't need it"

Too late for this cruise but maybe for next cruise or help for someone else.

Anyone who sleeps in the middle of bed, either alone or cuddled-up, how do you keep the mattresses from separating?

O.K. We had court order giving grandmother custody, letter from grandmother giving us permission to take children out of country (notarized) and bc for each.

For anyone in a similar situation, I would like to report that this worked well. But I can't, since no one even asked for anything other than bc, I'm still not sure if this would suffice if requested.

But the good news is they were able to board and had a great time and are looking forward to the next one.

Hopefully we will have court ordered guardianship by then and won't need permission from anyone else.

Not my first but DW's first I learned a 3 day cruise is not worth an eight hour drive! Not long enough to relax and enjoy the cruise.

But at least now we know she don't hate it so next time we can take a longer cruise maybe from a closer port.

Thanks for all the comments. It went great, they did put a candle on the cake.

The five year old got all emotional and asked "Where are we going to live next? I don't want to go anywhere else." We had to explain that this was a celebration of us being a family, not an ending. He has had a rough life in 3 years.

Thanks again.

18 hours ago, evandbob said:

Oh yeah, I also stopped eating like a gavone on a ship.  It is possible to have sensible, almost healthy food (and portions) while cruising!

But what's the fun in that? 😈

Last workday today!

I know, as they say, "I'm wishing my life away" but...

COME ON 3:00!!!

Thanks for the review. We will be on the Liberty Thursday!!

6 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

 I did some googling.  Poor = skinny.  So too "skinny to carry all that food".  Makes sense!  Haha

To be precise , carrying the weight of all that food is what made me skinny.

It does make sense because now I don't eat near as much but weigh a lot more. Maybe I need to start eating more again?🙂

1 minute ago, ldubs said:

 

I've never heard that one before.  From your location, I'm going to conclude a southern expression.

 

I learned something new.   

Yes, old southern. She was the only one I ever heard say it so it may have just been hers.

Of course until I was about 30 I was 6'3" (still am) but weighed around 160 lbs and ate like it was my last meal.

On 3/30/2019 at 11:59 PM, ldubs said:

 

Except I always thought "hollow leg" refers to drinking large amounts, not eating. Maybe  folks who can pack it away are more like "bottomless pits".     Works either way I guess.  

My grandmother used to tell me I ate so much that it made me "poor to tote it"

3 minutes ago, MicCanberra said:

I am not sure I want to be a burden, but I certainly want them to know I exist.

Don't want to be a burden to anyone either. That's just kind of a standing joke between my eldest and me.

She will tell me "be nice to me, I will pick your nursing home lol"

Don't put me in a nursing home, put  me on a cruise ship!

2 hours ago, MicCanberra said:

Parents can be just as problematic in their latter years.

Yeah, I just want to live long enough to be a burden to my children.

15 hours ago, dustyroad said:

Also parents that let their kids run around like crazy animals in the hall way at all hrs.  You are still parents even on vacation.  

So why should they CHANGE the way they parent just because they are on vacation?

17 hours ago, Itchy&Scratchy said:

what I am upset about is that they refuse to sail out of Atlanta. It's a shame, truly. 

Yeah I just don't understand what the problem is? Maybe a combination river/ocean cruise down the Chattahoochee?

Just hit single digits! 9 days and in that "Do I have everything done? What else do I need to do? Why isn't everything getting done? I still need to do this and this!" phase 😂😎

We will be on the Liberty in April also but I only have $25 OBC 😢