mdin

I used this Master Lock travel safe. Worked well for me.

My wife and I sailed Horizon this past March to Aruba, Bonaire, La Romana, and Amber Cove.

We stayed in Havana and loved the ship.

As for what we did ashore:

Aruba - took a taxi to beautiful Eagle Beach, spent a good part of the day there. Then did the Sunset Sail through Carnival. Instantly became one of our favorite islands to visit. Perfect day.

Bonaire - took a taxi to Ocean Osasis resort and just had a nice, laid back day by the water. Beautiful area, but rocky. We really liked the resort. Food and drinks are available to purchase, and the service was great.

Here's a more detailed review of the trip 

Anyone have any luck of the offer appearing after adding other offers to the card?

FWIW, I noticed some additional offers pop up today on my card, including Celebrity Cruises. Still no Carnival, but maybe it will be offered in the coming days.

Unfortunately doesn't look like I got it this time. Only seeing an NCL offer ($250).

Great review, thanks for posting! I'll be sailing in the MG early March 2023 with the same itinerary. Looking forward to it. 

17 hours ago, coaster said:

Watching more Carnival YouTube videos from same couple as I speak. Miracle with purple or pink grapes in MDR is hard to digest. Trying to keep an open mind though...

I occasionally like to watch cruise videos and would like to check them out if you don't mind sharing the couple's YouTube name. Thanks.

I sailed on Horizon at the end of March and didn't notice it being extremely warm throughout the ship (was comfortable as far as I remember). Sounds like the issues started since then.

21 hours ago, indigo38x said:

@mdin  - Apologies, I was asking in reference to the Amber Beach Club.

No worries. The food had a local flavor. I don't remember everything, but some of the items were grilled chicken thighs and legs, yellow rice and beans, chicken lasagna, garden salad, pasta salad, mixed veggies, BBQ meatballs, fried plantains, and some kind of croquet. Hope that helps.

1 hour ago, indigo38x said:

@mdinDo you recall what the food options were? Do they have a regular menu too? Traveling with a picky preteen so I'm curious. Thanks!

Food options in the MDR or on board in general at different venues?

The MDR menu changed daily, however it always had some constant dishes that included grilled chicken breast, Indian vegetarian, and steakhouse selections. I never ordered something that wasn't featured on the menu, but I guess it's possible to order a simple dish that a picky eater will eat. Would probably have to check with the waitstaff or maitre'd to confirm though.

Another great review. Thanks for sharing.

53 minutes ago, notscb said:

Thanks for starting this thread! I checked my expired Chase offers (Freedom Card) and this offer was available to me in April and I missed it. Definitely want to keep this thread bumped up so others check!

 

I also checked my other card offers with Citi and BarclayCards- Citi had this as expired as well, so BOLO!

Try BoA card if you have one. I found the same offer there.

Havana area on Vista Class.

Just bumping this thread. Probably a good spot to continue to share credit card offers we come across for Carnival. 

I didn't have it on my Chase card, but found it on my BoA card.

I've had Carnival offers on Amex cards in the past, but nothing recently. 

I found a similar offer on my Bank of America credit card today. $40 cashback on $100 spent.

I know tastes in wine are subjective, however the free bottle (red Santa Helena) was a tough swallow. I made the error of ordering it. If you don't mind paying, I'd suggest ordering a 50% off bottle.

Anyways, happy sailing!

FWIW,

On our 8 day cruise in March, my wife and I did not buy the drink package but decided to get a drink anytime we wanted, not hold back. It was our way to see if the drink package would be worth it to us in the future. We averaged 5-6 drinks each on sea days, however only 2-4 drinks on board on port days (4 ports). The end result was we saved $150 by not buying the drink package.

3 hours ago, Retiredmedic said:

My personal rule for the Havan bar at least, is no more than 5 Cuban Ice Tea's in one sitting.

😄 That ended up being my (and my wife's) go to drink in Havana. Need to pick up some Bacardi Razz and try to replicate at home now.

2 hours ago, TexasJohn82 said:

Just off the Vista on 4/30 and we stayed in the Havana Cabana Suite.  Here is a quick rundown:

 

• All guest that want to use the Havana Pool areas must be in a Havana Cabin and wear a wristband
• All guest in the Havana cabins have to be 12+
• The Havana pool area is reserved for the Havana guest and Suite guest (at least on Vista) only
• The Havana Bar area is open to the public but to get to the pool area you have to pass through doors that have a person checking wristbands
• The sliding balcony doors do not lock from the outside (at least on Vista) so if you want to go from your cabin to the pool you have to leave your door unlocked, however there wasn't much foot traffic here so it wasn't that big of a deal
• The area was pretty underused on our cruise.  During the day there were probably 10-20 people in the two hot tubs and pool area and outside bar.  The outside area also has a towel station like Lido but they are the yellow Serentiy towels.  In your cabin you also get the Yellow towels opposed to the blue ones
• We had a few nights on our cruise where we were the only ones in the Hot Tub area (except staff walking around)
• The Havana Bar area was pretty active they had Karaoke there every night and then the band would play Latin themed music there as well.  You could hear the noise in the hallway of the rooms but in the room you didn't really hear anything

 

Overall I would do Havana again (not sure about the suite based on cost) it was worth it for the private access and the larger balcony

Stayed in Havana on Horizon in March, can confirm this list applies to Horizon as well.

Thanks for sharing.

My March 19 sailing had a lot of kids on it. 

I'm getting the same message trying to book the steakhouse. Max number of orders reached for the day.

I stayed in Havana on Horizon last month. Exploring the hallways should not be a problem. I only needed my Havana bracelet to access the outdoor pool and bar area.

On our 8 day cruise last month, my wife and I did not buy the drink package but decided to get a drink anytime we wanted, not hold back. It was our way to see if the drink package would be worth it to us in the future. We averaged 5-6 drinks each on sea days, however only 2-4 drinks on board on port days. The end result was we saved $150 by not buying the drink package.