miataman19

My first ever sailing on The Victoria out of San Juan, 1977.

I  booked a 4 day for 3/23/20 5 hours before they shut everything down. I had a sailing booked for July with just a deposit. I took the FCC and applied it to that sailing and got the $300 OBC. My PVC did it all after I emailed him. Got confirmation in 2 hours after I emailed him.

Following. I'm actually trying to do the same thing today with my PVC. Balcony

to an Aft Balcony.

Interesting procedure I'm going thru. Had my 3/23/20 sailing cancelled by Carnival (paid in full). I'm sailing on 07/17/20 (only a deposit on this sailing). Had my PVC put entire amount paid including pre paid gratuities on that sailing. He did that last night. Got a Cabin Confirmation Email about 2 hrs. later but with just the Taxes, Fees, Port charges and pre paid gratuities deducted from my final payment amount. Waiting to see how long it will take for the FCC to hit that sailing.

I know Carnival is busy but I was suppose to sail in 8 days and it still shows my upcoming cruise and trying to get me to purchase Spa treatments for a 10% discount. I filled up my cart with items to see if it would allow me to purchase and, yes it would have.

I never got any notice either. I can still purchase things for my March 23rd sailing on the site, that's weird. I know it's a crazy time right now, however they should notify on ALL social media sites.

I'm wondering. I had a 3/24/20 sailing, I also have a 7/17/2 sailing that has only a deposit. Could I apply the FCC to that sailing and still get the OBC? That would be cool.

Sailing in July, so here is the new letter for those sailing thru Sept.

March 11.doc

Pulled this from John Heald's page.

 

John Heald

3 hrs ·

Website is not working properly either. Can't get in to look at my 2 sailings coming up.

Jack and pepsi?????? Not a good option. Any drink with Coke cannot be substituted with Pepsi. Totally different flavor profile

Yes I did. 1989. Also sailed on the Carnivale that same year.

17 minutes ago, KeithsKelly said:

Exactly!!  Hubs and I discussed, we are NOT cancelling.  If for some reason we cannot port, then we have glorious, uninterrupted sea days.  He takes a couple meds, so we'll take extra with us just in case anything else happens. 

I'm not cancelling either, however, If the ship is quarantined you may not be allowed out of your room. My sailing is not until July but I did upgrade to a balcony just in case. 

Anyone have a 2020 Reserve Wine List for the Steakhouse?

This will be the first time I've every booked a cabin with anything above or below other than more cabins. I received  the upgrade email from Carnival to go from an Inside to a Balcony for $70 (3 day on Liberty). Here's the twist, I'm also booked on the previous Liberty 4 day (I like that class of ship and have friends in Nassau) . I had the same inside cabin so as not to have to change cabins for the 7 days. I called Carnival and after some back and forth they offered me an 8C cat. # 8437 for an upgrade total for both sailings of $290. I was a little hesitant because of the aft pool being directly above me. It's my 65th birthday cruise so I took it. Anyone have any experience with those aft balcony cabins having early or late noise from the pool deck above? 🤔

2 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

 

On MSC you have to cruise at least once every 3 years to maintain your loyalty level. 

Totally agree. I'm Diamond status on MSC because of their status match. I have to sail within the next 2 years (sailed on Divina last year) or I lose my status. A 3 year requirement is not unreasonable. (Gold on Carnival)

Sucks that as a solo cruiser I can only bring on 1 bottle of wine. Oh well...

Says right on the menu...

 "Charges apply for additional entrees".

Don't see an issue if you wish to substitute. They'll just charge an additional fee.

As stated by shof515 if the Visa/MC logo is on the card you're OK. Be advised that if you are using that card as your primary payment method at check-in Carnival puts holds on the account depending on purchase habits which, after the cruise, sometimes take a week to clear. Learned that the hard way a few years ago. 

The one thing that I like with the Loyalty status with all the lines is the Priority Embarkation. IMHO all the rest is nice but to me not standing in line wins every time. As we say at work, "come to Disney, stand in line". 😬

Just an FYI...No shorts in the Steakhouse.

Similar issues with making Steakhouse reservations. The new way is you now must pay upfront if you're making a reservation for the Steakhouse. However someone on these boards mentioned that every so often if you go thru the Hub app it will allow you to make reservations without paying. I did this for a sailing in July and got email confirmations for 6 days of Steakhouse reservations and the Chefs Table from the Steakhouse Manager stating my Sail &  Sign account will be billed on the ship which is what I wanted because of OBC I want to use. Sometimes glitches are a good thing.

25 minutes ago, WindDancer said:

How are you able to book without paying?
I have never had to pay before, and now I can't seem to find a way to do it, just tried the HUB app and it wants me to pay..

I think I just got lucky. I'm not sailing until July so I was going to just book when I got on the ship. I kept going back to the Hub app and after about a week of trying it let me reserve without paying. I still wasn't convinced I got the reservations but the next day I received the email's from the Steakhouse Manager ( I will be taking the printed emails with me). Keep trying, you never know.