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Thank you for this information! My family and I are doing Aruba and Curacao with the DR in September on Horizon (first time on Horizon, and first time for this Itinerary!) and had been struggling with what to do with Curacao because we're only there 7a to 3p. I had never heard of the Free Walking Tour but that looked perfect for us. I booked it for our trip and will be looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it! Thanks!

We are booked for this itinerary at the end of September, as well! Cannot wait!

Thank you! I must have missed this, I even tried looking on their website! This is very helpful, and much appreciated!

First, I apologize if this is answered somewhere else. I promise I did some research first, but am not seeing the answer I THINK I'm looking for. If so, please direct me to that and I am sorry I used up time and space for a repeat. That said, here are my ramblings mostly in question form... If I buy Carnival gift cards and bring them with me onboard to use toward my account, and I put them all on my account on day 1, at the end of the cruise, if I still have a credit balance remaining, will that go back on to my gift card? Meaning, will they only use enough of the gift card to cover my expenses, or do I lose that amount because it was all applied upfront and considered non-refundable? I can't seem to find that info anywhere. My second thought, then, is do I just not put the gift card on the account at day 1, wait until the cruise is over, and then brave Guest Services to "pay" the balance due with gift cards, and then it'll just use the amount necessary to pay the balance due? Or is it an all or nothing sort of thing with gift cards? I hope those questions make sense, and I'm not just dense and overthinking it. 🙂 I want to buy the AARP gift cards for the savings, but am just trying to find the best way to use them and not lose them. Thanks all!

Sweet Caroline has got to go! Next time I see a post of new things to add, or things to change, about cruising, or life, or anything, or nothing, I will absolutely die on the hill of Sweet Caroline has got to go!

I've often wondered why they print a receipt with every single order. I completely understand, or think I do, that it creates another opportunity for additional gratuity, but it's such a waste of paper that it feels like could be completely avoided! And much less of a hassle to everyone involved if you didn't have it. I'd like to see that go by the wayside eventually, but like I said, I do get WHY they do it. It's just...yet another meaningless minor inconvenience in the category of first world problems.

Thanks for bringing us along on it! As many have stated before, it was a pleasure to follow along, and I really enjoyed the sights and scenery that you showed us. It was great to see the real side of the ports from wandering and just enjoying, and taking it all in. Really gives some great ideas on things to try the next time!

How dare you! That’s an ‘83 Honda!

Thanks for having us! Appreciate what you've done for us! Best of luck to you in the future and I hope it is whatever you want it to be. Safe travels!

oooh! ahh! I wanna knooooooooowww....

Buxton here!

Keep it off ... Don't blame you. I only turn it on to track the ship progress. I like to see where we are and see the sea level measurements and such. That fascinates me. Otherwise leave it off I say!

I absolutely adore the architecture and colors, and just everything, about San Juan. I love walking the streets and just taking it all in. Our last stop there in Sept 2023, we stopped at a local art store and found some of the most amazing paintings, hand crafted items, and such, that became some of our most favorite souvenirs. I bought a painting of the buildings with nice bright colors and I love looking at it everyday. Best part was that we supported local artisans and not one of the "cheesy" souvenir shops. If you get the chance, pop in to Puerto Rican Arts & Crafts, 204 Fortaleza St. Oh, how my envy kicked up a notch today!

Tours? Where she's going, they don't need tours...

It's the big one!