CruisingViper

can you bring in food and drinks?

is it a real size imax screen or a smaller sized liemax screen?

1 hour ago, JaniceB said:

Just an FYI, you can go to the steakhouse and get drinks even if you are not eating there.  

yes, the bar there has some higher end wine and liquor that you can't find elsewhere on the ship.

if you check out the deli, my recs are the reuben and the buffalo chicken sandwich. 

I just read an article that said the Hub app is being updated to add the Camp Ocean activity schedule and the waterworks times, along with the Dr. Sues activities and others.

Edit: I found an article covering it: https://www.travelpulse.com/news/cruise/carnival-hub-app-now-includes-youth-programming.html 

I've never done YTD so I can't say on the waitlist, but if you end up having to choose a set time, we usually do early. It's easier if you have kids. We did late one time and our son would fall asleep by the end of dinner and you miss the early family drive in movie. It's easier to do late if you don't have kids, but you might need to eat somewhat quickly if you want to catch one of the comedy or stage shows.

count me as a native Texan that can't stand Dr Pepper. I do remember seeing it sailing out of Galveston though.

Congrats on your first cruise, the Breeze was one of my favorite ships to sail on. 

If you do the sit down dinner each night, you'll sit in the same place each night and have the same waiters and waitresses so you'll get to know them and they do a great job of getting to know everyone by name and their drink and food habits. For instance they'll learn that I sometimes like to order a manhattan with dinner and ask if I'd like one, and they'll learn my son like sprite and be ready with one.

The gratuity charge will cover everything. Some people will tip extra with cash at dinner on the last night, but it is certainly not expected. 

12 minutes ago, BigEasyCC said:

Doesn't Bottomless Bubbles include juices?

 

the $5 fresh squeezed juices are excluded

I don't think they have anything on the menu that's hot, but they're really good about making custom drink orders if they can. I know they at least have a lighter behind the bar, 😁

when is BI open?

The specialty coffee shop will have a few coffee's on their menu with alcohol added. There's also a spiked cappuccino on the desert menu in the MDR dinner.

You can always ask the bartender at Alchemy to make you something too.

1 hour ago, dgadwa said:

I am on the Elation Oct 14th.... are they still on the old Brunch Menu?

 

according to the list yes, but by Oct? Who knows? I think it's supposed to be fleet-wide by next year

I believe I heard that Cucina del Capitano has an all you can eat pasta bar the first day that is free

Is the first night one where you have to pay $15 or hourly?

I think on the Breeze I was able to go outside and get around the casino. Also agree about the waiters, I usually go to the bar to get a drink, and even then it's not very quick. The employees are great, there's just not enough to go around. A little worried what it's going to be like on the vista.

Wife loves the indian dish on the mdr menu. I've heard if you give them a days notice they can also swap out one of the currys with a chicken curry dish as well if you're not a strict vegetarian. 

I just use my innate sense of direction that all men have... 

and then I wait for my wife to tell me I'm going the wrong way

I got a promo email for 20% spa treatments that included the 7 day pass. I purchased it through the carnival website. Just go to your booking and look for the "Shop by Category" section and there will be a "Spa and Salon" category there to select.

We bought the 7 day thermal suite pass on the Vista. I've never really done any spa stuff before, what did everyone else do with their pass? I imagine it will be good to finally get to use hot tubs that aren't crammed full of other people.

4 minutes ago, Aerospacemom said:

I bought a spa pass a few months ago during a Spa sale and saved 15%.  So YES, there are sales 🙂

same, carnival sent me an email with a 20% off code for spa treatments around April, so if you still have time till your cruise you might get one

I remember the dance club will usually have a ladies get free sparkling wine thing on embarkation night.

One the second night I think, Alchemy will have a Guess the Martini thing where you can spend around $20 or less and get to try 4 of their martinis.

Other than that, buying a bottle of liquor from the funshop before the cruise starts is probably the cheapest deal on alcohol.

When I was on the Ecstacy it didn't smell. Of course that was 2006 so things may have changed since then...

15 hours ago, Are.we.there.yet? said:

Hello,

 

Has anybody had any luck using this offer to purchase cruise cash?  I saw a few earlier comments from people doing so but I don't remember them coming back to say if it was a success or not.  Our cruise is in 2 weeks so I would love to take advantage of the offer instead of purchasing more AARP gift cards.

 

Please share your experience if you used this offer on something besides a regular payment.

 

THANK YOU!

 

This hasn't worked in the past for me. I think the important thing is that the charge on your card show up as "CARNIVAL CRUISE LINE RSVR" for it to apply. 

8 hours ago, Boxerjim said:

Listen to the Carnival cheerleaders call for following rules, lol!!!  They are my favorite cruise line, but can someone post here how well CARNIVAL follows rules in respect to environmental RULES????  Something about calling the kettle black...…..Now that the idiots are called out and laid down, please, don't do as Carnival does.  Or do.  Listen, sharing alcoholic drinks isn't kosher, EVEN THOUGH they make you purchase Cheers even if you don't drink because your cabin mate wants it.  Common sense.  Don't exploit it.  Don't leave evidence trails, much like the trash trails Carnival leaves.  Share the damn shake.  Don't share 12 of them.  When these Carnival advocates can clean up, literally, Carnival's TRASH, they can start preaching.

I'm not saying you're main point is wrong or anything because I mostly agree with it, especially the nuance, but this isn't great logic to use for it. Nor is the hostility and name calling. You're pretty much saying kids don't have to listen to their parents because their dad ran a red light once last week.

someone beat you to it