Ariel1985

I’m on the 12/31 sailing of the Horizon, and I find the OBC/cancellation options pitiful. And I say that as someone who has always found Carnival’s compensation for these types of issues to be pretty generous. There is no comparison between the Horizon and Liberty. I know times are hard with Covid and whatnot but come on!

The Indian food is some of the best food I’ve ever had, and I have some solid Indian restaurants in my area. 

5 minutes ago, Earthworm Jim said:

 

Hopefully, they don't go into bankruptcy reorganization before then or the refunds could go down the tubes with their other obligations. Not that I think that is likely, but I don't think it's totally impossible either.

Honestly, that’s been my fear, too. Like you said, probably not going to happen but you never know. 

I’m trying to be as politically neutral and say this as diplomatically as I can, but I even hesitated to post the Tweet. I’m sorry if this adds to anyone’s confusion. 

Assuming the companies mentioned here follow through:

My husband and I are in the same boat. We’re flying to Miami in early May specifically to sail to the ABC islands. I don’t want that cruise to end up as 8 sea days. 

I went to the steakhouse bar on the Dream this past May for a watermelon martini while my husband was getting ready for dinner. It was not busy, but you could tell the bar staff was not happy I was there. He practically threw the drink menu down on the bar with a huff after I'd already told him I was just wanting a watermelon martini and would then be leaving. It was the only negative moment of the entire cruise. All other staff were probably the best out of 6 cruises. 

Just off the Dream this past Sunday, and I asked for a margarita w/ Herradura. The bartender said she could do it, but I would only get half the amount of tequila. She "suggested" I go with the El Jimador in order to get the full pour. This was at the Serenity bar.

I just got off the last cruise out of NOLA. I don't think it affected our arrival time (everything seemed on time), but we had three different medical emergencies on this cruise. 

Just got off the Dream today. I tried ordering a margarita with Herradura tequila and was told I could but I would only get half a pour of the tequila. It was weird. 

Great video! Looks like a healthy, thriving reef. Thanks for sharing!

6 minutes ago, tallnthensome said:

Don't buy into that crap ...... We had people from all over the world on our MSC sailing and it was delightful conversation. I have to laugh at the shoving comments ...... 

Thank you for the reply! The Seaside Yacht Club experience has my name on it!

Can anyone answer what ppl are meaning by cultural differences? I’ve ran across the odd Irish or English citizen in my travels and they’ve always been friendly and polite. 

I’m an introvert, so I’m good with not talking with strangers. But I worry abt the claims of shoving and getting elbowed out of the way👀

3 hours ago, Tapi said:

I respectfully attribute those comments to cultural intolerance. There are definitely tons of nationalities onboard, unlike a Carnival cruise where the vast majority of cruisers are Americans. On our last MSC cruise, we only met one other American family. Everybody else was either from European or Asian countries. Needless to say, everybody had a different idea about etiquette and what’s socially acceptable. 

 

Yes, we encountered various degrees of behaviors, ranging from curious, bizarre, funny, to objectionable. But that’s a byproduct of traveling in such a culturally diverse environment. We embraced it and allowed it to enrich our travels rather than let it bother us. But I can see how many Americans would be completely annoyed and turned off by it. 

Thanks for the balanced and fair review! I really want to give this line a try. The Seaside has crazy cheap rates. For now, anyway. 

I'm in the same boat. The Yacht Club on the Seaside looks amazing and a pretty good price. But....the reviews are scary.  My biggest fear is the consistent and significant complaint about the passengers. A lot of are talking about pushing, shoving, and elbows being thrown while in lines. If this was just 1-2 reviews, that would be one thing. But I'm seeing the above fairly regularly. 

I'm excited to hear that! I'm doing the beginners scuba in a few weeks, and there are few reviews of Rendezvous Caye!

My husband and I are about to go on our 6th cruise, and I feel like I have good discernment/can read between the lines of negative reviews. We've never been on MSC, but I'm really trying to talk him into cruising on the Seaside. The ship looks amazing, and the YC experience seems very reasonably priced. But I gotta be honest, the negative reviews are very concerning. The complaints seem to be significant and consistent. We'll probably end up taking the chance but still... 

How was the snorkeling? It seems like I read a lot of mixed reviews. I’m sure it depends on the day and location. 

We sailed the Vista when it was still in Miami, and I loved the Cuban band that played in the Havana club. Also, the food was mostly all very good to great. Never a boring moment. We went on the Triumph last April, and it seemed like the ship was dead after around 11 pm. 

I’m looking into the same matter. I plan on submitting a screenshot of my info and seeing if that works. 

Interesting. I’d probably prefer to spend that amount of money on a flight to an AI or other land based vacation. 

11 minutes ago, tja273 said:

 

They did this for our cruise on the Dream in January out of NOLA.

Thank you!

Is the Port of NOLA now putting the S&S in the cabin “mailbox?” They did for the Vista out of Miami, and made embarkation a breeze!

It varies. We’ve had Cheers twice and been allowed to get drinks for one another. I’ve seen others say the opposite🤷🏻‍♀️