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Yes. Cabo and Bermuda I was allowed to do that! cabo was A “sail away and return” situation and Bermuda was a 3d port situation

Wow these are great replies! Thank you! Oh yes I’m once did the 2d in Cabo but I hated having to get back on the bed boat at like 6pm. Some people were staying overnight in port. I loved being off the boat past midnight in Bermuda it was so fun drinking rainwater IPAs at 1am at the Frog and Onion.

Ohh that would be great as well!! I hate leaving so darn early JUST when the good Resturants start to open. I take the 5D Ensenada/Catalina cruise a few times a year and we always leave just before things get fun! 😞 I’m gonna go look into this one! Thank you

I did a two night three day Bermuda port stay (6n cruise) two yrs ago with Carnival Magic. My hubby likes the long stays. Are there any other long port stay cruises that carnival offers? Thanks!

Yes carnival made this to be a big deal. Announced it on all their media outlets, multiple news outlets, then processed to call it their “inaugural cruise” To drum up attention, acted like it was some kinda big deal. when I booked (first day) the cruise was 100$ more per room than any other sailing on this ship and was a lot more than any other sailing this time of year. i didn’t look into it, (I should have) but the way they worded it I thought costa had just sold these ships pre sailing. I didn’t realize they were already used ships. if you care about 1sts (and I certainly do) it’s a big deal. As I said call me weird but everyone likes different things. Don’t yuck someone’s yum I always say. Disappointment can exist, I’ll tell that to your friend.

Did they pull the same crap? Claim a first cruise and then book one in front of it 6 months after everyone booked for the inaugural sailing? Cause if so Dang that’s shady!

A massive company like Carnival, that operates multiple other cruise lines and has 25+ ships just in carnivals fleet announced an Inaugural Sailing, let that sink in. A billion dollar company now decided to F off those people who paid for a cruise 8+ months ago by saying “oh no biggie we are PUSHING UP the date adding a 7 day cruise. If it was moved back? I get it. I totally understand. I’ma huge carnival fan, I’m booked on 6 carnival cruises this year alone. I’m Plat. This isn’t my first rodeo, but to pop in a 7d “inaugural” sailing?? After announcing 8 months ago and us just basically finishing off paying to announce this?? Wow. There’s no justifying this. I’m feeling LIED TO. We can make Excuses for the billion dollar company and I don’t care if I am downvoted for my comment but I am freaking PISSED. I can’t even change the date on my “inaugural cruise” I’m basically paid off at this point. To be very blunt i would not have booked this cruise if it was not the inaugural. The point was is that it was inaugural. Call me weird but I was very excited for that aspect. Moving up is not a “things changed” situation. It’s a crappy cash grab at two “inaugural sailings” and frankly I’m pissed because I’m getting her sloppy seconds on a cruise we paid premium for due to the “inaugural”sailing claim. i could take the cruise the week after for half the cost or take one of the other 5 boats in La harbor for 1/3rd the cost.

I don’t think I’vehad one on my last 7 carnival cruises ( last 14 months) I did get one on my 17d Hawaiian with Princess though

This is bull crap. I want to go on the Inaugural sailing! I booked this thing almost a year ago *****

I love to take this website for the grain of saltiness it is 😄

haha! Truth. crap it’s more like 3 drinks where I’m from! I’m not mad at the price change at all. I get it, it happens

Thank you!! I only saw that they were changing, not when! You rock

Thank you for your helpful answer!! 🙂

Hi guys! I was just looking at Cheers and it told me the price is rising soon. so I quickly added it to all 5 of my sailings. Does anyone know when the price of the Cheers package will go up? thanks!!

Yep.. I just keep booking em.. I’ve set up payment plans and have 8 different billings a month because I booked so many cruises xD

orrr things change pretty darn fast and this is a really helpful board to learn whats new as of this month ^.^ I sailed 6x since restart on carnival but haven’t been on board in a couple months

I hated having to go to the Coffee stop to pick one up, that’s awesome to hear they are back!! I didn’t get one in June or the 5 sailing before that. Really glad they restarted! Thank you 🙂

This month?! Yesssss!! TiL

I HATE THOSE STRAWS! I bring my own straws on board (then forget them in my cabin) lol I’d rather have paper straws than those, it’s so fun to get a lime straw with my mudslide! /s is afternoon tea a post 2017 addition? I do not recall it back in the day also no more chocolate buffet on I think it’s 5d or less and no more midnight buffets (those mayb have been tossed pre 2017)

I went through all the replies and Attire is much much much more laxed, they will no longer turn you away for any attire on formal night they will just remind you that it’s formal night, they stated that on Princess well They have slimmed down the fun times a bit and they no liver give paper ones, there’s waaayyy more trivia now than there was in years past

Thanks for this info!! This is perfect and for what type of drinker I am I think I’ll get a good value for my money, I got the drink package with my Aurea suite and then I only paid 250 for the hubby and I too get the premium drink package. my cruise is in 25ish days so I’m really excited to see what they have. I’m going in with as open of a mind as possible. I wish they had YC on this boat or any of the speciality restaurants. I think I’m going on one of the smallest and oldest ships they have in the fleet. :x The boat is about the size/age of the Miracle (which I love the size, but oh my gosh I hate the Miracle!) I hope/think this boat will be nicer. I upgraded to the premium a few days ago, after my room upgrade bid was accepted. I can’t stress enough how much I loved the premium on Princess. It truly made my cruise. This is gross to admit but I drank the boat out of their monkey and the Botanist in most their bars (I’m sure others were helping!) I’m a massive speakeasy, bespoke cocktail and tiki fan so I’m going in hot. The ability on the Princess app to just order the best (ok let’s be real most expensive) booze was fantastic. I get a lot more wuss about asking for what I want in person so I’ll see how this goes! I know this isn’t a Princess discussion but the MSC booze package seems equivalent in price/ value. ps: what!? That menus already changed! Those photos from the MSC are only from April the site says 😮 damn it I would have loved to try spiked cocktails. They better still have that pepper martini I’m excited to try that.

One of us should make this thread on the MSC forum. I wish it was more active, curious what they would say. Some of these responses have been very thoughtful and have a lot of good information on MSC. Booze Packages: I noticed someone said upgrading to the premium drink package was a waste of money. I just returned home from a 17 day cruise to Hawaii and I purchased the top tier drink package and I think it was well worth it to be able to get the premium alcohols. I happened to enjoy things that aren’t just well cocktails though. I think that’s where I like Carnivals drink package, there is only one price and the minimum for drinks is much higher as I basically live at Alchemy bar. You couldn’t get a drink anywhere near that on MSC I think is my issue and why I ultimately upgraded. I am not going to want to drink well cocktails, pina coladas and Miami vices all week. https://profcruise.com/msc-bar-menus-and-drink-prices-2023/

That’s the only person in this whole thread that seems to actually prefer MSC

I love this honest review, I’m platty on Carnival and taking my first MSC (7d mediterranean) in an Aurea Suite at the end of the month. I upgraded to the premium booze package cause I want to have a good time. I’m so curious about all these aspects and really appreciate this post.

I LOVEEEEE THIS! I cant wait to read your review! I am sailing out of Split, Croatia, We are headed to two stops in Italy and two in Greece. I'm the least picky person ever. (but also LOVE high end food) and these pictures look GREAT! I'm a Carnival cruiser mostly so my expectations are not high..( I like the food on Carnival) I always think the MDR food on Carnival is to large so that's GREAT to hear about the portions. I just dont wanna look like the fat Americana ordering half the menu. But hell, when in Rome!? I've heard the pizza is prenominal. Cant wait to dig into numerous slices. I'm going to be upgrading my drink package from Plus to the premium version I realized on the last Princess Cruise I was on just how much better the "good" cocktails were. OH MY GOSH THEY HAVE AFTERNOON TEA?! Yesss!!