7 hours ago, Pg0513 said:

Hi there - I’m going on my first cruise next month and am wondering if the cheers is worth it. I’m not a big drinker but don’t want to end up having fun one night and rack up a big bill. I also want to know my sister is coming with me, but she is 20. Would it be possible for me to give her drinks? Thanks for the help

Hi we did the cheers package, my wife is not a heavy drinker and I am a  light drinker we did a 7 day cruise and ended up wasting around $300 dollars.  We did a review if you would like to take a look

if you are looking for some cheap throw away decorations you can also get some at dollar tree if you have one in your area.

We did a walk though of the dollar tree and pointed out things you can use for decorations and other inexpensive items for cruising.  Take a look if you are interested. 🙂

On 9/29/2019 at 4:21 PM, Joebucks said:

I'm not typically a spa guy, but I got a spa cabin on my upcoming cruise on the Valor. What should I take advantage of now that I have one? I've never done a sauna or steam room, but want to try one.

Hello we did a review of the spa cabin on the Vista if you would like to get an idea of kind of what to expect.

1 minute ago, pbcbbc said:

Thank you so much for that and your other reviews. They have been very helpful! We will be trying the steakhouse on the new Panorama this upcoming January.

Lucky you!!  The Panorama and the Mardi Gras our on our list!  Hope you have fun!

On 3/28/2018 at 4:46 PM, sabanknight said:

Was considering booking the Steakhouse and pick up the complimentary wine on night one. Is the Steakhouse really worth the price, compared to the MDR I already paid for? Have never tried it, curious what veterans of the Steakhouse think. Does it vary from ship to ship, or just changes the name? Going on the Glory if that's the case.

Don't get the Surf and Turf if you are hungry.  We did a review on youtube if you would like to watch.  the menu is in the description

9 hours ago, SurfUtah said:

Are there any incentives to pre-order Cheers! or Bottomless Bubbles or should you just sign up when you board?

Cheaper is you purchase it before.  Are you doing shore excursions?  If so keep in mind while you are off the boat your drinks are not free, we ended not covering our cost...left about $350 that we didn't use.  We did a review of Cheers! if you need more info.

As of Jan 2019 they still do.

19 hours ago, ParrotRob said:

 

I mean the first full day at sea.  Not departure day.  We left Seattle on Tuesday, our chef's table was on Wednesday. 

Thanks!

On 9/8/2019 at 6:40 PM, ParrotRob said:

Last month on Carnival Legend it was in the FIRST sea day.  We met in the Alchemy Bar at either 5:00 or 5:30.  Don't eat ahead of time, show up hungry!

When you say the first sea day do you mean the first full sea day or first day you leave port?

Thanks

Also note that if you plan to get multiple massages and want to take advantage of the 20%/30%/40% discounts, booking online is separate from the ship.  We booked a spa cabin on the vista and preordered our first massage and got the 20% discount thinking that we would start with 30% if we decided to book another once on-board.  Not the case, you start back at 20%

Also if you are doing any shore excursions factor any time you will be off the boat, you lose money by leaving the boat for an extended period of time.

4 hours ago, Bahbert said:

Wife and I did this in January 2018. It was held in an area of the kitchen that was mostly reserved for us (though there was activity in other areas of the kitchen). Our dinner was held on day 3 of the cruise (the night after the first elegant night).

Thanks for the info!

Hello all,  we were able to snag a couple of spots for the Chef's Table,  has anyone done this on the Dream?   Is it done in a dining room or is it entirely held in the Kitchen?  What night do they usually have the dinner?   

Thanks

We did a review of the Pixels package if you would like to take a look.  We are up in the air on if we would purchase the package again.   I still think they should give you an option of purchasing all your digital photos for $150 at the end of your cruise.  Seems to me they would make more money that way.

On 8/18/2019 at 9:12 PM, beshears said:

I know the pictures are very expensive, and for me, it is hard to choose which pictures I want, and which ones not to keep.  It does help a tad if some of them are not the 8 x 10, as they are a tad cheaper, but we cannot pick all pictures in the smaller size.  Pictures are the main item I spend my money on the ship for. 🙂

JQTravels, when you said you did a review, is it a review about the ship itself, or about how the Pixel picture system works?

Sorry been offline for a while.. We did a review of the our experience with pixels.

3 hours ago, CorvetteLady said:

 

Thanks for the link, your review was very helpful.

No problem! Glad we could help.

7 hours ago, CorvetteLady said:

Pixels photo package.................good idea?  Thinking about getting this, can you really pick any photo?  I always get the welcome aboard photo, would that be included or do they put any restrictions on what you can choose?

We did a review if you would like to watch.

https://youtu.be/QPfH1CyHiDI

On 6/15/2019 at 10:54 AM, havanadaydreaming said:

im a sucker for pay restaurants on cruise ships, but ive only dined at them on NCL and MSC...although we did catch the free lunch at the Italian joint on the Breeze. it was good. 

 

i was surprised to learn the steakhouse on Magic is $38pp. thoughts? 

 

Hi we did a review of the 555 Steakhouse......if you are hungry do not order the Surf&Turf 😥😥

On 6/15/2019 at 10:54 AM, havanadaydreaming said:

 

 

 

Hi we did a review on the Cloud 9 spa if you would like to take a look.

On 7/29/2019 at 2:55 PM, sandinmyshoes said:

I can upgrade my standard balcony to a spa balcony on the Vista for $100.  The location I have & the new one are both good but with the Vista not having the Thelassatherapy pool is is really worth it?  The Carnival website is not really clear on what types of specialty climate rooms (Thermal Suites) Cloud 9 offers on this ship.  

Are they elegant, quiet, & free from kids running around?  We probably will not buy spa treatments and the free metabolic testing, yoga, & pilates classes included with the room will go unused.  We love the Spa staterooms & Thermal Suites on Celebrity Cruises but have not experienced them on Carnival.  

Hi we did a review of the Vista Cloud 9  if you would like to take a look.  We went in January so I can't give any info on kids, there were not many kids on the boat at that time of year, but thinking back I do not remember seeing any children in the Spa Area.

https://www.carnival.com/~/media/Images/explore/onboard/spa-fitness/menus/cloud-9-menu.pdf

On 7/15/2019 at 7:04 AM, traumarama said:

Thanks!  This seems like a good pick roomwise...  could you always hear the pool deck music when out on your balcony?

Yes but it was faint not overwhelming, inside the room I could not hear it unless I was really trying to.  That was on the Vista which is newer so the sound proofing might have been upgraded.  I don't have another boat to compare it to.

HI we did the Cloud 9 Spa Suite and did a review it you would like to see the room.  Hope this helps.

I am not sure if my wife tried the door but we were able to get our sign to the right of the door.

Hope that helps.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0vltMO3RlOYSfE8PNiirPA

We did the Intimate Mayan tour while on the Vista, San Garvasio Ruins, and Cala Mirador.  Only 7 people total on our tour.  We did a review if you would like to take a  look.

25 minutes ago, tattoos said:

We cruised on the May 25th sailing of the Magic and booked dinner reservations at the Steakhouse because our dinner at the Conquest steakhouse last year was so good.

 

We did not like the room configuration on the Magic and much preferred the seating arrangements on the Conquest.  When sitting at our window table, people were walking past the window in wet bathing suits and trying to peek into the window and I could have reached out and touched the people sitting at the table next to ours.  They could hear every word we said and vice versa.  There was a group of 25 people sitting at the tables against the wall and they were loud and boisterous which affected everyone's dining experience..  

 

We placed our orders and the waitress came back with the amuse bouche which was one tiny bite of a cheese foam with a tiny piece of cheese crisp.  She also brought one roll per person which was the highlight of the meal and never came back with more.  When our entree was delivered, we asked for more rolls and she looked surprised.  Of course, we only had that disgusting whipped Crisco (as mentioned in my review) to spread on the rolls.  No one at our table would eat it.  JJ

 

Finally, someone who had the same terrible meal that I did.  That is exactly how my surf and turf looked in the Magic Steakhouse.  The lobster was tiny and the filet also tiny.  This looks nothing like the same entree that I ordered on the Conquest last year.  This is not an extraordinary entree, in my opinion, that has been compared to steaks ordered from premium steakhouses in the U.S. such as Ruths Chris, Mortons, etc.  Thank you, JQTravels, for posting this photo.  

No problem!  I didn't expect such a small steak, the menu we had did not tell the size so I expected at least a 9 oz steak...
we did a review if anyone would like to lake a look.