Joe817

I had to look it up.  If it costs anything, I'd skip it, unless it was a steakhouse dinner outside. 

That's a new one one me. 

1 minute ago, Jerseygich said:

Sailing on the Paradise in 10 days and was wondering how they do the muster drill now. Do we watch a video before we board? Do we go to an assigned area at a specific time when on board?

sorry if this was covered somewhere else but any info would be appreciated. 
Thanks

I've heard they do have a video you need to watch, but I couldn't find it on our Vista cruise last August. LOL. Muster you will love: you go to your assigned muster station(ask ANY Carnival employee; they know exactly where to send you). You go and watch a 2 minute demonstration on how to put on a life jacket. They scan your boarding pass, and you're on your way. Easy peasy, no fuss or bother. 👍

Wow! Good show! Congrats!. 👍

First drink when I step on the ship, a Funship Special. After that...a Funship Special. After that.... anything that has alcohol in it! 

8 minutes ago, ldubs said:

 

Going off on a slight tangent here.  I've not understood the difference between "dressy" shorts and other kinds of shorts.   😀

Just google 'dress shorts" and you'll see the difference. Kind of like golf shorts. Longer at the knees, etc. Not like cargo shorts, or camping shorts, or gym shorts, etc. 

5 minutes ago, angelhelly said:

Good afternoon all!

We finally have booked our first Carnival cruise and I have a question.

I have a medical condition (not diabetes) that keeps me from having any alcohol. Do you know if they allow medical exemption so only one person can buy the package?

This is a fairly often asked question. The short answer is "no". And Carnival stands firmly on that decision. Sorry.

43 minutes ago, Vitamin_Sea said:

oh ok...We were on paradise in may and had to pick it up in the am. 

Perhaps it varies by ship. Ours was delivered to us on our Vista cruise last August on the last night. It was a liter of Johnny Walker Black, and I sure was tempted to break it open & have a scotch & water, but I resisted, with a stern admonishment from wifey. 

6 minutes ago, Skippy said:

On our recent cruise, I think I ordered 3 appetizers and 2 entrees most of the nights. There were lots of things I wanted to try.

the frogs legs did taste like chicken.

I'd say it tastes more like a gamey fish. When I was a kid growing up in Ft. Worth, we'd drive every weekend up to our place in Clay County, where we had a place. 3 or 4 times a year, we'd go out frog gigging in one of our stock tanks, and we'd bring in a bucketful of frogs, and mom & her friends would fry it up in a pan. I really developed a taste for it. Mom & Dad considered it a delicacy. Fried frog legs, corn on the cob, pinto beans, and bread. Yummmm. 

Just now, Vitamin_Sea said:

Will be on 9/8 sailing and buying a couple bottles.

 

Do they deliver them or do i pick them up?

They deliver it to your room the night before debarkation. 

1 hour ago, DrDivyne said:

Here's a big code I saw online today!

Holy Moly DrDivyne!! It worked! Thanks so much 15,000 points!! 👍

21 minutes ago, kona_wahine said:

NO COKE, PEPSI!!!!

I remember seeing that first run on SNL! They did several skits of that. 

16 minutes ago, ColeThornton said:

 

 

Didn't know that, that's why I asked so I could get more info to help you.

Don't worry about it. You were just trying to be helpful, and someone just had to make a smart ass comment, to display their(or so they thought) intellectual superiority)... which didn't work. 

5 minutes ago, CruisinChandler said:

ENTER4SUGARBOWL for 2,000 points

Thanks Chandler! 👍

1 minute ago, mz-s said:

 

Unvaccinated guests still have to test.

Ahhhhh, ok. Duh! I need another cup of coffee.   thanks!

Ok, I feel like I'm totally out of the loop. I was under the firm impression that NO testing was required to board the ship....only show your vax card, and other usual boarding docs. Am I mistaken? 

28 minutes ago, farjar said:

I stand corrected.  I merely reiterated the terminology used by the original poster.  Certainly did not mean to mislead anyone.  

No worries. It's all good. 👍

50 minutes ago, BarbieGee said:

When getting off early, is it very crowded and disorganized? 

Yes, very. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but that's just the way it is....at least that's how we found it.  Bring plenty of patience when you begin the disembark process.  

1 minute ago, farjar said:

Check in is midnight EST 14 days prior to sailing.  If you live on the west coast that means you can check in at 9:00pm 15 days out.  You can choose your desired boarding time then.

Correction please. You choose your arrival time. Not your boarding time. That will vary with the ship's arrival time to the pier, the disembarkation of passengers that are coming off of the ship, how quickly the hotel crew can get the rooms ready for the next set of passengers, etc.  

1 minute ago, pmms052999 said:

How many days prior to my cruise can I choose my boarding time?

That's done at online check in. Not before. 

1 minute ago, matymil said:

We will be leaving on the Mardi Gras next week on 9/10. This booking was made in late 2017 and was cancelled so many times that we lost count (1st being for my wife being pregnant and then the rest to covid). We were talking yesterday and it dawned on us that this was supposed to be our 10 year wedding anniversary trip. Is it to late to add a special occasion to the booking online or could I maybe tell guest services when we boarded? This is just very much needed and it would be nice to make it extra special. Thanks!

Not to late at all! We did for our 50th wedding anniversary. I let our PVP know prior to sailing AND to Guest Services once we boarded. They treated us very nice, with drink coupons, anniversary cake in MDR,  and champagne & chocolate covered strawberries left in our room. 

9 minutes ago, Mistymed said:

What's a door banner? Can I see? 

Carnival has all sorts of things that you can decorate your room(& door) with. It's on the website.

Hi Derek, welcome to the Carnival CC forum!  I don't know if this link will help you, but here it is. It list all of the CD's Carnival Cruise Line has scheduled.

https://airtable.com/shrxzucqLGHbpDmm8/tblZJCAW6us7UhDmZ

I would think that the more experienced cruise directors are are on the bigger ships, while the lesser ones are assigned to the smaller ones. Just my opinion

1 minute ago, Jamman54 said:

Just got tested. Told us to go back to the cabin and if they don't call us in a half hour we're negative. That freaking phone better not ring! 😎

🤞 Keeping my fingers crossed for you all!

2 minutes ago, starstruck05 said:

These shows actually show on the channels in the room on the ships. I've never seen them outside of being on a cruise. 

Neither have I. Only in cabin programming. So IMO that doesn't count. 

4 minutes ago, CruisinChandler said:

LOVEYOU22 for 2,000 points

Thanks Chandler! 👍