ChuckF

We're leaving Sunday on the Pride re-positioning cruise from Tampa, and they haven't told us whether we will end up in Baltimore or Norfolk. All indications point to Norfolk, but Carnival has yet to say anything official. I think September is way further back than the back burner.

Roll the dice and hope you never roll a 7.

I am less upset when someone doesn't hit, as opposed to taking a hit when they absolutely should not.

You can keep your Priority boarding, fanny packs, parties and free drinks. JUST DON'T MESS WITH MY LAUNDRY!

Be there with you for the Journey's cruise. First time on Pride. Looking forward to it.

We either stay on the ship, or take a Carnival excursion to the EcoPark. They have several activities you can sign up (and pay for), or just hang out at their pool. We've done it a few times and end up talking to Carnival passengers on other ships in port. Kind of cool hearing their experiences.

Avoid the Thursday to Monday cruises. The Breeze does these out of Galveston and they do have a reputation for being Booze Cruises. And it really doesn't matter what time of year, because school is not an issue when considering a weekend bender.

Thanks for the review. We experienced the same issue with lines on our Vista cruise several years ago. Won't go on this class ship unless in the Havana area.

We were on the Magic last Easter. More kids than expected, but overall did not seem overly crowded.

We were on the Dream after Thanksgiving with Tyler. That was his second cruise on the Dream. We thought he was pretty good. High energy, not overly intrusive. And most of all his voice didn't sound like fingernails on a blackboard like some we have had. Also, we couldn't make it to Roatan due to weather, and he did a great job of pulling activities together at the last minute for an extra unplanned sea day.

Ocean Plaza is the happening spot. A wide variety of live music, including the rock band. Not sure if you play in the casino, but there is a non-smoking annex on Deck 4. We rarely have problems finding a lounge chair on Serenity. Yea, the clam shells go pretty fast, but can usually find a chair. The Magic is having some issues right now, hopefully it will be OK for your cruise.

Not sure about the show times on the Excel class ships, but most others have a 7:30 show. The shows are generally over at or before 8:15. We always get seats in the balcony where we can head out, generally on Deck 4, and head straight to the MDR. By the time we get there, most of the line has dissipated and we walk right in generally right on time. We also think that early dining cuts into the afternoon activities a little too much, and we're generally not hungry by 6:15.

Magic!! Ocean Plaza rocks.

While it may not be the best value, we always get a specialty coffee at Sea Day Brunch as our free drink.

Wife and I were on the Magic on Easter 2023. Without kids, so all of those kids activities had no appeal to us, but were excited to see that they offered a non-denominational Easter service. Unfortunately, it was led by one of the Fun Squad members who apparently had never heard the Easter story. She was reading scripture from Matthew and could not pronounce any of the names or places that those of us who have heard that story over and over. It was very sad. On the bright side, one of the Playlist performers sang a beautiful hymn, and a little girl from the audience said an amazing prayer. It's just sad that they assigned this activity just like any other Fun Squad activity rather than assigning it to someone who knew and cherished the story.