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My husband and I are excited to be going to Puerto Vallarta for the first time on a cruise next month and was wondering if anyone had any tips, experiences, food recs, etc. that they could share from their time there, especially given that PV is known to be a popular gay tourism destination. Has anyone been to PV, or been to PV on a cruise? What's it like? What is a must-see or must-do in the 12 hours we have to explore?

Quick question- how did you get to the Malecon from the ship? I'm assuming walking isn't the best option but wanted to ask!

Le Sigh. They've all had propulsion issues, but Carnival would be bonkers to publicly admit to what the actual cause of the problem is (which is what @chengkp75 was pointing out). We just know all of the ships have had propulsion issues, but nobody on these forums really has the gritty details of the actual problem.

I'm getting nervous as I'm on the Dec 7th sailing on Panorama. Isn't this the second time this issue has happened this year alone?

Couldn't have said it better myself.

This website is so weird. On the same front page of this same forum is a 15 page live trip report where the folks appear to be having a great time on the same ship you mention. Sorry you had a bad experience 😔

I've had several issues with "manage booking" and the upgrade fairy offering for me to upgrade the wrong room cabin type (despite my booking page showing correctly. I think we're seeing these issues from back when they took the whole site down for the site wide upgrade. But I'll plug this- -Make sure you clear all of your browsers cookies -Try a different browser if that doesn't work The issue may still persist, but it's worth a try to make sure your computer isn't just giving you an old version of what it stored.

I agree with @klfrodo. If cruise critic as a website isn't driving a certain amount of traffic, cruise lines aren't incentivized to do anything for it's user base.

I wonder if anyone who has cruised virgin more regularly could help us figure that out. It's good to know that there's a lot of music around as something I really enjoy about cruising is finding that quiet spot to relax, read a book and listen to the water.

I'm excited to follow along on this journey- it's one I've been looking at especially with the overnight in Ibizia! It looks like y'all are having a great time so far!

What a weird thing to post on someone elses review without any context as to what specifically about the review made you rethink your own vacation plans.

Yes.You need to be onboard at least an hour before departure.

It's very, very easy- especially with how big the highway is between the two plus the abundance of transportation options (uber, lyft, galveston limo, salt water moms, the list goes on). 100%. As another poster mentioned, the quintessential experience is ultimately included (as it is on Carnival's private spaces) and there is food options included. The up-charges come for "exclusive" spaces and drinks.

Hey! I'll be on that cruise, too! I'm actually really looking forward to sailing into warmer weather. Congrats on that Casino deal...i'm sure you had to contribute your fair share to get it so might as well take advantage of it.

Honestly I think it would make sense to merge the loyalty programs across the Royal Caribbean Group as a brand. Form a business perspective, if you can break down perceived barriers between brands, you open the door for people to feel connected to the group at large. What I'm imagining by saying this is that folks would feel free to follow the group as a whole vs. being loyal to just one arm of the group. That way, when someone considers a vacation in another part of the world, they'll look for and be open to an experience on another sister brand of the group versus finding a different travel provider to go with. "Loyal to Royal" would take on so much more meaning if that meant that I could travel on Celebrity using the same status as on a Royal ship without having to do any extra legwork for matching.

Thank you for taking us along with us and offering us such a unique perspective! It seems like you had a great time despite the shore excursions dept. not quite meeting your expectations. Beyond the survey, I'd send a brief email to their corporate office to let them know what happened especially since Alaska is a once in a lifetime cruise for many given the cost. I'm looking forward to your next review!!

I kept reading and did see that, I'm still very much amused by it.

Lease self-aware comment made on this thread. When you're heading south, it's not like you're going through a different ocean or something- it's the exact same ocean with the exact same weather challenges. What a weird claim to make.

Anyone else noticing that @iscruisingdunzo and OP @rockon391 are the same person but keep forgetting to switch their account for the reply they are giving 🤣🤣🤣 (see post #4 and #6 as proof). I'm amused 🙂

...what does this have to do with travel insurance?

Yikes, OP. You're really not doing yourself any favors in your own thread. General ship maintenance happens all the time, year round, on every ship. The extreme conditions these ships sail in require it.

This is a classic example of where people don't really know how these point of sale systems work. Oftentimes, for most Point of sale (POS) systems, the option is to turn it on or turn it off and nothing in between. In the case you reference, if the grocery carry out cafe/sub counter should have a tipping option available, the entire store might need to have the option enabled because of the limitation of the POS system, thus making it an option for the normal checkout line. People on these boards jump to the worst assumptions sometimes and reading through this thread has just been an eye opening experience.

Vegetarian here- honestly I've never heard of someone who couldn't be around the "smell" of meat. That'd be really hard to do since meat is being served literally everywhere. Most plant based products don't really smell 100% similar. Your friend might just have stronger preferences than others.

They are definitely doing it- signup times were weird when I was on Radiance in May and the cost was a bit much so I chose not to do it. I don't think they had even announced it on day 1, but you can always try to go over and see if you can signup for it.

I'm really excited that they're rolling out more health-conscious options and vegan options onboard. The switch to cruise food from home food is always really hard for my family, as is finding a legitimate (well thought out) vegetarian or vegan option onboard besides the indian option. Don't get me wrong- the indian option is always tasty but you can only eat so much of it.