StephPS79

I had issues, even before it could be forgotten.  This cruise was last October.  It took me a long time to put 2 and 2 together, and I just realized a few months ago that it should have received double points.  Everyone in my travel group got their double points, but I did not.  However, I emailed them my issue and they corrected my points, so this is just to say, check to make sure you get the double points, and if not, it's not too bad to get corrected.

7 hours ago, smears said:

 

I think I'm gonna book it. the balconies are sold out though. I could pick another sailing and find one with a balcony available, but this one does the Panama Canal, and that's a big draw for me. Not sure why really. I haven't been there and so it just seems like a good opportunity to go and so I can get an inside room on the lido deck, or an oceanview on the main deck. I think I'll take the inside on the lido and call it a day. I certainly can't complain. by the time I get the obc, it'll be 363 bucks for 14 days with a room near the pool. That'll be the best deal I ever got on a cruise I think. 

My best deal right now is an Australian Premier - $1500 OBC - I could book an interior for total around $1400, so basically I'd be making money to take the cruise lol!  Unfortunately, I'd lose all of it and then some on airfare to Australia right now.  

7 hours ago, little britain said:

Yes, I thought that was the outlay to be Prime? Am I wrong? 

I played a slot up and down for a few nights, total output of money was around $500.  So you really don't have to put in that amount of money to get to Prime.

18 hours ago, BirdTravels said:

Depending on the ship, his PRIME status will be printed on his sea pass card and the bartenders/waiters just glance at it. If it not printed on his card, then stop at the casino host's desk and get a sticker. 

 

Yes, save your diamond vouchers. With a PRIME status on his sea pass card, they don't even swipe the card when pouring drinks. Load up with bottles of water and cans of soda for your room. 

First time Prime this year, sailing in October.  Bottles of water are included in the "free" at the casino?

52 minutes ago, Merion_Mom said:

She is implying that you would have to spend $12,500 to accumulate the necessary points to be Prime.

I spent about $500.

14 hours ago, smears said:

Someone talk me down. 

Do it!

14 hours ago, smears said:

Does anyone know how to decipher the offer codes? I have 2 that seem identical. One is ZJ5 and the other is ZJ5-FR. 

 

 

What I think I figured out is -FR only gives option for guaranteed, the other let's you select your room.

Not going to lie, I love free cruise ship coffee.  It's not good by any means, but there's something so comforting about it.  I think mostly because I associate it with cruising.  😄

That said, Cafe Promenade is definitely decent, I'm no coffee snob or anything, but they have professional equipment and do a decent job.  I always start my day with a free bad free coffee, because it just feels right, but then through the day would go to the Cafe Promenade.  I definitely think it's worth the money.

4 minutes ago, 1912 said:

Sooner or later the cruiselines will wise up to this and will not allow passengers to check in unless ALL the passengers in the cabin/booking are present. If one arrives early and the other is arriving "late" they will tell you, "Sorry, can't check in unless your entire party is here".

Just saying.

There are occasions when someone misses a flight or can't make it or something, should the whole party not be allowed to sail?  

4 hours ago, huntr104 said:

Here in Rhode Island if you go to a nice restaurant and order a Martini or mixed drink you're looking at $13-$15 before tip.  I also did a little math and figuring what a typical day might look like between alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks with the Deluxe Beverage Package and I think I'd break about even at the sale price right now.  

I think it's pretty easy to break even, just that sticker shock really hits hard lol.  😄

On 7/12/2022 at 5:56 AM, teaysvalley said:

The lowest we've seen for our October Harmony cruise is $73/day during the July4 "sale". The current discounted price is $78, though the non-discounted is 98, w/o gratuity added in. We've decided low 60's is our trigger point. I doubt it will go that low. Last cruise in 2019 we got it for under 50...

 

I'm on Harmony in October as well, if you see that price, shout it out!

4 hours ago, cruisingguy007 said:

 

Hopefully, no diapers are allowed in those pools either. User name checks out, there will certainly be pee for all in any pool onboard. Especially, the adult pools. Ever watch those folks in the hot tubs and pools sit there and drink for hours, yet never leave for the bathroom. 😁 

 

I always find these threads interesting. Most use the pool to cool off or stand in while drinking. Just as easy to quickly cool off in the nearby showers and much cleaner to boot. The only time you can actually swim is on port days when most are off the ship and pools are all but empty, sea days are always human soup. It's usually way more adults than kids. Then again, I don't cruise in summer but do for spring break. Adding adult only pools would only further concentrate guests. This is the problem with ship within a ship, it simply amplifies the problem by reducing space for all. Look at vista class ships, the havana pool/area is usually empty and the other areas jam packed. If adults need more pool space, everyone needs more pool space. I'm sure plenty of kids wish they had their own pool without drunken visually unappealing old folks standing around ruining their fun. 😆  

Yet somehow Disney has solved the adult only area...

24 minutes ago, ledges1 said:

That is correct. I was on the Glory in May and saw the lifeguard ask a family with kids to leave after they got in the pool. The lifeguard showed them the sign that said adults only in the pool. I think this is true on all Conquest style ships.

Yay, booked for the Glory in February!

7 minutes ago, pe4all said:

Off the Magic 7/6.  Boy, do I miss the days of aft pools and hot tubs being adult only!  Granted, on this sailing there were tons of kids due to schools being out right before the sailing.  As a retired teacher and native NYer I kind of knew what to expect as I used to have to cruise only during school breaks/summer but back then the aft area was adults only.  On this cruise the hot tubs and pool was overrun with kids.  Yes, there was Serenity to go to, but no pool there!  I had sailed on Horizon in the winter (Havana aft wrap) and it was paradise!  Note to self - no more summer cruises unless in Havana area on ships that have Havana.

I couldn't agree with this more.  Carnival really needs a nice adults only area.  Yes, Serenity, but I would really like a cold pool for my adult only area.  I was on Magic in June, and SO MANY kids.  The Serenity area was very limited, and no pool. 

I could tolerate getting in the pool, but you could tell there were a lot of adults who just wanted to relax in some pool water with a nice drink without 25 kids splashing around.

And before anyone comes at me, yes, Carnival is a family line, I get it.  But so is Disney, and from what I hear, they have a pretty decent adult only area on the ships.  Just because a line is family-oriented doesn't mean a nice adult area wouldn't be appreciated, regardless of intended audience (or price!).

55 minutes ago, ProgRockCruiser said:

Whenever I have booked a cruise, I have always had to go back to add my wife after making the booking, IIRC.

Yes, this has been the case for me as well.

4 minutes ago, Velvetwater said:

So what I'm asking is when you all booked online when did you put in the other guests details?

 

I'm about to book the cruise and pay the amount in full but it only lets me add my name details and number.

 

I don't want to book a cruise with a random name as second guest and be charged to change.

You can update the name after booking.

5 hours ago, evandbob said:

I've played slots every night on all of my 40 Carnival cruises.  Currently my best offers have been a free balcony on a 5 night or an ocean view on a 7 night.  I generally hit approx. 2500 -3000 points on a week long sailing.  I've sailed many Elite and premier Carnival casino cruises pre COVID.

 

But after cruising Celebrity 3 or 4 times, their blue chip casino started offering me free mid ship mid deck balconies on the Equinox, Silhouette, Edge, and Apex.  It was a no brainer to keep accepting the Celebrity offers and wait for Carnival to come close to matching.  I have free 18 might B2B balcony and 3 different week long  balconies booked through next January on Celebrity.  Yay to  Celebrity and its smoke free casino!!!

We played in RCCL's casino for one cruise and started getting free balcony offers.  Can't say we really even dropped much bank, a few Gs.  They are usually pretty select and limited in date though.  Carnival was't coming close on offers.  We booked the first one we received.  However, I'll say, after the last points reset and/or booking we did, we got removed from the mailing list.  Had to request to be "enabled" again, and I must say, offers aren't so great now, and Carnival's are definitely better.  We'll see what happens.

1 hour ago, KmomChicago said:

Everything about your Celebration option wins this round.

Agree 100%.

Celebration, without a doubt!  What's the question here??  😉

54 minutes ago, momof3cruisers said:

Just verifying—is the pizza through the app the same as from the pizza place? What about pizza from room service?

Yes, it's the Pizza place.  Not all the varieties were available, not sure if that was due to what time it was (it was always a late-night thing for us - may be different during the day, but not sure).

2 hours ago, Purvis1231 said:

That would basically mean taking responsibility as the guardian. That's a hard call. The OP could join the military and set sail. (I realize it is too late.) 

1 hour ago, Elaine5715 said:

Or get married?

These seem like a lot of commitment just to take a cruise....

Maybe he OP should just wait until the next opportunity to cruise, and pass on this one...

4 hours ago, DPTexas said:

For us, when we were comped dinner at the Cucina del Capitano, we were asked by the pit boss/host what night and time we wanted dinner and were told to simply show up.  Upon arrival, we told the hostess our names, were seated and served.  It was so easy.  Although we were told that the gratuity was included (we never saw the bill), we left an additional tip because the meal and service were both excellent.    Sadly, Cucina was closed during our most-recent cruise, so we are looking forward to it opening back up so we can eat there on our next cruise.  Same with the Chef's Table.

Hope this explanation helps.

It does, thanks!

On 7/9/2022 at 11:58 AM, DPTexas said:

During my first few cruises when I had DOU or anywhere on the ship, I had a sticker placed on my S&S card, but that is no longer necessary.  Now, when playing in the casino, the server simply looks at my folio account (pushing a button on the slot machine) and brings me my drink.  Funny thing is that I don't drink alcoholic beverages, so my drinks are either a virgin frozen drink or bottled water.  However, I never have to wait too long for a server to ask if I would like something else b/c I always tip $2 cash for each drink as I have been told that the cash tip goes directly to the server.   Anywhere else on ship, they simply take down my folio number to find out that I have free drinks.  

Once, while playing in the smoke-free casino on the Dream, we were comped a dinner at the Cucina Del Capitano by the casino boss/host - which was very nice.   I don't play slots to get comps, but it is nice to know I can have a drink (or drinks) while spending my time (and $$$) in one of the casinos.

Just curious, when you get a dinner comp or something from the pit boss/host, how is this done?  Do they send a certificate to your room or something?  Or while you're playing?  Or some other way?  How did you find out you had the dinner comp?  Thanks!

11 minutes ago, Purvis1231 said:

Smoking anywhere would be a no go for me- it hard to believe that people would be allowed to smoke in the MDR, buffet, pool elvators, etc. 

I'm not sure "where ever they wanted" was meant to be that literal...

But for reference, on my last Carnival cruise in June, it wasn't uncommon to get a whif of the ganja on the open decks, and wafting off the balconies.  Mildly annoying, but mostly outside.

1 hour ago, slavigne5577 said:

We cruised the Glory June 26th through July 3rd. It was a great cruise!!! It was worth the positive covid results on Monday!!! We are booked again in January. 

Pros:

1. MDR great service and always had somthing we enjoyed.

2. Steakhouse was excellent the night we went.

3. Live music was great!!! All but one guy, did a great job of keeping a crowd. 

4. Bar service was great!!! Many knew us by name and drink!!!

5. Room service was as I remembered before but now done on app/calling.

Cons: ( not bad enough to change our cruising plans)

1. Long lines for everything but bar services. We just used app to order what we wanted delivered.

2. People using hallways as lounges. 

3. Carnival no longer enforces smoking rules. People smoked what ever they wanted where ever they wanted.

Again, we loved our cruise and were able to find quiet non smoking areas to enjoy. I would be happy to answer any questions to the best of my ability!

We have the Glory booked for February, my first ship, and she has my heart!  Looking to actually possibly get married during the sailing!

However, more importantly, I am on the hunt for my lucky slot machine (joking...well, only half), which I hit my first ever (small) jackpot on!  I hope it's still there!  😂😂