lazydayz

Me, too. My next cruise is from the Port of Tampa and it is so nice and easy. And you get the added benefit of sailing under the Skyway Bridge.

And those of us who live in Tampa hope we don’t have another hurricane to deal with any time soon.Hope your boarding process is better this time!

The shows were good. One night was a comedian and one a magician, but with an unusable point of view. Both were good. we enjoyed the food but did all specialty dinners. Also for lunch, go all the way back of the buffet. It was not nearly as crowded. We were in a suite so only did breakfast at Chops.

We just completed a five night cruise on the Voyager. Not a secret, but the singers on the ship now are very talented. It is rare for me to like all four singers, but I did. So please encourage them to go to the production shows. It is nice to have the live orchestra perform during the shows.

Interesting you don’t mind paying more for an inferior product.

4. Carnival, without notice, raised the price of Cheers, by about 18%. 5. Carnival retained the 15 alcoholic drinks limits per day, while raising the price of Cheers.

No, you can’t. Carnival banned them.

Thanks for all of the replies - especially the funny ones. I refuse to just go along with any more cuts, whether they personally affect me or not (for the record, pizza does bother me - I remember when it was 24/7 and was an offering Carnival bragged about). A few other things bug me, too. Staffing is so minimal that I feel bad for the crew. Thirty plus cabins to one steward is brutal. Security seems reluctant to get involved in any situation. Instead of enforcing its rules - Carnival makes up new ones, i.e., no Bluetooth speakers. We have a few more Carnival cruises booked, and will likely continue to be cruise with them occasionally but our next cruise is this Saturday on the Voyager of the Seas. We will see how Royal stacks up post-COVID. Happy sailing!

I hate to say it, but with their recent announcements, I have to wonder where the fun went. 1. No pizza after midnight. 2. No Bluetooth speakers. 3. No upside down pineapples. Which one bugs you the most?

Looks like you two are having a ball. We are cruising Voyager of the Seas on Saturday and I cannot wait. Hard Rock Tampa was very nice to me last night, and my gaming funds are restocked!

Nice!

Are you going to check out the Late Nite Eats?

I don’t recall any. I liked the self leveling ones on Royal, when they were working.

Congrats! On a nice roll.

this also a good way to make sure you have somewhere to eat or read in your room.

Last time we cruised the Celebration, the port was a madhouse. We just parked in a lot at the port and walked to the terminal from there. We weren't the only ones, and some people actually walked from downtown with their suitcases. Lesson learned - don't sail out of or into the Miami on the date of the Miami Marathon, and for me, don't sail out of Miami when there are five or more ships leaving on that day. Just too many people, cars, etc. Not a fun way to start a vacation.

Me too! Very doable.

If Carnival keeps this up, we will find another cruise line who actually appreciates all the money we currently spend cruising with Carnival. Up next, Royal Caribbean for me. It will be interesting to see how they compare as I have only cruised Carnival post-pandemic. And it should be an apples to apples comparison as my last cruise on Carnival was in an Excel corner suite and my next one on Royal is in an Owner’s suite.

Carnival needs to stop this cutting and calling it an addition. No, they are taking away late night pizza and only offering late night eats at Lido. If the late night eats don’t significantly improve, this is a total loss because at least the pizza is good.

my offers on Carnival have remained steady. And you can’t beat their Elite cruises. Free drinks everywhere on the ship, two bottles of alcohol and mixers delivered to your cabin, free shore excursion for two, transportation to your ship or free cruise parking, a welcome cocktail party, and logo gifts throughout the cruise. Also forgot, free social WiFi for two. I like Royal’s casino program as it is easy to know where you stand. With a high casino budget, it’s worth a look.

With Southwest, if you can’t make the early flight, can’t you call and the switch to a later flight?

Wow, I can’t believe they would do that on the Excel ships. I hope they at least step up the late night eats selection. Guess we will see soon.

Very welcome.

Very possible. Just get off the ship early, say by 7:30 and you could be boarding in Tampa by 12:30. Consider using valet parking at the Tampa port. Not too expensive and it’s a time saver.

We started to board at 11:30 in Tampa following a transatlantic.