elmojessi

What do you all do about sunscreen then?  This is my biggest sticking point with carryons.

Is there any place to get snacks/beverages near eagle beach, or alternatively near the cruise pier?  Thinking of grabbing some refreshments before we set out.

Anyone been recently?  Curious if all the falls are open now or if water levels are still too low.

Will a magnet stick to the cabin door and walls on the Horizon?

Bummer!  None of my four cards has the offer.  Thanks for the heads up!

Keep checking…dining times will often open up as you get closer to sailing (assuming you didn’t book a last minute cruise).

Not to hijack this thread, but please tell me more about Bermuda!  You all seem to love it so much, and I’ve never even seen it on an itinerary before!  I feel like I’m missing out.  What’s not to miss in Bermuda? 

Thanks!  We used the Cruise Stop and it worked like a charm!

We would like to spend a little time in Galveston the day our cruise debarks...does anyone have experience with either of these two companies?

https://thecruisestoponline.com/

https://choosecubby.com/luggage-storage/galveston

@Lane Hog do you have contact information for the car service?

16 hours ago, 80sGal said:

I wish Carnival had an option on their site to pick a specific destination instead of a generic Caribbean, Europe, Alaska option, instead of having to drill down into every cruise to see the itinerary.   

If on the Carnival page you click “Explore” then “Destinations” then the region your port is in, then the port you are interested in, on that page at the very top is a button that says “View Sailings.”  This will show you sailing that include that port of call. 

Mine did, once I went to the Payment screen.  it's supposed to apply most cruises after March 15th I believe.

Thanks for the replies everyone! @grantbob was right...I just needed to be patient!

@elklemi  This will be our first time ever taking a ship sponsored cruise as I've always been lured by the appeal of smaller groups and cheaper prices of doing things independently.  I've read so many horror stories about transportation (vans/boats, etc) breaking down in Belize that I'm nervous about missing the ship if anything were to happen on the long journey to Caye Caulker.  I thought that I had read some negative reviews here on the boards about Coral Breeze recently, but now I can't find them, so might be confusing them with another tour provider.  It is definitely tempting to go directly with a local provider directly to save the money.   

anyone else had recent experience with Coral Breeze who might be able to sway me away from the ship's tour?

Yes, I've checked at various times of night to see what fares might be like...seems very varied.  I do NOT want to pay over $200 to get to Galveston, so a bit nervous about it.  Of course there could be surge pricing to go in the morning the day of embarkation.  Decisions, decisions.  

We are stopping at Belize on our spring break cruise (they just updated the itinerary from GC/Ocho Rios to Belize/Roatan), and so far they only have two excursions listed for Belize.  We were hoping to do Shark Ray Alley, but it's not currently one of the tours that is offered.  I'm wondering if more excursions will be offered, or if maybe that excursion just isn't going right now due to lower numbers on ships?  I thought with it being spring break, they'd have enough demand to run all the excursions, but also don't know what vendors have survived the covid shutdowns.  

If you recently stopped in Belize, was Shark/Ray Alley offered as an excursion?

We have two cabins booked and the second one keeps disappearing from my cruise manager.  I have to add it back on nearly every time I log in...anyone else have this happen?  Did you ever find a solution to keep it there?  #annoyed

I’m sorry.  My husband and I have had our dream cruise cancelled twice on us (once due to hurricane impact and once due to Covid), so I feel your pain.  I’m hoping that as cruising picks back up again they’ll start adding more southern destinations to the itineraries!

Oh man, last I checked Kyndall was supposed to be our CD on Vista on 3/19 and I’d heard rave reviews about her so I’m disappointed she won’t be there! So who will be on Vista instead of her?

It’s a round beach towel.  Or Amazon sells all kinds of things that look like this as round beach towels.  Why anyone would need a round beach towel is beyond me though…

On 2/3/2022 at 1:55 PM, csm5986142 said:

 

Yes, very consistently available.  We recently landed at IAH just before 3 am (due to delays) and I was very concerned about getting an Uber/Lyft, but no problem at all (quick and inexpensive).

@csm5986142whenbyiy arrived at 3am-ish, was your Uber taking you to a hotel near the airport, or to Galveston?  We are arriving to IAH around 11pm and would like to go to Galveston that evening, but not sure if Uber/Lyft will be willing to travel out there late at night knowing that a return passenger is unlikely at that hour.

Does anyone have experience with getting a ride share late at night (11 or midnight)?  We fly into IAH and would like to stay the night in Galveston so that we can adventure around Galveston in the morning, but not sure if anyone would be willing to drive out there late at night on the assumption that there would likely not be a return fare for the driver.  Don't want to find ourselves without a ride late at night!

7 hours ago, icft said:

We’ll be cruising during spring break, so not sure how much the passenger load will be reduced for us.

I’m glad I asked…we like to maximize our time on the ship and it would have never occurred to me that I should prioritize checking in right away!

thanks everybody!

Hi!  Last time we cruised was pre-pandemic and our first time as platinum guests.  We checked in online as one normally would, but the actual check in time we were assigned didn’t matter because platinum could board first as “priority guests.”

I read somewhere here that platinum guests now get to check in two days earlier than gold/red/blue guests, which has me wondering if check in time is now relevant for everyone?  If not, what’s the benefit of the earlier check in?  

We’re schedule for Grand Cayman and Ocho Rios in March.  Sounds like GC is for sure not going to happen, but I’m not certain about Jamaica.  If these ports won’t happen, when will Carnival update the itinerary?  I’d love to start planning for the replacement ports…

Dumb question, but how do the proctors know you are who you say you are?  Especially if you're a child without a photo ID?