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I always try to get a cabin near the Mid Center Elevator.   Never been bothered by noise. 

Thank you all for the advice.  I will start checking  as of today. My grandchild is well behaved, but until she is a little older, I try to get one for them.  As we are older, they usually go with us. When they are Platinum ( hope we make it!)  , my worry about that is over!

We  are going on an Alaskan Cruise Next June, God Willing. I was looking tonight for a Faster  To the Fun to buy for My daughter and her Family.  The board said  Sold Out.   Is that normal?  Do they put them on sale later?  Are  they all already  gone?   It is not the end of the world, but I hope it opens again.   Thanks for any information .

Thank all of you  for  the excellent  advice.  NOW  I know what to buy and pack. We live in Florida.  When the weather  goes  below  40  we  get advisories.   Someone  told me that May and June is when you see whales.   Now that is exciting!

We  are going  on our first  Alaskan cruise  Next  June.  We have sailed on the Miracle and the Legend.  I know they are  the same class of ship.  The photos of the Legend after being in dry dock are lovely. Has the Spirit had the same?          Second Week in June. One week round trip from Seattle.. What would  you pack? Where would you stay at the airport if you flew in a day early?    Thank you in advance.  Most of what I know about cruising I learned  from this board.  It is a true treasure. 

We  are sailing on the Carnival Spirit in early June.  Is it still cold in Alaska  at that time of year? We are taking the cruise  out of Seattle.  Does anyone know a  good  Hotel  near the Airport?  We will fly in a day early  from Orlando.  Thank you for any advice. 

we were on the Elation this past March. It was also Spring Break for Florida.  We had a great time.  People were mostly from the south, very nice.   Trivia was  good. Shows were good.  It is not brand new, but then  it does not have 5,000  +  people on it. 

We  are going to Bermuda  in Sept.  Thanks  for the Review. We will be on the  Breeze. 

I enjoyed reading your review.   Thanks for taking the time to do it. 

We were   on the Elation in March.  A lot of us had a great time.  It was  crowded, but no issues  with people. Everyone was nice. Carnival needs bigger pools.   Other than that,  it was  great. 

Loved  your review.  Do you have any of the fun times? 

Thanks  for the review. We are on the Breeze in September.

Both of You are an angel.  Thanks. 

First Time. I have the cards. What do I do now? Thanks. 

Thanks for  the Information.  So I will call Carnival. Read the number and pin on my cards and that is it?  I have used Gift cards from AARP  for my account. I just went to the Guest Services Desk and they Put it on. 

Thanks for posting the Fun Times,    we are on the Breeze to Bermuda in September.  

we were on the Elation over Spring Break last Month. We loved it. 

I really liked Carnival's 'Class status Free'  Policy.  Have areas set aside for those who pay more is putting in a class system. That  said,  if  it   draws more passengers away  from congested  Areas, that is good. We were on the Elation during spring break. Shows were full every night. We had to get there early to get a seat. I enjoyed them all. We were with a family  group, and even the kids enjoyed them. Hope they don't cut them. I cringe when people get on stage on stage and say intimate details of their married life, or play a game where I am just an observer. I love the Trivia on Carnival. My husband and I donate to the Casino. We eat three meals a day. I shop some.  We did have a suite on the Elation. It was lovely. Loved the room. But we were seldom there.  I love the people on Carnival. We have over 40 cruises all total. Over 20 on Carnival.  That is my favorite line. I don't want them to be NCL. Or HAL. I want them to stay Carnival.  But that is just me.  I do wish they would spend some money and put ABC,CBS, NBC,  Fox, ESPN back on cabin TV's.

Thank you all so much.   When they redid the Elation I think they  put in a new 12 Deck, ? Any chance that will happen with the Ecstasy?  Those cabins had sofas.  And the drydock makes a lot of difference.  

Our large family group cruised on the Elation this spring. Even during  Spring Break, we had a great time. We are thinking about doing it again, next year, on the Ecstasy, which is moving to JAX  when the Elation goes to P.C.      But The reviews are really bad.  And I think a lot of times bad reviews center around a personal issue  between the Passengers and Carnival, but a  lot of reviews say  that the ship is stinky, looks bad, food is bad, etc.    Could someone on here, tell me what they thought of the Ecstasy? We  can drive to Tampa for the Paradise, or to P.C. for the Elation again.   Thanks.

15 hours ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

What's your secret? I love doing the trivia, but all the cheating has made me feel like it isn't even worth my time anymore, and that's disappointing because I do enjoy it a lot. Last year I didn't even bother the last couple days. I'm no genius, but I do have a lot of random, sometimes useless knowledge rolling around in my head. But it never fails, someone always has one more right answer than anyone else. Sometimes it's just me, I just don't have the answers. But a majority of the times I've played, I see people on their phones looking up answers and always see people writing in answers after the host reads them off. And those two types of players are usually the ones who "win." I just wished the Fun Squad hosts would pay more attention to that kind of thing. I know it's just a dumb plastic trophy. It's not even that, really; although, it'd be nice to win one after all of my repeated efforts. But it's more so that the cheating really hurts the experience for honest players who enjoy trivia.

Totally agree.  It is trivial, but it is galling.

Thank You!  It will be in dry dock this October. Hoo-Ray!

We  did a five day  cruise on the Elation in March with family members.  We had a great time. We are looking to do another one next March, but the Elation is going to  Port Canaveral. JAX is getting the Ecstasy.  I know it is an older ship. So was the Elation.  But It was clean and attractive.  Is the Ecstasy as nice as the Elation? Will there be different shows?  Thanks for any information. They seem to have had the same upgrades. Thanks.

I have points on AARP to buy Carnival Gift Cards. Si I would like to buy and use Carnival Gift cards to pay  for a cruise I have booked for September, 2019.  So I am here  and they are there, do I just give them the Pin number over the phone? Mail the cards to them?  Thank you. 

We are just of off the Elation. It was Spring Break. Crammed to the gills. We had a great time. College kids were well behaved with the exception of some girls who liked to walk around in thongs. I kid you not.  I will write a review tomorrow. It will be very favorable. It was a great cruise.  Thanks for the information.