firefly333

So I guess I have the best bargaining skills between us. I could have had any balcony for less than your price. I just cant sit in the sun. Mine is also a balcony. I like boardwalk and central park. Lol I win? I have some other dates less attractively priced. I posted a deal alert just a few days ago for a even better price on a ov balcony on allure. Some are priced well, some not so much but I had other reasons to book. I am the queen of finding deals. Lol

I got 2 allure bookings next sept under $700. So does that mean I have even better bargain searching skills? Inside balconys both.

It will give you a tentative booking which when you board you can change to whatever you want and is available.

Yes it happens on royal that you can book dinners with reps who want to sell you pay dinners when you board. Often there is a station in the promenade, but have seen them in WJ too. They want to help you spend your money.

Yes. I wait until midnight to sign in for rest of the cruise as that's when they change the price to one day less charged.

A couple of rows on one side in the front were marked reserved for mama mia, though they dont reserve the times. For suites and pinnacles. At 15 minutes before the reserved signs were removed. Idk if some weeks have more show times than others. I had trouble fitting in the comedy show.

I was tempted by some good prices on princess in jan, but my mom isnt doing well, so I'm staying home. I started with princess. Carnival was later. I agree carnival needs to up its game for perks. The 4 drinks is nice but dont forget for both of you to use your free 24 hours of wifi as a rcl diamond. I also like the bogo I get on pay restaurants.. carnival diamond a one time free steak house visit vs every cruise I get a bogo on rcl. And it brings in extra income for rcl. I know .. another thread. But carnival could easily bring in more income with some perks. My 14 day dream goes to aruba curacao and costa rica and Panama and Columbia. I had a hard time picking which cruise. .. but that date worked best. Carnival my 14 day skips the B on abc islands but still nice. I picked it for the ports. Excursions will cost a mint. Carnival goes where I want. Some cruises for the ports, some I book for the ship. If only carnival would up their game for loyalty. Not just discount to attract casino.

It's more than that. I can book dec 2023 or dec 2024 on harmony. Harmony prices for dec 2024 are increased over $200 for insides and balconys starting prices. Same ship, same time a week before xmas which my friend wants. .. rcl came in higher for 2024. Starting prices. Lol but I'll pay it, because my friend wants that date. The closer in dec 2023 is lower priced right now vs 2024. I think they raised prices and want to see if it floats.

It still cuts off at 24 hours. It doesnt just give you 24 hours of user time...its 24 hours .. if that's what you pick. I pick until the end of the cruise. Its 24 hours time on a clock.

That's how you redeem your discount. You go to their ircl site and choose what you want to apply the discount to. Click yes ... and it is applied. Easy to apply but you decide how you want to apply it and what days. Later in the cruise I see it discounted and do it then.

I just couldnt pay 14k for a cruise. I know people who book suites but they just got too high. As a solo I dont value the extra space, maybe if I was cruising with someone romantic I would book suites. $2500 for a aft excel sounds like a awesome price that even I'd go for. Obviously I need to gamble more. My issue with carnival is they dont reward loyalty like rcl. I find it hard to pay several hundred more for a inside on carnival over what i can book a inside balcony on rcl. Plus rcl throws in 5 drinks a day and 2 plus days of free wifi i miss when i do carnival. Carnival just costs more. The newer oasis class ships have so many balconies, often a inside balcony is cheaper for me than a inside cabin on carnival by hundreds of dollars. Lol dec 10 2023 a inside balcony was cheaper than a inside cabin on harmony by $18. With my $250 balcony discount ... and then solo discount. .. carnival isnt competitive for me. I'm perfectly willing and wanting carnival, just wouldnt pay extra. Carnival wants newbies. Rcl encourages loyalty, carnival doesnt with their perks. I keep hoping carnival has a deal for me. People make fun of me for defending carnival.

Here is mine from allure in dec. I do the surf and zoom for the rest of the cruise. Dont know if I need the higher one, but always get it. My coupon is now 59.98 ... higher than what is shown above. Might have gone up?

I saw that but never did any of those for celebrity. I used tier matching on celebrity from rcl so if I cruise more on celebrity I stay the same tier until my pts catch up. When cruises restarted I did vista with cheers at pre covid prices. Way over priced but I didnt want to bother my ta to price match, so maybe got a bad start. Then the b2b breeze and rcl was doing some super cheap deals I missed. Rcl brought in independence then changed 7 to 8 days, but I was booked on breeze when they got such good deals. Then I found out rcl would give a solo discount so I chased rcl pts. But now it makes no difference. Whatever is the best deal. I'd prefer something a little different at this pt. The 14 day dream takes me to new ports. I'm not a fan of rcl 2024 prices but they added harmony 8 days to coco cay and dec is with friends. Either I'm burning out or just ready for new itineraries. I'm also looking to book a ncl prima but after final payment when the costs for the extras fall off. Lol free flight for 2nd pax does nothing for me. MSC is building a new terminal at Galveston. More and more choices. Maybe I'm burning out. Got sick last 2 cruises didnt help.

I did the sky ride. Too much excitement for me. They closed it down right after I got on so I went around by myself. Got around the bend and hit the wind and it blew the car swinging sideways. Looked up and still connected, so started back pedaling. In my mind I never considered how much those rides can swing in the wind. Once was enough. At least I can say I did it. Dream up next, only good spa cabins and rope course that class. Did breeze b2b last year, not dream. 1 year 14 days. With jubilee cancelling .. jubilee not until after dream looks like for carnival. I'm really hoping for that shareholder obc to put toward pay dinners. I keep hearing carnival isnt giving it to so many now. I love to spend obc. Lol still at 197 pts for carnival... .one more.

No such thing as too much pepperoni.

He is a TA and says it does not matter when you cancel the 2nd person. Just pay the fare. If you paid for 2 pax, the taxes and fees for 2nd pax are automatically refunded. Ignore the righteous posts about scamming... some people have a need to feel better about themselves.

I'll bet anyone the new 8 day harmony cruises in 2024 go up in price. Every unusual cruise, or cruise to coco cay goes up. The prices now might seem higher but they will for sure go higher. Never seen a coco cay cruise from Galveston that didnt keep going up. Book it if you want it now.

There are some I've heard. But the ones I look at out of Galveston I cant book. Luckily my TA has group rates that are similar.

My airfare was over $500, now what I have would cost over $1400. My hotel price doubled since I booked in Miami. Galveston up only $10 hotel. Everything is up. 2024 prices on harmony are up from 2023 harmony prices. Book less possibly, but not stay home.

I'm assuming you dont cruise solo as if a couple can book a gty, only on royal cant a solo book the same gty cabin. If they pay to pick their cabin as a solo then it's more than 200% more than the gty. Other lines I can book a gty. Makes no sense to me rcl doesnt let me.

Self assist they said can get off at 8 am. Most were actually off before 730 am. Lyft can go into the port, uber hasnt paid to go I to the port but mine did. She said uber shows they should drop off in the parking lot. It took about 30 minutes for her to drop me off where you check luggage and I wasnt checking luggage. Parking lot would have been faster and walk to the check in place. Saltwater moms and the private shuttles have paid to drop you off in the port. When I got off it was so early no taxis were there and it was difficult to find where to meet a ride to me. And 40 degrees.

Carnival isnt friendly to solos. During covid there were some deals but dried up now. I'd like to book jubilee and keeping a eye on prices. Maybe last minute after final payment prices will drop. They used to do the 1As for less supplement, but that's long since gone. Rcl I pushed to the 340 level with the double pts, so now they give me 25% off on top of the balcony discount. Any rcl cruise now is cheaper for me as a solo than carnival. .. I keep watching though. I'd even do last minute. I have to assume solo isnt their target audience.

If it's her first cruise and she has no number I'd let it go. She has no status. Wait u til after this cruise.

Might not be the best, but that day with sun shining in dec and a perfect temperature it was so beautiful out there in the solarium I took a couple of picture. Allure.

As before only on oasis class. Idk about quantum class. 3 items are not free but they still have a free breakfast.