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18 minutes ago, PrincessArlena'sDad said:

And, to get the search warrant, they need probable cause that a crime has been committed.  IMO, the fact that someone died, alone, is not enough to warrant probable cause.  At least it shouldn't be. Which (at least should) mean that there is evidence of foul play in addition to just the fact that someone died.

True, but probable cause is a fairly low standard.  Something as simple as an unexplained death of a younger adult combined with other factors which could be as simple as an argument between the two prior to the death can lead a judge to authorizing a search for evidence.  A search warrant will list objectively suspicious activities that a reasonable person could conclude indicates a crime took place.

Sorry....I would refuse to put a deposit on a waitlist scenario.

8 hours ago, AFS1970 said:

I have heard from family in law enforcement that it is better to have a warrant even when there is consent to search. The cruise line can give consent for the cabin one it is no longer rented; I believe the husband would need to give consent for any belongings.

Correct.....a search warrant is always the best choice.  As long as there are personal belongings in the cabin it would be a 4th amendment issue if a search was conducted based solely on consent from Carnival.

On 3/1/2023 at 7:38 AM, asalligo said:

This! Unfortunately, this is our new normal with Carnival. Maybe it will get better several years from now when the stock is back above 30. 

Stock will never see $30 until the debt load is no where near $34B and they manage to quit losing additional millions per day.

Yikes.  When you see them side by side it is obvious.

I see no way the two could be related.

Say what you want but something isn't adding up.  They have cut service in half for the customer which freed up the stewards to basically handle twice as many cabins.  They did this while raising the gratuity even though the service is halved.  That is a lot of extra gratuity out there for far fewer workers.  Where is it going?

Nah.....I'm already mentally planning on what is upcoming in real life.  At that point I'm ready to wrap it up.  That corny song in the dining room certainly doesn't move me.

If you look on the hub app you can see the drinks and the original price before the discount.  If you wait to the end for the paper copy you will only get a list of purchase locations with the total at $0.00

19 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

The steak and eggs is now striploin. It is a big downgrade from the filet they used to serve. I am not as down on the striploin as some on here, I've had good luck with it. But when it's bad, it's bad.

I am maybe 1 for 10.  The quality was routinely so poor I just gave up and order a different dish and I was someone who ordered the steak and eggs for brunch dozens of times over the past 15 years of cruising on Carnival.  The strip loin to the filet is not even a comparison.  They should've stuck with the flat iron steak.

The drugs are just quantifiable indicator of the bigger problem, clientele who choose to not follow laws and policies.  The person who overtly chooses to smuggle drugs onboard is likely to snub their nose at the other policies in place to maintain a family environment Carnival wants.  Work to hold the law breakers accountable and you will lessen their impact. 

You are describing the new Carnival.

I wear a lanyard pretty much all the time on the ship.  It is the most convenient method for me to keep up with my card and have it easily accessible.

Good news.

I've got coffee with Cheers during debarking on pretty much every cruise.

I guess I'm strange.  I couldn't tell you the name of any CD over the past decade of sailings.  To me they are an annoyance I overlook selling bingo cards and such.

I would just buy the drinks at the bar.  You really aren't saving much of anything by buying a bottle at the current prices.

I would never use a debit card....ever.  The holds tie up real money and not just tapping into a credit line.

It will not be counted against Cheer's but would likely have a corkage charge added.

Funny....I have received this info first hand when dealing with an interior cabin that struggled to go below 80 at night directly from an engineer on board when the problem escalated above the maintenance guy they sent first.  He flat out told me that was the problem and went down the hall until he found the offending balcony cabin which he located due to air moving from the hallway under the door.

I truly hate what Carnival has done to the steak and eggs.  It was a classic dish I loved and looked forward to every cruise, the filet was always top notch.  Now, my local Waffle House will serve me a better breakfast.

17 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

I screwed up moving the bacon to my big plate. It was good crispy bacon. I thought they’d just bring me eggs. They took the whole plate. And now this bacon isn’t crispy.

 

Steak looks worse also.

The drug use is just the noticeable end result, not the cause.  The problem is the character of the people using those drugs, those willing to violate the law and smuggle drugs and more likely to be involved in other criminal and otherwise disruptive behavior.  People have always been annoyed or offended by others on cruise ships, that is nothing new.  The generally law abiding citizen is just more likely to handle it without conflict.  

3 hours ago, bettysuetraveler said:

just out of curiosity, are we paying taxes on gratuities when we prepay them? i have no issue with paying gratuity but i dont want to be taxed on this. 

No.

1 hour ago, sparks1093 said:

Where are you getting your data about the tips? The contract rate is the guarantee, but if everyone pays the gratuities what they make can be higher. 

Their compensation schedule appears incorrect to me.  The guaranteed salary is only like $800-$1000 per month.  The majority of their income is from tips. 

I am also basing this on a personal conversation I had with a steward.  We were onboard directly after a passenger less reposition cruise and I made a joke about "must have been a relaxing few days".  He laughed and said "no no no....I only made salary last week with no passengers on board".