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1am isn't going to fix much. Most of the bad behaviour I witnessed was 10:30 to midnight.

Huh? It is telling you they will assign a room based on the room type you select.

Single drinks only. Things like fish bowls, doubles or buckets of beer are not included.

LOL....I have cruised most of the mainstream lines and I can't even think of another burger that is memorable.

The Cheers package has value outside of alcoholic drinks and then many of those could be ordered virgin.

It varied ship by ship when this first started. Hopefully the ability to order the night before will be standardized fleet wide if it has not already. I know we were on the Elation the week it changed and we had to call that morning. It took 45 minutes for the coffee and fruit plate to arrive. That length of delay made it not worth our time the rest of the week.

You would think all these educated people in roles that enact these restrictions would realize these policies are pointless. Someone has to stop this charade at some point.

I have paid tax on NCL also, not just a CCL think.

The unvaccinated have not had a chance to use any FCC's.

I have literally spent dozens of hours around these machines. Once of my favorite hangouts is the seating along the windows adjacent to the casino bar on the older ships. I have seen one person out of all these cruises win and those things are played non-stop.

Yup. It is the same tactic they have followed for years. I remember as far back when you could get a real steak in the MDR any night of the week. Now the only option is pay $26.

The steakhouse brunch is really doesn't fit into this discussion. The cutbacks are things that were included in your fare that were eliminated or modified. Offering brunch in the steakhouse for a cost is just giving another option to spend money.

You are probably right. Our last two cruises including the Elation 3 weeks ago the Canadian choice was Seagrams 7 which is roughly half the price of Crown. They had plenty of Crown to sell you in the shops though.

I guarantee I have read plenty...been here since 2007. It is pretty rare someone has that take-away. The biggest hangup is people get fixated on the 15 drinks and think they have to come close to that to make it 'worth it'.

Yeah...they are certainly limiting the bar menu. They are still claiming Crown is hard to get.

Yup....that was an unfortunate choice by Carnival.

Exactly. The reason I didn't mention it is because I don't know anyone who it works reliably for. I am well aware of the wifi calling settings and how to use it in airplane mode. My wife and I both have Samsung phones with Verizon and it only sporadically works on a ship. Outgoing messages time out 75% of the time and at least 1/2 the incoming texts just get lost. I was always getting 'you get that text I sent 2 hours ago' when nothing came through. It is the same story with another 1/2 dozen couples we know who cruise regularly. We all use other forms on the ship.

Absolutely....I will save money any chance I get.

I tip extra when I encounter something special. The included gratuity for cracking open a beer is normally sufficient in my opinion. Now if you make me a great mixed drink at a busy bar, watch out for me if camp out on a barstool for a while or if a server is bringing me drinks to my table then I will always tip extra.

Are you planning to use an app? Traditional texting works off of the cell service.

Very good summation.

It may have changed by now but it used to be in the Red Frog Pub on port days at 2:30 or so.

Yes...a couple years ago the entree price varied but now it is a flat fee.

It is a marketing tactic creating perceived value....nothing more.

I don't think getting something to eat at 10pm really falls under 'pampered'.