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If you have not had an aft facing balcony they are nice. You get a great view of the ocean behind the ship. They are not as large as some other balconies. The balcony above can look down on you and there is a smaller partition between the balconies. We had one on the Dream an enjoyed it. 

16 minutes ago, Marauder40 said:

 

The cruise director was Simon London.  The cruise we were on was the last cruise for this captain.  The captain is taking some time off and will become the captain for the Panorama.  They said this was the last cruise for SEVERAL crew members.  The only ones they said specifically were the head chef and the sound technician (since he was in the theatre at the time and he is leaving for the birth of his child.)

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We sail on the Magic Sept 28, 2019. Can you the names of the current Captain, the Hotel Manager, the Chief Eng. and Cruise Director

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Tom, since you have been off the Carnival CC board Carnival has said little about any improvements or changes to their Loyalty Program. Haven't missed a thing

Can you tell us about the day when ship went through the panama canal. What to look for and did Carnival do anything special on that day

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Bring back the picture frames.

I am a shareholder, a consumer, and a Diamond member of Carnival. I do not feel that they have taken a step down for any of those segments. They have developed 2.0 features for their new ships and have been adding them or parts of it on every class of ship in their fleet. And many of the things in 2.0 are NOT additional costs. And they have added some higher end dining options that are additional cost. I will take those changes and enjoy them as opposed to complaining about "cutbacks" like getting rid of cheap chocolates on pillows, not putting razors and lotions in the bathroom because the manufacturers decided to stop giving them free for that purpose, pretending that you can only get your cabin serviced once a day, pretending that there are no robes anymore, and constantly ragging Carnival about things that every other cruise line worth its salt have been doing as well. If you call those things letting the product slip, then you need to just pack up and go somewhere else. You obviously would be much "happier", but you may also realize that your expectations of those other lines will lead you to complaining about them just like you are complaining about Carnival now. Happy hunting.

Well said. Everyone has an opinion. OP we have heard yours

We have been cruising since 2006 and during that time we have visited most of the Caribbean Islands during all types of weather. The water and the beach conditions have ranged for Wow to Crap. You just take a chance due to the weather conditions. We enjoy the non crowded beaches and always try to find them. In Grand Turk when walk off the ship and go through the main shop, you can turn right or turn left to get to the beach. We have done both. Turn right and you can walk and walk and walk. No shops, no bars, the beach is rocky. You can swim and be alone and look for shells. I think now they have stopped everyone from bring them back on board. But you can still have Lots of fun.;p;p When you go through the shops and turn left you must go through all the beach chair operators trying to get you to set in their chairs, they are just trying to make a dollar. Keep walking along the shore for about 1/4 mile. Then you will find Jack's Shack. They have a web site with a lot of pictures. We go there every time we are in Grand Turk. The last Hurricane did a lot of damage but I understand they are back up and running. If you go there you will find a lot of the ship's crew enjoying some time off. My point is at Jack's Shack you will find good food (jerk chicken), cold beer of all types, a nice beach all at a reasonable price. :p:p:p

The propellers are controllable pitch, which means that the "angle" of the blades changes to change the amount the propeller moves the ship per revolution. This is controlled by hydraulics to a mechanical linkage that moves all four propeller blades the same amount. Apparently, they can only get the propeller to 20% of its pitch, or power, so there is some work to be done on the propeller underwater.

There is a 1/4 inch o ring in the control line that was leaking causing the propeller to not change pitch.

Well that could be the problem :cool::cool:

It is called a cross over cruise. When during the cruise you have enough cruise days to move you up to the next level. Search on Cruise Critic "carnival cross over cruise" and you will find a lot of information on this

Congrats

We sailed the Vista Nov 4. We liked Most of the changes and will sail on her again. What I did not like was the Liquid Lounge design and seating. This new design "kinda" worked on the Sunshine but on the Vista it has made seeing the stage/shows not easy. The main floor is flat as stated in an earlier post, and the chairs can be moved around. So people move the chairs which then makes viewing the stage around someone's head hard. The balcony has a lot of angles and with the tall glass panel walls, makes seeing the stage and singers hard. Last, I do not like the new playlist productions. No live band, lots of computer background singing to cover up the the lower quality singers. IMO Carnival has solved the over crowding of the shows. Lower quality productions = less people attending. The evening show were the daily event to not miss, now they are IMO the second or third evening choice. I talked to the entertainment director and Carnival is looking at what could be done to improve the Vista and hopes Carnival does not make the same mistake on the Horizon. We will see :cool::D:p

The above comments are correct. Congrts ;p

This makes my head hurt.......:*

Someone has way to much time on their hand

We were on the same cruise, had no problems..... What else do you want? The above post covered my thoughts. Hope you feel better and will cruise Carnival again. I have cruise with them 32 times and no problems

I would like to add my opinion. We found less storage areas in our balcony cabin, compared to the Dream/ Magic. The liquid lounge - who ever thought that design would work had their head in the sand. High back seats, the glass panel walls in the balcony made it hard to see the shows. The shows - I do not like playlist production. Since Carnival has changed to this type of show the quality of the shows has gone down. IMO loud music, flashing lights and computer background singing does not overcome the lower quality of the performers

Overall I did like the ship and would sail on the Vista again

How many times has a new Loyalty thread popped up and things just stay the same. Do you reality think Carnival is going to pull a bunch of new perks out of the air. Just re shuffle the deck or re name an old perk.

I will still cruise CCL, NCL for where they go and the time of the year they go there - My shedule

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We went on the Fantasy in July and have been on the Dream in the past and going on the Dream in December. While the Fantasy is the oldest ship we did have a great time mostly because Mikey the cruise director made the cruise so fun!!

 

Also, the family really didn't like that they did not have the big screen on the deck for late night movies. The fantasy just doesn't have the options the Dream does.

 

We are really looking forward to the Dream though.. especially since it got some upgrades this year. Guys Burgers are the best!!!

 

Fantasy is much smaller and not as much to explore. Depends on what you like though. Looking forward to the Dream in Dec,

The Dream does have more "things to do" Out Door Movies, Water Slides etc. If you have kids they may like the Dream over the Fantasy. The Fantasy may have a better crew to guest ratio.

Cruise Critic has a review board. Find your port of call, look at the tours for that port, and the ratings by people who have gone on the tours Have Fun

$25 pitcher of Margarita! Best value IMHO

What are the total ounces in the pitcher?

We have been to these ports and they are great. Some of the best snorkeling/diving anywhere:cool:

ZOOOM That was your comments flying over my head LOL. use your points to reduce your credit bill. Do the math

One of our best cruises was on the Dream, setting on our aft wrap balcony sailing down the Mississippi. After you get into the Gulf you will see a lot of lights from the oil rigs. If you can stay up that late, close to mid night.

We were on the Dream in a Spa Balcony. Loved the Spa pool and rooms. If you are not busy on port days, that is a good time to use the Spa area. Sea days early in the morning and some times late (dinner and show time) it is not crowded. They limit the one day spa guest to try to control how many people are using the Spa.

Enjoy

I like those ports. I'm not particularly fond of Belize or Jamaica. I hope they offer this itinerary from other home ports.

 

As an aside, I visited Belize years ago and loved it. I am saddened by the change that has taken place. I'll still go there but only to sit on the pier and enjoy a really good Belikin beer.

What has changed in Belize, increase crime? It has always been a high crime area. We went on a cave tubing tour in 2006 and passed men along the roads with guns, not solders, locals. Also were told do not go outside of the fence at the pier unless on a tour.

I have used a PVP on our last few CCL cruises, she has helped me with getting connecting rooms, using my diamond cabin upgrades, looking at any discounts I can get when booking, and any booking changes that would get me obc. She has called her supervisor on any questions I may have had. I didn't need to call and stay on the waiting. She is just and email or call away.

So for me PVP is best