sanmarcosman

Because they have the munchies?

When I sailed Panorama January 14th - 21st this was no longer the case. I assumed the change had been made due to the relaxation of covid regulations for crew.

We liked the set of 6 paper placemats they gave out at dinner near the end of the cruise. We would take them to our kids when we got home as part of our "we're back" gifts. Anyone else remember the placemats?

I don't miss them. They were mostly lecithin, not chocolate, and were akin to the same product used to make cheap easter confections like bunnies, etc. Now if Carnival had been putting Ghirardelli Chocolate Squares on the beds, those I would miss.

The crew smokes on Deck 4 on Vista Class vessels of which Panorama is one. Guest smoking areas are on the starboard side but the crew smokes on Deck 4 pretty much where they want. I'd move if it were me.

"You may use magnets or Command Strips but no adhesives such as tape or glue."

You haven't the first clue. Cruise lines, like Carnival, have job descriptions for their hospitality crew modeled after American hotel workers. This is nothing new.

Here are your words, I hope they help answer your question. " Bellhops are typically not paid via automatic 'gratuities' "

They are when assigned to move the bags with guests that are part of a group sales contract that specifies a guaranteed tip for each bag which is taken to and from outside the guest room and taken to an excursion bus chartered for the group. In cities with high summer tourism these guaranteed tips go on the employees paychecks and are taxable. During peak season these tour groups contribute the bulk of tips paid to the bell staff. Fact.

This has entitlement all over it.

Turn down service in America happens across the country in first class hotels daily. This is what amazed me when I first cruised Carnival, they were a budget line offering an extra service typical of first class American hotels. I can understand why turn down had to go and why some Carnival cruisers miss it.

Some flight attendants take too long with the FAA required emergency evacuation procedures, too, but I don't hear people growling about it. The you tube videos of the Costa Concordia capsizing are a good indicator of how things can go terribly wrong at boat stations in an emergency. Even the captain jumped on the overhead of a rescue craft to save his life!

Be sure to allow a big increase in cruise fare prices to pay the U.S. corporate payroll taxes the cruise lines have avoided by doing things as they are.

I see one duck in there now so they're off to a good start. 🙂

Imagine an in-cabin video interview on crew-center.com of Carnival's only steward who prefers trinkets to cash. They'd have to have a cabin all to themselves to hold the junk.

This comment goes to the heart of the matter. Now the crew will be able to politely refuse any and all non-commercially prepared and sealed consumable items due to company regulations. The crew must be happy to have a good excuse for turning down fruitcake, etc. 🙂

Deanna. Hahaha good one.

Nope, starts from the git-go.

John said " inside they are lined with a Carnival theme" so I took that to mean there weren't other gifts inside the bags, just a Carnival themed lining. But if they're filled with cash that would be nice, too.

Deck 7 isn't for us, too many kids running around to the trampoline zone place and hanging around sitting on the stairways. Thanks for your review of Panorama, your food photos made me hungry.