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Always stay at Residence Inn, park and cruise package. They have a two bedroom, two bath suite that we book, since there are usually two couples. Makes it easy to stay together, and take the shuttle to the port.

Also they have a great breakfast buffet included in the package.

I just got off the phone with my PVP, and she did the price with the lower cabin rate. They do include the port fees and taxes, so it would increase the overall cruise price, because they are higher. Lesson learned.

I'm pretty sure it's total price, but will call my PVP and ask her. Thanks for the advice.

Thanks everyone for your comments. Not getting the price drop will not deter us from having a great cruise. It would have been nice to get an extra $50, but maybe on another cruise. I was just excited to see a price drop in our rate, but was disappointed to not be able to take advantage of it due to increased port and tax charges. Still blessed to be able to cruise.

When we booked, cabin cost $1444 per person, taxes and fees were $619.46.

Today, cabin cost per person $1419, taxes and fees are $718.80.

This is for a 14 day Journey cruise to Panama Canal, 4K cabin, on the Miracle out of Tampa,December 2, 2018.

If I claim the price drop, the cruise will cost more, so will not do it. Also, want to keep our cabin, its between the lifeboats, so no downgrade.

Was frustrated because there is a price drop in cabin price, but can't take advantage of it due to increase in other fees.

Have gotten price drops in the past, but getting more difficult to get them now, hence the frustration.

It could be the lower rate you saw was for a lower-category cabin, and the category you booked has actually not dropped. Same thing happened to me.

 

You go on to Carnival's website, and you see a great price in a big font. But when you dig in, it's only for the worst rooms.

 

If you only care about saving money, you can probably downgrade and get that price. I doubt the port fees have changed unless the itinerary did, and the taxes only change when the government passes a law about it.

No, it's for a 4K, and I scrolled through and checked the price at the end. The taxes and port fees have increased from our original booking, while the cabin category has decreased, therefore making the total more.

If I try and claim the cabin category decrease, they will hit me with the increased taxes and port fees, so will end up paying more total. Not worth it.

Also, can't downgrade with early saver.

We booked our upcoming cruise with early saver rate. I was doing a mock booking to check for price drops. I was excited to find that our rate has dropped $25 per person.

However, once I got to the final total, the taxes and port fees had increased so much that the cruise actually now costs more if I try and claim the price reduction!

Quite frustrated right now. Thanks for letting me vent.

We like Residence Inn Tampa Westshore. When we booked asked if there is a park and cruise "package", and were told no package, but they will let us park there while on our cruise.

Bacon Mac and Cheese, Bitter and Blanc, and made to order omelets.

We took advantage of it as well. Had booked on the Sunshine out of Charleston for January 2020. Turned it into a B2B with the reduced deposits. So our first ever B2B, in our first ever scenic grand oceanview! Very excited!

Those purple grapes were originally pink. It was like walking into a bottle of pepto-bismol.

Oh my goodness! I can just picture it. Lol:D

After a couple days she sort of creeped me out. :D

 

Take care,

Mike

us too! The whole ship's decor took a bit of getting used to, especially all the grapes in the dining room, and nude women. Mad Matter lounge was whimsical, and Gatsby's Garden pleasant. Horatio seemed appropriate, with all the ships.

We are sailing on the Miracle again later this year, so we will know how she is decorated when we board. Will be curious to see our friends reaction. It will be their first time on her.

Now?

 

 

 

 

Yes, that's her! Thank you for posting, I don't have a picture of her.

Think she’s a generic Muse. Theme of the Miracle is Literature. All the public areas are named after books. At the beginning of each cruise we would more which book to head towards when getting off the elevators.

 

https://www.quora.com/Does-a-Greek-god-of-literature-exist-If-so-what-is-it-called

Thank you, that makes sense.

I have a question for anyone that has sailed on the Miracle. Do you know the name of the woman on every elevator door, holding the open book? She seems to be around the ship other places as well, but she is definitely on all the elevators.

DH and I just sailed on the Miracle December 2-17 to Hawaii. There is no big screen on Lido, no Guys Burgers or Blue Iguana. There is Alchemy Bar, and a nice Serenity area.

The decor takes a little getting used to for us. Lots of nudity around the ship, and grapes everywhere in the Baccus dining room. There is a recurring theme of a woman holding an open book. She is all around the ship. Haven't a clue who she is?

We didn't miss Guys at all, actually prefer the offerings at the outdoor grill, or deli. For us, this was the friendliest crew we have ever sailed with, from the officers to cabin stewards, and everyone in between.

We have another cruise booked on the Miracle for next December. Looking forward to sailing on her again.

If you have specific questions I will try and answer them. Hope this helps.

I am in the minority here. I had one alcoholic drink the entire cruise, and it was the free one that I got for being gold.

I drink the free coffee and the free water. I have a refillable tumbler, and fill it with a fresh Carnival cup(hate to see people using their own cups to get refills, very unsanitary).

So, in conclusion, Cheers makes no sense for me

We were on the Miracle December 2-17 on a journey cruise to Hawaii. The deli was like always, you told them which sandwich you wanted, and how you wanted it prepared. I got a turkey reuben, delicious!

We received an email as well. Offered to go from a 4K between the lifeboats to a regular balcony on deck 5 for a mere $1070. We will be declining.

It is a journey cruise, 14 day Panama Canal on the Miracle,but it's still to rich for us! Besides, we like our 4K.

Ok! I will see if I can even do a video or something. (I can do a video, just attaching to These boards)

Thanks!

We are in grand scenic ocean view in March on the Conquest and I am so excited!

Right there with you! More excited about this cabin than our cove balcony.

We have stayed in this room type on Splendor and Glory. We are booked on Glory for a B2B in one for October, on Conquest in 2019 and on the Glory Journey partial Panama Canal transit cruise in Feb 2020. We book far in advance to snag this room type and it's SO worth it!

 

The rooms are so large, even larger than a balcony room. The chaise lounge is wonderful!

 

You have to keep your lights off at night if your window are open. The light affect's the ability to see from the bridge. The blinds are motorized though so it's easy. We would get ready for bed with the blinds closed, and then shut the lights off for bed and open the blinds so that we could wake to the sunrise.

Sounds like we are going to love this cabin. We may get spoiled to them. Thanks for the info. Motorized blinds, nice!

Have not been on one, but will be in 14 days! One opened up a few months ago a day after final payment, so I jumped on it. I honestly didn't know much about them at the time.

 

Looking forward to chaise lounger and extra room! (Along with the huge windows/view)

 

Also excited for lido deck

Please post about your experience after your cruise. Would like to know what you think of the cabin.

I upgraded my daughter and her family into one on the Valor a few years ago. One of the best decisions I ever made. We had an aft-extended balcony and I was super jealous of their cabin. The views at night are stunning with the lights off.

Can't wait to see for ourselves. Thanks!