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Yikes.....I was in the Breakaway the week prior to this.
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On 8/11/2019 at 2:49 PM, DallasGuy75219 said:
People are mixing up two different things...
1. On the first formal night (before it was "elegant" night) there was a Captain's Party or Captain's Celebration in the main lounge for the entire ship, including free drinks (beer, wine and watered down cocktails from tray service) and hors d'oeuvres. There were actually two separate parties (one for early MDR seating and one for late MDR seating--this was before YTD). To cut costs, Carnival changed this to (a) a Captain''s Toast on the Promenade(?) deck with $1 off drinks and (b) the Fun Farewell party (free drinks and hors d'oeuvres) on the last full day of the cruise.
The Fun Farewell party was planned to be a failure so they could eventually cut it. It was advertised in the Fun Times (actually Capers at the time, I believe) at the beginning of the cruise and the only other mention of it was a single line in the Fun Times activity schedule on the day of. I had a close friend on the Cruise Director's staff at the time, and he confirmed they were not allowed to advertise the party beyond that. The party wasn't heavily attended because it wasn't well publicized or people were busy packing on the last day, so Carnival cut it with the excuse it wasn't popular or well attended.
The Captain''s Toast originally had $1 off drinks at Promenade deck bars for a specific time before and after the toast. I believe that's now been cut to $1 off a specific drink (maybe champagne or bellinis).
2. There used to be a past guest party with free drinks and hors d'oeuvres for everyone who had cruised Carnival before. When this got too big (or likely more expensive than Carnival wanted to spend), Red cards got cut and it became the Gold/Plat/Diamond Party. All past guests got a free bottle of water in their cabin as a consolation to Red cards.
Carnival then cut it down to the Plat/Diamond party, with Golds getting a coupon for a free "appreciation" drink after 5 pm on the last full day of the cruise.
And that's the story of how two free parties with free drinks and hors d'oeuvres got cut down to what you see today.
We are platinum and have no desire to waste our time trying to get free drinks and food. The food is in the buffet, and we have the beverage package. Sitting packed in with a bunch of strangers all vying for a free drink does not seem like a good use of time. Thanks for the explanation 🙂
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On 6/8/2019 at 1:39 PM, PortSideCruzan said:
Hi taram999 ☺️
On Carnival Magic the Seafood Shack is on Lido deck 10 aft.
Carnival Magic deck plans @: https://www.carnival.com/cruise-ships/carnival-magic.aspx
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That's the deck plan I looked at. It shows Tandoor. Which I now know is the Seafood Shack.
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On 6/8/2019 at 1:25 PM, havanadaydreaming said:
There definitely is, we just booked Sept Magic cruise and it was listed.
not sure where it is, i'm sure folks will help out shortly. I've only seen one seafood shack on CCL and it was in a weird spot, up a stairwell from part of the buffet seating area if i remember correctly.
We are going in Sept as well! Only 101 more days for me!
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Thank you so much. I saw that the Seafood Shack was listed in the website, but not on the deck plan. Now I understand they replaced Tandoor with the Seafood Shack. That makes me SO happy. Not a fan of Indian food at all, and my husband is allergic to shellfish, so we don't eat it at home. Can not wait for the friend clams and friend shrimp. I think the prices are very reasonable and the portion sizes are good. So excited!!
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Can anyone tell me if their is a seafood shack on the Magic? If so, where is it?
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Thanks for the info!
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I'm booked on my first B2B cruise, but they are different Cruise lines out of Port of Miami. What's the best way to get between terminals? Is it walkable? Is there a shuttles service? Thanks in advance.
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We rented one in Sept because we had a 2 yr old and my two oldest daughters who don't swim or go in the sun. The AC was nice and the waitstaff was great. If it's just myself and my husband we won't do it, but for people who can't be in the sun all day its definitely nice.
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My husband and I get cheese and olives from the buffet and enjoy it at the bar before fdinner with wine.
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We cruised on the Vista last October. My husband hated it. I thought it was ok. Our biggest complaint was the bars. The service was terrible. There were times we sat at a bar for more than 15 minutes without getting served, and there are barely any bar servers walking around on the deck. Personally, we think that is because so many people have the drink package now. They don't want to hurry up and serve us. It was the same regardless of the bar we were at, but he lobby bar and the sports bar and the main dining room were the worst. Getting aadribk at dinner was nearly impossible. We started bringing then in with us. Also, the wait staff in the main dining room was terrible. The only saving grace was that we saw a waiter we knew from another ship and he took over our table personally. Ollie made the trip great! Personally, we love the Sunshine the best and will be cruising on her in Sept.
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I live in Atlanta. Avoid it unless it's between the hours of 10 pm -5 am. Traffic is horrendous (says a girl from NY!)
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I'm from NY' date=' and I like the pizza :)If you are from NY or Chicago you recognize pizza on a ship for what it really is. If they charged say a buck a slice you would see how people actually feel about itSent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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Good luck. I called carnival because we didn't have an itinerary, and they told me my 8 day was now a 7 day going to FIVE ports. Carnival was WRONG. I am on an 8 day going to four ports. Tha k God for Travel Agents
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I did. She said she dined on the second night (which is a night that offers FREE wine). It just also happened to be her birthday. That part was a coincidence. Trust me' date=' I cruise on my birthday ever single year (leaving Friday). They offer free wine on the first and second nights of the cruise to everyone.Read Moviela's post.Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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It's not free for a birthday. They run a promo on the first and second nights. Free wine with dinner.Never heard of them offering free bottle for birthday before.Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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I think the menu looks great and am excited.to wat there again next week. I agree with the dessert, but that's no biggie. We ate there in March on the Sunshine and loved it for both lunch and dinner.
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*long distance. My phone is having issues. Sorry for typosIn my case we can't redeem our points for flights. My husband and I are going distance, so he flys here every Friday, and back every mon. We've just earned companion status, meaning I fly free with him anywhere he flys for the rest of this year and all of next year. We fly somewhere about once or twice a month for the weekend. However, in order for him to keep companion status for 2019, he has to fly 100 OW flights, paid. We've missed it for the last three years because he was using points on his flights, and reward flights don't count. So I would rather put those points towards cruises, and fly anywhere he can go for free! Im flying to Napa free.($400), DC ($200), SAN ANTONIO ($300) Orlando ($190), Tampa ($145) and Boston ($154), and that's all just through the end of this year. Plus now I have $1000 towards my next CRUISE after this. Oh, and I still have delta points to redeem for a flight!Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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In my case we can't redeem our points for flights. My husband and I are going distance, so he flys here every Friday, and back every mon. We've just earned companion status, meaning I fly free with him anywhere he flys for the rest of this year and all of next year. We fly somewhere about once or twice a month for the weekend. However, in order for him to keep companion status for 2019, he has to fly 100 OW flights, paid. We've missed it for the last three years because he was using points on his flights, and reward flights don't count. So I would rather put those points towards cruises, and fly anywhere he can go for free! Im flying to Napa free.($400), DC ($200), SAN ANTONIO ($300) Orlando ($190), Tampa ($145) and Boston ($154), and that's all just through the end of this year. Plus now I have $1000 towards my next CRUISE after this. Oh, and I still have delta points to redeem for a flight!For me it just isn't worth using my miles to get the Carnival Gift Card. It works out to about 10 cents per SW mile. Whereas using the miles for travel is like 17 cents per mile. When you have a family of 6, that's a lot of flying.Example: Just used about 46,000 miles for round trip to San Juan. It would have cost around $750 for airfare. Those 46000 miles would have gotten me almost $500 Carnival Cards.
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We did the trikes back in March and LOVED it. Leaving Saturday for an 8 day cruise and thanks to hurricanes, we are going back to Aruba. We are spending the day at eagle beach then sunset dinner at Passions! Can't wait.That's what we are doing in December. Eagle Beach after.Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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I was there same time. No worriesStarted going to,Aruba in 1986. Never took any shots. Drinking water is very good. Last time I was there was end of Oct for 3 weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit.Sent from my iPad using Forums
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Well, I guess I will end up $1000 richer at the end of this cruise! LOLSame here....before we cruised on Pride last month, previous cruise was on Vista with the $10 min and $2 chips...we also were like...forget that....was glad when we cruised Pride last month they still had the $5 min. One of the dealers at the roulette table was telling us the higher minimums are common now on the "larger" Carnival ships......Sent from my XT1254 using Forums mobile app
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I just got $1000.00 in carnival gift cards FREE with my southwest points. It's 10,000 points for a $100 gift card.Didn’t realize this but now when I look at an email from SWA I didn’t know that I could buy stuff with my points!! I don’t have much but it looks like can get something for free!!! Just a tip in case no one else knew like me!! Now maybe I might be leaning towards the family harbor in the vista!!Sent from my iPhone using Forums
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We are booked for Labor day (for the record, I'm a Boomer and my husband is Gen X).
The final payment is coming up quickly.....we are going to wait it out until the last minute and see if this cruise is really going to happen. Or see if there's a great offer to rebook at a later date. I was super excited about this ship and trying a new brand (although those chairs do make my knees hurt just by looking at them), and I thought the price we paid was reasonable. Now we aren't sure what will happen because of the economy, the virus, and our jobs (I've been furloughed already). This is a scary world full of a bunch of unknowns.