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12 minutes ago, Eli_6 said:
I would be so sad if the bought me diet orange cake.
It Definitely was sad. 🤣
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You usually can note on your booking that it's a special occasion and put your birthday. We've done it when we sailed before or after a birthday and the crew sung happy Birthday in the dining room with a dessert of their choosing. I say their choosing because we did this for my birthday once and they brought me diet orange cake. For my mom for our last cruise, they brought the melting cake but I don't believe happy Birthday was sung to her. It depends on how busy they are.
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I took this exact tour and I remember half the group, including me saying a hard No to going inside the cave once the guide said how many steps there were. 🤣 We ended up having drinks with the person who owned the snack shop right at the foot of the caves.
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5 minutes ago, LM88 said:
That's where I expected it. Is your cruise paid in full?
Yes it is. Maybe that's why? Are you using your phone or a computer?
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My shows when I hit "my planner" and under "my to do list" and right under my booking number.
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7 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:
Except I posted about the clientele that Carnival attracts on New Orleans cruises (due to the catchment area of cruisers within driving distance), not New Orleanians themselves. I'm originally from south Louisiana and know all New Orleanians/ Louisianians are not like that.
In 47 Carnival cruises, I've sailed out of every US homeport except New York, San Francisco, and Norfolk. Approximately 12 of those have been out of New Orleans and I can unequivocally say that the passengers out of New Orleans (not from New Orleans) are some of the 'grossest' and most ill-mannered and uncultured I've seen on any cruises.
I've met more ill-mannered and uncultured people cruising from Galveston and Port Canaveral. Maybe just stop generalizing passengers when they change every single cruise. Didn't take me 17 cruises to understand that.
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15 hours ago, DallasGuy75219 said:
If I didn't know better I'd say Glory was still homeported in New Orleans, because those are exactly the kind of clientele Carnival attracts there, even moreso on the 4/5 nights sailings.
Except most of the people that cruise from New Orleans don't live locally. We all aren't gross, drunk savages. THAT cruise had disgusting people. Doesn't mean every cruise does. I almost never eat at the Buffet because I'm basically a germaphobe. I've witnessed somethings that I rather burn from my memory on almost every ship I've been on.
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17 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:
I’m good with it. I mean its a 5th round pick and aQB hadn’t been picked since 12 overall. If that was their next rated QB after the top 5, I’m thrilled to have him in the 5th round. I know we took Haener last year. But our offensive coaching staff was different. I’m all for drafting a QB in the 4th-5th round every year. It’s a lottery ticket and if you get your Brock Purdy it’s well worth it. Remember they spent three 1st round picks on Trey Lance.
I'm excited to see how it plays out. I love the coverage we picked up even in the Free agents. I'm not saying it's going to happen but an at home Super Bowl would be a Dream come true.
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41 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:
Interesting. If we got a bargain because of some high school video so be it..but it sounds a bit absurd to me. That is a crazy situation with no QBs picked between 12 and 150. I don’t think we were looking to draft one as we have five on the roster now…but I think he was too high on the board to pass up at that point.
TBH I didn't understand the pick but I'm not a Carr fan so if we need 5 backup QBs, then I guess we need this. All the other Saints picks were 🤌. I had no idea about the show but we are no stranger to controversy in Who Dat land.
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You don't even need to do the casino thing. On the last night of the cruise, make sure your party is finished charging completely. Go to guest services and just ask them to cash out your balance. They will give you cash for the remainder that is left. I've done it several time. You may be able to do it debarkcation morning but I wouldn't risk it.
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It's the exact same Family Feud game you can by in-store, just Carnival branded. Kind of a collector's item if you collect Carnival or cruise branded things. The Monopoly game is cooler. I have the 50th Anniversary Carnival one to add to my Monopoly game collection. Still on the hunt for the Original Carnival Monopoly however.
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39 minutes ago, Butterbean1000 said:
I didn't say no one buys them. We sell lots of them. I'm saying they are not a premium brand. The average price of an MK is $300 to $600+. Guess is under $100. We don't put security tags on them. We don't have a theft problem with them like we do with like a brand like Coach, etc.
I wasn't referring to MK. MMK is a subsidiary of MK and is the cheap brand. Cost $25-$100 a bag or less.
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2 hours ago, Butterbean1000 said:
Guess is considered the "costume jewelry" of the handbag world.
That would be MMK not Guess. Guess has been around for decades and while not high end its not bottom of the barrel. Maybe no one buys it where you work but plenty are sold other places.
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I have several Guess purses, a couple of which were bought on cruises. I bought one because it knew that pattern was sold out everywhere else. Still sold out now almost 2 years later. The other one because the price was equal to online. The key is to wait for the sale. The Guess bags almost always go 50% off at some point during the cruise, which make it worth it. As for the LV bags, that's not specifically Carnival. Resell high end bags are subject to whatever the reseller wants to sell it for. Unless you know what the retail price of the item was for originally, YMMV on a resell price. I worked at a department store that tried selling high end resell bags at one point and their price was maybe $50-$100 cheaper than the original on 5-10 year old bags. And they sold well!
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Best bet is to stay outside the city. I normally never recommend that but with Events like T swift and the upcoming Super bowl, hotels if not already booked are going to come at a premium. I recommend in Metairie or Kenner near the airport and Uber into the city to see the sites. There is also a Best Western and a Holiday Inn in Chalmette, La (next town over but opposite direction of the airport) they are pretty new and not as far of an Uber ride as Metairie/Kenner. It's not near the Interstate however.
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I have no idea what that game is but I read John's post this morning. Any exchange of monetary funds for a game outside of casino is considered gambling. Not just on a ship, anywhere. If you were playing for Snickers, I think you'll be fine.
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I haven't talked to a CD recently but I did make friends with a Fun Squad member on the Mardi Gras who said she preferred smaller ships because it allows them to interact with the guests and each other more. Having such a big ship doesn't allow them to see the same people that often. We happened to see her alot but mainly because we were looking out for her.
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1 hour ago, Mangrove Snapper said:
You can use your sign & sail card in the indoor gift shops and at the bars but not at the straw market. We were there in January and I used my sign & sail at a gift shop and to buy drinks and paid cash at the straw market.
Carnival did have the payment information listed in the Fun Times for HMC so that was helpful to know to bring cash for the straw market.
I've only been to HMC once and I couldn't use my s & s but looks like from Jam's post it's a certain areas. I only remember the area in the pic he posted.
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1 hour ago, Megan_Strick said:
I would like to get my grandson something from there. I use my s&s card there, right? It's my first time there.
Yes there is shopping but you can't use your S & S card. Cash or Credit/Debit. HMC system isn't coded for Carnival Cruise Lines to charge to onboard accounts. That's also why you can't use the drink packages in port.
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Not for free. You will have the pay for pressing. I don't remember off the top of my head but I believe it was a per item charge, like $2 per shirt, etc. You can do it with the free wash and fold, just add it to the ticket. They will add the charge to your S &S account.
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Yes you can. Make sure to have a credit ot debit card for back up that will cover that amount if you are going to add the gift cards after the fact.
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He's been a Carnival Influencer partner for a while now. Makes perfect sense to me he would become the Godfather of a ship. Half the people they pick usually have zero connections to the cruiseline. At least he actually cruises Carnival.
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Just now, Colorado Beach Bum said:
Not true. We took someone on an elite who was a red card and for that one elite cruise she had a platinum card.
Not sure how. I've been on a couple of Elite cruises (not apart of them) I only saw the extra card and the lanyard with normal loyalty cards. Maybe something has changed recently.
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2 hours ago, mz-s said:
The casino does its own thing when it comes to comps. Elite casino cruise guests get Platinum VIFP status no matter what VIFP status they've earned for example.
Terminology is important here. They don't get Platinum status. They get Platinum TREATMENT. So they get the perks of that level but their loyalty card is exactly whatever card it is supposed to be. They get an additional card to show they are Elite players and a lanyard.
Carnival to include taxes and port fees in advertised prices as of July 1
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You're assuming that's what they are doing and even if they are, that's completely up to them. Best if everyone just minds their own business. I prepay mine almost every cruise but I've been at the desk to correct charges or get refunds on the last day. No one knows what I'm doing besides me and whoever is helping me.