CSTX Mom

I have sent mine twice now, to the CCL address and haven't received any acknowledgment yet.  Sent it to myself as well so I know it went out.  Is there a number I can call or should I just try again?  Leaving in a week.

Our hotel had a map.  You should also be able to buy one from Amazon or Barnes & Noble.  None of the locals anywhere in Argentina, Uruguay or Chile had phones in their hands while walking on the streets, stark contrast to the US>

On 12/10/2022 at 6:27 AM, GeorgeCharlie said:

At the start of the second segment of the cruise in San Antonio, the COVID/Masking rules again were to wear masks for the first three days, then COVID test on the fourth day. Did notice a much reduced wearing of masks on the first day and by the third day the number of masks were reduced down to likely the people who would be wearing mask throughout the cruise. Indications are that there was an increased number of people who tested positive this time, but no real information has been released. Our room attendant says no one in his 29 cabins tested positive.

Are they providing the masks or are we expected to bring our own?

Bump - any more reviews? We booked it and just saw one VERY negative review, so much that I'm considering canceling.

 

Any more experiences would be appreciated!

Worst excursion we have ever done. We did the dolphin encounter, which was fun. Everything was a nightmare. It took 1.5 hours for us to get from the ship to the island. Why? Because Carnival couldn't count, didn't have enough boats to take you over, so we had to wait for them to bring one in. Crammed into the boat like sardines, probably way over capacity.

Once we finally got to the island, there was a massive line of people waiting on a boat to leave. We were able to do the dolphins promptly. While waiting for the pictures, because you aren't allowed to have a camera, we went over to the food court. Sodas were $4, chicken nuggets $12, highway robbery; we ended up just getting one soda and a bag of chips per person. Every other private excursion we did provided at least water and snacks.

Since we had seen what the line was like when we got there, as soon as we had bought our pictures we got in line to go back. There were 2 boats tied up to the dock, but they were never used. We waited for 45 minutes for the boat that had brought us over, got to the front of the line and were told that only those who were on an earlier departing ship could get on board. We ended up being able to board anyway, as they had space, but it was very irritating that they wouldn't use all available boats to shuttle people back when they wanted to leave. Once again, we were packed tightly.

We complained and were refunded half of the excursion cost, but they really need to work on this excursion, including providing at least water, and really for the price, the same type of food that you have already paid for on the ship, such as burgers, hot dogs, pizza, sandwiches, etc.

Another safety issue: on the island, the dock is much higher than the boat. So you had to squat down to get on board. They would pick up smaller kids and just hand them down. With several people of size or those with mobility issues, it took several people on the dock and on the boat to get them transferred. I have been on many small boats and been to many docks and have never seen this.

Thanks for the helpful replies.

No...and it's a very bad idea for several reasons...

 

First, the movement of the ship could cause her to land wrong, injure herself and possibly end her gymnastics career.

 

Second, the crew and staff would freak out, absolutely forbid it and rightly so. They don't want the liability of your daughter injuring herself or another passenger.

 

Third, this is ship with thousands of people on it trying to enjoy their cruise and it would be very selfish of your family to impose upon others' space and enjoyment.

There is no way I would put my child in danger by having her do something if there was too much motion, it would be mostly a walk-through anyway. She won't want an audience, so she wouldn't do it if there were a lot of people around, certainly not if there were "thousands" watching! And I think if there were a few people around, they wouldn't mind standing back for the 1.5 minutes that it takes to go through the routine.

How likely are they to catch rum runners at this port? Please, no discussions about whether we should try or not, just a simple "they don't" or "they found 2 out of the 4 in our luggage" will be sufficient. We are doing FTTF if that makes any difference.

Is there any large, open space? My daughter is a gymnast and we would like to find someplace that she can run through her floor routine, no padding required!