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I considered cursing the Breeze out of Port Canaveral later this year. Then I saw the video of how Carnival's crew handles "situations." Thanks, but no thanks.

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Can't argue against that kind of first-hand experience.

 

So is any of the information they told us true?

Does the staff menu rotate on a 30-day basis? How about choices & variety?

Did your daughter or other staff receive minimum wage according to the federal law or state law, (since Florida is higher)?

Did she find a big quality difference in the staff food vs. passenger food?

We were told shifts are max of 8 hours: True or False?

 

Just curious. Would appreciate it if you could answer at your convenience.

Thanks.

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If you eat in the main dining room, dress is casual. Polo type shirt and slacks for guys and pants and blouse for gals. NO t-shirts or shorts! Yes..it's sit down and order from menu. Food is VERY good and different each night. Formal night is shirt and tie for men, dress for women. Don't need fancy ball gown or tux.

 

The food is the best part of the cruise. It's already paid for and you can order as much as you want. Try things you've never had. Don't like it, just send it back and order something else. People do it all the time.

 

If you don't like your dining time, you can change it after boarding the ship.

 

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You can definitely wear shorts on casual nights and no tie is required for elegant nights. Also, women are not required to wear a dress.

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I know I can’t get alcohol drinks till the second day of the cruise with cheers.

Can you get the sodas on the first day with cheers?

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Must be 2 by date of sailing. 2-5. 6-8. 9-11. 12-14. 15-17

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You can just list the ship and your room number. I am sure someone here can give you the lie down on the room.

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There is a debate about bringing passports off the ship. On one hand, if you do bring it off, it could be lost or stolen. On the other hand, if you miss the ship having a passport in hand will save you some hassle.

 

I am in the camp of "leave it in the safe". If you do miss the ship, just before it leaves without you, security will enter your room and open the safe, looking for your passport. If found, they hand it over to the port agent who is the person you must deal with when you do realize your ship left you.

 

So clearly, for me, I would not risk losing my passport onshore, but others will disagree.

Now I don't know if the people I have seen nearly miss the ship did not have passports in the first place or if they were collected and given back after they got on the ship. I have sold never seen anything being handed back to someone before the ship leaves, so for me, I am not so sure that actually happens.

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Anyone have any experience on if rates go down on New Years cruises? Ive saved a ton of money over the years booking early saver but I don't have any experience on New Years Cruises. Im looking at a 7 day out of LA Mexico Dec-Jan.

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i LOVE anytime dinning, never had a problem. The only major downside to it is the location of the checkin desk compare to the dinning room. On most ships, you have to check in on like deck 5 and then go down to the deck 3 for the dinning room. that can be somewhat annoying at times.

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It sounds to me like you need to speak to a carnival pvp.

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First...stop "talking it up"...it takes away from the "discovery" of cruising! Then, suggest they read up on their ports, so they can really have a good time doing what THEY would like to do ashore! The library has guidebooks! After they've done that, make sure that what you and they both want to do "syncs"....sometimes, it's better to go your own way for some things!

 

I've found that the more you tell folks about how wonderful something is, the less wonderful they find it to be. So, stop...and let them discover cruising their way!!!

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One good thing is you do not have to go to the machine. You can go to any bar or you can order from one of the roving Waiters including in the main dining room.

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Just got off Carnival Glory. Saw lots of cut off Jean shorts, basketball shorts, T-shirt’s, & flip flops in the MDR. Honestly you will be fine if you dress nicely. I felt overdressed in my skirt & top!

What I have seen is 300 pound women in spandex dresses 2 sizes too small. Or the last time, a very slim young lady with a spandex halter top that had beading in the top area where she had nothing to fill it out with that was hanging around her waist area.

Both cases were worse looking to me than any basket ball shorts would have.

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The metal detector detects metal. Your knees are metal, so the detector goes off. Other prohibited items such as guns, knives, etc are also metal.

 

You go through the detector and the alarm goes off, they have to find out why. Now suppose, despite being a "short ,fat , frumpy 68 year old woman" you are also intent on causing harm. If you were smart you would put the prohibited item on your body right near where something you already know will set off the alarm is located. So when they "wand" you, the wand beeps where expected after telling them "Oh, no bother, it's just my artificial knee." IF they then let you through without a pat-down AND you did have some weapon on you AND you carried out some heinous act, everyone would want to know "How the heck did she get through security with a weapon?"

 

Therefore, despite your demographic, you were also patted down to be sure it really was your knees and not something else setting off the alarm.

 

If you refuse the pat-down, you get to go home without a cruise.

 

And, just so you don't think that I am unfamiliar with the aggravation of getting patted down, I am a type 1 diabetic and have attached to my body a continuous glucose monitor sensor and an insulin pump. Neither one of these devices can go through the body scan, a metal detector or even an x-ray machine. So I have to "opt out" and get a hand pat down Every.Single.Time, I go through security. It is what it is and you just have to deal with it.

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What is weird is, I don't even have a TV at home, but do watch when on vacation. Oh well, there will be something to watch I suppose. Now that I think about it, what I watch is no big deal so I am fine with the change.

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Until YOUR bank drops the holds - the cruise line has nothing to do with how fast the holds drop off. That’s based on bank policy. Some do it within a few days, some take 30

 

This is NOT true. The length of a hold is determined by the merchant processing company that the merchant (in this case, Carnival) uses. It has nothing to do with a person's individual bank. The bank did not authorize the hold, nor its length.

 

If I had a dollar for every customer I get that comes in and thinks its OUR fault (the bank) that their funds are being held....I could afford another cruise!

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so you didn't cruise before they started the ATD?

This was after having more than one bad experience with traditional dining.

I was happy when carnival started it so I could go back to them.

If they do away with it, I will just stop cruising with them again.

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If you cancel a cruise well after final payment, but are given a cruise credit...can it be sold or given to someone else?

 

Thanks for the help.

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You will only need the letter to cross the Canadian border. They are pretty firm on that. It is not recommended, it is required. Big difference.

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I continue to be puzzled by the ones being asked for the letter by border control when they are returning as it is clearly stated that the United States has no requirement for such a letter.

Of course there was a report from years ago from the Port of Galveston where a border agent was passing out warning to people returning from a cruise that did not have a passport. The person even posted a picture of the warning they received. You can probably search for the thread. I would try the words Galveston, passport warning if you want to check it out for yourself.

So that just proves they do not always get things correct.

But for the record, never one time had anyone reported they were denied boarding because they did not have this not required letter. On carnival. There was a lady that reported her friend who did not have internet access had been denied boarding on another cruise line because of not having a letter, but I was never able to confirm it because of the friends lack of internet access.

There used to be a lady that swore she was asked Everytime she went to Cozumel. However, not one time could she give any details such as who was asking her for it there. As the only place I know for a fact they check for it is at the air Port. You can probably search for that one too.

There was one person who was traveling with her husband and his daughter. If seems the ex wife would not sign a letter, and even call the Port the day of the cruise to inform them the child was being kidnapped. They were still allowed to board without a problem. You can probably search that thread too. I would look for step daughter, kidnapping or words such as that and it will probably come up.

My all time favorite was from I think her name was pickle bongo. She had taken her children on a cruise and got the not needed letter signed and notarized from the ex. All went well. The second time she wanted to take her children, the ex was in jail. She basically had a heart attack for several weeks while trying to figure out how to get a letter signed. She finally worked out she could send it with his lawyer. So the lawyer took it but the ex refused to sign. It was getting close to the cruise by that time and she was having double heart failure. She must have called carnival 20 times a day. She still had the original letter so finally she was told to scratch out the dates on the one she had and write the new dates in. She did this and went on the cruise with her children no problems. Apparently the altered letter was asked for and accepted???

One last thing, there used to be a lady that claimed she worked at a Port and she always asked for a letter. I asked her every single time what happened if the parent did not have it. I NEVER got any answer.

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We always start Airborne about a week before departure. Given our home base in AZ, we have to fly to the port; therefore, I also bring sani-wipes and wipe down the tray table, the armrests, the seat belt, and anything else on the plane that we may touch. We make every attempt to avoid the lavatory, and on the plane, only order packaged items to drink (no coffee!). I also bring a full-size can of Lysol spray and spray everything in the pre-cruise hotel, ie; pillows, sheets, remote, faucets, toilet, towels, shower, etc. I do the same once we get to our cabin. I also bring a bottle of liquid soap for our cabin bathroom. And be sure to stay hydrated! Lastly, as everybody else has mentioned, wash your hands frequently, well, and extensively!! Sounds excessive, I know!! However, we travel extensively and frequently, and have never (knock on wood!!) gotten sick on a trip.

Never touch your face with your hand, and good hand washing practice.

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This is my first time on a Carnival ship. On Princess and Celebrity, I've alway brought a tux for formal/elegant night. It just seems nice once in a while to do it, not that many chances anymore to dress up like that. My question is----on carnival, will I be the only one in the MDR in a tux? From this discussion, it sure sounds like it. what say you?

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I don't think the prices are too high for professional photos. I get one every cruise.

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Yeah...somethings not right... A day and a half to get to Mobile?? I guess its possible they could work on her the next 24 hours.... But best case.... looking at a late Monday arrival back in NOLA

It didn't take a day and a half. She sat just outside the port entrance for most of the day waiting on the Fantasy to leave. After Fantasy left she moved into dock.

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the only smell on the spa deck is eucalyptus, we love it up there

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