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It will never hurt to ask if you can stay in your room an extra half hour. Sometimes hotels will accommodate you. Worst case scenario, you have a cup of coffee in the lobby before you head on over.

You know what I meant, but if you want to be pedantic, go for it. 🙂

Just because Carnival is handling the money doesn't mean they are stealing it.

Why would you think that? Carnival has explicitly said that all gratuities go directly to crew members. If that isn't the case, that would be fraud.

Not to be a cynic, but perhaps part of the reason you may not see as many "single day dances" or the like is because as time goes on, cruisers (especially those who post a lot on CC) get more cruises under their belt, and it isn't quite as big of a deal to them anymore. Or maybe there are more cruisers like me who mainly use CC to distribute or learn useful information. If I am going on a Carnival cruise, other people should assume that I am looking forward to it. 😃

I have done the new procedure more than a dozen times since it was implemented, and it has never taken more than 5 minutes. I think I speak from a place of experience when I say that your experience was the exception and not the rule.

Agreed. It literally takes less than 3 minutes. It's not going to affect your crowd situation (for better or worse) on Lido. And the quicker people get it done, the easier it is on the staff that have to make sure everyone has done it.

I think I saw that story on an episode of Love Boat. 😁

If Emeril is in charge of revamping the menu there are going to be new seafood items. As it absolutely should! Otherwise, it would be like putting Paul Hollywood in charge of desserts and saying everything has to be gluten free.

I am so sorry this happened to you. I don't bring or wear any "real" jewelry when I travel except for my plain wedding band. I worry about losing it as much or more than getting robbed. Just seeing other women wearing big engagement rings or other expensive jewelry makes me nervous.

Yes, once you are in port and can get a cell signal. For AT&T, the same is also true for Canada and Mexico.

I have 100+ sea days, and I have never ordered a second entrée, much less a third. If you happen to see me sitting near you in the MDR, let me know - you can have my free second entrée. 😊

I still don't know what it is.

Not a problem at all. We do it all the time. We stay at a hotel near FLL that has an airport shuttle and take an Uber from the hotel to the point port in Miami.

What is wet/dry clean?

Look, if Carnival asks you to follow a certain procedure,, please follow the procedure! They don't do it just to mess up your life. They have what they believe to be a good reason. People who pick and choose the rules they follow are what causes systems to break down.

You are doing God's work @ObstructedView2 Actually, you are doing the OPs' work. 😁😁

They are going to charge as much as they think they can get. Jubilee is a brand new ship, so don't expect any price decreases for quite awhile. I am booked out for the next two years with reasonably priced Carnival cruises. If they can get a lot more for the rest of the cabins, I think that's great. We need Carnival to return to profitability if we want to continue to sail with them.

Except for pizza, nothing. That's why it's an upgrade.

Whenever I have situations (especially pleasure travel) that does not go my way, I try to have the mindset of "some day this will be an interesting story I can tell". It helps a lot. For example, in Spring of 2021, I took a land tour of Bavaria. That was back when you had to have a negative Covid test to return to the US. Guess what? I was the only one in our tour to test positive. I was stuck by myself in Germany until I could produce a negative test. I ended up having to stay alone in Fussen for six days. I could get outdoors for some lovely solo hikes. I kept my friends entertained with my social media posts. I finally made it home and reunited with my DH who had to leave me in Europe. And yes, it is on the top of my list of "interesting things that have happened to me". TL;DR It's all about attitude.

My guess is that if you are okay with paying the adult price to get a child's hair done, they will do it. I just don't think most parents are willing to spend that kind of money.

It depends. A similar meal in a fine restaurant on land would be much more expensive than what Carnival charges, so in that respect, yes, it is definitely worth it. If you are a picky eater or don't enjoy very high-end dining experiences (multiple courses, tasting-size portions, emphasis on presentation), you might not think so.

And I already know I am Platinum. I don't need crew to continually mention it.

The outlet has 3 prongs.

The crew knows how many passengers are sailing. When we were sailing immediately post-pandemic, we would ask our waiters and they were always able to tell us.