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I wouldn't have any problem reporting a scooter illegally parked.

I don't remember - is there a speed dial to Security on the room phones?

2 hours ago, sparks1093 said:

We attend the same concert venue a couple of times per year and their prices make Carnival look really good.

DH and I attended a major league baseball game last week and they were charging $17 for a beer.  Carnival seems like a bargain.

2 hours ago, DegenCCL said:

I called over the weekend for my MIL as she was considering a scooter for our next cruise and it was the same response as Heald stated. If you bring it with you, it has to fit inside the cabin or you can not board. I was told any of the Scootaround cruise options would fit for a standard non-accessible room.

 

I am curious to see if this becomes just another unenforced Carnival rule. I fully agree with this rule as the hallways are already narrow and add in all the scooters sitting in the hallways along with all the steward cleaning carts, it has become very difficult to walk on decks with cabins.

 

 

Carnival has publicly announced very recently that they are cracking down on scooters left in the hallways. We will see how diligently they enforce it. 

6 minutes ago, mz-s said:

Carnival makes an obscene amount of money selling alcohol. They're not in the business of giving away their cash cow.

I am not sure why one would call it "obscene". It's part of their revenue model. The prices are basically the same as what you would pay at an on-land bar that vacationers frequent. There's nothing wrong with that. 

I would rather have cheaper base fares and have the choice of spending more or less on optional items. 

I am not sure that the quality of a meal is always the direct result of which head Steakhouse Chef is on board.  It's quite possible, for example, that he was not the one who actually cooked your lobsters.  And my guess is that like the wait staff, cooks rotate in and out.  I doubt that they switch around from ship to ship en masse at the exact same time.

11 minutes ago, dropbackandpunt said:

That was my understanding but someone had commented earlier that it would not count if the final day was the debarkation day.  Just seeking some clarification.

You either count the embarkation day or the debarkation day, but not both. A Saturday to Saturday cruise is a 7-day cruise, even though you are spending 8 distinct days on the ship.

In reality, it's the number of nights, not the number of days.

1 hour ago, dropbackandpunt said:

So the debarkation day does count then?  I will have 67 day after our cruise in a couple of weeks so I booked an 8-day next year so we could hit 75 by the last day.  I was really hoping this would be our last time to board with the rest of the unwashed masses.

What does Carnival call it?  If they call it a 7-day cruise, you get 7 days of credit.  If they call it an 8-day cruise, you get 8 days of credit.

6 hours ago, Sugar67 said:

The only way around this (and it will still cost you some money) is to have your husband gamble a bit in the casino.  I get casino offers now with the best perk of having drinks on us in the casino.  I don't drink but because I already have a drink package, my husband is allowed to purchase CHEERS once on board without me having to spend the money.

That might work for the next cruise, but not on the current one.

And I would never gamble in hopes of getting perks later on.  It's never a guarantee.  There was a post in the last several months about a cruiser who dropped an amount in the high four figures on a short cruise and never got anything.

4 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

I've only been seated at a 2-top for brunch or breakfast perhaps once or twice in all my cruises. Granted we usually do breakfast or brunch at the buffet, so not a huge sample size. But every time we eat in the MDR, or nearly every time, we are seated at a large table along with other small groups of folks who checked in at around the same time.

We are a party of two and always request a private table. Out of the several dozen times we have done Sea Day Brunch, we have only been assigned to a group table 2 or 3 times, and never in the last year or so.  Maybe we have just been lucky.

These days, if they led us to a group table, I would probably say, "We requested a private table.  We can wait until one is available."

14 hours ago, ninjacat123 said:

I thought hairspray was flammable.

It is. But I think while Carnival (and other cruise lines) want to minimize the risk of fire, they have to pick their battles. Therefore, hairspray is allowed, but not spray disinfectant. Blow dryers and curling irons are allowed, but not coffeemakers. 

1 hour ago, Jeafl said:

Sadly, I would have to agree with you.  We tried at least 2-3 different ones every day and only a couple were really good.  All the chocolate ones, (and there were a lot!) tasted exactly the same to me.  It was a little disappointing.

I agree, but IMO the Funfetti Cheesecake is the one exception. That's why I always get it. DH is always amused that I make a little game out of trying to be the first person on the ship to get a piece. 

41 minutes ago, Bollycats said:

Had it for the first time 2 years ago on the Sunshine. Two months later on the Radiance they said they didn't have it. It's hit or miss depending on the ship I guess.

I have eaten it on the Radiance relatively recently.  It might have been a one-time thing in your particular circumstance.

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

I asked once if I could take a dessert to go and was told no. That was a few years ago and I haven't asked since.

I could see where that might be a precedent they would not want to set. There's a potential of the front of the MDR clogged with dozens of people getting melting cakes to go every night. 

I don't think there is any guarantee that you will have your own table at set dining. You may get placed at a larger table with others. 

If you do YTD, you can request your own table. 

Funfetti Cheesecake. And yes they still serve it on embarkation day 

12 minutes ago, hondar said:

Is there a specialty coffee bar on the Pride?

Yes. 

1 hour ago, Kelownabccan said:

Last stop is Cabo....so maybe early....funny no ones knows arrival times....must be a data base somewhere to look at arrival times.....strange

They do know the arrival time.   It's 9 a.m., like the site says.  If you get there earlier, it's a bonus.

The trip from Cabo is relatively long, so there is a lot of things that can happen on the journey to affect the arrival time - strong headwinds, storms, etc.

From what I can gather from some online research, it's actually quite hard to cross the border from Haiti to the DR even if you aren't a prison escapee.  Their border is actually quite secure,

That makes sense to me.  Haiti is much poorer than the Dominican Republic, and it is very politically unstable.  If it were easy to get to the Dominican Republic from Haiti, the DR would be overwhelmed with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of economic and political refugees.  

This is the second thread that the OP started on this topic.  Here is the first one:

2 hours ago, cruisin*tigger said:

I'm the same.  I bring ziplock baggies and grab some potato stix from Guy's condiment bar, if they still have them.

And this is the reason they have reduced the number of items on the Guy's condiment bar - they are supposed to be for topping a burger, but people are taking large quantities and eating them separately.

2 hours ago, MayorDrafty said:

On Spirit a few weeks ago, they would ONLY do what was on the menu.  Don't want donkey sauce?  Too bad.

In 27 Carnival cruises (including 4 on the Spirit), I have never ever encountered a situation at a made-to-order food place when they wouldn't accommodate reasonable requests like that.

You must have run into a really anal retentive crewmember.

50 minutes ago, bg2310 said:

Of course, I meant relative to RCCL as another user seems to be under the impression they're doing worse off eventhough last I checked CCL had the larger mountain of debt to pay off, and a lower stock trading price.

 

 

You cannot compare things like debt or stock price between two companies in an absolute sense.

It's like saying Person A is worse off than Person B because Person A has a larger mortgage.  There are many other factors one would have to take into consideration.

1 hour ago, dlphn501 said:

 

 I really hate having them "hang out" in the bathroom trash until the stateroom steward gets to it.

If I really needed wet wipes, I would bring some of those scented disposable bags that are used for diapers or dog poop, and put the used ones in them before you put them in the garbage can.

27 minutes ago, silversneakers said:

I have a high sensitivity to spices and cannot eat any fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, or any dairy products due to the possibility of bacteria. I'm thinking this may be too challenging.  I'd really like to cruise, have cruised before I developed this issue, but never cruised since this issue.  Should I just forget it and cancel OR do you think I can find a suitable menu while cruising?  Anyone have experience in this arena?

 

Honestly, with that list, you probably won't be able to eat 95% of the food that is served on a cruise ship.

Do you eat in restaurants at home?  How do you manage that?

4 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

They are what “we” make them.  There is no doubt that roll calls have shriveled on the vine, the reasons why are unanswered questions.  I can recall one here for the Breeze when she first came out that had hundreds of active participants.

I sign up for roll calls for all of my cruises on that popular social media site. For the last cruise I took, there were over 1000 members. 

I use it for shore excursion advice and such. I don't participate in slot pulls or shotglass exchanges or the like.