TeresaJ

$48 for a steakhouse meal with appetizer and dessert is still a pretty good deal! The steak served in the main dining room is not great quality. We still plan to eat at the steakhouse in January. I think $5 upcharge for a 3rd entree is pretty reasonable. Go to the buffet if you want unlimited food!

I don't think it's worth it to spend $2,000 or more for Royal or Celebrity! I would go with NCL. You won't be disappointed.

We are on Mardi Gras 1/20/2024 and so far our itinerary has not changed. I see that the cruise before ours and the one after have switched to Nassau, so maybe it's just a matter of time when they switch ours. We will be bummed if it gets switched. We've been to Nassau so many times so this would be a disappointing change for us too.

I love Captain Morgan and it was not available on either our April or July cruises. I'm hoping it will be back for our January cruise!

We sailed on Freedom in July and boarding was slightly delayed but not a big deal. Getting off the ship was a disorganized nightmare. Hopefully it has improved! We've sailed out of Port Canaveral on both Ecstasy and Dream years ago and had no issues.

The aft pool on Conquest is adults only and there are 2 hot tubs. We enjoyed that area on our cruise in April. No kids and strictly enforced.

We just got off Freedom in Port Canaveral about a week ago and used Uber for both ways to and from Orlando airport. Quick and efficient. I can't speak to Liberty disembarking but Freedom's was a nightmare. Everyone trying to leave at the same time. 😩😄

We just got off Freedom this past Thursday, and I agree the debarkation process is a nightmare. I don't ever recall it being so bad on any other cruise.

We are on Freedom right now and the aft pool and hot tub are adults only. It's great! Conquest was the same in April. Nice area to relax!!

Yes, it's close by! About 15 or 20 minutes.

We used these tests for our April cruise and will be using them again next week for our Freedom cruise.

My husband has this same offer and we are considering it too!! Ugh, tough choices. We are trying to figure out when to fit another cruise in. 😀 I say go for it if you can! It's a great deal and there are many sailings to choose from!

Check out Jolly Pirates snorkel tours. You leave from Palm Beach and will have time for the beach after the excursion. We took our kids several years ago and they loved it. Snorkeling but no snuba.

The prices on NCL are too high for me right now. We hope to be back but for now, we are cruising elsewhere. Can't justify the cost on NCL at this time!

Oh my gosh, that's terrible! Not a good way to end your vacation!

I think it's based on your eligibility for a booster too. If you are not eligible for the 2nd booster yet then 1st booster is considered up to date.

I feel for all the people sailing this weekend. People are going to be traveling in the coming days to get to the ship and this would be the first cruise since the fire! It would ease a lot of nerves if Carnival officially announced it is sailing but they probably won't do that until they for sure know it is sailing. So basically, it's sailing until it's not.😕

Southern itineraries are awesome and are not offered as much so I recommend that itinerary over a Western itinerary. We are doing a southern itinerary in January on Horizon and previously did one on Conquest. Definitely our favorite islands! We have sailed both Carnival and Norwegian and have enjoyed both cruise lines. Ironically, both of our spring break cruises on Norwegian had tons of college spring breakers and had more of a party vibe. That's too bad you had a messed up itinerary on your Norwegian cruise. I'm sure it was disappointing!