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29 minutes ago, blueslily said:

I think prices are allowed to fluctuate and change at any time. 

Dynamic pricing. 

There are large discounts on some items for the cruise I am on. Some as much as 50% off compared to yesterday. 

13 minutes ago, LindaD22 said:

You have priority boarding with The Key, so you can arrive early (we arrived at 10:30). You will be directed to the reserved section for The Key and allowed to board after those needing assistance and the Diamond & Pinnacle guests. This allows you to be on board in time to enjoy the Chop’s lunch in the MDR, where you can drop off your carry-on luggage. Enjoy! 

Gotcha, thanks. Is 10:30 the earliest we should expect to board, or is there an opportunity to get on even earlier? 

I purchased The Key, but my boarding time still says 1:30pm. How do I receive the earlier boarding time?

All the prices are now less on my cruise. 

Or do you have to drink it at the bar? I think the English pub sells 60 oz pitchers for $18, which would be a steal. 

Just now, Ashland said:

Then just keep your carryon luggage with you. Don't turn it over to the porters...assuming your luggage meets the carry on requirements to go through the security scanner.

But can I drop the luggage off to the cruise people to get to my cabin verses the 3rd party porters right there when you arrive at the curb? 

I'm not interested in paying anyone extra to carry my luggage from the drop off point to the security drop off. Are the porters at Terminal 1, Royal Caribbean, at Port Canaveral provided by the port or are they the paid variety that you find out from you owe money to after they carry your luggage? Either way, where do you take your luggage if you want to ferry it yourself? 

51 minutes ago, LilBlackDress said:

Another option is to go through the Check-In process again and see if you get a better time slot... 
Other than that if you want to risk waiting outside, show up early, if not, show up during your scheduled time.
If everyone shows up at 10 am and ignores their scheduled time... How fast do you think thry can get 6500 people on the ship? Do yo like being packed in like a sardine? Just Sayin' 

How do you do this? I couldn't find any options on their website to re-checkin. 

Earliest reservation time to check in we’ve been given is 1:30pm. Is it possible to show up earlier and get in (like 10:30am), or would we be sitting there until 1:30pm?

I'm looking for any tips and tricks. One thing I have learned already from the forums; it seems the door and walls are metal, so the magnetic hooks from Amazon work great. 

For this trip, what is the earliest I can get on the ship? Also, what is the earliest I can schedule a flight to come home, after the cruise is over? 

Can I switch from phone to computer?

Just some perspective, as the OP — up until about a decade ago I had been on, I think, 11 Carnival cruises. Then, for no real reason, we started spending vacation time doing other things. This year was our first cruise in quite some time. We really enjoyed it and were reminded how great of a vacation a cruise was. We probably saw 15 or so different ships over the course of the recent cruise; four, I believe, were Carnival. All of the Carnival ships looked distinctly worse than the other cruise lines. Specifically, the hull visibly showed more rust than the other Cruise lines’ white boats. My DW mentioned it to me too before I had an opportunity to mention my thoughts. We were discussing looking toward Carnival again, and I was just wondering if something has changed. 

I recently returned from a week long cruise on the MSC Seaside. During this cruise we were docked alongside several Carnival ships along with other cruise lines. The Carnival ships were all very rusty while the ships from other cruise lines showed very little rust coming through the hull. Many years ago I went on numerous Carnival Cruises. I don't remember this being the case. Has something happened?

Anyone have any pictures/videos of the repairs? I loved the Facebook video the news channel had, but it only lasted for a few hours. 

We had a $60 mysterious onboard credit appear on the missed Ocean Cay day. Also, anything we prebooked ahead of time for Ocean Cay was immediately refunded to our onboard account. 

All,

I have attached some info you may find useful.

Note, we were unable to dock at Ocean Cay due to high winds. They revised and reissued a new daily planner for that day. Both are attached. 

Msc seaside daily planner - Dec 14 2019 - 9-24 PM.pdf

MSC Bar Menu - Dec 17 2019 - 9-56 PM.pdf

I've heard of the room steward being able to provide quite a few niceties if you ask nicely. Things like a bathrobe, slippers, lotion, and a stool for the balcony chair. Has anyone ever experienced this, or is this all a legend?

Is it possible to obtain seating for two in the main dining room on Seaside, or are you required to sit with others?

Great. Thanks for the advice! And also, I assume San Juan allows open container, correct?

Does anyone have the daily planners from recent Seaside Eastern Caribbean cruises they would share? Or, if there is a link, point me in the correct direction. I searched, and couldn't find anything as of recent. 

In a week!

I'll be at Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, from 7am to 5pm. I would like to wander around the island. Maybe buy a bottle of wine to consume. Preferably do my wandering by foot, but would be okay with taking a taxi somewhere. Any recommendations and places to buy wine?

I'll be at San Juan at night. I would like to buy a bottle of wine, find a picturesque location, and drink it. Any recommendations of where to procure and partake the wine near the cruise terminal?