Crusin Hogs

4 hours ago, ObstructedView2 said:

This is great news!

Thank you Carnival👍

 

 

 

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Very happy they have Pepsi

18 hours ago, farmer92 said:

Just curious, can’t you “walk off” carrying all your luggage with you as soon as debarkation is allowed?

After Diamonds ,Platinum's Faster to the Fun and Early flights , They will call by floor number when self assist come down 

1 minute ago, debnrick said:

Who gets off first? Guests with early flights or platinum/diamond guests?  

Plats and Diamonds

49 minutes ago, DryCreek said:

Do they even have bands with real steel drums any more?

Yes on the lido deck  ,,  

The Breeze will also return to Galveston 

News out today  https://www.khou.com/article/travel/carnival-cruise-line-to-add-fourth-ship-in-galveston/285-4fad127f-7e85-45ec-b768-9b72f7aae239

Ben Gentry the piano bar player ,,and The shows in the main theater , The dancers/singers are the ones singing ,not canned music like most ships , Live band to  ,, The group od singers/dancers were just voted  #1 in the Carnival fleet in a poll a few weeks back by John Hearld  . 

Lanyards on The Dream last week , tried to give them away ,,no takers , put them in the trash can 

We were on The Dream last week , The back buffet / 1 side was open late every night , pre made sandwich's , pasta ,potato salad ,  cole slaw  ,cookies , soup ,salad  ,ect    This was  on starboard side ,rear buffet  , Port side rear was closed  though  ,, 

This was our second time on The Dream , Had a spa cabin  ,, The Dream is in need of paint on the outside , We had 2 ports  Cozumel and Progresso , , 1st time to Progresso , we booked a tour , Went to  The Reef Yucktan  (sp)  a New  all inclusive , the hotel was not open. So only 2 busload's of Carnival Dream cruisers were there, We had all we wanted to eat and drink , good food   Beach and pools to use ,, Great excursion ,, We like Progresso !   Went to the MDR 1 night ,food was bland , did not care for the choice's ,, Ate in the Lido ,, The day we went to Cozumel and Progresso ,, and the following nights , The lido looked like boarding day !  PACKED full , They were running the buffet on both sides , I did hear  1 lido employee on her radio , asking  for more help on lido bussing tables ect , Looked inside the MDR's as we passed them , very empty ,, even at 6;30 PM , waiters just standing looking around ,empty tables ,,  The shows were great  ,No canned music , The dancers were the ones singing , Live bands  on stage  Seen Flick , America Rocks and The 80's Pop to the Max ,, Had Ben Gentry in the piano bar he is great ,  Cruise director Gary is also a good one ,, This was our 14th cruise , The food on Carnival has really gone downhill ,, The lido did have  some of what was offered in MDR , Prime rib , BBQ ribs , Lamb ,, Lido deserts are better than MDR though   

All muster is inside on the Magic

Best time to cruise ,kids are in school , cheaper rates , weather is fine  , 

We cruise in the winter months , Last 2 years we have gotten the insulated cup and blankets , We just became Platinum ,,2 years ago 

5 hours ago, TG6 said:

But you must be out of your room by 9:30 or so if I'm not mistaken... This way they can start getting rooms ready.  Next cruise boards at 11:30. 

 Have to be out of your room by 8:30 am  

Been on 14 Carnival ships  ,,Breeze hands down no contest ,The best of the fleet 

same menu ,nothing has changed in the last almost 2 years

10 minutes ago, Fballguy said:

About to go on 4 night cruise out of Galveston.  Do you know if the 4 nighters have a formal night and if so, how do people typically dress for it?

 

Thanks,

Rob

I wear new jeans and a polo shirt for formal night ,,  14 cruises never a problem , most others dressed similar  

13 hours ago, crzndeb said:

For those that get FTTF, do luggage tags say FTTF, or just Priority? I was wondering, because if there are a lot of Diamonds and Plats on board, and they all have Priority tags, I can see there being delays. 

 

Same with all the other enticements they offer with FTTF, except going to the cabin early. Hopefully there isn’t a line to go to your cabin..LOL But I can see things like guest services and priority tendering could also have lines depending on priority numbers.

 

 But, then again, I go on longer cruises, where half the ship is priority.

Diamonds and Platinums   board before  FTTF  

On 7/14/2019 at 5:42 PM, Doggielover68 said:

My husband wears screen printed cruise t shirts to the MDR every night except elegant night. He is not in the minority. 

 14 cruises  ,I wear t-shirts and shorts  every casual night  ,never a problem  Most do the same 

On 7/1/2019 at 8:28 PM, TNcruising02 said:

I cruised on the Vista in January of 2018 and Matt was the CD.  It was the most organized disembarkation I had ever experienced.  Priority guests met in one of the restaurants and were told to line up their bags.  The FTTF and early flight people lined up their bags in one line and the platinums/diamonds lined up their bags in another line.  Matt said that he was doing it that way so that the first people to arrive will be the first ones to leave and that he didn't like it when the last people who arrived were the first ones to leave.

There was coffee, juice, and continental breakfast type food available.  People could sit wherever they wanted to sit because their luggage held their place in line.  I have no idea why this isn't done for every single cruise on all of Carnival's ships.

I just got off of the Magic and had FTTF.  Everyone was directed to the theater and it was a mess.  It was hard for people to get their luggage between the seats and the last people who entered were constantly being told to come all of the way into the theater and quit blocking the hallway.  Of course there were people who completely ignored the staff and just stood in the hallway. We were told to arrive at 6:30 am and were off of the ship at 7:30.  It was the most crowded I have ever seen it for early disembarkation.  I don't know if it was due to Carnival or the people working in the port area, but the lines were very long.

Same way when we were on The Vista  , Best ever system , and they enforced the late  arrivers ,go to the end of the line 

Been on 14 different  Carnival ships ,Breeze tops them all  

Breeze is a lot nicer than The Magic , Carnival used a different designer for it ,No gaudy colors  , Everything is pastels , more of a beach feel than  a Vegas  style  .. Our favorite ship , Been on 14 ! 

13 minutes ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

There is already a new thread this morning about these cancellations. 

There is  1 on engine problems ,not on the cancelled cruises 

 If you are booked on The Vista  For  7-6-19  , 7-13-19 or 7-20-19  Carnival has announced this morning per  JH  These 3 cruises  have been cancelled , Vista is out of service , Full  refunds will be given , 

We could book it and Call the Hogs !  Wooo Pig Soooie !!