hannahouse

We gave a New Years cruise as a Christmas present one year, and had a giant scavenger hunt. We also gave gifts that went along with the cruise...swimsuits, sunglasses, etc. Have fun with whatever you decide, and I'm sure the kids will have an amazing vacation together.

You can use any card you choose...does not have to match the card you booked with.

My 13 year old and I spent many hours watching games together in the sports bar while my husband kept himself busy in the casino :)

An 18 year old can go to all the clubs and bars?

Yes, they can go but drinking age on the ship is still 21. However, they may gamble in the casino.

I just checked my booking and the rooms were assigned....I still haven't gotten an email or anything, so I think you just have to keep checking.

Date: Dec. 28,02014

Ship: Dream

Class of Guarantee: Balcony and Interior

Cabin Assigned: 6294 (8B) and 6316 (4E) Both midship and just a few feet from each other!

Date Assigned: 34 days before sailing

I'm very pleased with these cabins - similar locations to what I would have chosen myself. Because I gave up an aft-wrap balcony, I have an onboard credit of $1500 from that room, and saved $600 off my balance due on the interior room for a total savings of $2100 - by far my biggest discount ever using early saver. :D

Carnival does not publish all the rooms that are available. For example, I have a gty room booked, but not assigned, on the Dec. 28 sailing of the Dream. Currently Carnival only shows 3 balcony rooms available. Obviously there are rooms being held for the gty pool, but these rooms aren't being shown as available inventory. We will all just have to wait until our rooms are assigned, even though it would be nice if we could "guess" where they might be.

Oh my goodness, go for the balcony! No comparison...

Am I right in thinking that you can only one item from each course? One app, one salad, one side, etc.? Any side dish recommendations? Any sauce recommendations?

Yes, that's correct, but I've been able to order 2 app's if I don't order a salad...YMMV. Don't worry, though...you will be stuffed by the end of the meal!

We are sailing the Dream for New Years as well! We booked our own excursion thru Victor Bodden. I usually feel confident about waiting until onboard to book a Carnival excursion, though.

The price is the same, but ordering onboard will incur a 15% gratuity charge.

I'm not a fan of the AFT balcony either. Although I didn't encounter any soot or flying garbage, my biggest complaint was the heat. It was so hot during the day we couldn't enjoy it. Pros were that we enjoyed the view...but I wouldn't pay extra for it. I also didn't like being that far from the elevator.

I know I'm not the norm, but out of 11 cruises I have had 3 accidents requiring medical attention. One was serious enough the ships Dr recommended I debark in Cozumel and receive attention there, but I was more comfortable waiting until we got back to the US (it was an orthopaedic issue).

Obviously I'm a big proponent of insurance - it should be factored into everyones budget as a cost of travel, imo.

FInally.... got it assinged.

 

Date Booked: October 9, 2014

Ship: Sensation

Class: Balcony guarantee

Assigned: Yesterday 30 days before sailing

What cabin did you get?

You're welcome! I never pack a robe anymore although I usually pack an easy to throw on sundress sort of a moo moo that I wear to answer the door for room service. Gotta have my morning coffee! My favorite thing if I'm able to have a balcony is to sit out there watching the ocean with a big cup of coffee in the mornings. :)

 

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Ditto!:)

I'll be getting off when you are getting on :) We leave on the Dream 12/28.

That's an awesome upgrade! Enjoy!

I bought my son some small binoculars and he used them a lot on the cruise.

Yes, they will have glasses in the room. You can request more if you need them.

Roatan

Yes, the Halloween sale was only for guarantee cabins. You could have given up your assigned room and gone into the gty pool, but that requires a phone call. No price matching to gty rates.

Yes, you can.

You can set it up either way, and also set a daily spending limit on it.

I checked Kroger yesterday, and they had them.

I personally went with the Halloween sale... you could have a lot of fun with the money you save!