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8 hours ago, bguppies said:

Thanks for the tip.

Muchas gracias.

Its. Myparkconnect.com. Its in the same parking garage but half price.  We use them whenever we sail from Tampa

We used myparkconnect.com in June and everything went well.  I still don't know how the parking can be offered for this price and it's in the same parking garage.

5 hours ago, mz-s said:

 

As have I but I have heard reports on here of some being offered chips or slot credits instead. So just wanted to cover all the bases.

It seems the newer ships give credits and the older ships give cash.  I hope this is permanent. 

It's a one time forever perk.  It is good for 2 people. The other person does not have to be Diamond.   If both are Diamond,  you can go twice and it does not have to be on the same cruise. 

12 hours ago, hurricane0226 said:

I have always been able to get a bloody Mary at the SeaDay brunch, with no problem, it was the platinum drink, no upcharge, what ship were you on?

We're Diamond and have had to pay the overage on the Bloody Mary for years.  It just gets larger over time.

Cucina and Chibang on Mardi Gras are only open for lunch on sea days. 

We got matched Diamond to black card, which was their highest level and now called Diamond, but that was several years ago. I don't think it the same now. We really like MSC and would be Diamond now anyway because we added 10,000 points on our own. The only hitch is that you must sail every 3 years or you lose your status and must start over.  You can only match one time.

I was just hoping that I didn't have to wait until midnight to check in but it looks like we still have to  in order to get an early time to enter the terminal 

11 minutes ago, lennythenose said:

No we aren’t in a suite. We are Platinum so I was able to check in 2 days early and we have the earliest Arrival time. 

Then I don't know.  We are Diamond and always get first check in time but we've always gotten a boarding time too.  The suite thing is an option.   Maybe you got upgraded. I'm sure it will show up soon.

Are you in a suite? Suites always board first. 

Thanks.  I'll try again.

Hello!  Just checking if anyone is receiving the shareholder credit if the booking has any kind of discount  - military, senior, TA, resident, casino.  According to Carnival these are  being denied. It looks like the only ones that can get the credit ars first timers who don't get any discount that is due to their VIFP number.  I know this happened the end of last year and then it was resolved. If you did get the credit with a discount, what did you do?

Thank you!

On 8/30/2022 at 9:27 PM, TomCruise48 said:

Look at to the second to last bullet point about "opportunity to work across brands."  Reciprocity among Carnival Corporation brand loyalty programs is something many of us have wanted for a long time.  Hope this is more than just lip service.

Be careful what you wish for.  Holland and Princess have more passengers with a lot more days than Carnival.  I think even as Diamond we would fall farther down the line. 

On 8/24/2022 at 2:57 PM, wemjam said:

Did anyone else notice that unvaccinated guests are REQUIRED to use VeriFly now?

 

That's new.  Before it was always optional.

 

Wonder how many guests are going to show up unvaccinated and without having done VeriFly.  I guess that is how they are doing it.  They are forcing them to upload the test to VeriFly so they don't have to deal with hit at the terminal.

 No one is required to use VeriFly.  It states to use VeriFly or as part of embarkation process. Just like before 

Set up an account, pick an amount, and select charge to room.

On 7/22/2022 at 5:00 PM, Hudi76 said:

If the texts include all your contact information and your name as it’s on your Government ID, it might be ok.

Did you fill out information on your cruise line when you took your test? If so they might have your test results. Just reread requirements 

There was nowhere to enter information about traveling at all, so no we didn't.  It all worked out though because we got emails and were able to  print them out.  Thanks!

I'm back with another question.  We had our tests and have little cards that show negative.  We are also supposed to get emails showing the results.  It was also mentioned that we would get texts showing the negative results. If we just get texts, is it acceptable to show the results on the phone and not have printed results?

I think we can start packing now.

Thank you!

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OK, I have another question.

We are sailing on Sunday from Port Canaveral and have a test scheduled for Noon on Friday.  We have a boarding time of 9:30 and then changed to 2:30 with sailing at 6 PM. We will probably get to the port between 10:30 and 11:00 AM.

This is what I received from MSC

For countries requiring RT-PCR, NAAT or antigen testing, the test must be taken no more than the designated time based on the destination. 
Example: RT-PCR test must be taken no more than 2 days before boarding the ship. Your boarding time is 5pm on Sunday, therefore the test cannot be taken before Friday at 5pm.  

Do they really count the actual 48 hours or just 2 days like other cruise lines?  If it is 48 hours, is it when we actually board, the time on the boarding pass, or sailing time?

Thank you!

4 minutes ago, Morgsmom said:

Eataly was closed permanently on the Divina.

As of last month they were enforcing masks during check in and while walking onto the ship at Port Canaveral.

Thank you.  Apparently this is an MSC thing because the other cruise lines are not doing this.  Guess I'd  better bring a mask.

1 hour ago, dexddd said:

The specialty meal is BC or Galaxy Sushi. 

Thank you!  I didn't know that Butcher's Cut was on Divina.  It used to be Galaxy, which wasn't just sushi, and Eataly.  I read somewhere that Eataly was closed bur I didn't know if it was temporary or permanent.  We've done Butcher's cut on Seaside.

We will be sailing on the Divina next Sunday and have a few questions.  We have sailed on MSC and the Divina before.

My e-ticket states that masks are required in the terminal and for boarding.  Is this left over wording or is MSC really enforcing this?  We have sailed from Port Canaveral, Miami and Tampa in the past few months and this was not required.

Which specialty restaurants are available for the Diamond tasting menu dinner?

What are the actual dining times for early and late seating?

Is regular water still provided free of charge in the dining rooms?  In the specialty restaurants?

Are there two formal nights on a 7 night itinerary?

Thank you!

Now if we can eliminate boosters for European cruises, we'll be good.

Does anyone have a copy of the letter that Carnival sent regarding cancellation of the Platinum/Diamond party and the Diamond event through June,  2022?  We never received it even though we are Diamond and sailing on Monday.  I would like to have a copy with me.

Thank you!

9 hours ago, Ranyw said:

https://www.carnival.com/Legal/covid-19-legal-notices/covid-19-guest-protocols?icid=advisory_cruisehealth_040122
 

What kind of pre-cruise COVID-19 tests are acceptable?

Guests must be tested with a COVID-19 viral test that is either an antigen test or a nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT).

Antigen tests include (acceptable for fully vaccinated guests only):

• Rapid antigen test
• Viral antigen test
• Antigen Chromatographic Digital Immunoassay
• Antigen Chemiluminescence Immunoassay, or
• Antigen Lateral Flow Fluorescence

NAAT include (acceptable for vaccinated and unvaccinated guests):

• PCR – Polymerase chain reaction
• RT-PCR – reverse transcription real time PCR
• Quantitative PCR (qPCR)
• Reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (RT-LAMP) test
• Transcription-mediated amplification (TMA) test
• Molecular test or molecular diagnostic test
• Isothermal amplification
• Droplet Digital PCR or digital droplet PCR (ddPCR)
• Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)

A rapid antigen or rapid PCR test is acceptable (of the test types listed above).

So, is a rapid NAAT test from Walgreens acceptable for an unvaccinated child? The protocol page states that a PCR test is required. The FAQ page lists the above. I looked at this page many times and I still don't know the answer. 

Does anyone know if the Walgreens NAAT 2 hour turnaround is acceptable for unvaccinated?   Looking at the list from Carnival, it might be but I'm not sure. I think we'll ask Walgreens if their test is one of the ones acceptable.  Has anyone actually used this?  Thanks!