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I did a back-to-back with a 10-day(Journeys) and 4-day. Wow, what a difference. The 4-day was weekend and when a lot of kids where out for Christmas break. I agree with the other response, longer means less party crowd. As long as the November doesn’t cross Thanksgiving weekend, that would be close to perfect.

They didn’t have either on the Vista 2 weeks ago.

They should have diet starry as a clear soda for mixed drinks. Most of the bartenders know how to make a skinny mojito or skinny margarita, but I had to go “fetch” some stevia packets when the red frog pub didn’t have any. My go to is practically straight bourbon disguised as an old fashioned with no simple syrup. There’s enough muddled fruit to give it some sweetness, but as fructose instead of sucrose, which for a lot of diabetics is OK in moderate amounts (YMMV).

I streamed Spectrum on the Legend for the ACC basketball tournament March 2024. I was in the Sports Bar for the quarter-final watching on their TV’s, only to find they didn’t have the rights for the different channel the next night for the semi-finals. Went to my cabin to stream on my iPad via the Spectrum app to watch it (much to the dismay of my college-age daughter who was spring-breaking with us - where’d dad go?)

(Warning: Grey-haired IT professional response) - I’ve been on three ships after the Starlink upgrade. (Magic, Legend, Vista). All three the premium internet service was fast and reliable. On the Magic, I did a B2B where I was in two different cabins. One cabin had excellent reception, the other was spotty. Your experience for the use of internet will vary greatly depending on how close you are to the nearest wifi access point (to be read: how much interior ship metal is between your device and the nearest access point). On a typical ship there will be hundreds of wifi access points. I installed 172 to support a 10,500 seat stadium and surrounding campus. Before test day, find out how well your internet (wifi!) access is in both your cabin, and a backup place with a little privacy (like the library or a corner of the lobby/atrium if no activity planned). There is a very high likelihood that with planning, your internet access will be fine. The bigger risk is interference if you are not close enough to a wifi access point. There are tools for Windows, Android phones, and Apple/IOS phones to measure wifi strength, but a little more technical than easily discussed in a forum post (hint: for Apple I use Apple’s own Airport Utility, designed to connect you to Apple’s wifi gear, but will show you signal strength for all surrounding access points). Geek hat off.

My experience is not recent (Dec 22), but since the long-term plan was to shut down a passenger cruise terminal in Charleston, they may have not installed the facial recognition machines in the terminal. They weren’t there in ‘22, so customs came to the dining room and validated all the B2B’s. Unlike when we did the Magic out of Miami in Dec 23, where we had to march off the ship, past the facial recognition machines, then back on.

I’ve historically brought 2 (in my CPAP bag) 15-foot and would run them around the perimeter to reduce trip hazard (under the balcony door, too), Ships: Sunshine, Magic, Legend, Dream.

I’m a low-roller, so mine are typically limited to 1 or 2 per offer. I’ve got 2 “free” inside, and 2 steeply discounted booked ranging in “price per person/per day after discounting OBC” at $24 (inside - 6-day) $27 (inside - 7-day) $94 (porthole 8-day) $102 (ocean view - 10-day).

IF your CPAP power brick (look at the label on the adapter) is compatible with 230v (you will see a range of supported AC voltages on the label), then you only need an adapter to unplug the bedside lamp in order to plug in your CPAP. The adapter is known as Schuko (European Type E/F). I’ve recently purchased an adapter similar to the 2nd picture that *should* allow me to plug in the lamp and a non-surge short multi-outlet to plug in my CPAP and a USB adapter. On the Jubillee, you should already have the USB support at bedside. From Carnival’s website, there is some variance depending on what market the ship was built for (see the text below that some have Australian recepticals). *** Carnival’s Info *** On all ships, each stateroom has one electric outlet located at the desk. The outlet is equipped with a 3-prong 110 volt (North America Grounded) and a 220 volt (Europe German-Style). On the Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee and Mardi Gras, there are three outlets located at the desk. On the Carnival Luminosa and Carnival Splendor, the staterooms are fitted with a 3-prong 110 volt (North America Grounded) as well as a standard Australian 3-point plug; adaptors providing 220/240 volt 60Hz are available upon request. On the Carnival Firenze, Carnival Horizon, Carnival Panorama, Carnival Sunrise, Carnival Venezia and Carnival Vista, there is one USB outlet (5 volt, 1000mA) in each stateroom. On the Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee and Mardi Gras, there are multiple USB outlets at the desk and next to the beds.

The Luminosa’s 220v plug is an Australian 3-point plug, not the European 2-point plus ground on the ring (Schuko) plug like almost all the others. The first attached image is Australian, the second is European/German “Schuko” type. From Carnival’s website: On all ships, each stateroom has one electric outlet located at the desk. The outlet is equipped with a 3-prong 110 volt (North America Grounded) and a 220 volt (Europe German-Style). On the Carnival Celebration, Carnival Jubilee and Mardi Gras, there are three outlets located at the desk. On the Carnival Luminosa and Carnival Splendor, the staterooms are fitted with a 3-prong 110 volt (North America Grounded) as well as a standard Australian 3-point plug; adaptors providing 220/240 volt 60Hz are available upon request.

I plan to try the 230V adapter on the Vista for the bedside lamps. The adapter I’ve purchased should allow the lamp to be plugged into it as well as my CPAP (verified 120v - 250v compatible <<—- IMPORTANT! The adapter does not convert power to 120 as others have stated). I will start a new thread after the cruise to report.

Cabin/Ship structures are metal, and are really bad at allowing radio frequency (RF - as in Wifi RF), to penetrate through walls, floors, and ceilings (all metal on a cruise ship). Even with better internet source speeds, your actual experience can vary greatly depending on where you are located. As in how close you are to a properly setup wifi access point. Even 30 feet down the hall from an access point, the signal gets really bad. I surveyed wifi signal strength on cabin decks on the Legend and the Magic, and it went from -42 dBm (pretty good) to -92 dBm (really bad) and occasionally non-existent. Sitting at home right now (on a 4 node mesh network) I get a range of -26 dBm to -68 dBm. Geeks gotta geek. (I used “airport utility” app on ios mobile devices to measure the signal strength - it’s free, download it before your cruise) -30 dBm: The best possible signal strength, and your device is likely only a few feet from the AP -50 dBm: Excellent signal strength -60 dBm: Very good signal strength -65 dBm: Good, reliable signal strength -70 dBm: Okay signal strength, and the minimum signal strength required for a decent packet delivery -80 dBm: Borderline useless, and packet delivery may be unreliable -90 dBm: Signal is really weak, and (almost) impossible to connect to

No craps table in the non-smoking casino when we sailed December 2023.

I was just on the Legend for a 7-day mid-march. The ship shows her age, but I’m a “go with the flow” kind of guy. I really enjoyed the trip. I have to believe that after dry dock she’ll look slightly “freshened”, but you know the age of the ship and what to expect.The fatigue/energy strategies for port-intensive cruises are really good. Now that my obligatory “on topic” portion of the post is completed: This thread is the reason I hang out on Cruise Critic. Fantastic input and idea/experience sharing. Thank you fellow posters!

Similar with us on Magic this past December. Easily way under 10 minutes between phone call and delivery