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out of Charleston March 8-15. Going with my daughter and her friend. Gonna be a party time (at ports since they are 19 and almost 20)!! Turks (Margaritaville is a blast), HMC, and Nassau (here we come Senor Frogs and the new one something Tuesday).

Fat Tuesdays! Its a good time... senor frogs is a more "party environment" though so if you can only do one, choose senor!

what is the weather like leaving Baltiimore - won't it be cold?

New York would be colder...

Yes the weather can be iffy at that time of year. Our first cruise was March 27 and when we flew out of Dulles for San Juan it was snowing.

Like others have said it is hit or miss... Sea Day there and last sea day back will be chilly for sure. If it is important I would book out of florida. It looks like we are in for a cold winter in these parts!!!

I have seen a couple of threads years ago on this. There was a temp at my job who said that they were cruising royal in March, getting off in Jamaica for a week and then getting back on the same ship and coming home. I am sure someone here knows the rules and regulations for it

Make sure you bring a sweater if you plan on being on the Lido at night. It was pretty chilly out there when we took ours at the end of March but we liked to sit outside and watch the movies etc

I wish they were heated! Like someone else pointed out, the hot tubs seem to be barely heated lol

They actually had one "hot" tub and one cold tub during our Glory cruise:confused:

We asked Guest Services and they said some people preferred the hot tub that way... WHAT:eek:

That is our favorite area to book, we did one lido and one panorama and will do the panorama deck again this upcoming cruise.

On the Glory we had deck 7 forward and could hear music from the theater so I am sure Lido is perfect

Do you call to get this if the price dropped? I'm not booked early saver, but it's before final payment.

Yes just give them a call

Thanks for the replies! Looks like a taxi is what we will use.

It was very easy when we did this a couple years ago. Our driver was even kind enough to stop and let us pick up some soda at a Walgreens. We will do a taxi again in Feb. Please come back and let us know if the rates have risen. Thanks!

To, too.

 

Using these words would make your post understandable.

I am sure you were able to read her sentence with 1 o missing.:rolleyes:

I believe I saw a recent post saying that they had discontinued doing these. The OP was given one due to a port change in their itinerary but a poster said that Carnival was no longer sending out the emails with these.

Carnival does have a way of seeing when you are on line. When we started looking for our latest cruise , we would get random calls from carnival asking I'd we were ready to book.

 

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Yes this happens to us often. But we are booked. Carnival had no record of any need for someone to call us. Let alone call us multiple times.

You can start to board as early as noon, once the debarkation from the previous cruise has completed. You also can board, and then leave and walk around San Juan. You must be back on board by 8 or 830

I am sad that they got rid of the sushi but I we did love the Victory. We are re booked on her for February. We also did your itin on the Destiny, if you are interested you can check out my reviews in my signature and I can try to answer any questions if you have any!

I received two calls fro the 800-227-6482 yesterday and I didn't answer the calls. Good thing. Thanks OP for the warning!

This the #. If you call it back it goes to Carnivals line.

In response to an earlier post, no I didnt speak to anyone when they tried to call. I was in a meeting at work and when I called back it to me to a Carnival rep. I googled the # when I got home and the scam was mentioned on Carnivals funville site from someone who did answer.

It is the same as the Destiny was. In addition to the one in the back, during "lunch" they also have the 2 grills in the front where they do the lido breakfast in the AM.

Our PVP is AWESOME!!! You can e-mail me at Lmtrn2001@live.com if you want her info!!

Thanks! Expect an email to come your way. We usually book ourselves but am frustrated when we have questions and get a bunch of different answers.

I am very concerned. We recently booked with Carnival for our Feb cruise. A 800 # kept calling my phone during work yesterday, but wasnt coming up as Miami. I googled the # and see that there seems to be some sort of scam going. They evidently use some technology to make the caller ID come up as any # they want (Carnival's) and are calling asking for CC info for sail & sign accounts. I would never fall for such a thing and I always use cash for our accounts but I am concerned as to how they pulled my # and knew I was sailing Carnival soon.:confused:

I called Carnival back today to confirm they didnt need any additional info from me and they said that there is no notes in my history. Anything like this happening or has happened to anyone else?

Quote "burn cleaner, low sulfur fuel by 2015 within 200 miles of the Canadian coasts. " It's actual a joint US and Canada position. All ships coming within the 200 mile limit of North America have to burn this fuel. That also includes other commercial ships as well.

Yep.. they have pulled out of Norfolk as well. Although they didnt go year round there like Baltimore

Hey Nicole!! This is what I got from my PVP reguarding documents needed to cruise:

 

Cruises that begin and end in a different U.S ports:

 

For these cruises that begin and end in a different U.S port, ALL guests are required to carry proof of citizenship AND proof of identification.

Proof of Citizenship: A birth certificate or any of the WHTI-Compliant Documents listed below are acceptable. AND Proof of Identification (I.D): A non-expired government-issued photo I.D is required of all guests 16 years of age and older.

Carnival Conquest 11/09/13 cruise: New Orleans/San Juan

Carnival Conquest 11/16/13 cruise: San Juan/Miami

Carnival Imagination 1/10/14 cruise: Miami/Long Beach

Carnival Dream 4/05/14 cruise: Port Canaveral/New Orleans

Carnival Sunshine 4/06/14 cruise: Tampa/Port Canaveral

Carnival Legend 8/17/14 cruise: Tampa/Long Beach

Carnival Pride 11/30/14 cruise: Baltimore/San Juan

Carnival Pride 12/08/14 cruise: San Juan/Tampa

Carnival Splendor cruises (11/01/14, 1/20/15, 2/21/15): San Juan/New York

Carnival Splendor cruises (10/24/14, 1/12/15, 2/13/15): New York/San Juan

 

1) Valid U.S. Passport: U.S. citizens may present a valid, unexpired U.S. passport when traveling via air, land or sea between the U.S. and the Western Hemisphere countries.

Guests may apply for passports at more than 4500 passport-acceptance facilities nationwide. These include: passport agencies; courthouses; post offices; libraries.

New passport cost: $135 (age 16 and older); $105 (under 16).

Passport renewal cost: $110 (every ten years).

Expedite Processing fee: $60 additional (to above costs).

Carnival recommends that all guests travel with a passport valid for at least 6 months beyond the completion of travel.

 

2) The Passport Card

The passport card cannot be used to travel by air outside the United States.

 

U.S. citizens may present the new, limited-use, wallet-size passport card. The passport card will only be valid for land and sea travel between the U.S. and Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean region and Bermuda. The passport card will facilitate entry and expedite document processing at U.S land and sea ports-of-entry when arriving from Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean and Bermuda.

It will otherwise carry the rights and privileges of the U.S. passport book.

The card will have the same validity period as a passport book: 10 years for an adult; five years for children 15 and younger.

First-time applicants will pay $45 for adult cards and $35 for children.

Renewal will cost $20.

3) State Enhanced Driver's Licenses (EDL)

The EDL cannot be used to travel by air outside the United States.

Several states are working with the Department of Homeland Security to develop EDLs for U.S. citizens residing in their states. These documents will denote both citizenship and identity and will contain security features to help prevent counterfeiting and facilitate the entry process at land and sea ports of entry. The following states are issuing this type of WHTI-compliant document: Michigan; New York; Vermont; Washington.

4)Certificate of U.S. Naturalization and a Government-Issued Photo I.D

The Certificate of U.S. Naturalization (form N-550 or N-570) is a document issued by the U.S. government (USCIS) as proof of a foreign born person who has obtained U.S. citizenship through naturalization (a legal process of obtaining a new nationality).

Unacceptable Forms of Documentation

Copies of any of the WHTI-Compliant documents

Driver's License as the only proof

A temporary driver’s license

Voter's Registration Card

Baptismal Papers

U.S. Military I.D and a Photo I.D

A Dependent Military I.D that is issued to the spouse and children of Military Personnel is not acceptable

U.S. Military Discharge Papers

· No Record of Birth certificate: a certificate issued by the Department of Health and Vital Statistics showing that they have no records on this person

Hospital Certificate: hospital-Issued birth notice / live record of birth / announcement of birth from a hospital

 

Hope this helps!!

This is good! It would be nice if all PVPs gave the guests correct info.

Carnival does not have any waiver allowing guest under 21 year old to drink alcohol anywhere on their ships.

 

Here is a link from Mary on Funville, a Carnival employee, stating such.

 

http://www.carnival.com/Funville/forums/t/216590.aspx

Do you happen to know the policy for European cruises?

There is a graph in section 6 with the breakdown of % of money lost based on your sailing length and how soon your cruise is

http://www.carnival.com/about-carnival/legal-notice/ticket-contract.aspx

Check out the roll call board for your sailing. You will find people on your sailing here who can help you out :) Welcome to CC

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1796905

now i am starting to worry!!! hope all is well with them but do hope thye come post a review

Just a heads up in case you arent aware, all open looped cruises require a passport. You seem to be quite the seasoned cruiser so I am sure you guys have that covered but maybe someone else on your cruise will see this :)

I am so envious we looked at doing this cruise but I couldnt get that much off work during that time. The itinerary is great, although it would be nice if there were a couple of more ports.