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Oh my goodness!

Tapas were not good on Carnival Sensation either. Seems yo be a low priority item.

Thank you so much. Exactly the information I needed.

Tell her to check her credit card benefits. My card will refund the charges for the cruise if I have to cancel. I called to verify that before I paid for my cruise. The only risk I'm taking is needing to be transported back to port or medical costs on cruise..

Is Las Ramblas Bar and Restaurant a free venue for food? Also, I read somewhere that the Sports Bar has tapas. If that is true, is that free?

This was a great review. Great detail and very helpful. Thank you. If you want a good zip line, do South Shore on Roatan. Get it online for $40. I don't know if the ship offers it. But that would interfere with going back to Bananarama.

I caught the only obc I ever got because of this board. I was on several roll calls and never knew about price drops until I got on this board. I was actually on early saver and thought the only advantage was the lower price. I had no idea how the system worked until I got on this board. Posting price drops on this board is a big help.

What cabin were you in? I'm scheduled for March 5, 2016 for a 8 day and get nervous about bad reviews, especially vibrations.

Yep. You go with their excursion, no worries.

That's the advantage of paying the higher price of onboard excursions. No worry about missing the ship. I always go the cheaper route, but if a van breaks down or a boat dies in the water, I could be in big trouble. Never has, but could.

Once you do Early Saver on Carnival, and get price drops and obc's, its hard to go back. From my experience, it's just a good rule with NCL to wait until late to book because they wait til after full payment date to drop prices no matter how empty the ship is. My whole deck was empty but the price didn't drop until after full payment. Lesson learned. On the other hand, the price drop was very short then it went up to more than I paid. Just know what you want to pay, pay it and forget it. You were lucky they waved the penalty.

Just had to say hi to a fellow Razorback. How about those Hogs beating Texas! Loved it.

You'll lose your Early Saver status if you go gty. Don't do it.

I booked last March for my cruise Feb 22 and have also regretted it and won't do it again. I've not heard of extra Latitude awards for early booking. That would make me feel somewhat better. How does that work? Do you have to request them or is it automatic?

I got one price drop and 2 OBC after final payment on a Early Saver, but there were open cabins in my category. My concern was booking a cabin in a very limited category. Why lock in to Early Saver when there would be no chance of a price drop? All these answers sufficiently confused me so I just booked the least expensive cabin and gave up trying for a price drop. I did and do appreciate everyone taking their valuable time trying to assist me

Thank you. This is the earliest I have ever booked, and it's a long time to wait, but those are the only 3 islands we've never been to. We worked for Fedex and could jump seat free to San Juan, then catch puddle hoppers cheap down to the islands.

March 5, 2016 on Sunshine. We have been doing 7 day Western Caribbean out of Tampa every year including 2015, but I was ready for something different.

That website was helpful. Thank you ferfoodle.

I've made the decision to go in at a level I wanted to pay and not hope for a price drop. I'm going in a porthole cabin. I believe this cruise will sell out quickly because it's hard to get to Aruba without going to Miami.

She said she received an email from Carnival saying her request was approved. Last November, we were Early Saver and had s nice letter in our cabin stating an additional OBC when we went to our cabin. Take a copy of your approval letter with you and even if it isn't showing up now, they will give it to you on the ship.

I see colors on the deck plan but no legend. In the old days you could pick up a book at a ta office, but no more. I've looked on Carnival.com and on shipmate.

OK. I called and the first person I talked to said she did not know how many 4j there are. She also said there did not need to be an open cabin in my category to get a price drop on E.S. I questioned that answer so i called back and was told by another one that if the next category up was priced lower, I could get the price drop. She told me how many 4J there are and how many 4S there are which is the next category up.

So Early Saver can get OBC even if there are no cabins available in your category?

I'm really confused now. Its probably redundant anyway because I'm sure this cruise will sell out with no reductions in price. Its hard to find a cruise to Aruba out of Port Canaveral. Its my only chance since DH won't drive and park in Miami. Just have to decide between porthole on Deck 2 or inside/outside on Deck 7. I read of sewage odor on Deck 2, but it was aft and we'd be forward.

Thank you.