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We are booked at the Hotel Indigo. Any comments about this one? 

Normally we drive to our port and wait until 1:00 - 1:30 to check so we don't have to lug around our carry on stuff !!  This time we are flying in the day before and have to check out of hotel by 11:00 so we will get an earlier check in time.  Hopefully turning Platinum this time, we can drop stuff off in our room then leave and let them finish their work. 

We will be flying in on Saturday before our cruise on Sunday. What is the best transportation from the airport to our Downtown Hotel? 

We have always picked 1:00-1:30 times since rooms are ready and you can drop off your stuff. We will be platinum this trip but with a Journeys cruise I read there is no benefit.  We will have to be out of hotel by 11:00 so we will pick an earlier time if possible. Don't want to sit in the terminal and wait like we did once several years ago. Waited for probably 45 minutes to an hour before we got on the ship and still had to lug around carry on stuff!!  Happy Cruising everyone

Our last three or four cruises we’ve taken have been with a free room. You actually pay $200 for the room and then get $200 onboard credit plus we had free drinks in the casino. We’ve got one coming up in December that is a a 14 day that we got with a $100 per person for an inside cabin. I’m sure soon they will stop doing those soon since  they have gotten back to full capacity.😎

We have an 11:45am flight  on departure morning. We will be  using carnival transportation to get us there.

We are cruising in December and thinking of using Carnival's transportation back to airport. When you book the transportation you can pick your time to depart with a one hour time frame.  Hope this helps.

We stayed at Fort Conde last time in Mobile. You can leave your car with them and it is less than a 5 minute walk to the terminal. Drop off luggage at the terminal, go park at hotel and walk back over.  I think we paid in the $150 rang and I thought that was great considering we did not have to pay for parking at the port. Fort Conde is a beautiful B&B with nice rooms, a courtyard and a bistro across the street for dining.  Have Fun!!

Thanks for the information. I think we will do Carnival transportation to the air port and the first one is around 8:30.

We have an 11:45 flight on Sunday 12/17/2023. Will we make this ok and not miss a flight?

We just cruised out of Mobile in September. We stayed at Fort Conde Inn and loved it. The room cost a little more than I usually pay but they offered free parking for the entire 10 days we were gone.  I think we paid around $140 but free parking was the game changer. Only about a 4-5 minute walk to the port and we could see the ship from the balcony. You can drop off luggage after 10am then go park or site see until check in time.

Thanks for taking us along on your trip. Hubby & I are on the Ecstasy in September for a 10 day. 

I hope you don't mind but I noted the names of your servers and will ask for them in the dining room. Did you have assigned or Your time?

We were on Vista the end of February and were late getting to one port. After that one port everything else was fine. 

We are staying at Fort Conde the night before the cruise. They offer cruise parking and sounds like it is just a short walk to pier. You can always drop off luggage and then go back and park.  This was recommended to us by a couple we met on the Vista back in February.

September can't get here soon enough.....

Our cruise from Mobile in September is still missing. Hope they have not cancelled it !!

37 minutes ago, geochick73 said:

@2Shoes2Go- the letter didn't mention how long the Ecstasy would be there...so your September cruise on the Sensation may still be planned.  It stated that they plan on resuming cruises from Mobile in March and that, for now, the Ecstasy would be sailing the Sensation's itineraries...which included our June 25th cruise.  

We got this same letter and our cruise is a 10 Day in September. As long as I'm on a ship, I don't really care which one.

On 1/17/2022 at 6:55 PM, SteveInKY said:

My personal favorite is the Malaga Inn.  It's practically worth the trip to Mobile all by itself.  The oldest part was built during the War Between the States, so it literally reeks of history.  (There are modern conveniences such as an elevator, if that's of concern.)  The inn is located a short Uber ride from the port and the parking rates aren't bad at all ($7 per day).  There are different room rates depending on the room.  This place is a touch on the expensive side, but you can't beat the experience or the location.  Like I said, the Malaga Inn almost is worth a trip to Mobile on its own.

 

https://malagainn.com/

 

A lot of the places I normally would suggest have removed the park 'n' cruise option from their web sites (hopefully temporarily).  That list includes the Admiral Inn (I'm a sucker for art decco, so this one was a special treat the one time I stayed there).  They used to have a working arrangement with the county garage next door, but I don't remember the details and those details may not matter any more.  If the Admiral does resurrect its cruise package, particulars can be had here:

 

https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wyndham/mobile-alabama/the-admiral-a-wyndham-hotel/overview

 

The Microtel in Saraland has been recommended here many times in the past (and once again by another poster in this thread).  I've never been tempted myself.  It's quite a ways out and the listed price ($185.99 plus tax) is a little more than I want to pay.   Other people have had very nice things to say about it, though.  It's probably worth at least a look.

 

https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/microtel/saraland-alabama/microtel-inn-and-suites-saraland-north-mobile/overview

 

I've got a trip out of Mobile scheduled for April.  I'm booked the the Wingate, which is out towards the airport (but still closer to the cruise terminal, I think, than Saraland).  I haven't stayed there before, but it looks OK on paper (or rather, a web page) and the price ($129 plus tax) seemed right.  We shall see.

 

https://www.wyndhamhotels.com/wingate/mobile-alabama/wingate-by-wyndham-mobile-al/overview

Most of the hotels in Mobile no longer offer any type of Park & Cruise. I've called several and nothing available. I think we have decided on the https://malagainn.com/ since they do still offer parking at a reasonable rate. The facility looks so quaint & southern, can't wait for September to get here. 

PersonapERSONSwho board a cruise coming from The US to The Bahamas are required to obtain a Health Visa by themselves. Effective Friday, September 3, 2021, all cruise ship passengers ages 12 and older must be fully vaccinated to enter a port in The Bahamas, including a cruise line’s private island. Any person who is ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccination due to medical contraindications is exempt from this requirement (documents must be proven to the cruise line and brought). For any further queries, please contact your cruise line.ns

You can NOT add your dates or "Add Trip" until 5 days before your travel date. This is also when you can add your test results, which have to be taken 3 days before your travel date. You can create your account in 2 weeks and can only submit it within 5 days before the travel date. "There is NO slot for modifications after submission, so please check your health visa properly before submitting it". Here's the link to get started: www.travel.gov.bs/internationalwho board a cruise coming from The US to The Bahamas are required to obtain a Health Visa by themselves. Effective Friday, September 3, 2021, all cruise ship passengers ages 12 and older must be fully vaccinated to enter a port in The Bahamas, including a cruise line’s private island. Any person who is ineligible for the COVID-19 vaccination due to medical contraindications is exempt from this requirement (documents must be proven to the cruise line and brought). For any further queries, please contact your cruise line.  

You can NOT add your dates or "Add Trip" until 5 days before your travel date. This is also when you can add your test results, which have to be taken 3 days before your travel date. You can create your account in 2 weeks and can only submit it within 5 days before the travel date. "There is NO slot for modifications after submission, so please check your health visa properly before submitting it". Here's the link to get started: www.travel.gov.bs/international

Has anyone heard about this?

Don't know what they are doing to it but we were booked and then notified it was going into Wet Dock. 18 months of doing nothing, start selling cabins then change their mind. Oh well, we go an additional $100 obc for making the change.   🙂

This is the list that was posted for late November and December

• Free Guy
• Shang Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings
• The Suicide Squad
• Space Jam: A New Legacy
• Black Widow
• Snake Eyes:GI Joe Origins
• Cruella de Critic
• Fast and Furious 9
• In the Heights
• Jungle Cruise
• Boss Baby: A Family Legacy
• The Grinch
• The Man Who Invented Christmas

We like to 1:00 - 1:30 since rooms are normally ready by 1:30. Nice to drop off any carry on items.

Have a Great Trip

22 hours ago, L1211 said:

Oh this white clam sauce is chef made for

me! Full of clams! Delicious!! 
and lasagne for DM. 

We loved the Italian place upstairs for lunch, kind of hidden away if you are not looking for it!!

We will be on the Dream in January 2022..  Can't wait to cruise again.

On 9/23/2021 at 8:47 PM, IntrepidFromDC said:

Someone posted a topic about low cruise prices and it got moved, I followed it but it lost its' Carnival lean.  So I started this thread.  I always wanted to do a Panama Canal cruise, but most of them only go part way through the canal, into the turnaround bay, and then back again.  East coast partial-transit cruises don't even get to see Panama City.  So while looking at the great prices, I just saw this:

 

I realize with a cruise this long and a 2:1 sea day : port day ratio I'm going to lose ~$1,000 - $2,000 in the casino, but can anyone tell me why this is not a STEAL?

My husband got this same offer- See ya on the ship !!!

On 2/1/2020 at 1:51 PM, Melanie H said:

I signed up for my first cabin gift exchange 🙂.  What were some of your favorite gifts that you have received in a cabin gift exchange. 

We did one on our August cruise. It was so much fun finding "special Deliveries" in your mail box.  A lady from Hawaii left macadamia nuts, surf board key chain. Others were anything from fuzzy socks to candies in a little suitcase, writing pen with Whale Tail attached.  Have fun with it !!