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cruisermom that is a lot of new inventory . We are amazed that you were able tp post all those ships entering into the cruise business since 2021 . More amazing is filling that new inventory with passengers .Now the question could be do the cruise lines have too much capacity .Only time will tell all

Thanks for all your replies . Planing future travels takes a llot of planing & your replies shed light on booking future cruises

We can agree that while ships are sailing full pricing will remain high . About a potential recession that card is still in the deck imo . Federal government spending is at a all time high but ,it can't keep growing with out very severe consequences ;which most people will agree . Then the other side of the coin is consumer spending . Can consumer spending be as robust as it has been or will it slow down ? Is a recession possible , imo yes it is possible this year .We see crypto & gold prices reaching all time highs ,so we got to ask ourselves ,why ? .Thus ,should a recession happen ,by all means cruise prices will go down as the cruise line costs will also go down ,imo

Yes we would agree that the longer itineraries are people with deep pockets thaqt taqke those cruises . Perhaps like you indicate ,the shorter ,Caribbean cruises or Mexico could drop in price . Thanks for your input

Seems to us that high government spending is keeping the economy afloat but , that too must slow down or stop i. Credit card debt has reached a all tome high of a Trillion dollars . Will consumers pull back on spending ? . Then what will happen to the stock market ;as consumer spending represents 2/3 of the National economy ? Since cruises still are considered a luxury can consumer demand still keep cruise bookings moving higher while consumers face harder times ? Thus could we see cruise prices actually drop from these lofty high levels ? It will be interesting what other people think

We see a ship sold out for handicap balcony cabins . Can we ask HAL to contact us if one opens up ? TIA

We never buy the HIA because we rarely drink & if we do it is a glass of wine at dinner . Wonder if you can buy a glass of wine at the Happy Hour 4 to 5 PM & bring it into the dining room for easrly dinner ? When we sailed RCCL we get free drink tickets ,like 4 each per day because we are Diamond with RCCL .We could even order using our tickets in the MDR a glass of wine

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March 8 ,2024 Carnival Stock making a very nice gain in early trading . It pays ypo own more than just the 100 shares for the stock holder on board credits . Buying more shares gives the opportunity for major profits imo . The corporation is adding new ships to the Carnival & Princess fleets this year as cruise booking hit a new high

March 8,2024 CCL stock on a strong upward movement in early trading 😁

Wonderful photos . Keep them coming ,They are amazing 😁

Yes you are 1000% correct . When we sail we use laundry by the bag . We also pack wash & wear quick dry clothes which lmits the amount of wash we need to send out . Take a shower & wash a few items . also carry less luggage a win -win

It was so much simpler years ago . Take your bottle of wine to the dining room & there pay corkage . If you were to drink it in your cabin then no corkage fee . imo this was the simplest method . now it has gotten too complicated imo

Yes you are 1000% correct . When we sail we use laundry by the bag . We also pack wash & wear quick dry clothes which lmits the amount of wash we need to send out . Take a shower & wash a few items . also carry less luggage a win -win

You may also ask id a Chase lounge is available from your room steward . at times that has worked as well

Wow describes it all .The photos are amazing .Thanks for posting all of them

January 2026 Holland will not have Koningsdam doing Hawaii or Mexico cruises .They will ve using Nieuw Amsterdam ,a smaller ship . Just checking the 18 day Early Booking Hawaii cruise prices have really soared , additionally ,if any one requires a handicap cabin ,this shi calls standard size cabins handicap , so we tried booking a outside state room to upgrade to a deck 6 way up front handicap which are the few that woud be real handicap state rooms . I was willing to pay the outside price with the early booking Have It All , The resolution dept would not budge . Imo ,people who are handicapped can not use a standard size stateroom which does not have roll in showers . Check it out on deck plans

Seems that the the $16s price range will soon be left behind as cruise bookings keep increasing .What are your thoughts ? For those who do not know ,owning 100 shares of CCL will get you extra on board credits as follows Cruise length : 1 to 7 days = $50 on board credit 7 to 13 days = $100 on board creit 14 days & more = $250 on board credit The request is now through Stockperks /Carnival .you need your booking number ,Ship name & Sail daye to get the on board credit applied to your sailing

yes this cruise is amazing . We sent the information to our friends in Calgary Canada . Wish we could do this cruise but health issues prevent it for us

This is not for us but a friend who lives in Calgary . I could do this cruise but my wife can not fly is the problem We have done a Trans Pacific to Sydney from San Diego in 2015 & then flew back to SD .Now my DW has a kneee problem & she can not get a knee replacement . Cliff

About a year or 2 ago we saw a HAL cruise circumnavigating the continent of Australia . does HAL do that kind of cruise often & is it available now ? What ship would they be using ? TIA

We agree with your position .Thus ,if enough people complain to HAL in their cruise reports then perhaps HAL management would make some entertainment changes to attracy people to those venues

Thanks it is worth a try . If not good we won't go back for more

You should get a tile .If not ask your room steward for one

Free laundry starts at 4 star Mariner level . 200 cruise days ro get there