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I plan on taking the ones I currently have back the ship and pass them off to a couple of young ones with their parent's permission Also considering taking the pins I have accumulated and doing the same. Decluttering and giving a treat to a young one.

Yes, Use the kiosk or go to Guest Services to add them.

Yes, we do it every cruise.

Thanks for that explanation,. I just purchased $700. in gift cards and was running in circles trying to redeem them.

Maybe it is a marketing tool for Carnival Internet. You see the notification and HAVe to have internet to be able to read it so you buy the intenet plan. $$$ for Carnival

Do tehy charge you the 18% gratuity when you do that?

A fully refundable deposit means you will get all of your deposit back if you cancel before the beginning of the cancellation period. Terms from Carnival "Cruise rates are in US dollars, per person and based on double occupancy. Offer is capacity controlled and is not combinable with any other discount or promotional offer. Rates may vary by ship, stateroom type and sail date. Change fees are not assessed outside of the final payment window. Category restrictions and exclusions apply. Carnival reserves the right to withdraw and/or change offer at any time without prior notice. Offer is for the cruise fare only and does not include Taxes, Fees and Port Expenses. Taxes, Fees and Port Expenses range from $74.49 - $476.32, and are assessed on a per guest basis for all guests according to the itinerary. Offer is applicable in cabin assignment categories only. Refundable deposit subject to cancellation penalties. Offer bookings made as part of a group will include amenities. Offer is applicable on sailings through April 2025. Offer is applicable on new bookings made between March 1, 2023 – March 31, 2023. Please request rate code PB4. Ships' Registry: The Bahamas & Panama. https://www.carnival.com/about-carnival/legal-notice/ticket-contract.aspx Defines cancellation period.

If I have a $500 card and a less than $500 deposit, I pay them the whole $500 towards the cruise bill. That way I do not have to keep up with the card till I make the next payment.

No, it was scanned. The person processing it just missed the second page I guess,.

I had a rejection because of two pages. I ended up doing a cover page with the statement that they would be getting two pages of brokerage statement. One with name and one with stock verification. I also numbered the pages 1 and 2. No problems once I started doing that.

Saves labor and costs. No more washing of the thousands of trays. Saves the cost of water. Saves on food costs. Over the years Carnival switched from trays to platter sized plates and then to regular plates. Less surface = less space for food to be placed. Less food = less cost and less waste.

No ones you buy it it is yours, no refunds. Also if you lose the numbers, you are out the $$. I wait to buy them till right before I book a cruise. If I felt that Carnival had a potential of going belly up soon I would not be purchasing them.

If you do not use all of the $ from the gift card and it is more than $10, you will receive a new e-gift card. My last cruise I got it about 2 days after the cruise ended.

We packed our own tray last cruise.

I got mine this morning (Thursday) for a Saturday cruise. It was not available at 8pm last night.

Carnival sometimes has a military rate that is cheaper than the regular Early Saver, though.

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Carnival, along with Royal, NCL, Princess etc are part of a voluntary organization called CLIA. It is very likely that all current and upcoming changes to covid policies are a direct result of agreements reached through that organization. If that is accurate, then expect most cruise lines to be following the same patterns, or close to them CLIA's mission statement is "Our team is proud to provide a unified voice for the global cruise community, which offers travelers the best way to experience the world by supporting policies and practices to advance a safe, secure, healthy and sustainable cruise ship environment and promoting positive travel experiences for the nearly 30 million passengers who cruise annually." https://cruising.org/en/about-the-industry/about-clia/leadership

The highest I saw a few weeks ago was 45, last time I watched it was 24 when I stopped counting,

Thanks for your first hand experience. Hope your recovery goes well. From watching the Galveston webcam, the disembarkation process for the Vista is different. The covid positive passengers disembark first ... so around 7am ... using the gangway on deck one...and are directed from the ship and through the area that porters handle luggage. The Staff does bring out the luggage on luggage carts.

Found this on Youtube... explains the whole sea day brunch process from check in on the hub, to the menu, to pictures of most of the items on the menu.

Post from John Heald, Carnival Cruise Ambassador, about the Elation. Guest Capacity per Carnival.com is 2190 (two people per cabin) Posted June 18th, 2022. "And talking of feeling elated today’s chosen ship is of course the Carnival Elation and their cruise from Jacksonville to Freeport and Bimini. Total Guests 2486 Guests under 18 507 Blue Card 1131 Red Card 901 Gold Card 297 Platinum Card 130 Diamond Card 27 Guests from USA 2177 Canada 48 French Canadian 4 Cleveland, Ohio 19 Mexico 11 UK 7 Captain Domenico Calise Cruise Director Stiepan Neral"

My husband balks at a hair coil, so we use this. Same principle.... on the wrist, easy to hand to the server. 🙂