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10 hours ago, pellanor said:
I briefly looked into this as I'm looking to book an Australian cruise on Carnival. I think it depends on whether you book on Australian site v US site. No auto-added gratuities if you book on carnival AU site. Gratuities will be added if you book on US site.
This appears to be contrary to what the others have said here.
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9 hours ago, lasekeye said:
We just got home from the Splendor…booked with our Carnival PVP, based in FL.
We were not charged tips…none at all. If you want to tip over & above what’s included in the base fare, you certainly can!
Thank you. Did you enjoy the cruise?
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4 hours ago, floridababa said:
How is the ship? The staff? The food?
Going next month and hope they have improved🤔
Improved what?
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Can't wait for the next $1 deposit sale!
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We had several changes on our Transatlantic flight from Madrid back to Florida. We kept getting the same message about the changes and that FE would update soon. Well, it didn't and next thing you know our flights had been cancelled supposedly by American for non-payment. Not sure what caused this, but you really need to keep an eye on the flights on the airline side. Don't wait for HAL to notify you, because that takes much longer, if they do. We eventually got new flights at our original price, but not without a huge hassle.
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Did a quick search and didn't find prior threads. Does Carnival still not charge gratuities on Australian itineraries? I did find this:
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12 hours ago, jlnprt said:
Thanks for your prompt responses. Good info to know! We were looking forward to the benefits of purchasing stock. Guess we'll just have to plan another cruise so we can use it! LOL
What fare did you book under?
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13 hours ago, KroozNut said:
I pre-booked table 251 (6-top) for every evening at 5:30pm (fixed early seating) for our NS sailing in two weeks.
Sorry, error in my post.
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2 minutes ago, HUNKY said:
Juices and milks are complimentary at breakfast.
Is free tomato juice available at breakfast on Lido?
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April through June cruises are now listed on the HAL website with their designated protocols. Yay for Standard on our April 8th Transatlantic!
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We had FCCs issued under Cruising with Confidence at the point in time where they changed the expirations from one year to no expiration. Unfortunately, we never received the email with our FCCs, so have never seen them. We have only gotten the information by calling asking for the numbers and expiration. We were told they don't expire by RCC. Now I'm shopping for a cruise to use them on and during the booking process I did the FCC lookup where you provide your name and FCC number. The result looks like the attached, however I'm puzzled by the note regarding the expiration. Has anyone seen this and can you clarify that perhaps the (1) means no expiration date?
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1 hour ago, albingirl said:
Ocean bar around 4pm. Very long wait for attention from bar staff.
Bogo free or just 25% off?
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On 2/21/2023 at 10:32 AM, scubacruiserx2 said:
You're welcome . Are there any questions that we can answer for you about the Nieuw Statendam ?
Where there Happy Hours? When, where and what was the discount?
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19 hours ago, albingirl said:
We were happy to have the have it all package. I would have been miserable had we depended on happy hours.
Can you elaborate? When and where were the Happy Hours? What were the problems?
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Also, there may be a difference when you pay for a cruise with gift cards and then cancel during a period when you can get some money back. Maybe that's when you get refunded in gift cards, not this situation where you are on the ship with OBC.
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I was thinking any refund would be to your original form of payment, which was the gift card? Would be nice if someone has first hand knowledge.
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2 hours ago, wesport said:
Take clothes that can be stone washed in hot water.
Just a followup question because of this comment. On one of our Transatlantic crossings, I can't remember if it was on Princess or NCL, we did the stuff your bag of laundry for $xx. When we got our laundry back, almost every item lost so many years of life based on the worn/faded/pilled condition. To this day I can look at a piece of clothing and remember that it "went through the wringer". Literally! Is HAL's laundry like this?
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Oh my goodness, how sad to hear. We had Gene on the brand new MSC Seashore in 2021 right after she repositioned from Europe. I can honestly say no other cruise director we've had has been memorable like Gene. When I saw this thread I immediately thought, oh my gosh that was him. He was everywhere and talked to everyone. May he rest in peace.
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9 minutes ago, Baby sitter grandma said:
I too am wanting to know if April/May cruises have any enhanced protocols. I realize protocols can change quickly but it would be reassuring if you knew ahead anticipated protocols at time of booking.
Our booked and paid for cruise in mid April still has not shown protocols on the HAL website.
Baby sitter GrandmaYes, I checked again today for our April 8 Transatlantic and nothing available yet even putting in the voyage number.
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Has anyone heard when the protocols will be published for cruises starting in April and later?
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2 minutes ago, boulders said:
My booking is back up.
Mine too! Thanks everyone for confirming that they hadn't cancelled my cruise!
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2 minutes ago, VMax1700 said:
Our cruise history is present and correct, but future books and mariner points are missing.
Yes, our history has repopulated, but bookings didn't. They're making progress.
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1 minute ago, Sryat said:
Yes!
No cruises, no points, no cruise history. Glad it's just not me.
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Anyone else getting this message this morning on website who DO have cruises booked?
Gratuities on Australian itineraries
in Carnival Cruise Lines
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The question I posted was not meant to start a thread regarding the philosophy of tipping. It was a yes or no question as to whether tips are charged on the onboard account on cruises out of Australia. Maybe I wasn't specific enough I'm merely pricing out options, and the service charges are a significant part of a cruise's cost.