SDcruiser66

Has the sip & sail promotion started?

They are up for sell now :):):)

Thank you for updating this thread with the new info. I am new to AARP and I was able to save $150 on our next cruise.

Lots of error messages, but now success!! Thank you!!! Saved $150

I am glad to hear we are keeping the Miracle. We have spent many great days sailing on this ship and look forward to many more.

Good review!

I think that my account worked, but I am having no luck with my husbands account.

When we sailed in January it did not have a good menu.

I would like to know if there is an overhang shading the balcony cabins on the Lido deck? We are looking at staying in cabin 9281. If anyone has stayed in that cabin or area, what did you think of it? Thank you for your help. We are looking at sailing on a B2B in the Fall and doing both the Eastern & Western Caribbean.

This weekend we will be getting on the ship as new platinum cruisers. I didn't know that we would be getting a plate of goodies. This will be a nice surprise!! Not bothered at all if we share one plate or not. Thank you for the info crusinpsychRN!!

Thank you for all of the info. We usually buy a wine package and never knew that we could pre-order.

17 days

Us too. 30 more days!!

Not even close to enough room for a sofa in the interiors. You have stumbled upon Carnival's little secret that has fooled many people, and I have gotten flamed for exposing it in the past. The insides are definitely not the 185sf that are claimed by all the deck plans, PVPs, TAs, etc. And even if they somehow are 185, then the indoors part of the balcony would be 220sf (plus the balcony). I was in both on the Dream back in 2010 within minutes of each other, and I was convinced that the indoors part of the balcony was quite a bit larger, as our inside definitely had no room at all for a sofa. Our inside seemed at least 3 feet shorter in length, while the width of each is the same (just over 9'). So I started taking a tape measurer with me, and sure enough, my next inside on the Magic was measured to be 150sf, give or take a few inches. My next balcony on the Breeze was measured to be 185sf, give or take a few inches. The difference was almost 4 feet in length, with the width being equal. My 4K French Door room on the Miracle was measured to be 185sf, as advertised, but their true interiors were smaller.

 

On the smaller Fantasy class ships, all non-suite rooms are the same size indoors, but they fall short of the true 185sf that's advertised, although not quite as small as the 150sf interiors on the larger ships. Maybe 160-170, not enough room for sofas in any of them.

I agree with your evaluation of the Spirit class ships. Interior cabins are quite a bit smaller than balcony cabins. We have stayed in both.

We are sailing with you. We have been to all of these ports. No concerns. Some ports look like the desert meets the ocean and others are very tropical. Enjoy!!

Thank you for your reply Pantherpaw.

Is Publix super market part of a larger chain? We live in Southern California and I have never heard of that store.

Our average is probably around 10 months.

60 days.

I am really enjoying your review.

I'm hoping those of you more familiar with Carnival and its website can help me figure this one out:

 

 

 

When I booked my first cruise, Carnival's website had a pop up tell me that if I booked all of my excursions right now, I'd receive a discount. At that point I hadn't researched them at all, so I turned the offer down.

 

 

 

For the cruise I just booked, I researched in advance just in case I received the same offer, and lo and behold it came up again. The 20% discount is pretty significant considering how much everyone will fight and call just to get small reductions in cruise fare.

 

 

 

However, I've never seen anyone mention this on this site. Did I just get lucky to receive this offer twice? Or is this one of those things that everyone already knows when booking and I'm just behind?

I have never received a discount offer. We always book early saver and usually the excursions aren't listed at the time of our early booking.

I would definitely take advantage of it if I did get lucky enough to receive the offer.

I hope he will be on our Jan. 31st,2016, Mexican Rivera cruise on the Miracle!!

Yes! I glue a magnet to the back and put them on the fridge with my photos.

Cute idea!! I may try that too.

67 days. We will be Platinum on our upcoming Journey Mexican Riviera cruise in January.

I really like the over the door hangie thing idea. I hadn't thought of that, but now I will be adding that to my Cruising Essentials Word Document (my travel necessities). It is now a 2 page document. :p Thank you fellow cruisers.

Seriously OVERPACKING!

 

Like bringing 6 pairs of shoes once!

I was thinking 6 pairs wasn't enough. I guess I have serious overpacking issues!!