Curlin

All of the advice is appreciated! 6 days!!

Thank you!

Hi, All. Well, my husband and I booked the Victory 5 day E Caribb leaving Jan 18 out of Miami. SO excited. This is only our 2nd cruise. Last one was 4 years ago.

We are flying into Miami on the 17th. I would like to find an inexpensive hotel to stay that night.

Questions --

1. Any advice on which to stay at in Miami on the 17th? Do most hotels have a shuttle to the Cruise ship dock?

2. Our room on the Victory is 6238 and I just found out that there is no mini fridge -- grrrrrr -- thought all rooms had a fridge. Made res. through PVP at Carnival and she didn't mention that. Can we rent a fridge?? We like to keep drinks chilled and snacks without the mess of ice.

3. Our flight home leaves Miami at 2 pm. Can we dilly dally onboard until "last call" and then hang out at the cruise port area (if there is anything there) and grab a taxi to the airport a little later? Advice, please.

Thank you all for sharing your expertise!

C

Thank you!

Hi, everyone. My husband and I would like to take a 4 or 5 day cruise to the Bahamas mid January. We can travel anytime from Jan 13 - 23. Where do I start? need help and advice. thank you!

I am considering a Brita Bottle, I too drink a lot of water.

Also does anyone have any helpful hints on staying in an inside room? Do I need a night light for in the washroom? - No I'm not afraid of the dark ha ha just thinking it must be dark all the time!

 

There is a light on in the hallway all the time. This will come into your room under the door. I kept a book light in the bathroom so I didn't have to turn on the glaring bathroom light at night. Worked out great.

Flip flops were worn by many in the dining room with a sundress or capris - even shorts. Your shoes pictured are downright beautiful! No worries.

Found this out by accident and wanted to share... Sailed on the Glory last month and when we got on the ship began checking things out. 5 waiters around the casino area with trays full of glasses of champagne! The casino was not open of course so there was no one around but us. Awesome. Didn't see any waiters serving champagne on the very crowded Lido deck.

Wish i knew...

Milk is out only at breakfast at the buffets. If you want it any other time, just ask one of the buffet line servers. They'll give you whatever you want. Only found this out towards the end of the cruise from another passenger.

Rooms on the Upper deck (ours was balcony 6316) hear casino noise from the deck below til wee hours of the morning. it was annoying, but we learned to ignore it. Would not book a room there again.

Anytime dining line/wait for dinner was outrageous at 6:45. Hostess advised to get there before 6:30 or arrive around 7:45. We followed her advice and were seated in about 5 minutes after that.

What a fabulous vacation a cruise would be.... Would have done it a looong time ago!