sholly

Thanks for the info Cmudkid87 and thanks for jogging an old mans memory.  You would think after so many years of sailing with Carnival and being on this site, I would have remembered this.  It appears my CRS syndrome has kicked into high gear!!!  I did log on using my wife's credentials a few minutes before posting this and she is being offered the same deals.

Regards,

Steve

10 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

who would have thought a few people with a craving for fresh bat stew could have caused all of this economic chaos???

Good one RiotAct.  My sentiments exactly.

9 minutes ago, james318 said:

 

I am not seeing anything like this. 

James:

I don't understand why I'm getting this.  When I check my VIFP Club offers, I'm not seeing anything out of the ordinary stuff I'm offered.

Regards,

Steve

This may be some indication that they're not sailing full, I don't know.  Just for kicks I logged on to Carnival's website yesterday to check prices for April 2020 sailings out of Galveston.  I was totally shocked at some of the prices I was seeing.  I then did another search for March sailings and was even more shocked.  I called up my cruising buddy, who happens to be a Diamond, and told him to take a look.  He did but his searches returned what I considered to be normal pricing out of Galveston and when I searched without logging on, my searches returned the same results as his.  I proceeded with a mock booking for the 3-14-20 sailing for an inside cabin and they even offered $100 OBC with this.  As of 7:00am CST, these same rates are still showing up for me.  I'm attaching some screen shots of what I'm seeing.

Although he has passed, my all time favorite is: Corey "Birdman" Schmidt.

I noted the thread started with just hearing this, is it confirmed? Has anyone found an obit? If true it is sad. I miss him and his advise on these threads. Was happy to find him chatting on the site mentioned.

Wondered this myself as I couldn't find an obit. Here's a link to what I would consider a pretty reliable source.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showpost.php?p=53404347&postcount=2664

Very sad to hear this. RIP Mach. I always loved reading his reviews.

Had the pleasure of meeting Mach once. We were on the Conquest with him. He and his group fondly called this the "Seven Day Cruise to Cozumel". Missed MoBay and Cayman due to weather. A true gentleman.

So, my husband lost his suit. Who does that??!? I've checked with the dry cleaners... Checked all our closets... Nothing. Yet, he still has his dress up shoes! Ughh lol.....ok rant over.

On behalf of all men who hate to wear suits and have been trying to figure a way out of this, God Bless your husband!!!!! For years, I have been trying to figure out a complicated and foolproof strategy for not wearing one, but being a man, this most simplistic and unassailable strategy had never crossed my mind.

Cheers, Sholly! We'll see y'all there!

Good for you Sharon. Looking forward to it.

So, all this being said, would you still sail on the Magic this Sunday?!

I'm booked on the Oct. 19th sailing, and yes, I will be aboard. Providing they don't cancel the sailing.

Our favorite bar waiter, Natasha. She was from the Ukraine

Brianna:

Thanks for posting that picture. Natasha is one of my all time favorite bar waiters. The last time I saw her was on the Conquest out of Galveston in 2008 and she was at the casino bar. I'm glad she is still with Carnival and I hope to see her again sometime.

I'm really enjoying your review. Thank you for spending the time to entertain us all.

Steve

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