pohlerbear

There are so many bad reviews on this ship- glad to see a good one. We all may have questions for you about the layout as we get closer 🙂

We didn't have any problem getting an uber at the port. We had two cancel on us trying to get from the hotel to the port.

We stayed at Farfield by Marriott 5800 Burton Station Rd. Room was nice and it was about 15-20 minutes from port. Lots of restaurants and shopping nearby. Room was clean and there were three of us also. Only concern was getting an uber to the port. Luckily someone was getting dropped off in a taxi and we were able to grab him. We had two ubers cancel on us before that. We had no problem getting an uber from the port back to the hotel to pick up our car.

Welcome 🙂

We just did our daughters in January and had it in about 3 weeks.

I came to recommend the Bourbon Orleans as well. We've stayed there a few times and love it.

I’ve seen video where the ship appears to lose power before it hits the bridge. Early reporting is they lost ability to control the ship. So tragic.

Hi! I live in NJ so can't help much with the hotel- but I see a lot of people book hotels in NJ. NYC hotels can be very expensive! That said, I've cruise out of NY a few times, and it really is a sight sailing out of the city. The best IMO!

I didn't see this until now. I currently have $500 OBC, which I would lose. But seeing a Terraza balcony for the same price we paid for a terrazzo interior. Not sure what to do...

Thank you so much 🥰

Oh no you are right! Let me reach out to mods to see if they can fix it

Deck five - whichever side doesn't have the BBQ restaurant (forget which side has it). We sat out there and read often. Hardly any traffic and most that did come through were quiet and respectful

That seems awfully expensive for an oversized float. Hope it comes with alcohol or something

We bring a small funnel with us. We order shots while on board and pour them in a water bottle. On HMC, there is free lemonade and ice tea we use for mixers.

In a book of faces group I am in, someone posted a picture of a left behind crock pot someone was trying to get onboard. That was a new one for me.

I don't recall ever having a shelf in the shower... I always store the shampoo / conditioner bottles on their soap dispenser. But I like the idea of the mesh bag and already have one at home.

Cruised to the Bahamas with my daughter without my husband once- nothing was needed.

Looks like your questions have been answered. I just wanted to add that I went to Bimini twice last year. This is a port where I would skip an excursion. Once you get off the ship, if you walk down the end of the pier (or wait for the excursions to clear out and you can take the free trolly) there is a shopping area right there. There is a beach there but it wasn't clear to me if you could swim or sit on the beach for free. Also right there are taxis. We took a taxi to town and it was $5 per person each way. They dropped us off "in town" which was about a 15-2 minute ride. In town was a little shopping area, hole in the wall restaurants, and a beautiful free beach. In the alternative, lots of people rent golf carts and drive the island themselves. BImini is a beautiful island and the people are great. A lot of people don't care for it but I like it better then Nasssau/ Freeport.

We sailed Magic in the fall last year. I didn't want to mess around with the busses (we had cruised earlier in the year and there were huge lines getting back to the lots) so we parked at Dominion Towers on Waterside Drive. I pre-purchased it and its about a ten minute walk along the water. We'd park there again if cruising in Norfolk.

I checked my confirmation, and can't find the rate we were booked under. Maybe it was a casino rate, but we haven't spent a dime in the casino in about 8 years.

Never booked with a TA, but my first booking ever with a PVP today. She could see rooms available that looked book from what I could see. She also got me $500 OBC which I didn't have in my offers. So I will always book with a PVP from now on.

Carnival Venezia 10 day Eastern Caribbean NY- Amber Cove- Grand Turk- Half Moon Cay- Nassau I can't believe I am first! My first time being first LOL. We just booked today. Looking forward to getting to know everyone. The countdown has begun 🙂

I've bought a round of shots for friend while on the drink package, but that was pre covid.

It would be nice if the ships had some shelving cubicles to put your shoes/ towels in. We don't typically sit in the sun much so the only reason we grab a chair is to have somewhere to put our stuff while we swim.

There's a smoke free casino on the 4th floor. Not sure when that went in though... and I've cruised Magic twice this year and didn't make it there either time LOL