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...to place ALL liquids in a ziploc bag. On our 1st cruise in Sept. 2012 I opened my suitcase to find PINK Pepto Bismol all over my clothes. It came out in the wash but there is still a huge stain in my suitcase. Good thing I packed EVERYTHING (lol). I had some Tide Pods and dryer sheets but had to wait forever at Customer Service for quarters.

@PresDuLac THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME. Last cruise my ankles were so swollen.

This is Eastern 8 day (St. Thomas, Antigua, Tortola, Nassau) from October 2012. It is probably the same...Freedom hasn't received the 2.0 upgrades yet. Hope this helps.

http://johnhealdsblog.com/funtimes/2012-10-23/Carnival%20Freedom/

Very nice! Thank you Vacationlady and JimAOk1945 for the slideshows. Jim, took me a minute to figure out how to navigate but your wife's website is beautifully put together.

Thank you for the blog slabeaume. I loved it!!!

Does anyone know if there a way to check surf conditions before leaving port to explore? Maybe on the ship? Without the internet...we turn off everything when we set sail.

here's the door sign i had made that i use just for fun.

Nice! :D :D :D :D

Leaving on our 2nd cruise TOMORROW (Yay!). I will be decorating our door this time. Will post pics next week when I return home. Our cabin is easy to find but I just think it'll be fun to do. I made a "porthole" with a mermaid inside of it. Hope no one tries to take anything.

I love carnival but one thing I think is wrong is that some ship only get half there money back.If there is a problem with the ship and they still sailed to some ports they should get full refund.I went on Royal Caribbean left out of Baltimore 1 day late because of mechanical issues and sailed to Freeport and had to dock because it continued to have issues .I had a suite with 4 paying adults and got a full refund option was full refund or future cruise.Carnival needs to own up to there problems and understand people take a vacation to get away from problems and spend lots of money for cruising so they should offer something good so people will continue to cruise carnival again.

How many times are you going to post this?

Sent: Friday, March 01, 2013 5:28 PM

To: Carnival Players Club Feedback

Subject: RE: $5 Match Play with Cheers Program

When a passenger buys a classic cocktail they may take the receipt to the casino cage for $5 match play. I can't remember if it is a chip or card but it must be used at table games and the player must pay at least an additional $5 to place a bet. Since the cheers program has been rolled out to several ships there are varying reports about the ability to use the $5 match play with receipts from classic cocktails ordered by Cheers Program users. Some have been able to participate in the $5 match play promotion and others have not. Possibly because the receipt says $0.00...but there was a payment made for the program therefore the drinks themselves. Crossing my fingers, Amy

Hi Amy,

The Cheers Program was rolled out softly, so we never addressed it directly, but a guest who buys a Classic Cocktail on the Cheers Program will be able to redeem for a MatchPlay coupon.

Michael A. Bayona

Lead Casino VIP Coordinator |Carnival Corporation & plc | 1-888-672-2582 | www.oceanplayersclub.com

Does anyone know if the match play works in conjunction with the Cheers program? I would guess no but hopeful anyway.

 

NVM, answered my own question with a simple search. Seems that its a Yes with "Cheers" program but No with "Casino on Us" program.

http://messages.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=37058887

 

Menu showing some Carnival Signature Cocktails that would qualify as a classic cocktail.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=813

OR MAYBE NOT :P so many different answers!

Does anyone know if the match play works in conjunction with the Cheers program? I would guess no but hopeful anyway.

NVM, answered my own question with a simple search. Seems that its a Yes with "Cheers" program but No with "Casino on Us" program.

http://messages.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?p=37058887

Menu showing some Carnival Signature Cocktails that would qualify as a classic cocktail.

http://www.cruisecritic.com/articles.cfm?ID=813

I wanted to know if anyone had any firsthand experience with "Dr. Fish". It is at the Santa Catharina location of Welzijn Spa (1 of 3 locations on Curacao). Or any of their services/tour?

EXCERPT from recent email response to enquiry:

We have, as you noticed, 3 locations:

1 Sta Maria (will be under construction coming weeks)

2 Juliana Dorp -> Is closest to the warf. More holistic site.

3 Sta Catharina, here we more recreation / sight singing activities.

Hi, Thanks for posting this information. I checked out the site and I think this will be very helpful the next few months. Can I please get a confirmation of what the % is. Is it sold or unsold? The reason I ask is because the cruise I will be on is the lowest %; yet the prices have only gone up and there are no gty cabins available. All other cruises on this ship now have gty cabins available. They are currently offering 55+ discount to bring the cost down; which did help my parents. I am looking at the Rhapsody to Alaska for August 3rd out of Seattle. There will be 5 cabins in our group; so changing dates is not an option at this point; but at least 3 of the 4 other cabins would love to save the money with a gty cabin. Thanks in advance.

As I understand it, the % is CATEGORIES AVAILABLE not cabins. Also, from what I have read that many times (closer to sail date) the cruise line will do the "last minute shuffle" to fill all vacancies.

Could ya be more specific?

If you take a CRUISE and go FISH then use a .NET