Aftastic

No.

I also travel with copies of the parent's passports. It is a "necessary" part of travel, in my opinion.

How exactly?

Yes.

9-1-1

What about this is false? You just said they same thing.

Welcome to Cruise Critic, where people even argue about being right.

That will never happen. The infrastructure of the current Carnival fleet can't support that.

Tables. Chairs. Employees. Food.

Does everyone know your name?

Bartenders are people that provide you with alcohol for a pre-determined amount. Glad I could help answer your question.

You should be able to order a bottle of liquor from Bon Voyage right up until sailing.

What's a final payment? Isn't the due date always 9 months after conception?

I like tater tots.

Cheap prescription drugs?

Just keep checking. You don't have to be paid in full to book excursions.

 

This is completely false!! You do not have to be paid in full to book excursions!!

:confused::confused::confused:

I've known it to be1:30 industry wise but the sign shown sez 12:30?

Depends on the ship and time the ship reaches port.

For example, the Valor is scheduled to dock in San Juan at 7AM, giving them an earlier start to the turnover process, while the Pride (when it is in Baltimore, usually does not reach port until 8-9AM.

If the rooms are ready prior to 1:30 (or the standard designated time for that ship), the Cruise Director will make an announcement stating such.

I'll be on this ship in January 2015. I was able to snag one of the Aftastic aft-wrap rooms and I am really looking forward to it.

For those staying in Room 8200 - I'm sorry for the mess I made on my Honeymoon.....

It's free :) but as I understand bottomless bubbles and cheers do not apply here. Please someone correct me if I'm wrong

 

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You are correct. You can purchase soda/beverages on the island, but you can not use Bottomless Bubbles or Cheers! to cover those purchases. I believe it has to do with how the island is configured and the limited number of POS terminals and their locations. The waiters that service the beach area still have to manually hand-write receipts that do not get settled until they board and submit receipts to appropriate department for those charges to be posted to your on-board account.

It would be nice if CCL could invest in tablet like devices that could wirelessly link to the POS system on ship to determine eligibility of a particular program or to handle Sail & Sign transactions.

This was addressed in another thread yesterday. Excursions (and FTTF) for all 2014 sailings are already posted. According to Carnival, around late April/early May (my suggestion, start checking daily after 4/1), excursions (and FTTF) for 2015 sailings will be uploaded.

If you do have extra Cruise Cash left over just go to the Casino and buy table chips with your sail and sign and then cash them in.

3% transaction fee to purchase casino chips with your Sail and Sign card.

If you choose to go the Casino method, use the slot machines. No fee to use your Sail and Sign card.

Does Carnival's cruise cash, which is purchased on thier web site, actually save you anything or is it just money put twards your account?

No savings. It is just an option to allow one to "pre-pay" some of their on-board expenses. Some like this feature as they can purchase a little amount every week/month/paycheck and pay their expenses in advance versus coming home with a $1,000 charge to their credit card.

Keep in mind Cruise Cash is non-refundable. You will not receive a refund for what you do not spend. Because of this, I recommend putting away cash and applying that to your account once you board. That way, if you do not spend it all, you will get back what you do not use.

I'm long on CCL, but I am not buying anymore until it drops to $35, and then I am scooping up everything possible. Got to burn some of that cash sitting around I made from SAM.

Doesn't matter. I believe more than 50% of shares are held by Micky, CCL management, and fund managers that just rubber stamp whatever the board of directors recommends. I stopped voting years ago.

Not surprised. I am predicting a bunch of consumer discretionary based companies miss their targets this year as they over-estimated the amount of growth. People are spending more, but we are far from pre-2008 where people were lighting money on fire.

How do they work? Is it one point for every dollar? How long does it take to earn 1500?

Slots: 1 point is $2.50 coin in (wagered)

Video Poker: 1 point is $5.00 coin in

Table Games: Up to discretion of casino manager, but on average, they are looking for $15-$25 per hand wagered, 2-4 hours per day.

I am not trying to be a smart aleck here. If I earned 300 points last cruise, what am I considered to the cruise line?

Average. You won't even show up on their radar for offering additional comps on that cruise, and probably not for future cruises.

Once you hit the amount are drinks free for the rest of the cruise?

Yes, but it only applies while you are playing in the casino.

1500 points, 1 point is $2.50 coin in (wagered) for slots, $5.00 coin in for video poker. For table games, it is up to the discretion of the casino manager. They are looking for $15-$25 per hand/outcome for 3-4 hours per day, on average.

When I called about our upcoming cruise, Michael told me that as soon as you lose $250 to them, you will get the drinks on us card for the rest of your cruise. It is only for you and only while in the casino

I think in this case you were given wrong information. Myself (and others I have gambled with) have lost a lot more than this and the casino manager and/or pit bosses have not even farted in my direction. I've lost $500 in craps in a couple hours one night and received nothing more than a "have a nice night".