gabbygal99
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Location
NH
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Interests
Traveling, Photography, Activism
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Favorite Cruise Line(s)
NCL, Princess, RCI
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Favorite Cruise Destination Or Port of Call
Barcelona
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If you are going to cruise to Antarctica, do a real Antarctica cruise on an expedition ship! Only 100 people are allowed on Antarctica at a time (by international treaty), so large cruise ships (like Celebrity, NCL, etc) do not allow you to disembark in Antarctica. Waste of time, if you ask me 🤷🏼♀️ You will literally just do scenic cruising and never step foot on Antarctica! I did Albatros Expeditions on Ocean Victory in December 2021 - it was awesome!!!
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I booked via Fly2Fun and they never scheduled us a charter. I got a last minute call saying if we could be at the bus in 10 minutes, then we could fly out today - they gave us seats on a flight from a B2B cruiser who had changed their mind and decided to stay on board. Yes, you read that correctly. They assigned a chartered flight to someone who had planned to be on the ship until the 30th before they assigned a chartered flight to me and my husband. And we HAD booked Fly2Fun! When we arrived to the airport (***8*** hours before our scheduled flight) we received no vouchers for food, in a tiny airport with one café in it, and then we discovered a few hours later that we were actually NOT on the flight manifest. Carnival then asked us to pay for a taxi with our own money and drive to Hamburg for a different flight? When we finally landed at the airport, Carnival was supposed to drive us all to our hotels - but the Carnival rep informed everyone the bus would only be driving to Heathrow. Everyone had to get their own taxis. There are literally hundreds of people who encountered the same types of screw ups. The OP in this post is probably one of a dozen people who had their accommodations work out fine.
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John Heald announces 31 day Luminosa TP for 2024!
gabbygal99 replied to Circlt's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
That itinerary looks great! Unfortunately my kids are still in school, so a month long vacation during the school year isn’t in the cards for us 😞 -
What?! They have Lychee flavor too?! Now I’m even more excited! I’m such a dork - I’m more excited about the soup than any of the ports we are going to! Hahaha
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I definitely say that it’s just melted ice cream/sorbet - I don’t know what’s it’s actually made of, I just know I love it! 🤣
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🤣 We have only been on one RCCL cruise and they didn’t have cold soup. But NCL, Costa, Albatross, and Princess don’t have it!
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The last time I sailed on Carnival was in 2013. I absolutely *loved* their cold soups that were served in the MDR. I have sailed on multiple other cruise lines since then, and have never seen cold soup on the menus. We are finally returning to Carnival, sailing in July 2023 on Pride, 12-night Northern Europe. I have seen sample menus posted in these forums, and know the soups are still being served. Is it possible to know the menus for our specific sailing in advance (so that I do not make Steakhouse reservations on a night I could have the soup)? Thanks!
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Stateroom Liquor Purchasing is BACK!!!
gabbygal99 replied to Riles34's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
We still have to pay gratuities, when we are mixing our own drinks?! 🤣 -
Stateroom Liquor Purchasing is BACK!!!
gabbygal99 replied to Riles34's topic in Carnival Cruise Lines
That bottle is going to set you back $135 now! I checked the prices - every option was $135+ 🙄 -
Convince a Carnival cruiser to try NCL
gabbygal99 replied to groundloop's topic in Norwegian Cruise Line
I have two Carnival suites booked in the next 18 months. They DO come with perks - expedited boarding, special lounge during check in, priority disembarkation at ports, free water, free on-demand movies, free room service, free soda package, guaranteed restaurant reservations, etc… -
We have a Vista Suite booked on Pride in July 2023 for 2 people. We also have an Excel Corner Suite booked on Mardi Gras in February 2024 for 3 people. The suite on Mardi Gras was $2k LESS than the suite on Pride, despite being a better room and having an additional guest. 🤷🏼♀️
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Carnival is one of the only cruise lines that serves chilled soups! I *love* them and I always am so disappointed on other cruise lines when they don’t offer any!
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How do you buy gift cards through Allstate? I do not have insurance through them… I purchased a couple $500 e-gift cards through Rakuten’s App, which redirects you to SuperShop, who is offering Carnival GCs for ~5% off currently ($473.75 for $500 GC) with additional 2% cash back from Rakuten, but then discovered GCs are excluded from the 2% promotion hahaha, so it’s really hardly any savings at all…