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I did notice it was better when I was up on deck with open skies.

We weren't able to stream Netflix or any other service while in our cabin.

Was on the Panorama with starlink and it still seemed slow...

We were on the Radiance in the summer of 2022.

Hint: If you're going into town, leave early and come back early. The line for the tender into Catalina was over an hour. Luckily, we had a suite and got priority for everything. Some people couldn't even get into town since they started so late and the lines was so long. 

Same with Ensenada, leaving the ship was easy, but the line to get back on the ship stretched all the wall down the dock.

Did you sign up for the Carnival Players Club? Also, did you use your sail and sign card in the casino? 

33 minutes ago, memoak said:

Then you have not gotten a payout of over $1,200 on any one bet. These are paid by hand and you get a tax form at that time. It has happened to us many times

Oh, it's 1 bet. Heck, I usually play $100 hands, but never $1200 hands...

In all my years of gambling, not once have I ever received a 1099 from any cruise line...or from Vegas...

1 hour ago, ldubs said:

 

Seems like not reporting a $10K win might open up a bigger can of worms.  Is it even possible to not report a $10K win?  From what I read on these forums, big winners are on the hook because the casino reports big wins to the IRS.     

I meant over a weekend in Vegas or a 7 day cruise. I don't think I've ever won $10k in a single day...🤣

I've brought a few grand worth of chips to the cage before and I've never been asked for my ID or anything for reporting.

50 minutes ago, kwokpot said:

It depends on how much your annual W-2G's total. Ours total over $100,000/yr, so it behooves us to try to reduce the tax liabilities.

Wow, ur a baller. We take 3-4 cruises a year and about 6-9 trips to Vegas. We don't even come close to $100k. Heck, I'd be surprised if we were +/- $3k for a year...lol...🤣

I don't think it's worth the hassle to report win/lost on gambling. Some cruises or Vegas trips, I win $10k and on some trips I lose $10k. It's just for fun, why open up a can of worms from the IRS?

39 minutes ago, pohlerbear said:

Slightly off topic but I always book all of our cruises. When I check for cruises, my husband (who has about then less sailing days then me) always has better offers. Booked a cruise last week and his offer was $200 cheaper and offered $500 OBC while mine had $50.  Looking to book a girls cruise and checked prices under my friend's VIFP (she is new to cruising and still red) and she also had the $500 OBC. Its annoying to me to have to check everyone else's deals when booking. 

We're the opposite, my wife gets better offers and I spend more in the casino 🤪

On 4/27/2024 at 4:21 PM, sparks1093 said:

I don't but it's served on plates like those used at Guy's and Blue Iguana. 

They're like metal serving plates.

7 hours ago, nydney1 said:

That looks like a Casino offer?

 

Do you spend much time in the casino?

I do, but my wife doesn't and she's the one that usually gets the best offers.

I still don't understand how the casino offers work. She spends maybe $100 or so each cruise and she gets the free rooms and nice perks. I sometimes spend thousands and I might get 1 free drink.

We have 2 RCCL cruises upcoming, but for the first time in awhile, no CCL.

1 hour ago, mz-s said:

I doubt the PVP has the pull to have offers sent your way. Probably just their offers skew towards those that don't have any cruises booked, haven't cruised in a while, etc., to get them back onboard.

 

You never know though. Carnival's offer roulette is a strange mistress. 

That makes sense. First time in almost 20 years we do not have a Carnival cruise planned.

Targeted marketing?

18 minutes ago, Joebucks said:

Breaking news: vacation gift shops are not cheaper than internet retail

Shocking, isn't it???

The New England clam chowda was $6 on the Panorama a few months ago.

Awesome beginning!!!

A buddy of mine, who is Mexican, has a green card. We cruised from Long Beach and returned to Long Beach and he was fine. So, I'm told if the loop returns to the same port, then the green card is sufficient.

or, do what my bil does...he buys 100 shares and after he gets his obc, he promptly sells

i guess you just have to do the math. I bought 100 shares at around $9 a share 3 years ago. That's $900 and in that time, I've taken more than 9 cruises. So, I've already made my money back, plus I still have my original 100 shares. So, if carnival goes bk tomorrow, it wouldn't matter to me.

Why don't you folks go start another thread and stop hijacking this one?

5 hours ago, geovet said:

Can you blackout part of the account numper before upload?

I always black out all the numbers on my investment account.

37 minutes ago, Crusin Karen said:

5/6 lol! 🤪

lol, thought you were going back in time or sailing a year out from now 🤪

12 minutes ago, Rollin Tide said:

Anything else great other than the lobster roll?  I'm definitely gonna try that.

After all these years of cruising, I always forget Seafood Shack while onboard.  We were just talking about it at dinner the other day, wondering if it's worth it.

We usually get the clam strips and calamari in addition to the clam chowder.

It's pretty good and not that expensive compared to other dining options.