Sail away party...changes??

[MaiTaiMary]

JH mentioned a few months ago that there will be a "new and improved" sail away party coming soon. Has anybody heard an update on this? :)

[ready2cruzagain]

Just got off of the Glory last week. Same old thing. Nothing new.

[Micahs Grandad]

Two weeks ago on the Valor we saw nothing new but frankly we prefer just watching the ship leave port.

[Frank12]

Not as of 2 weeks ago on Sensation.

[euphscott]

They sure could use it...of course after sailing with Disney, you get spoiled!

 

Carnival has always been a little anticlimactic to me. It more appears to be "Oh by the way, we are leaving now" and that kind of is the feel. For the "Fun Ships" to neglect sailaway as an opportunity to kick things off in a grand way...it seems a little out of character. I am interested to see if the changes make it feel a little more celebratory.

[beachbum53]

Maybe, the change will be that Sail Away doesn't start until AFTER the Muster Drill is completed. I've read a number of complaints that the Sail Away is happening at the same time as the Muster Drill on some ships.

[CruisinCrow]

Maybe, the change will be that Sail Away doesn't start until AFTER the Muster Drill is completed. I've read a number of complaints that the Sail Away is happening at the same time as the Muster Drill on some ships.

 

I hope so!!

[MAGNUM PI]

My first cruises were on Celebrity and RCCL. The sailaway set the tone for the cruise. Hope Carnival realizes the importance of this.

[tjmaher]

Totally Agree. I truly hope that a the sail away is improve for my My 29 sailing. LOVE the sail away of RCCL. It just sets the mood for the cruise. Believe me it is nothing fancy. But the band is playing, ship dancers out and about cruise director making his self known and they throw crazy stuff out to the crowd.

[LaCal]

I've read that some of the ships are getting the steel drums and calypso music back for sailaway. Some people Love it and some don't

[JLee1973]

Sailaway? I usually have a good buzz going by then, last cruise I think I was eating dinner during sailaway.

[MaiTaiMary]

I've read that some of the ships are getting the steel drums and calypso music back for sailaway. Some people Love it and some don't

 

We had a live steel drum player on our Freedom cruise last August. Loved it! :D

[Ck13cruise]

We had a live steel drum player on our Freedom cruise last August. Loved it! :D

 

Yay! We will be on Freedom in October can't wait

[Jimmy Geegitz]

Maybe, the change will be that Sail Away doesn't start until AFTER the Muster Drill is completed. I've read a number of complaints that the Sail Away is happening at the same time as the Muster Drill on some ships.

 

I believe that it is illegal to leave port before muster drill is finished. Just like a plane cannot take off til safety briefing.

[Avril]

I believe that it is illegal to leave port before muster drill is finished. Just like a plane cannot take off til safety briefing.

 

Nope, leaving port before (or during) sail away isn't illegal. They have to have it within 24 hours of sailing. At least, that's how it used to be. Not sure if that law was changed after what happened to the Concordia.

[bigdog1958]

I've read that some of the ships are getting the steel drums and calypso music back for sailaway. Some people Love it and some don't

 

Just got off the conquest and they had a duo who had recorded music such as bob marley etc...and they played guitar, steel drums and sang along with the music. was okay, better then a DJ, but not as good as a complete band without the recorded tracks