Rare ninjacat123 Posted January 26 #26 Share Posted January 26 DH and I did a 10 day out of Rome on Pride and with regard to food, I had the same breakfast on Lido every morning. Thinly sliced pork with chunks of melon. That pork (was it ham? more like pork) was so tasty with a bite of melon, was devine. The rest of our food on board was fine. The food in Europe is so good (fresher tasting, no preservatives I think) that thank goodness we walked a lot with our excursions or I would be 20 pounds heavier after my time in Europe. Definitely fly to your port a few days prior so you can acclimate. Have a wonderful anniversary and cruise!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted January 28 #27 Share Posted January 28 On 1/24/2024 at 2:27 PM, jsglow said: Dublin is great. Just know that the port at Dun Laoghaire is among the most challenging tender ports in the world, at least that I've been to. Set an alarm and get yourself in line at least 45 minutes before they begin handing out tender boarding position slips. And when you get there, you'll say a Thank You that your not on a 'Monstrosity of the Seas'. BUT OH SO WORTH IT 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewilly Posted January 30 #28 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Yes.. it is a learning curve.. We went on Carnival Pride in August for our 35th anniversary. We noticed less children on our cruise More experienced cruisers The trip is very port intensive Overall it was a nice change from the Caribbean allow a day or 2 post flight to rest and recuperate If you can fly a non US carrier- we were a day late leaving US because of US storms, not as much an issue for those coming and going over the pond. The trains and public transportation are EZ to use in UK We visited docked in Greenock over night so we were able to go see the Royal Military Tattoo ( I am highly recommend) also this was the same week as The Fringe Festival. These occur the same time each year. The Carnival Legend will be taking the exact trip.. August 9-11th 2024. A great time to be in UK especially Edinburgh. We also visited Belfast, Cork, Holyhead, Dublin, Liverpool, overnighted in Greenock (that allows you time to go to Edinburgh. Plus this ship has the 4K cabins.. they are on deck 4, come with sofa have full length floor to ceiling windows and are priced as interior rooms. Leaving me more money to spend seeing the sights in the UK and Ireland. Plus, it leaves from Dover England so if you want to work in trip to Calais, France on the Ferry you can squeeze in France! Happy anniversary! Edited January 30 by freewilly 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare MisterOJ2 Posted January 30 Author #29 Share Posted January 30 11 hours ago, freewilly said: Plus this ship has the 4K cabins.. they are on deck 4, come with sofa have full length floor to ceiling windows and are priced as interior rooms. Leaving me more money to spend seeing the sights in the UK and Ireland. Yeah! We're booked into a 4K cabin - one that is in between life boats and has a pretty decent view, all things considered. We're pretty happy with that, but after we booked it my wife noticed it is also over the piano bar, so now we're wondering if we might get extra noise from that at night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freewilly Posted January 30 #30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) 1 hour ago, MisterOJ2 said: Yeah! We're booked into a 4K cabin - one that is in between life boats and has a pretty decent view, all things considered. We're pretty happy with that, but after we booked it my wife noticed it is also over the piano bar, so now we're wondering if we might get extra noise from that at night. We look for cabins by the rectangular shapes between the life boats. These have a better view. Yes. I would definitely avoid being above the piano bar. Also, avoid booking above the sliding lobby doors going outside on deck 3. We have booked 4134 a few times. View ok but Always quiet Edited January 30 by freewilly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrusingNana Posted April 4 #31 Share Posted April 4 On 1/24/2024 at 10:41 AM, MisterOJ2 said: Thanks for all the responses! We wound up booking last night - but we chose a different week with a slightly different itinerary. We're now going in June instead of August and will visit Dublin instead of the Isle of Man. We're super excited about this trip! We are looking into a b2b starting with the June cruise(20-29) then 29-July 11. Maybe the same cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vwgolf2 Posted April 4 #32 Share Posted April 4 On 1/24/2024 at 5:20 PM, KKB said: Interesting. The lack of crisp bacon is true--they always had a separate tray of crisp I had to ask for at the buffet. If I ate in a restaurant, I had to ask for CRISP (or burnt on land!) As a Brit, I must defend our bacon! The bacon eaten in America is what we would call streaky bacon and although available in supermarkets and butchers, is rarely served in restaurants. The most popular form of bacon is back bacon which is similar (I think) to Canadian bacon. How it is cooked varies by establishment but few places will cook it so it is crispy and brittle unless you ask. A typical "full English" breakfast will consist of several slices of back bacon along with pork sausages, fried eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, baked beans, fried bread and perhaps even black pudding. Hash browns are a controversy; are they English or an American import??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted April 4 #33 Share Posted April 4 (edited) 7 minutes ago, vwgolf2 said: As a Brit, I must defend our bacon! The bacon eaten in America is what we would call streaky bacon and although available in supermarkets and butchers, is rarely served in restaurants. The most popular form of bacon is back bacon which is similar (I think) to Canadian bacon. How it is cooked varies by establishment but few places will cook it so it is crispy and brittle unless you ask. A typical "full English" breakfast will consist of several slices of back bacon along with pork sausages, fried eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, baked beans, fried bread and perhaps even black pudding. Hash browns are a controversy; are they English or an American import??? Looks like American.. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_browns I love a full English breakfast! I haven't had it with black pudding...yet! Edited April 4 by ninjacat123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TinkLoverSam Posted April 4 #34 Share Posted April 4 36 minutes ago, vwgolf2 said: As a Brit, I must defend our bacon! The bacon eaten in America is what we would call streaky bacon and although available in supermarkets and butchers, is rarely served in restaurants. The most popular form of bacon is back bacon which is similar (I think) to Canadian bacon. How it is cooked varies by establishment but few places will cook it so it is crispy and brittle unless you ask. A typical "full English" breakfast will consist of several slices of back bacon along with pork sausages, fried eggs, mushrooms, grilled tomatoes, baked beans, fried bread and perhaps even black pudding. Hash browns are a controversy; are they English or an American import??? Canadian bacon is back bacon with a peameal coating 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDJ Posted April 4 #35 Share Posted April 4 On 1/23/2024 at 1:24 PM, MJSailors said: @MisterOJ2 While you have taken many Carnival cruises to the Caribbean, I might suggest that you consider a Princess cruise to the British Isles. Princess has been doing such cruises for quite some time. They offer various itineraries to different ports. You could consider choosing a particular cruise depending on ports to be visited. For example, many Princess cruises offer the port of Liverpool. Many passengers may want to get to this port because of their interest in the Beatles or history connected to the Titanic. Other itineraries offer the opportunity to view the Royal Tattoo in Scotland. I am not certain how long Carnival has offered the British Isles cruises or their experience in offering ports/excursions. Since both Carnival and Princess are under the Carnival Corp company, you may get a loyalty level match on Princess with the loyalty level you have on Carnival. Whichever cruise line you choose, I think you realize that the British Isles cruise will be quite different than a Caribbean cruise. Happy travels! MJ We have loyalty with Princess and was told Carnival will not match (but RC with Celebrity will) Have you found different than that? We have British Isles booked on Princess next year for our big anniversary and looking forward to it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kwokpot Posted April 6 #36 Share Posted April 6 On 4/4/2024 at 12:55 PM, RDJ said: We have loyalty with Princess and was told Carnival will not match (but RC with Celebrity will) Have you found different than that? We have British Isles booked on Princess next year for our big anniversary and looking forward to it There's no matching loyalty status between any Carnival Corp.cruiseline. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDJ Posted April 6 #37 Share Posted April 6 6 hours ago, kwokpot said: There's no matching loyalty status between any Carnival Corp.cruiseline. That’s my understanding as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare jimbo5544 Posted April 7 #38 Share Posted April 7 2 hours ago, RDJ said: That’s my understanding as well Just past guest rates between the lines. Way to many lines and complexities to do anything different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emilysmom97 Posted May 29 #39 Share Posted May 29 We’re booked on the June 20th cruise with the same itinerary! I have the same question so thank you! 😊 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruising_Addict Posted May 30 #40 Share Posted May 30 While I haven’t done British Isles cruise yet (will be doing one next year in June), I have done both the Mediterranean and Norwegian Fjords on Carnival. The biggest difference is that it’s a more mature crowd. The majority of passengers are still American, but people don’t generally fly to Europe just to party. They do so for the experience of the ports. While I do love the Caribbean for the beaches, I see far more European cruises in my future, as long as Carnival continues to offer them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ninjacat123 Posted May 30 #41 Share Posted May 30 57 minutes ago, Cruising_Addict said: While I haven’t done British Isles cruise yet (will be doing one next year in June), I have done both the Mediterranean and Norwegian Fjords on Carnival. The biggest difference is that it’s a more mature crowd. The majority of passengers are still American, but people don’t generally fly to Europe just to party. They do so for the experience of the ports. While I do love the Caribbean for the beaches, I see far more European cruises in my future, as long as Carnival continues to offer them. Well Pooh, we are on the June 8 Miracle cruise. Really looking forward to it ❣️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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