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VentureMan_2000

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  1. I don't understand how people managed to cruise pre-internet -- savages... 🤣
  2. I find their promotion confusing... Sounds like only for cruises from Dec 3 thru Dec 31... "Coupon cannot be combined with other offers and only applies to new orders placed online prior to sailing 11/24/2023 -11/29/2023 for sailings 12/3/2023 - 12/31/2023. See additional details below"
  3. Makes sense... We eat out 1 - 2 times a month. But as I said, I don't mind a $100 gift card for a local restaurant we might purchase at a discount at Costco or Sam's. They tend to be a 20% - 25% discount.
  4. The Elephant in the room is why are any of you allowing Stockperks to connect to your money... 😲
  5. How about chairs and lounges... are those free ? Are there plenty of them ? Can you bring your own beach chair ?
  6. Gift cards make me uncomfortable for the reasons mentioned. I don't mind a $100 gift card for a local restaurant we might purchase at a discount at Costco or Sam's... But it does make me anxious until it's used. Will the restaurant go out of business before we get a chance to use it, etc.
  7. We did exactly that this past September... we arrived at 9:00am for a 10:00 check-in. I'd say that was a perfect time to arrive. There were porters there to take your bags, and was not very crowded. We were instructed to form a line off to the side of the turnaround near the vendor kiosks. Everyone wait patiently in line and eventually started calling for the 10:00 folks who are priority folks- Diamonds, Platinum, FTTF... then everyone else by their checking time. Went very smooth. Once checked in, you took a seat, and waited to be called by your category A01, and, etc.
  8. Great input. After reading your story, I think I'll definitely stick with Carnival's shuttle to the airport... sounds easy.
  9. We started watching the show "To Catch A Smuggler" on Disney+ yesterday. It's a National Geographic series -- not a Disney+ specific show. It's a very interesting show. I also highly suggest folks watch it... didn't realize to what levels folks go through to smuggle drugs. For the record, I'm all for a many drug sniffing dogs as they can use, and for using them any time of the day of night on a cruise ship. Shouldn't be an issue unless you have something to hide.
  10. Sounds correct. Saw a youtube featuring turn-around day. The stewards have 18 rooms to turn around -- only 15 minutes per room, need to be done by 1ish.
  11. Let's do some more math... I like doing the math... $28.08 / $96 = 29.25% for Stateroom Steward $45.36 / $96 = 47.25% for Team Dining Services There are two ways we can interpolate the remaining percentages: 1. Continue with the equations, $22.56 / $96 = 23.50% for Alternate Services 2. find the remaining difference between 100 and forementioned calculations, 100 - 29.25 - 47.25 = 23.50 -- or, 23.50% for Alternate Services 😁
  12. We were talking with a veteran bartender on our cruise who said that the cocktail wait staff at the pool and roaming the ship are newbies at the bottom of the bar hierarchy, just starting out, so they only get a base wage plus a sales percentage -- which makes sense as you always see them pushing the drinks in the dolphin, shark, and coconut glasses. They do not share in the 18% gratuities.
  13. I've always found this funny as h-e-double hockey sticks... It's a sure-fire way to enforce the Muster ( Go Muster ! ) for the majority of cruisers... 🤣
  14. hoping this somehow makes applying easier... all the redacting of my portfolio documents is a pain.
  15. I'm surprised that if Christmas was on a Sea Day, that they didn't encourage a Pajamas Seaday brunch in the MDR.
  16. reported, He Jumped... Carnival says security video shows missing man jumped overboard | wwltv.com
  17. Does the parking garage charge tax on top of the $23 per day ?
  18. The rumor is... That all specialty dining has been canceled... 😁
  19. I'm confused... you said you no longer cruise Carnival, so how would you know ?
  20. I live local. Union square is not near the cruise port. It's not like San Francisco is a big city... it's approximately 8 miles by 8 miles. But I think you would like to be closer to the cruise terminal. Also, the hotels near the vicinity of the cruise terminal are closer to the touristy fun stuff, such as Pier 39. Having said that: There are a half dozen hotels -- residing altogether on nearly the same two blocks -- a bit more than a half mile from the cruise terminal at Pier 27. Easy walk if you want... or a short Uber/Taxi ride. Google Hotel Rui and you can see all the hotels there. Seems Hotel Rui is very popular with cruisers. Happy cruising.
  21. I'm not sure why anyone is saying or suggesting that this is due to Carnival. Anything that takes place before stepping aboard the ship is US Customs, TSA, local Law enforcement, etc. And I'm willing to guess that US Customs has full rights to bring their dogs on board while the ship is in port -- or probably even while the ship is in US waters. This is not a cruise specific activity. There are drug sniffing dogs that everyone has to pass by at Disneyland before entering the park... and they search every bag and stroller -- EVERY BAG. And there are drug sniffing dogs at airports... and I'm sure other places of travel.
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