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On our recent 14 day cruise we got the max obc which is $ 250.

 

ditto... was a REALLY NICE bennie!!!!

Plus there is a $1/share dividend for the stock. Not a lot, but something extra :)

We went to Maya Key 4 years ago and loved it...would definitely recommend going there!

 

fully agree with you. and if you like to snorkel, it is a great place to do that. Just make sure you go thru the underwater path to the rim of the reef, then circle it from the outside.

I agree about renting a car. Easy to get from the airport since most car vendors are in the parking garage attached to the terminal. And as said earlier, the rental locations are about 10 minutes free shuttle to the port.

 

It is about a 45-60 minute drive between the airport and PC straight down the Beach (Bee) Line.

DW and I are considering Maya Key for our Jan cruise on the Dream. I was curious as to how long the boat trip was to the island, and where do you actually depart from?

 

Thanks!

 

10-15 minutes. You meet the guide off the deck of the ship. They will walk you past some of the shops down towards the beach/ocean. 5 minute walk or so.

I have booked (and paid in full) with an early saver rate... Our rate included a $50 OBC per cabin.

 

Today's sale offers an OBC of $40 PER DAY, however the rate is higher than what I paid.

 

Are we eligible for the higher OBC without changing our rate?? ( That's a $240 OBC vs. $50!!)

 

No, you would have to pay the difference in rates first before you would get the $240 OBC. I looked into this.. It would save me $10 but cost me over $200 to book at the higher rate.

Have been diamond for 3 cruises now and never have seen Diamonds go ahead of platinum.

 

I am pretty sure on the 14day Pride repo cruise, the Diamonds were called first, then Plats, then FTTF. Though on this cruise, there were over 100 Dias, 600+ Plats, and only 60 FTTF. :)

I have a canon sx50 with a spare battery that I use above water. For U/W, I have a mask with a built in camera that does stills and video. According to the specs, the camera mask will go 20K pics on a single set of 4-AAA batteries

I ordered a $500 one and it had to come with a signature request from AARP via UPS. There were two confirmation emails/voice prior to them shipping. Once shipped, it took a few days. So all told, about 5 business days.

I will soon be on both sides of the issue. I have purchased FTTF for the past 5 cruises and have enjoyed getting on the ship early and have used the tender boarding twice. I have also gone to the Guest Services desk using the P/D/FTTF area a few times. Will I feel different when I get to Platinum this winter... no. Platinum has a few other perks that don't come with FTTF that interest me. Do I still get to board early? Yes. and in front of the FTTF folks.

 

But this is my opinion and I am glad Carnival made the ability to get it. It is limited to 60-75 people per cruise which is a very small percentage of the cruise population. And on one recent cruise, there were over 800 Dia/Plat people and only 60 FTTF. So, not too much time savings getting on earlier :)

You can switch to a GTY "once" and when you do, you forfeit your access to ES price drops.

But we have booked ES for the past 5 cruises and haven't had a problem at all. Had to change a cruise once due to personal issues which cost me the $50/person. But that was my choice and I understood that going in.

we have bought it for each cruise since they came out with it a few years ago. We feel that it is worth the extra cost. Others will tell you differently. Get it this one time and if you don't feel it is worth it, don't get it thereafter.

 

Fortunately we are now within reach of Platinum so don't need to get it anymore since it is now part of the Plat perks :)

 

Hope you enjoy it.

This is what I enclose to the aforementioned email address:

 

Dear Guest Admin,

 

Please accept this e-mail as a request for shareholder benefits applicable to the below cruises.

 

My name is [my name] and I am booked to sail on the following Carnival Cruise.

 

[ship] (x nights) out of [port] on [sail date], booking [#]

 

I have attached a PDF file (filename.pdf) of the relevant pages of my stock account statement as proof of ownership of xxx shares of Carnival Corporation Stock (ticker CCL).

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

[your name]

VIFP: [#]

if you stand closer, I will make sure I get you one too :)

yep... and you know the LUSH that I am!!! :P

yeah, between the free laundry and also not having to buy FTTF but getting the perks, looking forward to Platinum this winter. It will also be interesting to see how the VIFP party changes since there should be MUCH less attendance than before.

I think they tell you up to 72 hours... I need to apply for mine for the Sept and Feb cruises this week. For the past few cruises, I've done it by email with an attached PDF which I think is better than the fax.

Is it everyone in the cabin? Or is it just for the people who are at the VIFP level that gets the benefit? (So if I'm a Gold, and I cruise with a newbie- do they get the perk as well? If so, that surprises me. It isn't listed as a "everyone in the cabin" perk. Not that it matters.)

 

you are probably correct. I cruise with my wife and we have the same # of days, so we are both them same level :) Sorry for the confusion.

Don't get too excited. You get a single bottle of water in your stateroom for free. It is a fairly new change. (That is now the sole benefit of being a Red cruiser. Gold also gets a hard to use free drink coupon the final night and a pin. Platinum is the first level that really gets anything worthwhile.)

 

http://www.carnival.com/loyalty/benefits.aspx

 

single bottle per person in the cabin, and it is a 1-liter bottle.

You will be gold at the beginning of the trip. So when you check in, you will get the gold S&S card.

yep, just saw it for my cruise in Feb and have alerted my friends to it so they can grab it early... I am to be Platinum on that cruise so no longer in need :)

So, checking the Feb cruise, I do see the 12 hour sale. Would save me $200 from my current rate, but I would give up my cabin on Deck 7 Fwd.... Not worth it at this time to do that... But will KEEP checking :)

 

Thanks all for the notice :)

Thanks for the additional info. I only checked the Sept cruise. I will now check the Feb cruise to see if it shows. If not, will wait until noonish :)

just checked the carnival site and don't see it on the main page or in a mock booking... I will wait until 12 noon and see if it changes.

takes a few minutes just to check periodically each day. So eventually they will be available; either 6 months out or in the next few days.