DallasGuy75219

You posted the same thing 2 hours ago. Regardless of anyone's actual recent experience, yours may be different. Carnival is notorious for its inconsistency. There are 2 possible outcomes if you no-show: 1. Your taxes/fees get refunded. The rest of your party sails as usual. 2. Carnival realizes you booked a rate that required you to cruise and gives your family the option to debark or pay full price. If the ship has already left port, maybe they don't have an option and have to pay full price. Regardless of any else's recent experience, if you book your family under your offer intending to no-show, you and your family need to prepare for the possibility of #2.

It will not be automatically refunded but you can get a refund upon requst at guest services or possibly at the kiosk.

That's me. I already know which specific sailing, offer code, and (usually) room type and location I want to book. If I need his help with anything it's usually to see if there are more cabins actually available than what I can see online. I email him what I want to book and he gets the booking ready and calls me to confirm and get payment info. Probably 5 minutes or less of work for him.

If you want to bring something as proof in case you get hassled, print out the FTTF description on Carnival's website or in the shore excursion page for your (or another cruise): WHAT YOU WILL GET Stateroom Access Once on board, you will be able to drop off your bags in your stateroom until your room is ready. (Note: VIFP Club Diamond & Platinum members do not need to purchase this package as these and other benefits are included as part of your VIFP Club status.)

No. There's no rule that you have to order and eat all 3 courses. If you go towards the end of the night and explain that you just want dessert, they may be open to seating you even if you're dressed casually.

I acknowledged it may not be enforced on any given day in any given port, but OP explicitly asked for Carnival's official policy and should be prepared in the event it's enforced for his/her cruise.

That's not Carnival's official policy, particularly in regard to the adult child in OP.'s situation. As to whether it's enforced on any given day at any given port is a different question.

The slots and tables gladly accept cash.

99% of the time, but not always. That's why you should always hit the "cash out to card" button and wait for your credits to zero out.

With 6 people you will probably come out ahead taking a large Uber or Lyft that seats 6 vs. paying a shuttle $20+ per person. Plus you get door to door service... no stopping at other hotels or other cruise terminals on the way.

Because the more people do this, the more likely Carnival is to start charging a transaction fee to charge your S&S on the slots, including for people who actually gamble with the money they charge to their S&S.

Yes, unfortunately.

That's a different situation--less than a week before cruise vs. at original booking. At that point they'll take a sure thing and sell an upgrade from a 2 to a 3/4 person cabin rather keeping it open until the last minute for a new booking with 3/4 people.

Vines has some wines in the Plus price range that are at least better than the Canyon Road you get in most other bars (and the MDR) ordering just the varietal off the Plus menu. I usually stop at Vines for a double pour on the way to dinner in the MDR.

It will also show on the casino page on the Hub app.

To be clear, Carnival's official policy is that additional cabins with a later check-in time or without priority can check in earlier with their parent(s) only if there are only minors in the huge additional cabins. Because one of OP's kids is an adult, the minor child boards with the adult child, not earlier with the parents. As to whether the agents actually follow that policy, that's a different story.

When I used to order room service, it was about a 50/50 chance whether you got the side you ordered or whatever they felt like/hadn't run out of.

Unless you request at the very last minute, it should be approved at least a couple weeks before you sail.

Whether it's a deposit, final payment, or FCC, it's still a liability for Princess until the passenger sails (or cancels and forfeits all or part of their fare).

I was able to do it just by calling Princess, and they took my info over the phone. They won't immediately approve it while you're on the phone, but they will (or at least should) email you later once the request is processed and approved.

The only impact to this quarter's earnings would be for the relatively few people booking March cruises at new, higher prices. Regardless of whether deposits or final payments have been made, Princess can't recognize revenue until people have actually cruised.

There's a difference in price between a nurse visit/consultation and a doctor visit/consultation. I've been to the medical center on RC and Carnival but not Princess. On RC in January it was $152 for a doctor visit and $107 for an outrageously marked up generic antibiotic that I probably could have bought for $15 in Cozumel if I could have diagnosed myself.

I don't cruise HAL, but nothing can be worse than the gold Pinnacle name tags on RCCL.

It doesn't have to be a meal at all. Part of what determines what the event is is how many Diamonds are onboard. On 3 of my last 4 cruises the event has been a cocktail party with open bar and nice passed hors d'oeuvre (not the crap they were serving at the Platinum and Diamond party before they stopped serving food altogether). Unfortunately 2 of those 3 cocktail parties were scheduled before noon. In my experience, older ships and/or shorter itineraries are more likely to have fewer Diamonds and therefore less likely to have the lunch. Although the Diamond event can be anything, in 12 cruises as Diamond I've only seen brunch, lunch, or cocktail parties.

And here I am an Elite with 66 days due to double credits on solo bookings 😅