AHS123

I live near Long Beach and I check in at 9pm (PDT) when it's midnight eastern.

It's mostly a " no shirt, no shoes, no service " affair but if the boys must wear swim suits make sure they chew with their mouths open. 🙂

We've met him too, but he's wasn't dressed as a woman!

The only thing I laughed at her show on the Dream was when she admitted she couldn't find a bra that fit. 🙂

Live reviews should be a no buttinsky zone:

New thread made it in time

He won't be seeing the states for days.

This is not true

Not quite. You've shared in the past that if Carnival builds into the fare a cost for service which cannot be removed, then the U.S. government considers that to be crew wages and not tips. Which means that Carnival would have to begin paying U.S. payroll taxes on those wages and that is the prime reason that Carnival wants things to stay just as they are. I think you're correct in this as watching the bottom line is the responsibility of management to shareholders.

Tell them why, jimbo.

Glad your BF cleared this up. Your story goes to show that tipping can be confusing and it's easy to make assumptions. Thanks

You're going waaaaaay back, lol. It was John Deere lapel pins they wanted to give as tips. Would a hat be a tip upgrade?

Or Pizzeria Del Capitano depended which Carnival ship they're sailing.

They can't waste their time on board. Carnival stopped the cruise desk years ago.

"Dine-in Movies on every ship….just not on lido?" If they show movies in the main dining room that would be a new twist. Better on a night when it's not elegant night, imo.

John has written several times that he is a contract employee just like cruise directors, wait team members and cabin stewards are contract employees.

With your prior experience at Galveston we should be asking you.