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On 12/5/2020 at 12:38 PM, glrounds said:

Given Carnival's tenuous financial situation, I'm amazed they even keep building ships. They can't use the ones they have now !

It comes down to contracts and to future potential profits. 

Depending on where they are in the process, it could actually cost less to build and receive the new ship than to cancel the contract.

Further, looking beyond the immediate crisis, if you're reducing the fleet it makes a lot more sense to dump the older less efficient ships and run with the newer more efficient ships.  

The cruise industry is going to look very different in 5 years, well after the recovery, than what it did pre-COVID.  I don't think that "normal" will ever return.

From a strategic point of view, I doubt that any of the cruise lines want to make any more hard preparations for restarting before the Biden Administration  is inaugurated and has a chance to revisit the reopening.  They don't want to make all these preparations just to get shut down again.

nevermind

In the CDC's defense, they do advise against all nonessential travel.  I think the difference in tone reflects the fact that a lot of airline travel is essential travel, but there's no effective way to differentiate between essential and nonessential airline travel.  Meanwhile, no cruise travel is essential travel.

Don't worry about your child, he'll have a blast!

It really comes down to your risk tolerance.  Personally I say go for it, but just know that everything's still in flux.  Have a Plan B ready to execute if your cruise(s) is/are cancelled.

That'll buff right out...

3 hours ago, drsel said:

6 hours ago, cruizergal70 said:

To be fair, everyone's European cruises were cancelled.  It wasn't just Carnival. 
 
Regardless of cruise line, the big question is will Europe accept American tourists. 

After one year, there will be a vaccine or the virus will be under control.

I don't think anyone can say that with any certainty.  If there's no vaccine yet, the virus won't be "under control".  Herd immunity would likely take years.

We've been debating booking the March 13 Magic Southern Caribbean sailing, but now I'm not sure we want to be on the first cruise back.  There are always issues on those, it seems, if it even sails.

34 minutes ago, bobandsherry said:

You purposefully didn't put the year? Lol.

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2021. But who knows after that. 

I don’t see how Carnival can keep sailing with everyone else docked. 
 

im just surprised they haven’t cancelled sailings already. 

Pack less.

We always debark ASAP with Platinum debarkation. Usually by 8 am.

If everything goes smoothly, you can be off the ship before 8 and it's not far to the airport.

As for fog, it's not common in November. It's usually December through February or March when the ships are delayed by fog.

Does anyone know if you can apply this split toward two cruises? I have balances due, but under $750 on each, together I'd have it covered.

The description fo the offer is:

"Get a one-time $150 statement credit by using your enrolled Card to spend $750+ on cruise line sailings with Carnival, Holland America, Princess, Seabourn, or Cunard by 10/15/2018."

The detailed terms and conditions don't specify that it must be one single purchase, so I would assume that two payments totaling $750 or more would trigger it.

But that's just my assumption.

Thanks for the update. It's available on my Blue Cash Everyday card.

I made myself a reminder to make a payment closer to the October 15 deadline.

Even more dangerous than "co-sleeping" on land is doing it on a moving ship.

https://www.miaminewtimes.com/news/cosleeping-kills-babies-in-florida-every-year-9949850

Co-sleeping is risky with very young infants, but I have to assume that by a year old the risk is pretty well eliminated.

For the OP's own sanity, though, I suspect an inflatable toddler bed is a good solution.

Carnival cruise Line Cheers program? Why won't they make it unlimited like RCCL, NCL? they think 15 drinks over a 24 hour period is enough? not even close and they wont let you buy drinks after you hit 15.

Right or wrong, Carnival is forever battling an image problem. This is but one of the steps they take to help in that battle.

That's strike 2 for Havingfun2010. Care to try for strike 3?

But this only happens to Carnival, right?

It's been a long time since they were $35 a share...thankfully!

To this day I kick myself for not buying 100 shares when they bottomed out at ~$15 back in 2009. I got greedy, and I was holding out for $10.

Based on the offer terms, not sure if paying on existing reservation gets you the reward. Specially states for Reservations booked between 7/2 and 7/31.

 

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FYI I made a $350 payment just now towards a cruise I booked back in May, and I got an immediate email confirmation of the $75 benefit.

Thanks OP!

How did you manage to bring 10 bottles on board Princess when they have the same restrictions as Carnival? Also in my experience corkage is rarely actually charged in the MDR on Princess, but to answer your question. No you can't.

 

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Princess has a different policy than Carnival's:

Bringing alcohol onboard at embarkation: Beer and liquor are not allowed. It will be confiscated and discarded. Each passenger of drinking age can bring one bottle of wine or Champagne (no larger than 750 ml) per voyage, which will not be subject to a corkage fee if consumed in the cabin. When brought to restaurants, a $15 corkage fee applies. Bringing additional wine or Champagne bottles aboard is allowed, but each bottle will incur a $15 corkage fee, irrespective of where they are intended to be consumed.

.. he was banned - for life:o. :o:o:o:oIt was well deserved. He was hanging out with some older kids and they convinced him to remove the smoke detector from the room so they could vape. No excuses here - I've never been more mortified.

 

Problem is cruising is what we do. The Ms.and I are well on the way to platinum and he would have been gold on the next cruise which we already had scheduled. The head of security said he had no discretion and the same consequences would have happened even if my son were only 10 years old or so, but that given the circumstances he and his second in command had written very favorable reports (my son told them exactly what happened, we were very harsh on him for the remainder of the cruise, etc.) and encouraged us to appeal in light of the circumstances and his age.

 

So my question is if anyone has ever dealt with this and a teenager? Again no excuses as many people could have been killed, but does anyone have any idea of the likelihood of an appeal being granted? FWIW I will not ask for him. If he wants to ever cruise with us again he is going to have to take the initiative himself.

Time to start cruising another line, I doubt they'll reverse the decision.

He's lucky it didn't get referred to law enforcement.

Do you suggest a hard suitcase or soft duffle bags?

There's plenty of room under the bed for suitcases, so it doesn't really matter.

"Pack light" is one of the most common pieces of advice, but is probably my least favorite.

I guess that's a personal preference.

On our first cruise, we packed way too much. It's just a hassle to deal with all that stuff.

These days it's one rolling carry-on per person (21" rollaboard or similar) and a backpack or two for electronics and wine for our family. We still find we bring back stuff we never wore or used. Granted, it probably helps that we get free laundry.

what exactly is the chefs table dinner?

It's a multi-course dinner (I think 7 courses) hosted for 12 people in a quiet venue where the chef explains each dish as it's served. Wine is included (all you care to drink, red or white). It begins with a tour of the galley at the peak dinner rush, which is interesting to see. It's a $95 per person additional charge. it makes a great date night. You reserve it via your "Manage My Booking" page at Carnival.com.

It's not for everyone, but if you love fine dining it's worth the price.

Here's a link: https://www.carnival.com/cruise-food/chefs-table