AshleyR223

8 hours ago, georgiacruizer said:

You don't need a spa pass to utilize the gym and showers.  These areas are free to use.

Oh great! Thank you, I didn't realize that 🙂

2 hours ago, SDPadreFan said:

You can just get her a "burner" phone at WalMart, etc. Just make sure it can download apps from Google Play. Then when you think she is ready - you can control her minutes as she gains responsibility until you think she is ready for a full blown phone.

 

Another option is if you have an older smart phone that she could use just on the ship. She just needs the wifi on an older smart phone to be able to use the Carnival Hub App with the chat feature. She doesn't need to be signed up with a carrier. Older unused cell phones still work, they just can't make calls or send texts without a carrier (Verizon, Sprint, etc.). But an older phone is still useful when connected to wifi for using apps, playing music, streaming music to a bluetooth speaker, and the camera still works. Just make sure the battery is still good. And all cell phones work for calling 911 (24/7).

 

The same applies to Apple products I'm sure. I'm just not an Apple person.

 

If you do decide to go with an old (and no longer used) smart phone, make sure it is clean of any old texts, contact lists, pictures, etc., should she accidentally misplace the phone on the ship. Any 11 year old is easily distracted.

Thank you. We do this with her already. 

Thank you everyone for your great input and suggestions! We watched a bunch of room tour videos and decided to go ahead and give the balcony a try. We ended up choosing deck 7 (thank you for the idea about being sandwiched between other room only areas of the ship!) and decided on a room a couple down from the very back of the ship. Even if we feel more movement, we love the look of the views from back there and there is not much directly above or below. Plus we will be very near camp ocean. 

We are hoping our next cruise to try a cove balcony. I will miss the spa area though! I bought a pass on my last cruise on the Horizon and utilized the showers and sauna a lot. And it is true that it would make showering  with the 4 of us easier! I don't think I will splurge on this one though in addition to the balcony. 

We will definitely be utilizing the hub app, thank you! Our 11 year MAY have a phone by then. She is very responsible and mature for her age, but we'll see. We were contemplating walkie talkies as I'd seen that suggest somewhere. 

Hi All!

My family and I are booked for a 6 day cruise on the Breeze in April 2021. This will be my 4th cruise (2nd on Carnvial), my husband's 2nd, and my daughters' (who will be 7 and 11) 1st. We are super excited! We originally booked an interior spa cabin as we liked the location and additional amenities with $50 OBC. However, now we are thinking maybe we should have gone with a balcony. I do really like the idea of the window and having our own spot to sit outside and watch the water. We have only ever done regular interior rooms, so either way will be an upgrade and new experience. 

I have been looking around and we can switch to a cove balcony for about $200 more or a regular balcony for about $300 more. The spa balconies are about $500 more and that to us isn't worth it. But 2-3 isnt bad. 

Does anyone have any suggestions for what types of balcony rooms (or Spa interiors) on this particular ship they like better? Certain decks or locations you enjoyed or would avoid in the future? Family friendly or no?

Thanks in advance!