peggisue

I was considering doing this for my mom as she loved cruising.    With going through Carnival, you have to be 12 miles offshore before you can scatter your ashes.    My mom couldn't swim and I didn't think that she would like this so we are going with another option.   

We just returned from a Panama Canal cruise and stopped in Cartagena and used Dora for our excursion and she was WONDERFUL.   She was funny, enthusiastic, witty and you could tell that she loved her country/city with all of the history and knowledge that she shared.      We were in an air conditioned Mercedes van with 10 other people on the tour and were amazed at the beauty of the city.  If you book with her, you won't be disappointed.  

Long time lurker here.....We did Rhythms of the night twice while in PV.     The first time was in December when the sun went down early and the island/venue was dark and we got to experience the magnificence of the show and venue.    The second time we did it was in March and it was very light out and had a totally different experience.       I guess what I am saying, if you are going to spend that kind of money per person for this excursion, make sure it is going to be dark when you are going so that you can get the full experience.   Otherwise, the show during the light of day is just "meh"

2 minutes ago, peggisue said:

 

Love this photo.    We had a Westie and her name was DD which stood for "Damn Dog".    She was the best dog ever.    However, when we got her, we weren't thinking of how much grooming a white dog needed - she had a standing appointment every 5 weeks (she had way more days of beauty than I did)!

32 minutes ago, Funsince1983 said:

Some more pooches to join the party. 
 

Megan - you made out like a bandit for jury duty. We get a whole $5 a day here. 

Loved reading your review and looking at all of the photos; now what am I going to do with all of my spare time since we are at the end of this review?       Looks like I'll have to pull up one of your older ones!    Thank you!!

We know that when you buy liquor on board in the Fun Shop, you pick it up on the day you disembark.    When doing a B2B, if we were to purchase liquor on the first leg of our trip, would we be able to pick it up on the last day and then bring it to our room to enjoy on the second leg of our trip?    We are just curious if anyone has done this and what your experience was.   If we have to pick it up at the very end of our trip, I will just order a bottle of liquor online to have delivered to our room and not make a purchase in the Fun Shop.   

Thank you.

We were on the Panorama this fall in a 9B - Premium Balcony Cabin (Cabin 7453) and it had two chairs, a table and a lounge chair.

Check out dayuse.com

We recently had a long layover between cruise and flight.    Check out dayusedotcom for hotels that will let you reserve a room/facilities for a few hours.   Worked out great for us. 

We just got off the Panorama last weekend and had a fabulous time.    We are looking at booking her again the first week in December.   However, it was a little cool on the first and last day on the ship.    I'm curious if anyone has any experience cruising in December if we will even be able to sit outside on the first and last day?      Just trying to make up my mind if we want to go at this time of year or hold off until a little bit later. 

Thanks for your help.

Just a quick question -- when getting off the ship with FTTF, do you need to do self-assist or can you pick you luggage up in customs?

We have sailed Carnival many times, but this is the first for the staggered boarding time. We signed up for a boarding time, but since we are Platinum, can we go at any time? How about those in our group who purchased FTTF?

Thank you!

We have a trip to Alaska in August and I know that I will need to layer clothing. I'm curious what people wear in the main dining room. I did a search on this and responses were from years ago where it seems that jeans were worn by the majority of people in the dining room. Is this still the case? I'm assuming that the elegant nights people still get dressed up.

I'm finding it hard to get excited for this trip -- my idea of cruising is palm trees and sandy beaches -- not mukluks and ice! LOL

Okay ... there are many threads on how to get alcohol ON the ship, but how do you get alcohol purchases OFF the ship? Will airlines allow you to just ship the cardboard boxes that your bottles are returned to you, or do you need to repackage the bottles in your suitcase?

Just think if your luggage is delayed .... or worse!

I was able to get in contact with Carnival and found out that Luggage Express isn't available on 5-days or less. Since we are on a 5-day, looks like no Luggage Express for us on the Victory out of Miami. Dang - LOVE that service!

I'm curious if any recent cruisers have been on the Victory and if Luggage Express is offered. My return flight is out of FLL, and not sure if the Luggage Express option will be available for me? Anyone had a similar experience?

Thank you all for the information - it is appreciated! KenMo .... LOVED the link that you provided - it had a TON of information!

Now to get my rooms booked ... !!!

I posted this question over on the "Cabin Selection Tip" forum, but didn't get a response, so I'll try asking here.

We are looking at booking 2 aft cabins on the Victory. Can the balcony divider be opened between two aft balconies like they can on regular balcony cabins? How about between an aft wrap (Vista) and a regular aft cabin?

Thanks for any information that you can provide ...... getting excited just thinking about this!

Anyone have any information about this (please)!

We are looking at booking 2 aft cabins on the Victory. I've done a search, but couldn't find the answer to my question ..... can the balcony divider be opened between two aft balconies like they can on regular balcony cabins? How about between an aft wrap and a regular aft cabin?

Thanks for any information that you can provide ...... getting excited just thinking about this!