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Free pizza and frozen non-dairy dessert.

I mean it's your money but if this were my only cruise, or planning to be my only cruise, I'd just go with an ID and birth certificate .... each to their own.

It's funny because the only time I can get notifications from the hub app at all is when I have forgotten to delete the app from my phone and I'm back home. For some reason it rarely ever works onboard. I have to leave the app open and be staring at it for it to tell me when my table is ready.

The decision may indeed end up being reversed if enough casino rats revolt. Carnival's entire house of cards collapses without the casino.

It's just a way for some folks on here to avoid blaming Carnival directly even though it's a complete red herring.

Sorry, sometimes we focus on unimportant details in threads like this 😉

If I were discussing Carnival Corporation & PLC specifically, I would say Carnival Corp rather than CCL. To me, CCL singles out the flagship cruise line of Carnival Corporation.

Plenty of cruise ships sail out of Lauderdale, but not Carnival. I would much rather sail out of Miami than Canaveral if I'm flying, personally. But then again, if I were sailing Carnival out of either port I would only consider Mardi Gras or Celebration.

Carnival doesn't sail from FLL currently, so I am not sure what OP is talking about here. Perhaps OP means they're flying into FLL? But what does that have to do with the Magic...lots of folks fly into FLL and sail out of MIA.

Carnival is not known for their immaculate maintenance and Magic is an older ship at this point by those standards. I was last on Magic over Labor Day 2023 so I can't speak to her current condition. Back then, basically all the carpet all over the ship had stains and most chairs and loungers were stained as well. I did notice that the crew were replacing carpets on port days so I am hopeful that they have taken care of a lot of those issues between then and now.

On the Legend last week, the crew just asked guests to eat over trash cans. (sarcasm)

I doubt it. If you've ever tried to remove the lid off a recent Heinz bottle of ketchup (probably since they moved to the "no drip store upside down" design), you'll realize it doesn't just screw off. I tried to reuse an old ketchup bottle to dispense oil and learned that fact.

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1374/~/faster-to-the-fun-(fttf) Currently open through 2024 for all eligible sailings.

I've never paid attention to the brand of ketchup restaurants offer. Are there strong opinions about ketchup brands? I know people will come to blows over their preferred brand of soda.

I basically wear pajamas 24/7 on Carnival and sometimes I feel overdressed.

What is more likely is the new VIFP program will be so useless nobody will pay attention to it anymore. Carnival has proven they don't need an appealing rewards program to fill their ships, they just have to cut prices and the quality of the product.

I laugh when people on here stress over if their "dressy" (whatever that means) shorts are acceptable...the reality is they'll feel overdressed when they actually get on the cruise if their clothes cover their thighs and clavicles.

https://help.carnival.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/1167/~/cloud-9-spa discusses the benefits of booking a spa cabin - only you can decide if it's worth the money for you. I have never heard of the spa offering comps or discounted fares like the casino does for example. I don't think that's a thing.

On all the ships I've been on, the saunas are free to access - you don't need a spa pass or a spa cabin.

I have never been colder or hotter on a ship than I was on Ecstasy - on the same floor but different cruises. So it just depends on the location and how they've set the temperature for the zone you're in.

Yes you can. And you do not have to buy alcohol with the P&D free drink. I often just order a Diet Pepsi. My wife gets a mimosa but like you said I don't want alcohol in the AM.

Not many cruises have half or more of the guests P&D.

You can wear whatever you want. They'll probably only say something if you try to wear beachwear, but even then you'd probably be fine because I see lots of bathing suits in the Lido buffet these days and nothing is done about it.

No, the VIFP program is entirely separate from your cruise ticket and they could do away with the VIFP program tomorrow in its entirety and you would have no recourse.

No, it was never the last sea day brunch until recently. I don't know exactly when it changed.