Bostwick girl

The new port area is so much nicer and easy to get a taxi. They have a little area where you can tell them where you want to go and someone will get one for you.

Don’t know where you live, but in Florida you get your renewal notice a month and a half before it expires. You even have the option to renew by mail in most cases. If you waited until your license was almost expired, then you have to go to the DMV to renew. Just wondering why you haven’t renewed prior to your cruise, then you wouldn’t have to worry about it.

Loved your review! We will be boarding Liberty for the 11th time since 2016 on March 4. It feels like coming home. And you are correct, Carnival has the very best crew, always super friendly and so efficient! Happy that you enjoyed your Liberty cruise!

Everyone embarks on deck 3.

Having sailed many times with my DH and other friends on mobility scooters, sometimes at port canaveral, there is a line for wheelchairs/scooters, sometimes not. Most times we just go in the Plat/Diamond line. You indicated you had not registered, if you are referring to not telling carnival you will be using a scooter, you need to get in touch with Special Needs as soon as possible to let them know!

Yes, we did prepay, but I believe from what I saw, you’re better off parking in one of the outlying areas and being shuttled in. I doubt very seriously we’d sail from there again!

We were on the 10/22 sailing. I think everyone decided to arrive early! Our checkin time was 10-10:30. We picked up the rest of our group at the hotel across the street and drove the block to the line. We got in line at 10:15. There was lines on every street as far as we could see and no one or no signs directing traffic. People kept breaking in line, maybe they were trying to get out, not in, no way to know. Some cops finally arrived and started directing traffic, and we finally started moving. It was a while before we got close enough to see what the problem was. Too many trying to get to the same place at the same time! We waited in traffic over an hour, probably 11:30 before we got in the drop off area. Once all that was done, we went inside to wait on the rest of our party. We all went inside to the check in area and that and security went pretty quick except one of our friends was pulled aside to have her little manicure scissors she’d had in her carryon for 20 years confiscated! They said it was because they were pointed! What BS! Anyway, we made it to our room to drop off luggage by 12:30. Guess my point in all this is that if people wouldn’t arrive an hour before their arrival times, things may go smoother for others. This was our first and last time from Mobile. We cruise out of port canaveral, choose 12-12:30 checkin time and usually have no problems. They’re better equipped to handle the traffic I suppose. Not that it matters, but this was our 45th cruise. The cruise itself was great! Love the Spirit enough to drive from south of Jacksonville to mobile to sail on her again!

If your group hasn’t already done so, the price for the Cheers package is going up effective December 1 on cruises 5 days or less. You can purchase at the old price until October 9th. There’s a couple of posts about it already. The increase is $10 more per person.

From what I’ve read, the balcony rooms do alternate between by the balcony and by the wall on the new big ships.. I haven’t experienced it, but have read on here that they alternate. I don’t think I’d like that very much unless you knew which way your bed was located. We have a mobility scooter and think the one by the door (closets) wouldn’t have enough room. I’m sure some others will answer who have experienced it.

You can go on line and order it from Scootaround. They will have it waiting for you when you arrive. If you cruise often, I would recommend buying your own. Time you pay for two or three rentals you could buy your own. That’s what we did.

Facebook and Facebook messenger with the social package. Netflix no because no streaming is allowed.

Carnival can’t talk to you if you booked thru a travel agent. If you go into your cruise manager on Carnival.com, you should be able to open your planner and scroll down to see your cabin occupants then the next line should show the other cabins that are linked to you. If they’re not, then you can add them. I didn’t think you could actually use the Hub until you were on board?

We carry a small soft side cooler we bought from Carnival. I usually bring 5 or 6 Diet Coke and same for diet sprite directly in the cooler. ABSOLUTELY NO ICE IS ALLOWED TO BE CARRIED ON BOARD! I usually have enough room left in the cooler I can put our tervis tumblers in so don’t have to put in carry on.

Another reason to use a good PVP! Just booked with our friends this morning for a little getaway 4 day. We had chosen balcony cabins on deck 7 in the back which are usually pretty good locations. When we called our PVP she said we didn’t want those cabins as there were cabins of 4 on either side of us and across the corridor as well! Definitely didn’t want that, she had already had us ready to choose deck 6 (above the Promenade, pretty quiet area) with balconies that opened to each other which was perfect. Had we done it ourselves, we wouldn’t have been very happy!

It could be that you have to use the offer before December 31, not cruise before. Need to see the full offer to tell.