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1 hour ago, Softservekid1 said:

Another debarkation question: Tell me about "Customs". What's involved with "clearing" Customs when you're getting off the ship to head home?

Miami has facial recognition so there is no stopping.  Declaration forms are given to you along with your debark papers in your cabin.  At least thats the way it was on my last few cruises out of Miami.

1 minute ago, 1025cruise said:

This is only on the Excel ships and specifically for Chibang and Cucina. 

And they are going on the Celebration and asked about those restaurants

Just dont park on the first floor if you're concerned about flooding.

Pizza is not open all night anymore.  closes around 3/4 AM

Keep in mind that if you have early or late seating (not YTD) you cannot get a reservation until after 7:30PM for specialty dining.

This is from their website:

What is EXCLUDED in the Cheers package:

• Beverages promoted and sold in souvenir glasses
• Bottles of liquor
• Beverages offered at the gangway
• Beverages offered through room service and/or other in-stateroom beverage programs

• Beverages purchased off the ship at any port of call, including Princess
Cays and Half Moon Cay
• Sharing cocktails, floaters, pitchers, tubes and buckets
• Beverages offered through enomatic wine machines
• Freshly squeezed orange juice served in the Havana Bar
• All other beverage-related programs including merchandise, cigars and cigarettes
• Food items

I have not been on Jubilee but I believe the set up is the same as Celebration and Mardi Gras.

For the "big" shows in celebration central (dont know what its called on Jubilee) the sight lines are awful unless you are on the main floor.  For those seats you probably need to get there more than an hour before.  

You can hang out and just drink until the show start.  🍹

Enjoy your cruise!

And this is why I only book through the cruise lines

11 minutes ago, 1025cruise said:

You sit there waiting hoping they can find your bag in time. Otherwise you get a great picture of the ship sailing away.

WIth your luggage!! 😆

Our first on Carnival cruise was the Triumph in 2008. 

We went to NCL and Royal

It was so bad it took us 6 years to try again.

We've done 28 more Carnival cruises since then.  

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We sailed on the Miracle to Alaska last year and enjoyed the ship.  

As some have said, it is an old Farcus design ship but fun!  It definetly did not feel crowded at all.

We also love the Excel ships (been on Celebration 4x and going on Mardi Gras in January)

We are booked for a northern Europe sailing June, 2025 for 12 days on the Miracle.

Go with an open mind and enjoy your cruise!

16 hours ago, willdra said:

When that was almost over we went into the Teatro Rosso for the comedy showcase. Y’all know I’m cautious when it comes to these now. Even on the last night. The chances were good that we would have decent comedians tho so we went. I’m so glad we did. We saw Jeff Shaw and Macio.  Both were very funny and well worth the freezing theater they had us in.

 

After that we went back to the cabin, W set out the luggage and we got ready for the long task of going back to GA on Friday.

 

Before I fell asleep I said a prayer thanking God that I only had 1 floor to go when that person assaulted my whole life with their flatulence in the elevator earlier. It was one of those silent deadly bombs. The ones that are filled with rotting goat cheese and asbestos. It sticks to you. It follows you. You need to escape and you need everyone to know that it wasn’t YOU. I thought I was going to perish. I thought maybe they had perished. I didn’t know how long I could hold my breath(I was gonna find out). I wondered if anyone ever died from this smell. I wondered what they ate that smelled so foul. Just as my eyes started to water and I was feeling lightheaded, DING! The doors opened and I was free to breathe again. Whoo. Fresh air never smelled so good. Thank you Jesus for coming thru in the clutch. Yet again. Amen.

 

 

P.S. Maybe I need one of those oxygen mask thingys too. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMG Wildra!  I 'bout spit my tea out of my mouth on this one!!!
 

You are so entertaining!

I have been on the Celebration 4x and this is the one I brought with me and had no problem with it:

Salon Flat Iron Hair Straightener, Negative Ion Flat Iron with Titanium Plates Get Frizz-Free Hair, Dual Voltage Flat Iron for Hair with Auto Shut-Off

Enjoy your cruise!

Looks a little inebriated .   lol

THere is a $5 charge for a second "MAIN" entree.

I believe you can have as many appetizers and desserts as you wish.

I have done both-"steerage" on the Divina and YC on Seaside.

No comparison.  We are doing YC on Seashore for Halloween-can't wait.

I will say that both ships were beautiful.

My sister renewed her PP using expedited processing and received it 2 weeks later.

On 6/2/2024 at 8:23 PM, Funsince1983 said:

It looks like the flying monkeys from The Wizard of Oz 

YES!!!

11 hours ago, TxTeach79 said:

🦬. Vera 🇷🇺. Lobby. Can’t believe I have a student on the ship. 
 

Now you have to behave yourself!

When you purchase the "package deal" the menu is limited.  

You don't get to choose from the full menu.  

23 hours ago, ryanpatricksmom said:

If you both qualify for the same offer at booking, you each get the same perks that apply to each booking that you were offered for that same date when you sail in the same cabin.

 

For example, if DH and I each have offer XYZ, and we both get drinks everywhere, but DH has $500 in funplay, yet I have $200, the offer for each of us would be, the cabin (for whomever was offered the better cabin), the drinks on us everywhere for both of us, and differing amounts of funplay.

This

Table games shut down at 3 AM.  Slots are usually open 24 hours on sea days as weezal stated.

28 minutes ago, TxTeach79 said:

Throwing bones!

 

That lady is really worried that someone may see her tiles!!

On 5/22/2024 at 4:24 PM, TxTeach79 said:

Thanks to everyone who's following along! It really does mean a lot, this time more than usual.

 

For those of you not over on The Tribe forum, I'll keep this very short here because it's not what I want to dwell on on the LIVE, but my dad passed away yesterday. My mom and I are very close and we've gotten a ton done in the whirlwind last 24 hours, and i've been sternly informed that my dad, who grew up on a caribbean island, loved the sea, and introduced me to cruising back in '88 on the OG Celebration, would haunt me for all eternity if I canceled this trip. 

 

SO... ahem.... I'm keeping this as fun and positive and summer vibetastic as possible, even if I'm sure I might go in a different direction than you're used to occasionally. You never know how the drink package is gonna hit. 

 

But yeah. Thank y'all a ton for sailing along with me 🙂

So sorry for your loss 😢

23 hours ago, wgeddings said:

@amurray88 - Just remember to bring cans.  Everyone is prickly about bottles (even plastic).  I see it the same way and will take the risk.  12 pack of Coke = $6 vs. 12 Cokes bought online = $48.   

 

@JamieLogical - yeah, amazing how people completely ignore the message and just chime in.  sigh.😃

I WAS trying to be helpful, NOT trying to "CHIME" in. I realized it AFTER i posted.    geeesh