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They also make amazing non alcoholic drinks.  My kids love the Alchemy bar because they can ask for drinks based on a specific fruit and are always happy with the results.  Our next cruise is booked on a ship we have never been on and the first question my daughter asked was "Is there an Alchemy Bar?"

It's also typically quiet and just fun to watch the bartenders work. 

This is such great news! I had all but given up on our cruise this year.

Ecstasy, November 2015, booked on a whim family vacation only a few weeks before sailing

5 minutes ago, Radiioman46 said:

You guys/gals keep asking what if there is an outbreak? 

 

Please define to me what you consider an outbreak is, so that I can understand better what your concerns are. I'm just curious....

For me I worry about a situation that plays out like this:  Let's say that vaccines are not required but negative tests are. Everyone gets on the ship with a card/paper/whatever that says within the previous 72 hours they had a negative test.

Day two someone goes to the onboard clinic because they have a fever and feel terrible. A rapid test is done and it's positive.

Now what? Is everyone on board tested again? Surely we don't know who has it now and who doesn't.  Even fully vaccinated people can still get covid (albeit a less serious case in most circumstances) and pass it to someone else. Certainly they cannot decide that vaccinated people can still roam the boat while unvaccinated people are quarantined in their rooms.

But let's say they are completely irresponsible and this man's cabin mates and table mates are tested and found to be negative so only his cabin mates are quarantined for the duration.  Do any ports want to let people disembark into their country while there is a known case on board?  No. 

So then what?  Sail home?  How is the decision made to let people off the ship?  If they are, do they quarantine at home, in a nearby hotel?  Do they just miss work or school? Do we trust that people will actually quarantine?

There is no precedence for this sort of thing but all it will take is one positive case after sail away and the cruise will be over for everyone.

If no cruises require a vaccine, maybe after a time once I see how crusing is going and how cases of covid on board are handled. My entire family has been vaccinated.  I have two college aged kids and will not threaten their ability to go back to campus at the end of a cruise because of quarantine restrictions.  I also don't particularly want to be quarantined so in general I will have a wait and see attitude toward crusing.  I have a cruise booked in late November and that's still up in the air at this point.

If some cruise lines require vaccines and Carnival does not then I probably would cruise with a line that requires it because quite honestly I'm not interested on being on a vacation with the clientele that this situation would attract. It's not political.  I'm tired of people using that reasoning for why some people are choosing masks/vaccines/other safety measures and some people aren't. I'm not interested in being on a ship with thousands of people who have chosen to disregard these things.

On 4/3/2021 at 5:47 PM, Pyrate13 said:

I think he is right, if there are 2000 vaccinated passengers and 500 more that decided they don't want to be vaccinated then that's on them, not the rest of us. Why should I be concerned about them if they don't care about themselves? You make your choices and you suffer the consequences. 

Well, for me the concern is that several of these 500 bring COVID with them and it spreads and I'm stuck on a floating germ factory that is in quarantine and can't get home.  Maybe some people might think this would be okay but it's not like they would let the vaccinated passengers go while quarantining the rest. 

If the virus cannot be contained nobody is safe from the consequences.

17 hours ago, Radiioman46 said:

I've already read stories about public schools not allowing students that haven't been vaxed.

Vaccinations required to attend public schools has been around for decades.  Perhaps your parents even gave your immunization records for your entry to school.  Also, there have been certain vaccines required for some international travel as well.  Our military has to be vaccinated against many things.  I just don't understand how this is suddenly a loss of freedoms. 

edit:  The sort of comments I'm reading in this thread just make me not want to cruise without a vaccine requirement.  The absolute entitlement of people thinking they deserve a vacation, know more than the scientists, and flat out refuse to acknowledge fact and reason is why cruise ships will be floating petri dishes without strict protocol.  Some ideas presented here as fact are just asinine.

Thanksgiving is when we cruise every year (well, outside of last year). My experience is that the ship is always fully booked and always higher than average number of kids on board.

We have never seen a ship decorated for Christmas though, every year while we disembark we watch them begin to set things up.  The Christmas activities and decorations are for the cruises after Thanksgiving.

Also, while I enjoy dressing up a bit for the MDR, the Lido turkey is a better meal than what they serve in the dining room.

Oh, and yes it's more expensive.  I would like to take advantage of less expensive cruises but it's when my kids are both out of school and we can all go together.

First of all, I think it's a very sad state of affairs that when discussing a global pandemic there has to be a request to not be political. Is that really where we are, that coming together as humans to reduce the effects of the pandemic is controversial?

I haven't really thought about it, but I don't see Carnival not allowing Travel Agents.  They can still implement checks at boarding to take temperatures, health questionnaires and verification of vaccines or recent tests. As far as I'm concerned, this is all welcome to me.  Perhaps I'm in the minority but the more stringent they are that passengers are healthy (including me), the less likely I will leave the cruise ill.

Bring on (safe!) cruising. The quicker we come together to reduce the spread of the virus the sooner we will be toasting at sail away.

My family's next cruise is November 2021.  We always cruise over Thanksgiving but thanks to COVID we are home this year rather than cruising right now.

I'm iffy about whether we will be able to go next year.  I did book with OBC from this week's cancelled cruise but if COVID cancels another one I will cash out and find a different way to vacation.  As far as what we will celebrate on our next cruise is the end of the pandemic (or at least the worst behind us) because I won't cruise again until I'm sure it's safe.

March 2021

I have a Thanksgiving cruise booked and am probably at 80% will cancel at this point. I see very little chance that the virus won't be an issue six months from now and even if my entire family contracted and recovered and there was a 100% chance of being unable to get it again I cannot risk being quarantined on a boat for any amount of time.

Right now it's just a waiting game. I will make a decision when it's final payment time.

St. Kitts, absolutely gorgeous.  We took a historical tour of the island, saw the fort went into the rain forest, saw the loveliest views. Our tour guide was so friendly and knowledgeable.  As soon as we were back on the ship I knew I would get back there some day.

On 12/1/2019 at 4:58 PM, blarko said:

So let me see if I understand this......They got rid of the plastic straws in favor of those sugar things, yet said sugar straws are wrapped in plastic?

They are wrapped in paper.  That doesn't make them any less gross to use though.

I’m currently looking for Thanksgiving 2021. I haven’t found an itenerary I like yet, but I’ll book as soon as I find one.

My kids are growing up. I rarely see them both at the same meal anymore. I look forward to a week of eating together and playing games and relaxing and just doing things as a family. This time is precious to me and I want to soak up every moment I have with all of us together. 
 

I also look forward to many cocktails and mini golf games. 

I am completely new to this app. Downloaded and gave all permissions assuming something would show up so I could tell where I was supposed to enter these codes and see nothing. Can anyone help me out? This topic is 58 pages long and I cannot find the answer. Thank you. 
 

nevermind, finally figured it out! 🤣

On 9/3/2019 at 10:13 PM, mexicobob said:

Do not be looking for the great pyramids of Egypt in Central America, or something of that scale. Teenagers would probably rather stay at a beach somewhere. 

 

I’m going to have to disagree with this. We did Lamanai in Belize two years ago and my kids still talk about it. It was one of our favorite excursions ever. 

3 minutes ago, coevan said:

 

 

 

it dissipated 11/8, never really organized

I think you may be talking about a different system.  Invest 96L has been given a 90% chance of development over the next five days.

Mini golf with my family, watching the moon and listening to the waves from the balcony, comedy club.

Honorable mention is chocolate melting cake and miami vice.  (But not at the same time, yuck)

The only one I can specifically remember is Trouble.

Last year I received over $200 in onboard credit because of this guarantee. It is not a scam.

Bleh. I waited too long. I was going to order one more but I don’t have enough time before our final payment to wait for the ecard. Guess that was a $50 mistake.

How do I chose a check in time? First time in Carnival will be in December. I will not have fttf. Thanks

You won't be able to choose your check in window until 90 days out. On your cruise manager page in the blue box on the left you'll see a link for online check in. If you click that a window will come up that will tell you when that date will be.

We always pay to park at the port. Yes, it is more expensive but we looked into a different lot with a shuttle ride last year and decided it was not worth having to deal with waiting. We like to disembark early and walk straight to the car and leave. Dealing with waiting for shuttles and the hassle of dealing with luggage on and of is just not worth the bit of money saved. You can also pay in advance which we have also done, but it didn't save any money and once we arrived at the port we realized it didn't save any time either.