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My DD does not like Soy Milk. Does anyone know if there is any other kind of milk the cruise ship will have other than whole milk and Soy milk>

Sorry, I have only seen soy. Maybe you can bring some of your own?

Rumors are that it's supposed to roll out fleet wide within 6 months...

As you can see below, there are no food restrictions when boarding. You should not have any issues bringing your cake pops on the ship. Have a great cruise and ENJOY!

Q. Are there restrictions on what we can bring aboard?

A. RESTRICTED ITEMS – SAFETY AND SECURITY POLICY

In order to maintain a safe and secure environment, Carnival prohibits bringing certain items onboard. Additionally, we reserve the right to confiscate (and destroy) any articles that in our discretion are considered dangerous or pose a risk or inconvenience to the safety and security of the ship, or our guests, and no compensation will be provided.

Confiscated Items

• Alcohol (hard liquor)/sealed, unopened bottles

• Beer/sealed, unopened bottles/cans

• Wine or champagne/sealed, unopened bottles - beyond the allowable limit of one bottle (750 ml. size) per adult 21 years of age (brought on at embarkation time only in their carry-on luggage)

• Clothing irons and steamers (all Carnival ships offer laundry facilities with irons and ironing boards. Fleet-wide valet laundry service is also available for a nominal fee.)

• Electrical and household appliances, i.e. coffee makers, hot plates, toasters, etc. (See Exceptions)

• Heating Pads

• Hookah

Exceptions:

• Personal grooming devices such as hair dryers, flat irons, curling irons, and shavers, are allowed on board when used with proper caution. However, if such devices are determined to pose a hazard, they will be removed and returned the last day of the cruise prior to debark.

• Electronics such as laptops, cameras, cellular phones, etc. are allowed on board when used with proper caution.

• Electrical devices such as fans, power strips, multi plug box outlets/adaptors, and extension cords are allowed on board when used with proper caution. However, if such devices are determined to pose a hazard, they will be removed and returned the last day of the cruise prior to debark.

Prohibited Items – will be disposed of prior to boarding

• Large coolers

(Small, personal-sized coolers no larger than 12” x 12” x 12” for the purpose of housing small quantities of non-alcoholic beverages and/or medications are permitted as carry-on luggage.)

• Alcohol in unsealed containers

• Firearms (Including, non-firing weapons and starter pistols)

• Ammunition (i.e., bullets, shot or missile that can be fired using a propellant)

• Imitation or replica weapons (Including., de-commissioned weapons or those not capable of being fired, toy weapons, or any other item made, intended or adapted to be used as a weapon)

• Explosives or explosive component parts, (Including, detonators)

• Fireworks or pyrotechnics (except those previously approved in connection with a company stage production which have been properly manifested)

• Taser or electronic stun guns

• Pepper or mace sprays

• Telescopic or regular batons

• Martial arts equipment (Including; flails, throwing stars, belt buckle knives, etc.)

• Handcuffs, brass knuckles

• Compressed gas bottles/cylinders

(Medical gas bottles/oxygen cylinders: Allowed in connection with a certified medical condition but cannot be packed in baggage. Oxygen cylinders must be delivered to guest services and stored in a designated safe area.)

• Knives with blades longer than four (4) inches ( Recreational dive knives are allowed but must be held in the custody of the Guest Services Manager or Chief Security Officer and must be checked out/in by the owner for dive excursions during the cruise.)

• Dive tanks (empty or full), diver spears/slings

• Household goods or tools of trade (Anything not listed under Exceptions)

• Candles

• Incense

• Volatile and highly flammable liquids such as cigarette lighter fluid

• Scissors with blades longer than four (4) inches (Large scissors of the type used by scrapbook and quilting enthusiasts are at times permitted with prior notification from the Security Services Department, but are held onboard in the same manner as dive knives.)

• Medical Marijuana, Kava

• Bicycles

• Surfboards - (Boogie Boards no more than 42 Inches in length are allowed for use in port only and must be stored in guest’s stateroom)

• Scooters (only permitted if used for mobility – must be stored in guest’s stateroom)

• Boats/canoes

• Segways

• Any footwear with wheels, i.e. Heely’s type shoes

• Lasers

• Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB)

• Any Radio Controlled Flying Toys

Miscellaneous Concerns:

• Live Animals: Only qualified service animals once approved by Guest Access Services at time of booking.

• Flowers and Plants: May be brought on board in the port of embarkation but are not permitted to be taken off the ship in the United States, per the U.S Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) Agricultural Division.

• Musical Instruments: We will allow musical instruments onboard, however, if a noise complaint is received it will be confiscated by shipboard security and returned to the guest on the morning of debarkation.

• Radios/Boom Boxes: For the comfort of all our guests, radios and boom boxes can be used with headphones or earpieces when used in public areas.

• Wrapped Gifts: Guests may bring wrapped gifts on board; however, due to heightened security, the gift may have to be unwrapped, upon request.

• DVDs/VCRs/Nintendo/Play Units: Due to compatibility issues with stateroom televisions, these items can only be utilized in suites and guests must provide their own RCA cables.

• Fish Caught on Fishing Expeditions: The fish cannot be brought on board; it must be shipped home.

• Floatation Devices: For the comfort of all our guests, rafts, tubes and floatation devices other than those used as life preservers (water wings) cannot be used in the swimming pools on board.

• Golf Clubs: Should be included with checked baggage and remain in the cabin when not in use.

• Google Glasses are permitted onboard in public areas but cannot be worn at any gangway operation.

Items for In Port Use only: Snorkel gear, skateboards, fishing rods (packed), tennis rackets, kites (packed), roller blades/skates, metal detectors, Boogie Boards no more than 42 Inches in length and Drone Cameras. These items must be stored in stateroom.

If they are a recognized vendor for the cruise line, then their baked goods would meet the USPH requirements to be "reliably sourced", meeting all local health regulations.

We did not do the wedding through the cruiseline, therefore , they were not "recognized" vendors. They never asked about the cake, nor did they even look in the cake box. However, You are not allowed to bring unpackaged food off the ship.

DD got married in Key West last March. The Wedding Co. Gave her a cake. We were allowed to bring it back on board and took it to the dining room the next night (that night we all ate in the steakhouse). The servers cut it up for us and sang "Happy Wedding" to them.

This is our first cruise (my husband and I) I don't know what to say or do at this point. We will receive our package soon.

Not sure what you mean by "package". Are you using a Travel Agent (TA) and is it something they are sending to you?

What ship and when are you sailing? Do you have any specific questions?

Feel free to ask away, there are many here with loads of cruising experience. Most are friendly...;)

If you are on a ship with a steakhouse, I would pay the full $35.00 per person and eat in there. I'm sure the upsell meal option is good, but for $15.00 more pp, you will get the entire dining experience. The steakhouse ambiance and food are fantastic and IMO, worth every penny.

Since it's the single digit dance, dancing on a single limb would not be inappropriate. :p

Sorry, but I too have a hard time believing some of your complaints. Slots not paying? Quit feeding them.... Maybe your DH is coming down with something? We keep our house at 72-73 degrees during the dead of summer when it's in the 100's out...As far as the trash can, the stewards ALWAYS place it under the vanity stool. Check there for it.

We have been on the Freedom 3 times and have never had any issues at all. The room stewards have been the best out of all our cruises. We find the casino to be one of the better ones. As far as the food goes, I don't eat at the buffets, just not my thing. But if you are having room service and pizaa (which is delicious) then how can you be loosing weight? Not to mention fish & chips, deli, tandoori, Mongolian wok, Guys burgers, Blue Iguana, and of course, my favorite, the Steakhouse.

Your boarding pass and luggage tags will have FTTF on them. You will show the boarding pass to the port workers and they will direct you to the priority lines. Make sure to let the porters know so they will put a special tag on your luggage as well.

You will have a sticker on your sign & sail card to identify that you have FTTF.

Have a great cruise! :)

Belize...just stay on the ship. It is one of the worst ports.

Agree 100%. It's worse than Nassau and that's saying a lot!

Its always interesting to me that the mentality is "if someone else did it, why can't I". A perfect example of the ME generation.

 

Just a thought on "checked" water. Luggage is delivered to the outside of your room and it wouldn't surprise me to see some less than honest folks help themselves to the cases. Just saying.

 

And, yes, you can fill your suitcase with rum runners and pack a wine cellar full of wine. Just remember if they are confiscated you have no recourse but to accept it. And you do know that your carryon goes through an x-ray prior to boarding and I have seen people pulled over and asked to remove restricted items.

 

Oh, lastly, the baggage handlers work very hard and it is a "Task" to get all the checked luggage to the rooms in good time and it puts several elevators out of service for the duration. Can you imagine the chaos if every passenger decided it was OK to check their liquids. Can't even imagine how these boards would light up if people found their luggage soaking wet from leaking bottles or covered in sugary residue from exploding soda bottles or cans. Consideration of fellow passengers would seem like a nice idea...but then it is the WE generation.

It was a simple question about water... Why the lecture on smuggling? Isn't there enough controversy on the subject without coming down on the OP's post? :confused:

Between DH & I, we take 1 12 pack of Diet Pepsi, 1 12 pack of diet Dr.Pepper and 1 12 pack of water in a rolling carry-on. We open the packs so the screener has easy access to the bottles to check. Never had any issues. We almost always replenish in one of the ports also.

A waste of $50.

I disagree.

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It looks like the elusive duck billed platiship.

So you go to the guest services...as in the front desk where you go when you have issues or questions to get the escort to the tenders? Do they just have staff dedicated to doing this? I assume the people at the desk just can't up and leave at any time. :confused:

Yes. With FTTF, you get to use the VIP line too. They will have someone escort you down. The last cruise, they had one of the ships officers take us down. We felt extra special. :)

Try to be one of the last ones there. You won't be crammed up against the wall. We always book AFT and the stairs for our muster on Conquest class are right at our stateroom door. We wait until the very last and go down the stairs. Right to our muster station. Last one's in, first one's out. ;)

Lol, this is how crazy rumors start...:eek:

So if we have a suite on a small ship and book a carnival excursion. I assume we have no reason to get FTTF?

 

Ive gone once to customer service in all my cruises...

You will not have luggage express, you will not be able to go to your stateroom early, and you will not have priority tender - if you have a tender port (unless it's a Carnival excursion, then you will board with your group). You will have priority boarding and use of the VIP lounge prior to boarding and that's it.

Priority tended is the best part of FTTF. You go to guest services and they will escort you down to the front of the tender line. It's great!

They only release FTTF in small beaches because the number of available spots are directly based on how many platinums/diamonds are on your sailing. Check for it daily...even multiple times a day.

They only release a limited number based in how many platinums and diamonds are on your sailing. It may not open back up. But keep checking daily, even a couple times a day to see if they add any.

Costa Maya has a VERY,VERY long pier. There are ferry buses you can ride for a tip. There is a dolphin (tiny) pool where you can pay to ride them.

 

Only liquor to buy the last time in that port shopping area was Tequila.

 

The beach chair ride in Mahogany Bay is $12 -- it's a short walk to the beach through some mangroves.

I believe you may be thinking about Progresso. Costa Maya has a relatively short pier and no busses.

Costa Maya has a nice port area with a pool and a swim up bar, a few shops , and a couple places to eat. I suggust you take a taxi to Majaual. Great beaches and restaurants/bars.

So when you say 12 pp...does that include children as well in that per person? Our 6 year old doesn't drink pop, but I guzzle it. :D So we would be able to bring one in her behalf for us as well correct?

You are correct. :)

Ok, that's what I wasn't sure on either, he wouldn't need 12 red bull's but he may want to bring a few, but I told him I would ask you guys because I really didn't know.

I want to bring cherry pepsi. Something I know I can't get there...

If anyone has any info on the energy drinks let me know!!

I answered above. Yes, he can bring some.

Yes he can. You can also purchase drinks in ports and bring them on. We always pick up more water and sodas if we need them.

You can take them with you....just bring them back;). Your steward will replace them as needed, but there is also a towel exchange kiosk on the Lido deck. We normally make a pit stop there to change them out after coming back from the beach so we don't get sand all over the room.