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    Some Magical questions and answers

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    On 11/19/2019 at 6:36 AM, Sue Goodreds said:

    I think it's fantastic that you made this post and are willing to do this!  I'm excited to be boarding Magic for the first time on 1/18/20.  I'm curious to see HOW long the lines are - buffet, shows, comedy club.  I know to go into it with a lot of patience - but I think seeing a visual might help.  I would also really like to see how crowded the Alchemy Bar is - that's our favorite spot!  I would also love to hear your general review of the Magic.  Thank you for taking the time to do this post for everyone.  🙂  I'm really looking forward to following it.

    Currently in Grand Turk. The lines are not very crowded except for peak hours. Things are not as bad as some people make it out to be. I will post pics later

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    Some Magical questions and answers

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    Lately there has been a lot of post with questions and answers about the Carnival Magic. Many of these answers seem to contradict each other. Seeing that I am less than 2 weeks away from cruising on her I figure out I would make this post. 

     

    Please add all your questions here about her and I will try to get the answers to those questions when I return. I will try to include as many pics as I can.

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    😕😕​​​​​​​Puzzled 😕😕​​​​​​​

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    2 hours ago, pinto18 said:

    My GUESS is that they would let you board together especially since your kids are in that room. One time we were " in line" waiting to board ( we are platinum) and standing around with our friends who did not have priority. The lady just waved us all in together. She knew they were not priority .(Sorry for those who hate exceptions...we weren't trying to pull one over on anyone, it just happened )


    A Carnival Rep is actually the one who told me that they would let us go in together because they are not trying to ruin anyone’s vacation. 

    Magic Entertainment Schedule

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    20 hours ago, mrpayroll said:

    We just got off the Magic on Saturday November 9th. The entertainment schedule was as follows.

    Ft. Lauderdale...………….Welcome Aboard Show 9:45 pm

    HMC...………………………….88 Keys 8pm and 10pm

    At Sea...……………………….America Rocks 8pm and 10pm

    Amber Cove...…………….Hasbro 7:30 pm Love and Marriage 9:30 pm    Quest 11pm

    Grand Turk...……………….Flick 8pm and 10pm

    At Sea...……………………….Lip Sync Battle 7:30 pm

     

    Was there only one time for Lip Sync battle for the entire duration of the cruise?

    Quick Question about Birth Certificate Cards

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    I could not find my daughter's  Birth Certificate the day I was about to leave to go get her first passport. I called the BC office and they say I could get it the same day. I was in and out of the office with a BC in about 8 minutes.

     

    All they do at some places is just print it. You sign a form, show ID and they print it. There is still plenty of time to get that done.

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    1 hour ago, Keys2Heaven said:


    If the second cabin is all adult (i.e. not children), then they will not be allowed to board with you using FTTF.

    P.S. FTTF is one of those subjective upcharges. We had it once...it was o.k. Not sure it was worth the money for us. Even without it, we still get on the ship quickly. We're not huge "rush to the buffet after boarding" people, so trying to be first to grab lunch is no big deal. We'd rather check out the ship. And we try to only have a small backpack as our carry-on to the ship, as we know we might have to lug it around for a bit. No problem there.

    Where we did find "value" in FTTF was guest services. It was nice to have a dedicated number and use the D/P line if we had to go down there. It still didn't prevent those D/P folks from giving me a snooty look when they saw my lowly "gold" card status though. Ahhh, got to love elitist attitudes on a cruise. I digress.

    My advice...can FTTF and walk on together. Take that money and spend it on a nice steakhouse dinner instead!

     

    Yes, there is an adult in the other room (who relies on me. lol) and 2 children. You cannot book a room unless an adult is in it. I am thinking of canceling and use the money elsewjhere as you said but I am also thinking about keeping it and hope they will allow my other room to get the benefits seeing that they are my kids and the booking is also under my name. I guess I will not know my final decision until the last day to cancel. I will see what everyone thinks and then I will go with the consesnsus.

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    1 hour ago, Nic6318 said:

    hi

     

    Very likely they will allow your  "minor" children on board with you, not the adults. If this was the only reason you wanted FTTF, I would say return it and arrive later.

     

    If everybody arrives at the same time, they will get to board, just not with you. They will get on board not necessarily long after yourself. The benefit there would be that they would have a place to store their luggage until the other cabins are ready.

     

    have a great cruise

     

    I am getting it because of the other benefits. Sometimes the lines at GS are long so if I need to go there I can use it. I have used it before at certain ports where I got to come off the ship before the crowd.

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    Here is the situation....

     

    I have 2 side by side rooms booked since January for my cruise coming up in just 19 days. I have been trying to grab two FTTFs ever since but could not find any until one day in September I saw one opened up. I bought that one for my room but still cannot find another. I check daily/nightly and afternoonly (new word). My PVP also regularly checks for me but nothing. I thought maybe I would have found one on final payment day but even then nothing opened up. I call the carnival reps a few different times to see if anything opened up that they are seeing and I am not. still nothing. I always ask them if they think they will allow the people in the other cabins to board with me.  I got mixed answers. Most reps say they will not. I have a couple reps who told me that Carnival would not want me to start off my vacation on a bad note so they would allow  the people from the other room to board with me. The reason why I cannot leave the people in the other room is because I have my children in it and I definitely would not want to go on the ship unless they are coming on too.

     

    Question.....

    Do you think I should take a chance and keep the FTTF and hope they let them come in with me or do you think they absolutely won't so I should cancel it and get reimbursed? I have up to 2 days before the cruise to do this.

     

    If I know for sure they will not get to come in with me I will give up the FTTF. Has anyone else here ever had this experience or know about this dilemma?

    Balcony Dividers

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    The answer is yes, it can be done. However, not every divider can be opened. You have to work with your PVP to find out which ones can. I was trying to get a connecting cabin for my upcoming cruise but they were all taken. We were able to find one where the divider can be removed. This will be more convenient for everyone. Your PVP can add it to the notes that you want the divider to be separated. This way the cabin steward can have everything ready by the time you get on. 

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