LatinaInTexas

Only cruised MSC once and loved it. Prob my favorite cruise overall. Sure there were a few little things they did that I wasn't used to but nothing that I gave a second thought to. Eagerly waiting for them to sail from Galveston so I can sail them again. I must be one very lucky person in that I loved all my cruises and haven't had one cruise that was anywhere near bad enough to merit making a whole post complaining about it.

Dang we sail next month so was hoping for the the best. No more free water boooo.

Hasn't let me book MDR reservations for my May sailing, thought it would be available when specialty dining became available. Last year had issues booking MDR also in that it only let me book 2 nights then would freeze. Ended up booking all nights thru the app. Tried that also and just got the response to book once onboard.

And you will get a drink card that you can use in the casino. Comes in handy because water is included.

This sounds VERY interesting! Looking forward to following along!

This is perfect timing for me. Will be on the Encore in May. Excited to get a "Birds" eye view of the ship😁

I have tried looking to make MDR reservations since the day they became available but they always showed not available. So today I did try the chat option. They just basically kept telling me to do it when I get onboard🙄

I just hit the button the other night and booked the Vista with the same 8 night itinerary for next March. Been a while since my last time on her so will be good to have a refresher course. Love the sunglasses!

Good to know!

Will be on the Encore first time in May. How were the wait times to be seated at the MDR? Last cruise I reserved some dining times because we like to eat at a certain time. This time there is no option to book dining times in any of the dining rooms.

We got two photos, they were close up photos of me and my husband. I thought the reception was nice, we chatted with a lot of nice people.

Just saw it on the news waking up this morning. Hate seeing bad news, so sad for all affected. Thank God it wasn't during a peak time.

Carnival made me feel pretty special today. My last cruise with them was almost 7 months ago yet they just dumped a bunch of good offers today for me to pick from. Just finished booking one for next year and considering booking another😁

I booked a spa cabin on the Celebration thinking since it was a brand new ship the thermal suites would be amazing, at least as nice as the thermal suites on the Dream which I loved. Was I ever disappointed. On the Dream we spent hours every day enjoying all the special amenities in the thermal suite. On the Celebration we went twice the whole cruise for a total of about an hour. It was just that underwhelming. The only good thing about that cabin was the location on Deck 5 with the spa being just down the hall so we could conveniently use the nice, big locker room showers. But it was also the noisiest cabin we have ever had.

Well first of all I love comedy, especially adult or late night comedy. On MSC there was no comedy at all. On NCL there were 2 comedians who rotated, one show a night I believe. My last Carnival cruise there were numerous comedians, I lost track of how many because there was comedy basically all day long with both family type and adult type. I only went to adult twice a night every night. On NCL I would rate both comedians a 2 out of a score of 1-10. I think one of them got a chuckle or two out of me but that was it. The second night after watching several people walk out we did also never to return. Their shows would have been suitable for small children it was so boring. All they did was throw in a few bad words to try to be funny. On Carnival I would rate almost every comedian I have seen on numerous cruises either a 9 or a 10, haven't seen a dud yet. From start to finish I am laughing as is everyone else. The one time I saw people leave was because the comedian touched on numerous subjects that certain people found too offensive. I did not. If you have been to Carnivals adult comedy I would assume you got into a very long line early to try and get a seat. You might have noticed that even after all the seats are filled people will still come in and stand to watch. On NCL comedy was in a small venue on very hard wooden chairs all lined up in a row. No one lined up and as the show was starting there were still empty seats. On Carnival the venue is big but not ever big enough and the seating is plush and comfortable, with servers going around taking drink orders. On NCL everyone lines up in a long line at an understaffed bar to get a drink. Hope this answers your question😁

I love Carnival but then again after sailing NCL and MSC I loved them also lol. Only been on one NCL cruise but have two more booked the this year and cant wait! To me food is better presented and tastes better in the MDR and the buffet on Norwegian. To me production shows and entertainment is about equal with a slight edge going to Carnival, except comedy. No one does comedy like Carnival! To me Carnivals Serenity adult only area is much nicer than Spice H20. To me Carnival has a better variety of free food options especially on their newest ships. To me service seems a bit better and faster on Norwegian. Fellow passengers on Norwegian seemed quieter and better mannered on Norwegian but friendlier on Carnival. Never seen any bad behavior on any cruise I have been on and Carnival cruises are the most fun with memorable cruise directors. I think you will be pleasantly surprised that Carnivals bad reputation is a bit exaggerated😁

There are similar drinks with a bubble on Celebration and Jubilee so only on excel class ships.

Well after seeing a few people post last week about not being able to use 2 rewards per cabin any longer I'm going to have to believe it's true booooo. I'm happy I got 3 bookings using the $750 reward for me and husband, two of them upcoming for this year. Will have to figure something out for next year, maybe back to Carnival. Seems they miss me since I have some good offers lol.

If food, drinks, and entertainment are important to you then the Celebration. I loved that ship, so many really good extra free food options and the plus the pay options other ships don't have. It was great having unique and new bars and not having to rely on just crowded Alchemy for special drinks. Entertainment was amazing, not your usual loud music and dance numbers.

YAY just in time. I'm going to bed, sorry you won't be for a good while yet but safe travels🤞🤞

I'm with you but don't count on my JuJu, I have to save that for the casino so I can take extra cruises not in the budget. But I'm there in spirit 😁

Oh no, and now this too. And here I really was rooting for you that as of this morning it seemed liked a easy breezy no misfortune kind of day☹️

This brings back memories. Last year had a 6pm flight day before a cruise, last flight of the day and got the dreaded Delayed text just as we stepped out of the Uber at the airport. Then another, and another, and another. No communication from gate agents. By 9 pm I didn't know if I should protectively book something early for the next morning or what. Went up to ask the gate agents advice and she told me the plane got held up because of a tornado but was on it's way. Sigh of relief, the plane is coming. Finally around 11pm plane arrives and people get off. And we wait, and wait, and wait wondering why aren't we boarding. Finally they announce the pilots have timed out and can't fly the plane. Panic sets in. Then they announce another plane is landing that has pilots that can fly our plane, just another short wait and we will be off. We didn't get to Miami until after 3 in the morning but we made it. I was really surprised it wasn't cancelled.

Ah the wretched rope course. I about killed myself trying to complete it. Take a course where the ropes are old and droopy not nice and tight, an old lady that is scared of heights and it wasn't pretty. But, but I completed it! The bad thing was I had sustained another small injury first day so I had to walk around the ship all bruised and scraped up. People prob thought my husband was a monster☹️