Itchy&Scratchy

we only used the casino bar. We don't gamble at all. 🙂 So, the setup and the machines don't matter to us.

that is most unfortunate.

I don't think so, since both were served every morning.

good point. We are US citizens with passports, so our disembarkation with facial recognition is usually super fast.

3 out of 7 for us.

who is "they" and how did they add a Plus package for 3 when you haven't even booked the cruise yet?

depends on the cruise line, but in June we sailed out of Port Everglades, but flew back from MIA at 1:30. We leisurely walked off (5 of us) around 9:30 am, collected our luggage, got an uber and were at the MIA airport around 11. If you walk off before 8, I am sure you will be there a lot sooner.

traditional pizzas were pretty good on MSC, but whatever this was - we didn't even risk it. Banana fosters pizza breakfast pizza

lol, we have a LOT of preconceived notions about sailing on Carnival. So many videos and so many reviews on the Carnival board that provide endless "entertainment".... as long as it's not as bad as steerage class on MSC - we are good. 🙂

not for all of us. Hubs got it on April cruise and June cruise this year alone. April covid was very tough, loads of awful cough and general misery. June variant just brought a lot of misery. Hubs is healthy and under 50, vaxxed and boostered as well.

that's what we usually do as well on top of regular grats, if service has been outstanding. We do not tip the hostess or the manager.

I work for a huge multinational corporation, and a lot of our communiques and press releases are written by the Headquarters in a different country. Their English is great, but not native, and I can definitely see how English words are sometimes inserted into a foreign language sentence structure. I am not a native English speaker either, and I did that a lot at the beginning. Hopefully, not too much now. So, yeah, I'd give people a break on English grammar. Over the years I've also seen the side effects of US education, so even the native speakers aren't immune to bad grammar.

All of our long distance vacations have to be planned well in advance and we had to take advantage of the 3rd and 4th free promotion since we travel with the kiddo. I booked my parents as well, and I hope they can make it that far in the future. This TG we are trying Carnival for the first time. The last two years have been years of firsts. We tried MSC (not thrilled, but not exactly a nightmare either), tried Celebrity (loved it), and will be trying Carnival (fingers crossed). 🙂

you keep mixing up dollar and percent signs. when you say $18pp a day, you are definitely not talking about drinks and 18% for everyone.

I wouldn't be worried about Aruba, but I'd worry that a hurricane in FL area may cause an interruption

also for 3 people.

she clearly said it's for a one year old. 🙂 don't risk it. If you have bought a seat on the plane for your kid, bring a Cosco Scenera NEXT and use it on the plane and in the taxi. If your child is traveling as a lap child, bring the Cosco Scenera NEXT in the original bag and GATE check it. Do not check it with the rest of the luggage. https://boards.cruisecritic.com/topic/3018653-traving-with-a-baby-fll-hotel-to-port/#comment-67648418 also use the car seat if you are taking a taxi in a port of call. The laws of physics still apply. Bring a seat belt clip with you in case the vehicle doesn't have retractable seat belts or latch.

Celebrity also has 6 night cruises. 🙂 We too travel only during school breaks since we always cruise with our teen, but we do 7-8 night cruises. 4 nights is way too short. We fly in the evening the day before. Before the pandemic we flew in the morning of, but it is way too stressful now to continue that practice.

I thought you meant 2025 and got excited, since we are going to be on Beyond for Thanksgiving 2025. Oh, well, next time then.

we must have had the same juggler on our recent Princess cruise. Even my kid said it was embarrassing. amen.

when did they increase? they were $16 pppd in June (inside and balcony).

not on Enchanted in June.

so, you decided to register and make your own thread about it? Please, there are several threads already opened...

it's been having trouble for the last couple of weeks, and there have been multiple threads about it.

we were in E504 and E502 and both cabins were just fine. Here is the obstruction on E504: when the ship leaves the port, the life saving boat is lowered, so its roof is even with the floor of the cabin.