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2 hours ago, florida eagle said:

Carry on Wine/Champagne Bottles also?

We took our carry on champs over and drank them on the beach. 

2 minutes ago, jimbo5544 said:

You do realize this type of thing happen all the time.

I still don't believe the cruise industry will survive this. I hope it does but I'm not wagering my money on it. 

And this is why I recently sold all my cruise stocks and opted for a refund in cash.  I cant see how bankruptcy isn't in the future. 

2 hours ago, PhillyFan33579 said:

You said Matt Mitcham was leaving, not Mikey Gibson. 😊

Had Mikey when he was the assistant to Mike. They were awesome together!

11 hours ago, jcool said:

coevan 

I keep on going back and forth about this I do not want to lose the money if there no vaccine what do we do? And if anyone wants to answer this please 🙏 do? 

I booked thru apple vacations and purchased their cancel for any reason insurance just something changes and the border gets shut down. It's for the airfare and AI both.

I just booked a week in Mexico for November. I'm so ready! 

21 hours ago, cruizergal70 said:

I've been on several Carnival cruises but for some reason, I've not eaten at the Blue Iguana Cantina. I plan on correcting that the next time I cruise.

 

I'm not a fan of burritos but I love tacos. The problem is the menu says that the tacos only come in chicken,  pork,  or fish. However, the burritos have beef as an option.

 

Would it be a big deal if I asked them to make me a beef taco?

I'd think they would. Shrimp is on the burrito menu and not the taco menu. I always order shrimp tacos and have never been told no.

Menus have been the same since American Table and American Feast started years ago on all ships. Only difference will be port of call menus.  Maybe you can find a review that includes menu pics.

I would pick Southern Caribbean anytime. I also love Conquest class ships and cant wait to sail the Freedom.  It may not have all the bells and whistles but it has a huge red frog pub, a sports bar and the lines for shows will be nothing compared to larger ships. 

Thank you so much!  

Hi cruisers. I normally sail Carnival and I am thinking about trying out RCL.  I currently have a sailing booked on the Carnival Mardi Gras for the inaugural sailing but it sounds like the ship will be further delayed. I was looking to book a back up cruise bc knowing Carnival they will wait for some time to let us know if the ship is delayed.  But all I come up with are non refundable deposit rates. Is this standard for RCL or am I just missing something?  Thanks in advance!

I love the Conquest, it's my favorite class of ship.  Lots of bars and lounges and no huge lines for comedy shows.  To me the only thing it's lacking is more pay food options for dinner. 

2 hours ago, d-lite-n-cruisin said:

We have a cruise booked for OCT 2020.  IF we decide to cancel our Cheers package, will the refund take the 30, 60, or 90 days to refund back to us like it is taking people receiving cruise vacation refunds or are these happening in a more timely manner?  Thank you in advance! 

That would be my guess, I'm still waiting for my fttf refund from March. 

I was on a walk the other day and took a big swig of water that went down wrong. Had a huge coughing spell and when I looked up my neighbor was sitting outside giving me the stink eye. 

It's the same American table and American feast menu they've have since they made the change years ago.  There is a newish MDR brunch menu. 

15 hours ago, teknoge3k said:

 

The Mardi Gras is a brand new ship, not a refurb. It's probably been sold out for months. 

I'm on the first sailing (one before op) and mine was sold out well before covid cancellations.  Not to mention OPs week is Thanksgiving week. 

As shof515 said, it's automated and you can ignore it.  It's been reported and talked about here several times now. I received one as well and can confirm I wasn't really charged a penalty.

59 minutes ago, tonandtay said:

Our July cruise was cancelled. I booked another cruise for December and the amount I had paid for my July cruise was credited toward that. Everything except what we paid for the Vacation Protection Plan.  Everywhere I look, it says that will be refunded as well. Does it take longer to refund the protection plan than it does the rest? 

I'm still waiting on a FTTF refund from March. I would say you're in the "up to 90 days" refund boat with lots of us on here. 

3 minutes ago, MalleyCat said:

Normally, I'd say Goport. We're having a horrible time getting our refund from them. I've lost trust in them. Everyone in our group has gotten a different excuse. 

I hate to hear that. I've never had to get a refund from them. Are they refusing to refund you or just giving you the run around on how long a refund will take?

1 minute ago, topaz123 said:

CORTRANS TRANSPORT: Used for  many years, by fat the least expensive, clean, reliable. SAVE SOME $$$

Just an fyi go port is cheaper than contrans. 18 bucks pp v.s. 20pp

Goport.com. you can book a package with round trip transfers and hotel. 

33 minutes ago, topaz123 said:

How do you know you have the $600 credit? Is there an online area which you can see the credit.  Would feel better actually viewing the credit than getting on board and finding out it's not there.

Act like you want to print your cruise documents. It will be on there. 

11 hours ago, mishka422 said:

 

Hi there! I am booking a sailing for next April. My husband and I both have different promotions under our VIFP numbers. If I book using his promotion, which is an early saver VIFP promo and later I receive a better promotion under only my VIFP promotions, will they drop the price to that since both of our numbers are attached to the booking?

 

Any guidance would be appreciated.

 

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You can do it. If you find a cheaper rate on his number (and he's crushing w you) just call in and they will price adjust. I've done to several times with ES. My husband has less days then me and he usually gets better deals. 

2 minutes ago, mrak said:

He said that since we were past final payment on the two cruises, we were technically in the "100% penalty" time period. So the 100% penalty is being reimbursed in the form of FCC. He said people who has excess funds, meaning were not assessed a 100% "penalty" could use their excess funds to pay for deposits. However, since I was at 100% penalty, I cannot use that and have to put down a  deposit out of pocket. Is this correct?

You should be able to use the refund from your taxes and port fees to put down the deposit instead of waiting for them to refund you. Regardless of being in 100% penalty they still have to pay you those back to your original form of payment. 

You shouldn't have to pay the deposit out of your pocket. I put the cruise I wanted on hold online and then called in. They moved the entire amount I paid (cruise fare, taxes and fees and prepaid grats) over to my new cruise. New trip $13 cheaper so I have $613 obc.