jus4fun

A personalized banner is always nice. Our children had one made for a recent 50th anniversary cruise. We received numerous compliments and Happy Anniversary greetings from people that saw the banner.

If you can afford it, get the Cheers package. You save 10% if you pre-purchase and the worry of the cost is taken care before you cruise. You might not think you will get your money's worth if you just drink a few cocktails/beers/wine but when you add water, coffee, sports drinks, so forth, you'll be surprised how quickly it adds up. I am going on a girl's cruise and my three cruising mates have decided they are not going to get Cheers. They say they will only have a drink or two and a maybe a glass of wine at dinner and possibly a iced coffee or milk shake or soda and bottled water of course. They are in for a surprised when they get their bill at the end of the cruise. But hey, we all live and learn.

I totally agree with Carnival mainly interested in "new" cruisers. We currently have 5 cruises booked with Carnival, 3 are on the Celebration (the biggie is our 50th wedding anniversary). We are platinum and love Carnival; however, have decided to try some of the other lines just to change it up a bit. I have to admit, the rival lines do seem really excited to have "new" cruisers too.

We'll be on the Celebration for Christmas this year, super excited!

I was on the Sunshine March 7-14. There were 9 of us all together. We all had internet and it did not consistently work for any of us. It was hit or miss for the entire cruise. We were told by the crew that it was always like this. Could not keep a connection long enough to use my computer for email, phone for short calls or just general use. It was so bad that Carnival refunded the cost at the end of the cruise.