nmstevens

I used my 100 obc already for an upcoming cruise. I reserved and excursion and part of the obc was taken. I then booked dining and used my cc. I was told that once on board, my cc will be credited back and the obc will be used. Theres a good chance I will have to go to customer service for this to happen, but I'm prepared for that.

On 12/5/2020 at 6:45 PM, KST22700 said:

Does anyone know how it would be handled by Carnival if a cruise booked with a FCC that was cancelled is used on a less expensive cruise?  Would the difference be refunded to your credit card ?

My most recent rebook was a lot cheaper. Carnival applied up to $500 to obc. Anything after that, you forfeit.  They will encourage  you to upgrade so you don't  have to forfeit.  We also got $56 credited back to the credit card for less taxes and fees. 

On 8/17/2020 at 6:30 PM, BlerkOne said:

 

Some people have bragged about booking cruises they think will get canceled just to get the OBC.

You don't  keep getting another $600, just once. How would you benefit  to book and get canceled?

On 8/17/2020 at 3:32 PM, bamaone said:

Those that have been around here for a while know that this is how it starts. Soon to be gone.

I have had 4 cruises canceled since April. Booked for February  13 and 2 weeks ago it was showing any longer.  No email yet but it will be coming. I know from experience,  canceled. Just wish they wouldn't  wait til next year to tell me 

Great topic!! Not me.

I inquired with barclay and received  this message:

Hi Nancy, Thank you for reaching out with your concern. For cruises canceled by Carnival due to COVID-19, your FunPoints will be automatically reimbursed to your Carnival credit card account. Due to the high volume of inquiries, you can expect to see your points credited back to your account within 1-2 billing cycles. As such, you do not need to contact Carnival to have your points credited back, as we will be issuing them back to you.

If you have any other inquiries related to this voyage or future voyages, you may contact Carnival directly at 800-227-6482. Representatives are available 24/7. We hope this was helpful! Thank you, ^SR

I also redeemed points for 2 carnival cards and 1 bar cash . I added both on to my cruise. I emailed and called with no luck hearing a response. I did see somewhere on facebook that Barclay will be reimbursing,  but not sure how yet. I plan to keep calling until I get through. I have another cruise booked that I planned on using these cards on. 

I have redeemed  rewards applied  to a cruise that cancelled. Will they apply these reward cards to my new cruise if I can ever get through to them or do I lose them?

My cruise is scheduled  to leave April  11th. I have been looking at another Southern cruise next year.

My cruise is 40 days away and it is almost sold out except  deck 6, after checking daily I was able to upgrade today at no extra cost.

Was on about 12 today.

I had a hard time figuring out things on that site so I called and there was a language barrier so I have no idea if you can. I would be surprised  if you could. I ended up with 2 $100 carnival  gift cards. I would like to apply them to my cruise balance. If I can't  apply I will use them for my bar bill. 

I would have loved the band!  I get a ventrioquist 

I thought they ran for 6 weeks at a time.  I did find out that is Donn Luccas.

I sent an email to RC a few weeks ago but have not heard anything back yet.  I thought someone who just got back from an Oasis Western Cruise may know the answer.

Thanks!

Would anyone know who the headliner show is in the 3/17/2019 Oasis Cruise?

My April 2019 has been $63 until today, went down to $56.  Still hoping for under $50 on Black friday.

My rate last year on Black Friday was $42.00

I'm so looking forward to whenever the ships will be smoke-free.

SMOKE FREE...NOOOOO!!! If they do that, maybe they should be alcohol free!

Here's my dilemma: after a day at a port/beach/pool, coming back all sweaty, etc, and having hair that doesn't behave air-dried I usually spend a good amount of time washing my hair and blow drying it so I can look presentable for dinner time. Why do I want to look presentable? Because we tend to take advantage of the photo booths every night (we get the photo package). These are our yearly "family photo sessions" so they are important to me, and I don't want to be in a bun in all these pictures.

 

 

 

My question is, do you have any tips/tricks on how to make styling/prepping time faster? Do you wear wigs, fake ponytails? Do you not dip your head in the water some days so you don't have to wash/style that night? Other?

 

 

 

P.S. Please, I don't need to hear how cruises are supposed to be relaxing and you wouldn't be putting this kind of effort. I'm looking for advice on how to ease my situation, not avoid it, so if you don't have this problem or it's not something you can relate to feel free to move along and/or keep your snarky comments to yourself. (Sorry not trying to sound mean, but it really seems like some people in this board get a thrill out of making sarcastic comments on as many threads as possible).

I can relate to the whole "hair situation" on a cruise. I have been on 7 cruises, all with high humidity which doesn't work well for my longer thick hair. I decided awhile back that the time and effort it takes isn't worth it. I usually only wear my hair down one night and the rest is a pony tail. I found that a straight iron is the easiest and quickest way to look "picture ready".

No set time, keep checking the Cruise Planner.

Thanks Bob! I'm just afraid I'm going to miss one of their "sales".

Does anyone know when you can purchase the drink package from cruise planner? I am over 300 days out so that may be why or they kept record of what I drank last cruise and are cutting me off. lol

My first RCCL was booked through an agent who did nothing! I was online and the phone constantly when I saw good deals and then had to call her to make changes. It was alot of work for me to save money even with an agent. Yesterday I booked directly with RCCL and was content with the price because I knew there would be deals coming up that are better and I could apply. Then I saw a good deal with a travel agency today where there are free gratuities for 4 people but the obc was only 25 ea instead of 50 each. I'm afraid to change to this agency because I may be locked in even if a better deal comes along. Any opinion? I don't have alot of experience doing this

Here is my breakdown one star being the lowest and five stars the highest.

 

Food:

Carnival****

Royal**

Disney*****

Service:

Carnival***

Royal**

Disney*****

 

Entertainment:

Carnival*

Royal*****

Disney****

 

Detail and Visuals:

Carnival*

Royal*****

Disney****

 

Comedy Club:

Carnival*****

Royal***

Disney*

 

Pools:

Carnival**

Royal*****

Disney***

 

Dinning Room:

Carnival***

Royal**

Disney*****

 

Nightlife:

Carnival****

Royal***

Disney**

 

Crowd:

Carnival**

Royal****

Disney*****

 

Staterooms:

Carnival****

Royal*****

Disney****

 

Bars:

Carnival***

Royal****

Disney**

 

Quality:

Carnival**

Royal****

Disney*****

 

Organization:

Carnival***

Royal**

Disney*****

 

Piano Bar:

Carnival****

Royal***

Disney*

 

Casino:

Carnival***

Royal**

Disney N/A

 

Room Service

Carnival**

Royal*

Disney****

 

Interaction

Carnival***

Royal**

Disney*****

 

Overall:

Carnival**

Royal****

Disney*****

 

 

 

Material Boy 305

Disney Cruise ships are in a class of their own. Royal and Carnival couldn't come close to that standard.

Won 1,600 and 1,200 on slots on Oasis last summer. Only downside is if win is more than 1,299 RCCL takes your info and notifies the IRS.

Stupid question but do you play with cash or card?