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27 minutes ago, sunshower9 said:

I had FTTF in December 2022 and my check in was 14 days prior to embarkation.  I actually have never heard of FTTF being able to check in 16 days prior.  My luggage tags also didn't say Priority but they did have the FTTF logo, and my boarding zone just said "FTTF."  I can't speak about luggage since we carry on, but we did have priority boarding with FTTF.  Based on my experience, it sounds like what you're seeing is how it's supposed to be.

Thank you!

It sounds like it's working as it should, there was some casino offers on the other rooms on the June '23 sailing, maybe that had something to do with it.

We have a few upcoming trips with Carnival, some rooms have plat members, some are in suites, some are regular rooms with faster to the fun.

On our last cruise, June 2023, the rooms with Faster to the fun (non-plat, not in suites) all had priority boarding, the luggage tag showed priority + faster to the fun, check-in was 2 days before the general checking (aka at the same time as suites and plat)

On the upcoming cruise in Sept, one room, with plat and faster to the fun (turning plat on that cruise), has priority and faster to the fun on the luggage tag, check-in shows 2 days before the general check-in for regular rooms - normal and expected results

In Dec 2023, we have a bunch of different family's traveling together, a mix of excel suite, regular rooms, interior, some are gold, some plat. Anyone not plat or in a regular room got Faster to the fun (fttf) purchased

Suites - shows priority on luggage tags, priority on the boarding pass, check in 2 days prior to general check-in (normal, expected)
Regular room with fttf - check-in is the regular 14 days prior, no priority on the luggage tag, no priority on boarding pass  (shows fttf)
Inside room with fttf - check-in is the regular 14 days prior, no priority on luggage tag, no priority on boarding pass (shows fttf) 

(To see luggage tags and boarding pass, I used the direct link as there isn't a button, this link replacing ABCD1234 with the booking id)  https://www.carnival.com/booked/document?BookingNumber=ABCD1234&IsPrintLuggageTagsSelected=true&IsPrintPassFlightSelected=true&IsPrintCruiseInfoSelected=true

I checked other upcoming bookings and they are all showing the same, Faster to the fun no longer showing as priority or having 2 extra days of check-in 

Is this a change that I missed, or something broken with carnival.com again

This is the Mardi Gras, but similar enough.

The view from the sofa is amazing, we spent most days hanging out here as we rented multiple cabana's (big family trip)

8 minutes ago, Cruisin4aBruisin73 said:

This may have tipped me over the edge of YES!  Especially the champagne. One more question- are kids allowed?

Yes, children are allowed

They will also bring you food and drinks, and have a special menu of choices. I even had them bring Guy's burgers. Great staff, excellent service, very expensive, be sure to tip the hard working crew.

"Regardless of the type of test taken, unvaccinated guests will be required to present their negative test results via VeriFLY or as part of the embarkation process. "

Wonder how that will work 

Looks good, nice to see some more options and a bit of a kick

I'm not sure if it's a glitch in the matrix, but I was able to book them for non-excel suites (ocean suites) for the week. Something I only saw on a cruise where someone had an excel suite.

https://www.carnival.com/cabana/loft-19-cabana-HB2 if anyone is interested in them, showing 6 more available as of now (10 where available a few hours ago)

35 minutes ago, thekidsandi said:

That's the way I read it as well. 

Good point on that, my brother is diamond but in a suite this time so maybe it is different for regular rooms then. Anyone have the email for an upcoming diamond/plat in non-suite? 

Yes, they will be ready when you board as per Carnival (see the below emails, one is for Diamond/Platinum, the other is for Suites)

Diamond and Platinum email (June 17th, 2022)
 

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Suite Email (June 20th, 2022)

10 hours ago, KyloRen said:

Oh boy I think I messed up… I’m Leaving for a 3d from Long Beach to Ensenada next Friday. I applied for a passport cause I’m leaving to (6d cruise) Bermuda in Sept. But when I applied all I got was a copy of my birth cert with a stamp from the city and the original copy of my passport application stapled  together. 
 

is this going to get me on the boat or do I need to go get another darn copy of my Birth cert? 
 

anyone have any experience?

I would always go directly to CBP as that's where it's going to matter.

https://help.cbp.gov/s/article/Article-74?language=en_US

Title

Documents - Do I need a passport for a cruise?

Summary

Date Published

2/2/2022 3:28 PM

1 minute ago, sparks1093 said:

Carnival is no cheaper than any other cruise line that uses tips as the model to pay certain workers. 

True, they all are terrible like that. In my personal opinion, they should rename it to service fees, make it where it can't be removed and is always paid by all guests.

I had assumed everyone would understand what I mean when I said carnival is cheap. Seeing the quotes, that doesn't appear to be the case.

So in simpler terms
I leave whatever fee's and auto tip are on there. I don't look at those as a tip for the hard workers, they don't get removed.

I tip when on the ship, in cash. 

Since carnival's cheap method of paying those that work hard on the ship for some reason is labeled as a Tip (or auto-gratuity) I consider those just cost of the item/cruise and not a tip.

Then tip as I would normally based on service.

So yes, technically

2 less restaurants, 400 more people (guessing, about 100 more cabins)

I'd say they figure the current capacity can be expanded without any problems in bookings.

Maybe it's by design to keep the current "free" dining options in place, but get more via bookings. Or it's a double dip, more people, and more paid dining for improved margins

The aft junior suite is actual very nice. The balcony is different, but the room layout and bathroom layout are way better then a standard room. Plus you get priority on/off ship and other suite perks.

I'll go on carnival's site, and request a PVP, the PVP will call you. I found this to be a much easier way then waiting on hold for hours on end.

https://www.carnival.com/personal-vacation-planners.aspx

Does carnival have this information posted anywhere official?

I prefer to have some paperwork to take along as there's been too many times things get changed / altered and what was included or was free was not the case when on the ship.

Good info shof515

Found this post that shows Taino Bay's new area

Can someone other then the names listed when purchased use one of the tests (6 tests, family of 4, but only 3 names can be listed when purchasing)
Is there an additional charge when you do the test, or is that included in the price of purchase? 

When I go to checkout it says "Purchasing this product requires approval from a medical professional."
And then that it requires a prescription

Do they make that prescription? 

Safes use the Pin

Doors are not magnetic

Yes, but it was not the brand name version of it (last week)

Does the emed test meet the requirements?
 

How do you take a sample?

Self-collect your sample from home following the instructions provided during the video visit with an eMed Certified Guide

https://www.emed.com/products/covid-at-home-testkit-six-pack

You can check in ahead of time, and change it if the others can't get the same time when you go to check them in.