Lee Cruiser

Did you request a lounger?

It's the same on Mardi Gras and Celebration, but those rooms had a lounger

We are cruising soon on Jubilee in an extended balcony room. Specifically ours is room 10346. My wife said she read that they aren’t allowing lounge chairs on these balconies on Jubilee. This particular post said they went and requested one, but were denied. The picture they shared showed plenty of depth for one. I know I’ve seen at least one video that did have one. Is this something new? We booked this room specifically because we’ve had it on Celebration and Mardi Gras with loungers. It’s definitely going to be a downer to have that big balcony with just two regular chairs.

Being platinum really doesn't mean that much now anyway. They already took away the best part for us in having your rooms ready upon boarding.

You could also add that they changed from having your stateroom ready upon boarding to just being able to drop your bags off. That's a huge change that they said was because there were too many rooms to have ready upon boarding. That's one of the things that disappointed us the most with the changes as we would go back to our room after eating and unpack and relax during all the chaos of folks waiting in public areas with tons of luggage everywhere.

Well if that is the case, then I wouldn't look for hotels to go down any. Taylor Swift will probably bring in more people overnight that the Saints would. Shocker probably will have to stay further out or pay the higher rates.

What larger ship is Royal bringing and when? We would love to book a larger one. We are booked on a 7 day Royal out of N.O. in January, but it's one the smallest ones.

Would love to see Mardi Gras in N.O., but can N.O. handle a ship that big? I thought I read somewhere that they couldn't bring a ship that large there.

One problem you are experiencing is that it is a Saturday night during football season. Most hotels post higher rates until the NFL schedule comes out. Once the Saints schedule is released, rates should go down as long at the Saints are not playing at home that Sunday. If not, you may want look outside N.O. proper. This part is a quote from my reply to someone else about N.O. hotels: The last three years, we've stayed at Drury Inn on Poydras Street. We love it. It has an included evening meal, nothing extraordinary, but is good and filling. The breakfast is really good. One of the best things we like about it is that it has an attached parking garage. You can park on the level of your room and go directly in the hotel from there. Most hotels have valet or off-site parking. You can watch the price as it typically drops closer to time. We updated our reservation several times back in January and ended up with a rate around $135.

The last three years, we've stayed at Drury Inn on Poydras Street. We love it. It has an included evening meal, nothing extraordinary, but is good and filling. The breakfast is really good. One of the best things we like about it is that it has an attached parking garage. You can park on the level of your room and go directly in the hotel from there. Most hotels have valet or off-site parking. You can watch the price as it typically drops closer to time. We updated our reservation several times back in January and ended up with a rate around $135.

I’ll have to try one of the mixed ones. The orange cocktail on Vista tasted like the old Tang. It must be a Galveston thing because I like the orange juice at other ports.

For those who have sailed on Jubilee. Is the orange juice real orange juice or the nasty orange cocktail like they had on Vista out of Galveston? Yes, I know this is a petty question, but orange juice is something I drink every day. Thanks!

Thanks

Since they moved Cherry on Top, does it still have the ice cream shop with mix-ins?

My wife and I don't drink and we've been on 23 Carnival cruises. Always have a good time. I noticed you are considering a four day cruise. I will say that the least favorite cruise was the one four day cruise. It was a Thursday-Monday weekend wrap around cruise out of New Orleans that many did treat as one long weekend party. Wouldn't do another four day, but have enjoyed the other cruises.