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Great pics. Thanks for sharing!

Best thing we love about all Vista class ships is definitely the Havana area! Other things I enjoyed include The deck areas at the very front area of the ship, I think it’s decks 6 and 7. There always seemed to be a sign that they were closed but most often we could still go through the door. Great views and don’t think a lot of people know about it as we usually were the only ones there. 2nd floor of the Lido deck pool area, the cushy chairs in the front row are a great way to enjoy the pool action if you can snag one. Specialty restaurants, Jiji Asian, was our favorite but I thought they were all good. Even in their post-COVID condition Ocean Plaza, the band that played there most nights was really good Pig and Anchor Bloody Mary Worst thing about all the Vista class is definitely the theatre. I am not neurotic about having to have the best seat but some of the seats in the balcony are super obstructed. And the chairs in the bottom level are just bad idea along with whatever device they claim to be a “cup holder”.

We paid $7K for 3 in an Excel aft suite on the Celebration March 2023. A good chunk of it is a cruise credit from a Panorama grand suite booking that was COVID cancelled in 2020.

Thanks for the video! Really helps understand the noise level. Was the music that loud with someone shouting/hosting the whole day? We currently have a pool cabana booked but now debating whether my group can handle that level of liveliness!

I am on a March 2023 Celebration sailing. A couple of weeks ago the 50th anniversary sale for cabanas for loft 19 showed up on my main page indicating sold out. Months ago I had linked a page that someone posted on this board for loft 19 cabanas. It had said sold out until a couple of weeks ago. All cabanas were available and I was able to book one for $1750. So I think what is showing on the current main page as sold out is probably an IT glitch. Here is the link that I used to actually book one. I have to be logged in for it to work. I am booked in an Excel suite. https://www.carnival.com/cabana/loft-19-cabana-HB2

We just had our 1st Havana experience in June. I had the same debate about the Grand suite and was glad we chose Havana instead. Did not miss the traditional balcony. There was very little foot traffic and what there was was other Havana area guests so it felt very communal. Loved the swing on the porch area. So comfortable and I sat out there a lot. Don’t think we would have used the Havana area near as much if we were on a different deck. Loved just walking out our gate and being in the pool/hot tub or just taking in the morning view. The Havana area on the Vista class ships is for sure a home run in my book!

I want to say the cost per photo was 20% off the normal price and was about $195 for 12. I think there was also a cheaper package of 7… or maybe it was 5 that was 10 or 15% off. To me it was cheaper then pre-buying since I didn’t want any physical prints or albums, just digital. I think the offer showed up in the app starting the 2nd day of the cruise.

We are recently off the Panorama. All the pre-cruise photo packages seemed to offer physical items. I only wanted digital. Once on the cruise a couple of digital photo packages showed up on my app for x photos for x price. So I bought one of those. We love to have a lot of pictures taken and it’s fun to review them each day. With the package I was able to download directly to my phone. Never had to go to the pixels store.

I also saw on another place that they have eliminated the breakfast delivery cards for the moment? Total 1st world problem if that is true but that is one of my favorite things on a cruise… love filling out the card the night before and waking up to my fresh coffee and pastry delivery.