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So I clicked on it and it didn’t do anything (I thought like + to add something)

Anyone know what this means? (Icon circled)

Fingers crossed! We’ve always wanted a deluxe balcony as it provides a LOT more space in the room

So we’re sailing in an interior and bid for an upgrade to obstructed balcony..got an email from upgrade system saying “counter offer” for a deluxe obstructed balcony..since the system offered this..is it a BETTER chance that we actually get the upgrade?

Another thanks here! we’re on the discovery the 03Feb24 run. (First time on discovery, which will round out the entire Royal class for us)

We were on the same sailing with a party of 9 (with 3 young boys) and to us, embarkation wasn’t bad; we live in california so we always choose the last time slot so we can sleep in as much as possible. We arrived in LBC at 2, and we’re on the ship by 2:45. (We just sat on the benches outside the terminal and then walked through when they called us up) the cruise itself, everyone loved (7 of the party were first timers, my wife and I are platinum) dinner took 2 hours each night (this is to be expected with a group of 9, and we enjoyed it as we all talked and laughed) sadly there were only three actual shows (Soulbound, Rock Revolution, Celestial Strings) which was weird for an 8 day voyage. Debarkation was actually the best I’d ever seen for LBC! We were out of our cabin at 8:30, up to lido to get food and they called our muster station at 10am (B3) and we took the fwd elevator down to deck 4 and got in the line (which continually moved) that snaked around the atrium and out the starboard side of liquid lounge (never seen them do that before) I suppose if you wanted to get ON and OFF the ship ASAP this might be an issue..but..it’s a vacation, we were in no rush.

Answered my question perfectly, thank you!

I have $200 of OBC (casino offer); if I don’t pay the mandatory gratuity up front can I let them charge my cabin and it’ll take up my OBC?

So if I didn’t purchase the Plus/Premiere package; and I wanted to order room service, would I need to pay $15 (one-time OceanDelivery “activation” fee) AND $5 per order of room service? or do I just pay the $5 per order of room Service? thanks in advance!

It’s the same as at any other hibachi joint; my wife always gets the chicken dish and carnivals was the same…

Not only cancel; literally bar them from PURCHASING a drink.

I’m honestly curious; as a Diamond, what tangible benefits do you get? (Other than maybe Laundry) a cocktail party...when you alresdy have the cheers package?

The odds are definitely worse than on land Craps - Only 2x odds BJ - Anything less than $25 won’t be “blackjack” but some other carnival type (“super fun 21”, etc) with CSM and 6:5 blackjacks. Roulette - Same as anywhere else (00 wheel; but I’ve seen 000 wheels, it’s disguised as the princess or carnival logo) Carnival Games - things they don’t have on land, due to licensing issues (ie: Carnival has Three Card Prime, and Heads Up Hold ‘Em…instead of Three Card Poker, and Ultimate Texas Hold ‘Em…both carnival games RTP is less than their land based counterparts) Slots - Probably around 80-85% RTP (whereas on land they’re closer to 90%) Video Poker - About the same as The Strip (93-96% RTP)

A couple years ago on the Carnival Miracle; 10 day Alaska out of San Francisco… first night won a $11k grand jackpot on lightning link slot; as well as a couple other $1200-$2000 jackpots..proceeded to the Heads Up Hold ‘Em table and ran $500 up to $8k (hit a quad once but no straight flush or Royal) Over the next 9 nights proceeded to lose that $20k, plus the original $6k we intended on losing.

We were just on the celebration two weeks on an elite cruise, and we were always able to find a machine in the casino. hit a couple good solid $500-$1100 hits and came home $100 to the good

If you play a casino game, like BJ or video poker, with a low house edge; and you use your carnival card to get 3% back..it’s not too bad of a deal as said on this site: https://oceanplayersclub.com/promotions/#:~:text=Every time you try your,experience not to be missed. If you earn 7500 points on nothing but the best video poker they offer (4% house edge) you’re only losing $940 per cruise if you take advantage of the 3% cashback perk of the carnival Mastercard. this isn’t TOO bad if you maximize it by taking Alaska cruises and you drink. (As you’d like get balconies and DOUeverywhere) but grinding out $37,500 coin-in on low-edge video poker on a cruise..is no one’s idea of “fun”.

You got it…if you take the $200 OBC as cashback..and purchase absolutely NOTHING onboard. this is a “free” carribean 7 day for two people. It doesn’t get any cheaper for a 7 day cruise

Huh? I just got off the celebration and it was $880 for wife and I, on a “free” offer. (Ok $680 if you count the $200 OBC as cash-back)..but $68!? GTFO…port fees and taxes look like this…(we just got off the ship you just got on)

Previously we were burning about $1500 a day in the casino (ie: 7-day cruise, we’d lose $10,500) we finally realized the casinos on the ships must be crooked because we’re frequent Vegas travelers (once a month or so), and we play a LOT (7 stars with Cesar’s) and the majority of the time, we lose in a weekend is $3000; for the same amount of play we do in the ship casino. weve got some offers for balconies with DOU(everywhere for two). But it still costs $100 per person “deposit” plus all applicable taxes, port fees, and gratuities. So for a 7-day carribean cruise it’s $880 for two people out-of-pocket, to even set foot on board.

Cremains?

I can verify this…but it’s only my phone. Our cruise friends in the next cabin, have been working fine the entire time…I think it’s GOTTA be based on data usage (I get a LOT of push notifications from work emails/slack/calendar/etc) and it goes on what must be a DHCP lease..as it’ll go away for a few hours then come back and barf up all my notifications, and once again allow me to iMessage.

Interesting; as a network engineer; I would assume it’d be all internal network traffic (for the hub app to work) but maybe they don’t have an “internal” network vs “prod” facing network. also; the wife has the WiFi package and is getting a consistent 30Mbps. with this notifications loophole; I’m actually able to respond to work without having to pay for it..kinda neat.

So we’re on the Celebration right now; NO WiFi package..and we’re able to use iMessage without a problem (both to text our friends on this ship AND people back home) ALSO, notifications are coming through for emails(gmail) and slack. I can’t actually open the specific apps to see them; BUT, on my Lock Screen I see the notifications perfectly (it’s how I have it setup so I can see slacks and emails from my Lock Screen) but my Home Screen icons also show the number of new emails I’m getting. the weird part is, the WiFi (my wife has it) works GREAT! (25Mbps)..so I wonder if carnival neteng fouled up a setting, when they were going in and allowing less throttling; they ALSO inadvertently toggled on to allow some other things to come through. in any case; it’s a good surprise.. just posting for others info

I’m on the celebration this weekend..I’d be curious to see if *any* of the bars have blantons. I’ve never seen it even listed on a carnival ship..can you tell me where you saw it on celebration?

I’ve been on a lot of carnival and princess ships..none of them stock that good bourbon. (And you nailed the great value bottles with that list there!)