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2 hours ago, HeavyMetalDeacon said:

https://www.certifiedangusbeef.com/cuts/Detail.aspx?ckey=157

Thanks for that, although if didn't mention rib chop I did learn that my favorite steak as a child a Delmonico is just another name for my favorite steak as an adult, ribeye. 

I always wondered why only the special butcher shops carried Delmonico steaks and the restaurant's didn't lol.

Ok so they are both a ribeye. 

Not sure why they don't just say bone-in ribeye instead of calling it a rib chop but whatever.

What is the difference between the Grilled Prime Cowboy steak and the 5 spice-rubbed prime ribeye steak, aside from the 5 spices of course.

How do we get back any unused balance on our s&s that was applied from a carnival gift card?

Online check-in, is it like with the airlines that you want to check in at 12:01am so you can get the best/earliest boarding time?

Does the port vs starboard side really matter? Why? I'm in 2353 in the Horizon and based on luggage tag that's starboard. Also I'm under the dining room midship so that should be quiet after 10pm?

7 minutes ago, SmogMonster said:

I always take hair bands like these and tie them to the clothesline in the shower.  then I can hang hangers on them with wet bathing suit.  this way they don't all slide together and dry faster.

 

Love this idea!

49 minutes ago, purplephenom said:

If you don't want to do it online, you can put a CC down when you get to the port.  Holds are a bigger deal if you are using a debit card, because depending on your bank they can take awhile after sailing to fall off, which ties up your cash.  

 

If you put a CC down you can pay your account off in cash at the end of the cruise.  

 

Or, if you REALLY don't want an onboard account, you can probably prepay gratuities, and just not spend a dime on board- it probably isn't very common, but it is doable. 

I believe my gratuities are being prepaid, think was like $111.00 of my balance was for gratuities. 

I'm getting cheers and with the exception of 1 dinner at the steakhouse and maybe a lobster roll I don't really see myself spending any money on the ship, ports are a different story lol. But with this being my first cruise I could be completely wrong in that opinion. Guess time will tell. 

Since I'm going with a friend I assume we have separate/individual sign and sail accounts so we can link our own cards to instead of it being room based charges.

3 minutes ago, mdsgu said:

It does get "settled" at departure, but can you imagine the chaos if every passenger (or even just 1 from each stateroom) had to queue at Guest Services to pay for their charges?  To avoid that cluster, you either provide a credit card at checkin which will be billed at the end of the voyage, or you put down a cash deposit.  

 

If you choose cash, and there is money left over at the end, you will get it back (unless it is less than $10 -- then it is donated to St Jude).  If you spend all your cash deposit, you will have to add more mid-cruise to continue spending.  A credit card is really the best way to go.  (DO NOT use a debit card!)  If you link a credit card to your account, you do not need to put down a cash deposit.

This makes sense, when do we provide the card we want attached to our sign and sail? I believe my deposit was paid with my debit card and like you mentioned I do not want that linked in case of a problem, hold etc.

3 minutes ago, riffatsea said:

Not sure I understand your question??

The sign n sail card is what you use on board to pay for things. IF you don't give them a credit card number then you need to add cash to that card.

My understanding was that you settled up before you got off the ship by either cash or credit card. 

Linking a credit card would be ideal for me but I heard today we had to put a deposit down no matter what.

What is this about, why do we have to put a deposit, how much is required etc?

1 hour ago, nyo1011 said:

I was on the Vista in 2017  western Caribbean route...this summer we are going on the horizon southern Caribbean. I looked at the current menu and except for the specific port specials the menu is basically the same in the same order from our 2017 cruise. looks like they added a few deserts ( pot de crème). I am not complaining I am really looking forward to the root vegetable pie but I did think it would be slightly different. I am one of those weird people who prints out all the menus, fun times, 5 tab spread sheet. My teenagers on the other hand don't even want to know what the pre stay hotel looks like till we get there.  

Are you able to print them out before boarding?  I'm weird like you lol.

13 hours ago, TomCruise48 said:

Last major change was switch to the American Table menu that started rolling out in early 2016 and took a couple of years to reach the entire fleet.  There were lots of complaints about this new menu and they have been tweaking it ever since.  The menu on the Conquest has probably not changed much from last year.  They did recently bring back Baked Alaska that is served on the last night.

What were they serving before? 

Following.

7 hours ago, Jenny in TX said:

We just got off the Valor last week.  One morning our group of 12 went to the dining room for the sea day brunch.  We brought 6 bottles of champagne with us to have mimosas.  The waiter had no problem with us and went to get us juice.  A few minutes later he came over and said that his boss had told him that he needed to charge us $15 per bottle.  Needless to say we passed and just took them up to the Lido after breakfast and enjoyed them there.

 

Are mimosas not included in the cheers package? This answer will determine if we carry on champagne or not 

Collecting the ship and sail balances, so guest services or purser?

We're not sure what we're looking for other than non chain places unless its some local only to the area chain and less than $100 per person, other than that we are open to any great suggestions anyone has.

We're staying at the EB by the airport but are fine taking an uber to downtown, south beach etc for dinner.

Looking for places to eat in Miami the night before our cruise, maybe a tappenyaki place.

2 minutes ago, coevan said:

$750? sounds like a free cruise. There are several reputable cruise specialists.

Exactly my point. To good to be true true normally is.

38 minutes ago, coevan said:

 

 

This is why we book through TA's, always get OBC and sometimes Steakhouse for 2. When I look for pricing on carnival.com, I always see OBC advertised, don't pay attention to what kind of booking, seems so confusing

We almost booked with a ta that would have given 750 obc but I became leary after seeing some reviews online and opted to book with carnival directly.

Will there be any issues later with this obc if the price drops later? Sorry new to all this.

22 minutes ago, mjktg99 said:

No you won't lose the adjustment you already got.  That is now the price you paid and replaces your original rate. 

Perfect. Called and got 25 per person obc added to my account. Thanks!

6 minutes ago, mjktg99 said:

You just need to make sure that the current price of the cruise fare for the cabin category you booked doesn't negate the OBC.  So if they now offer a $50 OBC but the price of the cabin is actually $75 more, you would actually lose $25.  You can't just add the OBC without adjusting the cruise fare to the current rate.

When I originally booked it was higher but I had the rate adjusted down a few days later and the price has remained the same since. So if I go for the obc would I lose money because when i 1st booked the rate was higher even though I've had it adjusted to match the same rate that now also has an obc?