Kay S

Small denomination currency in some countries is a coin, not a paper bill.

Those coins can get heavy. 🙂 Different customs in different places. When in Rome, etc. Or not. You do you.

What doesn't happen? Double pours? Better grade of booze? Stealing from the cruise line? 🙃

Good tip about the wire hangers. I just let them pile up on the closet pole where they rattle all night.🙃

How many people actually do this? I admit I have not paid attention to the diners around me and their ordering habits. I wonder if this is designed to cut down on lobsters. The only time I remember someone eating thirds was on lobster night. My advice would be to go get your lobster in the Crown Grill. The upcarge will get you one good lobster as opposed to three puny ones in the MDR.

We always do MDR breakfast the last day, and this report is making me look forward even more to the Club Class breakfast this time.

I would encourage you to go on a Carnival cruise to find out for yourself. BTW, several well-known YouTubers regularly cruise Carnival and do videos of their experiences. The big name that comes to mind in La Lido Loca. You might want to check them out, you know, expand your YouTube library.🙂

I guess there is some psychological reason why people feel the need to denigrate others based on their choices. (I'm no psychologist.) I guess it makes them feel better about themselves. I wonder if we went to the Cunard board we would hear about how the "trailer trash" on Princess doesn't dress for formal night (based on YouTube videos.) Maybe I should go check. There's a tinge of financial snobbery is this, too, IMO. The Target shoppers looking down on the WalMart shoppers without looking up to see who is looking down on them.

You and DH. He tips well in restaurants, etc., too. One of our kids worked as a server during high school and schooled him in the ways of tipping. He doesn't do it for the better service or fear of someone spitting in his drink but because he knows that small money to him means something significant to the recipient. I know others have differing attitudes toward tipping and that's okay.

Since the reality show has basically tanked, I thought they might stop the promotion of it. Who knows?

Those wolfing down three steaks might not be here forever, but when they drop, there will be new ones right behind them to take their place.

Okay. This is a change. We used to just write "0" in the spot for the total cost and never heard about it again.

People who want an all-inclusive experience, including 3rd entrees and not stop ice cream, can cruise on the luxury lines with the higher price point right now. There's no need for Princess to duplicate it.

I have never seen a fist fight on a Carnival Cruise, and I've been on more than a few. I'm curious why you say "typical"? Have you seen bad behavior often on Carnival? I mean have you seen it with your own eyes and not on YouTube? Does geography factor in? I don't live on the east coast and have access to a bunch of cruise ships like in Florida. We do our Carnival trips out of Long Beach on the west coast. I wonder if access to lots of Carnival ships factors into the negative opinion. I'm just musing, but I do wonder why you think the bad behavior is "typical" on any given Carnival ship.

The hair salon used to be packed on formal days, but that was in the time of long gowns and high heels.

I would imagine people have their reasons. What an odd question.

Maybe you should edit a little bit more next time. Calling people "trailer trash" based on their choice of cruise line is not only unkind, it's also way beyond rude and doesn't even make sense.

Oh dear, my friend, you may have insulted somebody. YouTube is not representative of real life. People are not going to post videos of passengers behaving nicely. That would not get those clicks necessary to generate income on YouTube. I have been on several Carnival cruises and never once saw a fist fight. I would not consider myself "trailer trash" though I did once live in a mobile home when I was putting myself through graduate school. I would also suggest that you are not in a position to judge a Carnival cruise since you have never been on one.

I have just seen a YouTube video of the breakfast buffet on Discovery. They had the little individual cereal boxes. For awhile, they were serving cereal loose in a bowl. I will be thrilled if I find Tony the Tiger on a little box on my Discovery cruise next month. Is this fleet wide now?

I imagine some boy genius somewhere thinks old people drink wine (Vines) and martinis (Crooner's) and that young people drink beer (Salty Dog) so why not kill two birds with one stone?

Sterling Steakhouse is part of the buffet, so it's not hard for some rando to walk in. That's one reason I've never eaten there. A corner of the buffet wasn't worth the upcharge. I think Princess should have comped you the whole meal.

Me too. I love Loreto. It's historic and not touristic. But it can be brutally hot sometimes.

Oh no! People complaining about Princess! The cheerleaders won't be happy.

Very much like Carnival. The rule about formal wear elsewhere on the ship is Cunard, I believe.

Because the place to discuss the line is on the forum dedicated to it. Necessary? No. But allowed? Yes. As I have suggested before, anyone who does not want to read anything less than favorable about Princess has the option of ignoring the offensive (to him or her) member. Ignore button is available by clicking the profile picture.