ninjacat123

good question!

Bluto: And it ain't over now. 'Cause when the goin' gets tough... The tough drive to the port.😉

I thought it was one bottle of wine per legal adult passenger.

"normal charges"? what's that? Thx!

Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. It could happen....

In Grand Turk, check out Jack's Shack. Walk down the pier then turn left. Walk about 15 minutes and grab a table. Yummy jerk chicken and tasty drinks. Plus you can watch a game of volleyball. Great place! Have a great cruise!

I used to bring note cards until I realized that Guest Services had gratuity envelopes. I write "Thank you (insert name)" from Our Family with our room number. I want them to know who the extra on top of gratuities comes from. Plus it personalizes my thanks.

I totally agree! I spent 4 days in Vegas, staying with my BF from Junior High at the MGM. She had a business convention and invited me to hang out. No coffee maker in the room? No little fridge? Barbarians! I picked up tickets for Blue Man Group (loved it!) at about $100/tkt. Food and drink is way expensive, there are no deals. Will I join my BF for another convention? Probably but I need a bigger budget. Carnival cruises are a deal compared to Vegas.🤑

And do you get this offer via email, cruise manager notification or phone call? TIA!

From Carnival's website: TESTING REQUIREMENTS (UPDATED 8/05/22) CRUISES 5 DAYS OR LESS Except for sailings visiting Bermuda (see below), there will be no pre-cruise testing for fully vaccinated guests booked on cruises with itineraries 5 days or less. Due to destination requirements, ALL guests on itineraries that include Bermuda must complete a pre-cruise test, irrespective of the length of the cruise. To comply with destination regulations, guests may take either a PCR or an antigen test within the timelines specified below: A PCR test within 72 hours prior to sailing (for example, if the sailing is on Saturday, the test may be taken any time from Wednesday). An antigen test no earlier than two days prior to sailing (for example, if the sailing is on Saturday, the test may be taken any time from Thursday).

I have a 5 day cruise going to Nassau over Labor Day weekend and I haven't received an email from Carnival about this change. Hmm.

Yay!!! Thanks for posting!

I counted 9 ships on Carnival's website that go to the Bahamas and sail 2-5 day cruises.

last cruise I called the day before and requested bfast at 7am. It arrived at 6:45am.

When you say "short cruises" is that 5 days and under? Thx!!

If you don't mind, how does it differ? Thx!!

Will you be writing a review of this cruise? DH and I are on the Oct 18, 2023 out of Rome and I'm looking forward to the ports! Thanks for writing this review. MG is awesome!

Okay, so if I'm doing an at-home proctored test then I need to do it 2 days before embarkation? Just want to make sure, because I didn't notice this as well. UGH!

If you are there before 10am, you will see a line up of cars waiting to get into the lot to park. We asked a number of people (police, parking) and no one said get into the line that forms around the parking lot. Hope that helps!

My DH and I are on the same itinerary Oct 18, 2023. I'm looking forward to checking out the excursions when Carnival posts them to my Cruise Manager. Have you already selected what you'll do in port?

Really?! Bahamas are not requiring RCI passengers to test? This is so disappointing. It even says on the travelweekly.com site that Bahamas require vaccination proof of vaccinated passengers. That's it. UGH. Bahamas: open to vaccinated and unvaccinated travelers Updated: June 16. Vaccinated travelers: Show proof of vaccination. Unvaccinated travelers: Travelers ages 2 and over must present proof of RT-PCR test taken within three days of arrival.

Hee hee! And here I am researching the ports on TripAdvisor since all Carnival has right now is excursions for Kusadasi (Ephesus), Turkey. My DH thinks I'm crazy too! Is your Cruise Manager full of excursions for all ports?

Are you on the Oct 11 cruise?

I agree. Thanks for posting cruisingguy007!

That is the same itinerary that we have! Would love to hear about your excursions that you have planned. I've never been to Greece. So excited!!