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The Cove Balconies are a good option. They are on deck 5. (which is really deck 2) I had one on Celebration and really enjoyed it!

5 hours ago, BossyKat said:

Holiday was retired long ago!  Is this a joke?

It was retired in 2009. They must have been on the final season

19 minutes ago, momof3cruisers said:

Mine isn’t on there because technically she’s not gone. But for me it’s Victory. Loved the size and had several delightful cruises aboard. 

I considered adding the Destiny class but ended up not doing it

Here are some possibilities:

Costa Magica - 1358 cabins

Majesty of the Seas - 1777 cabins

Oceana - 1008 cabins

Majesty seems to fit the best

The first cruises to have it again was on March 6th. My cruise was the week before 😒

I would love to see a big Carnival ship in Seattle. When Encore was built in 2019 it started Alaska/Miami right away. Maybe the next newbuild Carnival ship can be Panama canal size so they could do a similar thing. (Of course, the next newbuild will be in awhile....)

6 hours ago, Tom-n-Cheryl said:

There's a reason(s) they're not in the fleet any longer 🙂 

 

If any of those were brought back, I would not sail on them... In other words, for us, certain things (restaurants, venues, amenities, etc) trump nostalgia.

 

Tom

I guess I meant what is your favorite former Carnival ship

Which former Carnival ship would you bring back?

Sadly all of the former Carnival ships have been scrapped

On 9/9/2023 at 7:57 AM, toad455 said:

Still thinking a 3/4 day schedule with a second ship could workout. 3-day sailings would do an over night in Nassau while the 4-day sailing could do Bimini & Nassau.

True, but they would have to sail from a different port because the embarkation days would conflict with the 2 day ship

On 9/8/2023 at 5:40 PM, ledges1 said:

Another Conquest.

I know, but I meant in their mind they proud of their decision to give New Orleans a ship that hasn't been there before.

And of course, Carnival knows what ports and ships are booking the best, so they put each class of ships in the best fits.😉 But hey, New Orleans has two ships year round, while some ports like Mobile has only one seasonal. (And its been a year since Ecstasy left)

On 9/6/2023 at 9:35 PM, ledges1 said:

I am bored with the Conquest Class in New Orleans.

Carnival would tell you Glory is about to switch with Liberty

17 hours ago, tidecat said:

It looks like it's between Miracle and Pride for the 2025 Europe season.

And the other in Baltimore

Maybe it will be Miracle for Europe if they wanted to give it what Pride got last year or something else in dry dock they'd rather do in Europe than Portland

Well, you would basically calling this the same as this

The new Grand Bahamas port  will be called Celebration Key!

From Carnival Newsroom:

 

Same here. Did the survey today but could hardly remember names.

Interesting that they sent it out.

The curtains block out all the light very well no matter where on the ship you are

Texas star on bow + some pictures

22 hours ago, Aoumd said:

If one "only" has Gold VIFP and does not purchase FTTF, but selects a check in right at  T-14 days when check in opens, any odds on getting an earlier (i.e. 11am or 12 noon) boarding time?  Debating going to the Tampa Children's museum before boarding if we get stuck with a late embarkation time, will make a decision once we know our actual boarding appointment time.

We always get up at midnight right when they are released to get the earliest arrival time. So far we have gotten it everytime. But then we have checked in the morning and early times were still available. You should definitely be able get to get your preferred arrival time at midnight. Maybe in the morning, but don't count on it being available in the morning. 😉

On 6/28/2023 at 11:05 AM, Rothko1 said:

I suppose the ship wouldn't have to go international.  Maybe a Tampa to New Orleans, or a Tampa to Key West itinerary?

It would have to be US flagged

On 6/28/2023 at 11:18 AM, Host Jazzbeau said:

Only if they convince NCLH to sell them the Pride of America.  There is no other suitable ship that I know of that has a PVSA exemption.  Then they would have to staff it with US citizens.  Otherwise, a foreign port is required.

They allowed the German built Norwegian Sky to be American flagged for a few years. Also Norwegian Jade was American flagged for a few years too. So its possible for it to happen, but I think its very unlikely that Margaritaville would do it, let alone the chances of it approved by the US.

In case anyone was wondering, Sunshine doesn't start until late February 2025 because it has a dry dock first.

34 minutes ago, DanWin said:

I checked one of the websites that tells you how many ships will be in port on the same day as your ship. I looked at our date for the Magic and it shows four ships that day!  Two Carnival and two Norwegian. I thought that this was a Carnival corporation port. Has anyone experienced four ships in this port at the same time?

Only Carnival Corporation ships dock in Amber Cove and the rest of the cruise lines dock at the nearby Taino Bay, which can dock 2 ships. Unfortunately, the schedule websites show it as one. Below on the map Amber Cove is on the right and Taino Bay is on the left

Cruises through April 2025 are out, summer 2025 should be in October and November, then winter 2025 to 2026 should be December and January. Europe may or may not be in that timeline, because as posted above, 2024 Europe was released in March.

On 6/14/2023 at 2:57 PM, jimbo5544 said:

I was not being mean at all, maybe I could have been more clear.  The point was I really do not care.  Who is bigger, what the metrics of how they claim that, all of it.  They will certainly have bigger (and on a broad scale) newer ships.  If the mega line liners mean something to you then it is of much more importance.  To me, it means very little, hence the comment.

I misunderstood your comment. You were staying that you didn't care about what the article was saying, not that you didn't care about my comment. Sorry for my confusion. By the way, I agree with your view, what the article was saying didn't mean much to me either.

5 hours ago, jimbo5544 said:

Do not care

I guess I asked for everyone's thoughts, but still, that was a little mean