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Wonderful, thanks everyone! 🙂

Are white jeans and dark black jeans appropriate for the MDR on NON-formal nights if you wear dressy tops and shoes with them?

1 hour ago, capriccio said:

One would think so but I would certainly confirm it out of an abundance of caution.

Okay, thanks! 🙂

On 2/7/2022 at 12:06 PM, capriccio said:

Call them and ask if 1) it is a proctored test and 2) does the type of test meet the Princess requirements (see the health protocols/frequently asked questions on the website) and post 212 above.

If a pharmacist/pharmacy tech is actually administering the test, that's a proctored test, correct?

I board the Regal on Saturday, so will be testing on Thursday.  My plan is to be tested at a local pharmacy and they said my results would be printed on their letterhead to take with me.  I notice Princess' website says the test has to be "medically-observed."  Does a pharmacy count for that?  

ETA:  I believe I have just answered my own question, as I see that the website says "Contact your nearest health center, pharmacy (including CVS and Walgreens), state health department, or transiting airport to learn more about their availability for COVID-19 testing."  It is not a CVS/Walgreens, but a locally-owned pharmacy, but sounds like it should be fine, correct?

I have the "Chat" button, but when I click on it nothing happens.  Has this happened to anyone?

I initially ordered the complimentary ones until I discovered the rest of our travel party ordered the bands. I was never able to figure out how to cancel the free ones, so have received shipping notifications on those. I have yet to receive a shipping notification on the bands, however, despite the payment processing on the 21st. 

Sorry, duplicate post

How soon after your payment was processed did you receive your Medallion?

We are looking at this itinerary for my husband's retirement cruise in 2021.  Like everyone else, I'm a little disappointed it's on the Fascination.  We have sailed on her before and enjoyed it, but are looking to try different classes.  Until our most recent cruise last month on the Valor (loved it!), we had only sailed the Fantasy class.

I know the ingredients for this wonderful cocktail, but would anyone happen to have the exact recipe showing the amounts of each ingredient?

How do you know which ones will be shown on a specific ship/sailing?

6 minutes ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

Gotcha. In that case, no, you won't be able to see their purchases on the Hub app since they have their own accounts. You will be able to see you and your husband's, if you're the primary account holder. If you leave it as is and fund all of them with your credit card, you can just ask them to give you their statements at the end of the cruise. Each account will get their own statement...so one for you & your husband, one for your son, and one for your daughter and her husband.

 

Cruise Cash is another option. It can be purchased from the online FunShops before your cruise and deposited into each of their accounts, waiting for them when they get onboard. That way you'd know how much you initially spent on each of them. If they need more later, they could always add cash. Just keep in mind that Cruise Cash is non-refundable, use it or lose it. But to get around that, any remaining Cruise Cash can be cashed out in the casino if that person plays a slot machine once or twice.

Hmmmmm, I had heard of Cruise Cash, but didn't know exactly how it worked.  That may be another option to consider - thanks!

Just now, heckledtrio said:

 

That's how it worked out for MIL and us-- separate statements. Then again, her account was never tied to any of our credit cards to begin with, so I'm not sure if that made a difference? Also, we were in separate cabins so I'm not sure if that factored in, as well-- in other words, I'm not sure if your son would get a separate statement from his sister & her hubby. But even if it IS all one one statement per cabin, each individual line-item expenses IS broken down by folio # (different folio # corresponds to each individual person), so it's easy to pinpoint exactly which individual made which charge (see attached snippet from our most recent cruise).

 

Sounds like the cash option is best! 🙂 

That's great, thanks!

1 hour ago, heckledtrio said:

Wouldn't it be easier for them to just tie their own credit card to their account? 

 

In 2017 we gifted my MIL with a cruise for her birthday. Hubby, son, and I in one cabin, and MIL in her own solo cabin. IIRC, each cabin gets their own itemized statement. Anyway, I did the booking and paid for her (separate) cabin, and also had a $100 Visa gift card that we tied her S&S account to. She was then responsible for the rest of her on-board expenses. Once on board, she went to guest services and gave them a bunch of cash to put onto her account. She could also have switched her S&S account to her own credit card, either at guest services or at a kiosk, but she was using cash to remain on budget. 

 

Seems like your "kids" could do the same-- once on board, they can switch their S&S account to their own credit/debit card at one of the kiosks, or at guest services. Or give cash to guest services to go toward their account. This would seem to be a lot faster and easier than having to get a copy of their itemized statement and arranging for reimbursement. 

 

I don't think you can pay off your exact balance before you get off the ship. The balance gets charged to the debit/credit card tied to the account. If you put cash into the account, they will mail you a check for the remainder after the cruise, unless it's less than $10, in which case it will get donated to St. Jude's unless you explicitly request the money back. 

Easier, yes; however, my son does not have a credit card and my daughter and her husband are limiting activity on their credit cards because they have a loan application pending on some property.  In terms of the cabin with the three kids in it, my son has his own S&S account and my daughter and her husband have their own S&S account (my credit card is simply attached to each account).  Will they get two statements then?  And then DH & I will get one for our cabin?

46 minutes ago, Organized Chaos said:

 

1) Yes, since you are the primary account, you'll get a statement that shows everyone's individual purchases who are on your account (by folio number, not by name). We were on Valor last month and our steward left our statement in our cabin on the last night. If not, you can print one out at the kiosk. Also, you can use the Carnival Hub app to view your S&S activity. With that, you'll be able to view everyone's activity (who's on your account) as it happens. It updates right away. The others who are on your S&S account will only be able to see their own activity.

 

2) Yes. It doesn't actually charge your credit card fully until debarkation day. You can go to Guest Services on the last night and pay it off with whatever, even Carnival gift cards. But as someone else said, the GS line is usually long on that last night.

 

If, by chance, you want to switch them over to their own S&S accounts, you can do that from your online check-in anytime before the cruise. Or wait until you get onboard. Just go into the Expense Account section of your online check-in, delete them from your S&S account, and click on Add Another Account, or something like that. Do that for each person you want to separate. Just make sure to delete them from your own account first or it won't let you set up their own.

I believe there are already 3 separate accounts (myself and husband; son; and daughter and husband), but my credit card is the funding source for all 3 accounts.  The reason for that is my son doesn't have a credit card, and my daughter and her husband are limiting activity on their credit cards because they have a loan application pending on some property.  I may suggest the cash option to them, that's what DH and I did on our cruise last year and it worked pretty well.  Thanks!

My family will be cruising on the Valor in a couple of weeks.  It will be my husband and I in one cabin, and my son, daughter, and daughter's husband in the cabin next door.  I have my credit card attached to everyone's Sail & Sign account.  I have a couple of questions:

1.  Will I be able to look at the itemized statement at the end of the cruise and determine the charges incurred by each individual person so that they can reimburse me?  Or will each individual get their own itemized statement of their Sail & Sign account?

2.  Can you pay off the charges either in cash, check, or debit card before you get off the ship on the last day?

Thanks for the help! 🙂

We currently have two cabins with connecting balconies (family trip w/adult children).  Does this ship have cabins that have connecting  balconies, but also connect from the inside?  If not, which would be your preference:  balcony cabins that connect inside, or balcony cabins that connect outside?  This is our first time to have balcony cabins so I'm not sure which we would enjoy more.

On 8/20/2019 at 11:18 AM, jgmpuma said:

There is a service at the cruise terminal called Advance Checkin. They will take your luggage, store it, and transport it to the airport. Lots cheaper than what Carnival offers.

 

As above, just a short walk to the Quarter from the terminal.

I have looked at the website for Advance Checkin, but do not see the price for simply storing your luggage there and retrieving it yourself to take to the airport (not having them transport it for you).  Would anyone happen to know that cost?

Ahhhh, didn't know I could do that!  Are we still okay ya think, or are we kinda under the kitchen area?

49 minutes ago, serene56 said:

The Lido buffet area is carpeted so if you get a balcony make sure you are under the seating area of Rosies 

do not take a cabin under the pizza place 

It's close lol, but we appear to be under the carpeted area (Cabins 8388 and 8392) . . .

Lido Deck on the left, Verandah Deck on the right.. . .

Can anyone weigh in here that has been in a balcony cabin on Valor's Verandah Deck directly under Rosie's Restaurant on the Lido Deck?  I am just so excited to finally be staying in a balcony cabin (not to mention we are surprising our adult children) that I am not anticipating it to be a deal breaker or anything, but am a little curious what other's experiences have been in such a location.  Thanks!

On 8/20/2019 at 11:18 AM, jgmpuma said:

There is a service at the cruise terminal called Advance Checkin. They will take your luggage, store it, and transport it to the airport. Lots cheaper than what Carnival offers.

 

As above, just a short walk to the Quarter from the terminal.

I just went to the website to explore this option, but don't see it.  Would you happen to have a link?

On 8/2/2013 at 10:13 PM, mitsugirly said:

So that is my share of our blast from the past.

 

Feel free to share your stories and pictures.

 

It's interesting to see how things have changed. Both the good and the bad. 🙂

Oh my, what wonderful memories you have stirred up!  My husband and I took our honeymoon on the Norwegian Seaward in October 1988 (our first cruise too).  I found your post googling the ship today just to reminisce.  I actually found a few videos on Youtube as well. 

My husband did the golfing off the back of the ship and I totally remember the flaming Alaskan dessert at dinner.  We must have cruised shortly after you because I remember Jamaica had just been hit with a terrible hurricane, but we were able to dock in Ocho Rios and do Dunns River Falls.  I do remember, however, how sketchy some areas looked.  We were 22 and 23 and it was our first time out of the country, too.

Thanks for your post! 🙂

This past January/February, we cruised on the Fantasy out of Mobile, AL (4-day to Cozumel).  We are booking another cruise for January/February next year and my daughter has suggested the Ecstasy out of Jacksonville, FL (5-day to Nassau/Princess Cay).  Are we going to feel like we're right back on the Fantasy?  From the pictures I'm seeing it looks so similar . . .