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2 minutes ago, khewston said:

The color of your luggage tags are based on your deck, not category you are in.  

Yes you're right, but it will still be debated here ad infinitum.

3 hours ago, New Cruiser Girl 2 said:

Isn't Cozumel a Tendered Port ? 

Been a while since you've been to Cozumel?

The first few times I went to Cozumel it was a tender port, but that changed years ago.  There are three full terminals there now.

3 hours ago, Organized Chaos said:

Our tags were orange, deck 6 on Glory last year. They also say "Aft-S" (S for starboard, I'm sure) but we were mid-ship, not aft. In fact, we were pretty much dead center on the deck. The same goes for our March cruise on Horizon. Orange tags, deck 6. Again, they say Aft-S even though we are dead center on the deck. Our tags for Valor deck 8 earlier this month printed out red, but if I remember correctly, they were purple when viewing them online. One of my color cartridges is probably low, so I think that's why the tags came out more red. One thing that they all have in common is that they're all interior cabins. Whatever the secret code is, obviously the colors help them to quickly direct the luggage.

 

Here's a thought. If our tags from earlier this month were supposed to be purple, but they printed out red because of low ink, would that have caused an issue? We decided to take all of our luggage onboard with us, so they never ended up handling it, but it makes me wonder. If they're printed black & white, they'll just look at the deck and cabin number. But if they print out one color when they should've been another color, and the crew just glances at them and uses the color to determine where they go, would they send them to the wrong deck? When I noticed they printed out a different shade, I wasn't going to waste the ink to print them again. I thought to myself, if they accept them black & white, what's the big deal? But maybe that different shade/color would've thrown them off.

Obviously the cabin number has to be read on every individual tag, so ultimately the color doesn't matter in the end.  I suspect the "wrong" color might have caused, at worst, a mis-routing on the initial, cursory sort and perhaps a slight delay, but I'm sure that's all.

If anyone doesn't believe the colors are deck-specific, all they've got to do is walk the halls the last night and look at the tags still hanging in the luggage in the halls.  It's quite obvious.

On 11/18/2019 at 7:25 AM, pacruise804 said:

I noticed Carnival didn't have Dark and Stormy on the menu - but did have Rum and Ginger Beer (D&S is specifically dark rum).

Not true.  A Dark and Stormy is specifically ONLY made with Gosling's black seal rum.  In fact, the reason you don't see D & S on the carnival menu is because Gosling's has a trademark on the name "Dark and Stormy" and has been known to be very adamant about enforcing it.  They won't go after Mom and Pop watering holes, but bet your ass they'd go after a company the size of CCL if they tried to market Dark and Stormys.

https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/05/fashion/05shaken.html

1 hour ago, 2wheelin said:

Guess again. Next door means next door. Both balcony.

My guess: color doesn’t mean much. In fact I don’t think I have ever had anything but red. Maybe it’s alphabetical. 😉

Nope, it's definitely by deck.  One of y'all has an ink problem in your printer.

12 minutes ago, tandemcruzr said:

That probably means you are in different Muster Stations.

Huh?  Luggage tags don't have anything to do with muster stations.

10 minutes ago, CruiserErin said:

It’s been awhile since I last cruised and procedures have changed!   We are cruising soon and I am platinum status, but when I went to print my luggage tags, they are orange, but do say Priority.   Is this correct?   The luggage tags aren’t a platinum color?   Thanks for any responses!
 

 

The luggage tags are color coded by your location/deck on the ship.  Not by your status.

Well I think that would depend on what you like... do you like wine?  Beer?  Liquor?  What kind?  Rum, vodka, tequila or whiskey?  Whiskey or whisky?  Way too many variables.

On 12/24/2019 at 4:20 PM, jaowel said:

 

The other thing I wanted to say is that in our group, we had one gentleman that wore a t-shirt, short and tennis shoes as he had just won the chefs table dinner in the casino. He was maybe in his 50’s and was cruising with his mother. When we went to sit at the table, nearly everyone sat at the opposite end from him. I was sad that he was given such attitude by the others that were in our group so I sat across from him.

Every time I have been to the Chef's Table the seats were pre-assigned with name cards at the plates.

1 hour ago, cruisegus said:

CD just reported to Glory passengers that all dining for rest of this cruise “22 Dec” will be in your assigned dining room and at regular times. All ports are to be made at this time

That's awesome.  Sounds like they've recovered quite nicely.

2 hours ago, WhaleTailFlCruiser said:

 

The point of my comment was that the Legend is not as big and was stationary and the Glory hit her so yes there was a lot of momentum there.

And I think the Chief's point is that the momentum you speak of is directly proportional to the MASS of the ship, not the 100k tonnage, that's all.

5 minutes ago, bury me at sea said:

Closed toed shoes are recommended, not required.  I agree with the poster who suggested no spike heels.

 

Open toed flats or sandle are fine.

 

It's a great dining experience.  Enjoy!

What makes you say it's a "recommendation" and not a requirement?  Because it says "please"?

On 12/20/2019 at 12:08 PM, jsglow said:

 

Meaning that they can safely get the existing passengers onboard back to New Orleans and she isn't going to sink on the way.  You people are dreaming if you think she isn't going out of service for many weeks.  That's structural iron.  She's gone.  Maybe by her scheduled sailing this weekend.

Or maybe not.

On 12/18/2019 at 4:11 PM, theeddie said:

its called a rum and COKE for a reason 

You've obviously never been to the deep South.  Where Coke is Coke.  And Pepsi is Coke.  Even Sprite is Coke.

"What do you want to drink?"

"Coke"

"What kind of Coke?"

2 hours ago, Thorncroft said:

I think it's unlikely that they'll fix this damage while under way.  With all the cutting and welding that will be required, the risk of fire is too strong to allow passengers on board while repairs are in progress. 

I'm pretty sure they're cutting and welding something all the time on a ship that size....

4 hours ago, ray98 said:

 

Why?

You know why.  In today's 24-hour news frenzy, everyone thinks they're entitled to know everything.  And immediately.

5 minutes ago, mjdenn said:

Rob

Just offering my past experience.  Our opening was very small compared to damage on the Glory.  I don't think the decision to sail is Carnivals,  The CG will need to make the call.

My point was just that you mentioned "watertight".  There is nothing watertight about those above-water decks.

11 minutes ago, mjdenn said:

We tent through something similar on a RCCL cruise.  A barge exiting the Navy base in Key West hit the side of the ship,  Put a 8' gash in the hull.  They welded a construction plate over the opening.  Prior to the ships departure  the Coast Guard sent an inspection team from Miami. 

I don't think Glory will move until she has watertight integrity.  

You *do* realize that decks 3 and 4 on Glory both open to the outside and aren't watertight to begin with, right?

52 minutes ago, ipeeinthepool said:

 

Sure, as soon as the passengers leave the ship will head to Freeport.  I'll take a beer.

You're on.

5 hours ago, VentureMan_2000 said:

 

No... but math does have a way of clearing up all the... well, you know.  I have a minor in math and another minor in stats, along with my undergraduate degree.

Indeed it does.  You can't argue with math and you can't argue with economics, although some people try.  It's mind-boggling.

1 hour ago, christyran1228 said:

I can't speak for anyone else, but because of the excitement of finally being on the ship or whatever I tend to drink more the first day ... so am glad we are able to bring on the wine - it helps the budget.  Lol

^^^^This!!

1 hour ago, bury me at sea said:

I honestly don't understand the concern.  It always seemed to me that since embarkation day is not much more than half a day on board,  it's to the cruiser's financial benefit not to have to pay for a full day of Cheers.

 

There's obviously something I'm missing.

You're missing the fact that embarkation day is much more than a half day unless you're not boarding until 2:00 or something.  For us, we're on board at 11:30, and the transition to "vacation mode" usually means we're drinking as much on embarkation day as any other day. Definitely more than any port day for sure.

18 minutes ago, Chervil said:

Having managed for others and owned our own retail stores (both brick & mortar and online) for years, I can tell you that there is a magic point in pricing where even though you are making less profit per item, you can motivate the customers to purchase more of that item than normal, thus raising overall profit.
I used to manage the family owned home decor store in a tourist town in the central coast of California.
For years it had been considered a higher end shop (tiffany style lamps, $500 wall art, statues, etc.)
We would have a lot of tourists coming through, and while you had some people buying, a lot just liked looking at the selection and then walked without purchasing anything (because of the price points). Kind of like walking through a Smarter Image where its still fun to look even if you can't afford anything.
It wasn't a big deal since while our sales volume was low we were still extremely profitable.

When the economy dropped about 6 years ago, people stopped buying the higher end decor, and sales dropped.

We decided to change the direction of the store to make it more profitable. 
We wanted to start filling the hands of the the people walking out empty handed and made the decision to mix in lots of good quality but lower cost items. We also lowered our prices to entice buying. If I could get even $5 out of everyone coming through the door, we could do good.

For example:

One of the items we sold was a wall decor in the shape of a sun with a smiling face.
Our cost was $15.
For years we sold them for about $75 each (they were great looking items and very well made).
We sold maybe one or two a week.
So the price was dropped to $30 each. (we decided to do a test run with this and several other items)

Instead of 1-2, where the profit was $60-$120*, I was selling 15 a week for a profit of $225*
In the end, we decided to revamp the entire pricing structure like that and became a much more profitable store, even surpassing the numbers when it was a "high end" location.

You have to change with the market.

Since Carnival is targeting the lower price vacationer, they need to start pricing more of their things accordingly and they will sell more.
They already do this with the gift shop sales on tote bags, tshirts and towels.

Now is the perfect time to start increasing the volume of photo sales by pricing more enticingly!

People might balk at a $15 digital photo, carefully choosing a few. But if I know personally if I can get them for $5 each or under, I will end up justifying it as "only $5" and end up spending much more than I normally would.
 

*I know my example is gross not net since I didn't deduct wages, insurance, lights, etc and all the other costs of doing business)


 

Yes, that's called profit maximization, and its microeconomics 101.  Selling more photos at a lower price point will not increase profit.  I absolutely guarantee you that if Carnival would make more profit by lowering prices they would do just that.  They've already done the math, I assure you.  A corporation with over $18 billion in revenue surely knows its profit maximization price.  I guarantee you they have studied this six ways to Sunday.

40 minutes ago, kylesplash said:

Good news, I have a new excuse to use. I'm morally bankrupt so I can't be held accountable. 😆😆😆😆😆

At least we agree on something.

10 minutes ago, kylesplash said:

😭😭😭 I appreciate your honesty, I clearly have some soul searching to do. I didn't realize my position in the world and how terrible I am. Maybe with your guidance I can become a better person.  Maybe we could plan a cruise together. Maybe you can help me remove my hat before entering the mdr. I don't know how to dress up for formal night, maybe you could help me replace my jeans with some slacks. Maybe you could help me quit smoking so I don't break the rules and smoke on the balcony.

 

All honesty, thank you for the entertainment.😂😂😂

I doubt it.  There are some things that can't be fixed.