DMKahlan

Have fun.  We'll be in St Kitts about 2 weeks before you.

We dove St Kitts a number of years ago and loved it.  Like others have said I would not use the cruise ship.  We used Dive St Kitts - http://divestkitts.com/ Small group, great dive company and even let us shoot some lion fish!

Just to clarify this, the cans of soda themselves need to be sealed. The box doesn't need to be sealed. You can take them all out of the box if you want to or you can keep them in the box and mix and match different brands, etc.

Interesting. I was told when boarding once that they should be sealed in the original carton/box. Carnival's website just says can/carton so it appears you may be on to something. Appreciate the heads up.

I'm glad I looked at this thread as I had no idea we could bring on a 6 pack of soda/pop/Coke at a port. If DW bought a 6 pack and I bought a 6 pack different kind of soda/pop/Coke, is that permitted? Thx!

Yes, you are permitted 1 - 12pk each. Should remain sealed in the box.

Local colloquialisms are fun!

 

I grew up in Ohio but now live in Georgia. I still try to "stick to my roots" and call it "pop" but I've noticed myself slowly changing over to "soda" since moving to the Coca-Cola capital of the world.

 

Also, it's sneakers, not tennis shoes, unless they are specifically made for playing tennis.

 

And BBQ is anything done on the outdoor grill (hot dogs, hamburgers, etc).

 

And running the vacuum cleaner is called "sweeping". :)

That reference of BBQ must be a northern/midwestern reference. :) Living in GA pretty much my whole life, cooking hot dogs or hamburgers is "grilling". While cooking pork or ribs is called "smoking". BBQ is something we put on pork, ribs or chicken. (I also belong to a Backyard BBQ Team so this is something near and dear to my heart.)

This sums it up nicely -

Typical conversation in the south:

 

"Would you like a Coke?"

 

"Sure."

 

"What kind?"

 

"Dr. Pepper or root beer if you have it."

Spot on! :)

Well in Tennessee were Im from originally any soda pop is a "coke" lol!

 

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Of course in Georgia, it's called "Coke". And like autismmama said - regardless of the flavor, it's a "coke". After you say coke, you specify which flavor. :D

Thank you!!

 

Great advice. It's 2 of us. So fly in a day before? That adds more expense of a place to stay. Hmmm....We've cruised out of New Orleans 2x. Driving there is 7 hours. We drive about an hour from the port and stay in a hotel.

 

Maybe we should think of that again. If we fly to Miami or FLL the day before departure, we'll have to get a hotel. I can only imagine that those around the airports and such are prime. It'll be something to research anything.

 

Lots to think about in about 500 days...tee hee!! Peace out!

We live in the Atlanta area as well. We've driven down to Miami a couple of times, but now I do my best to fly down to FLL or MIA. As someone mentioned, the drive to MIA and back is miserable. For 2 peeps, it's almost always cheaper to fly.

As others have said, fly in the day before. Get a hotel and go site seeing. Lots of things to do and see in FLL and/or MIA.

Carnival Destiny. I was on the Destiny in Oct 1998 doing that itinerary.

Hello all.

Does anyone know if Carnival still does/ever did post their dining room menus? I thought they used to post them on their website but I can't seem to find them.

Any help is appreciated.

Thanks for all the input. I ended up booking a 2 tank boat dive with divocean.

They were great, picked me up, had my gear ready, nice boat, great diving, then they drove me back to the ship. I was back in time to go horseback riding with the rest of my group. Amazing day. Bonaire needs to be a week long trip for me to do more diving.

Enjoy!!!

Hello there.

We will be there in Sept. Looking for a beach for the wives to hang out on while my buddy and I dive. Does Divocean have anything like that available?

It's soft sided and looks similar to a tote bag. It is larger than 12x12x12. My dive bag is larger than 12x12x12 and I've never had an issue carrying it on. Curious if anyone has tried carrying one on.

I have a Yeti Hopper 30qt and would like to throw a few items in it and carry it thru security. Has anyone had any luck carrying one on? We're sailing out of NOLA on the Dream later this month.

about 3 days they are fast

Thanks! :)

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What is the normal turnaround time before you see the OBC or receive an email?

This is what I use for emailing to get the OBC... worked last week :)

 

Here is the e-mail I send to guestadmin@carnival.com

 

Dear Guest Admin,

 

Please accept this e-mail as a request for shareholder benefits applicable to a (number) night cruise.

 

My name is ****** ****, and I am booked to sail on the Carnival (Ship Name) out of (Port Name) on (Date), Booking Number ******.

 

I have attached a PDF file (filename.pdf) of the relevant pages of my stock account statement as proof of ownership of 100 shares of Carnival Corporation Stock (ticker CCL).

 

Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions.

 

Sincerely,

 

Thanks for the info. Emailing them now for our OBC for our Aug/Sept cruise.

It's all on Carnival's website...

 

http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=140690&p=irol-sharebenefit

 

It isn't just Carnival cruises, you know. It's all the lines under the Carnival corporate umbrella.

Thanks for the link. It looks like I wasn't searching on the correct website.

you will get an extra OBC depending on the length of the cruise for each cruise, and on all the CCL lines. Plus, the stock pays a dividend quarterly.

Thanks for the quick response.

It seems you guys have a lot of knowledge and experience with the stockholders shares.

I have a question and I'm sure this has been answered in another thread, but are there any other perks to owning 100 shares of Carnival Stock - with regards to cruising? :)

Wow! Just tried to book our normal on board cocktail party. After 10 minutes on the phone setting it up with the group event planning coordinator, she sprung the new price on me.

In Oct it was 19.95 per person for a two hour open bar event. Now, $44 per person for the same two hour open bar event. New price started Nov 1st.

I politely declined.

 

At least their stock price has consistently increased over the last year. :p

Rob - Hey man, how have you guys been doing? I was about to start looking into setting up our Meet-n-Greet for our cruise in Sept, but this news bums me out. Not sure we'll have a Meet-n-Greet on Carnival's dime this time... :rolleyes:

Great info - Host Anne and augie (even if you're a Florida fan)

Looks like we'll be taking a island tour and stopping at one of the beaches to do some snorkeling.

Augie - Go Dawgs! :D

Hey guys and gals,

My g/f and I, along with another couple are sailing out of FLL in Sept. I started looking at hotels and I see there are a lot. Does anyone recommend a place to stay that close to the port, inexpensive, offers shuttles and possibly offers free parking for the week (our friends are driving down from Tampa and we're flying in).

I've been looking at the Marriott - Airport and Cruise Hotel and the Renaissance Cruise Port Hotel. Only problem is most places charge $ to park.