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Nah.....I'm already mentally planning on what is upcoming in real life. At that point I'm ready to wrap it up. That corny song in the dining room certainly doesn't move me.

If you look on the hub app you can see the drinks and the original price before the discount. If you wait to the end for the paper copy you will only get a list of purchase locations with the total at $0.00

I am maybe 1 for 10. The quality was routinely so poor I just gave up and order a different dish and I was someone who ordered the steak and eggs for brunch dozens of times over the past 15 years of cruising on Carnival. The strip loin to the filet is not even a comparison. They should've stuck with the flat iron steak.

The drugs are just quantifiable indicator of the bigger problem, clientele who choose to not follow laws and policies. The person who overtly chooses to smuggle drugs onboard is likely to snub their nose at the other policies in place to maintain a family environment Carnival wants. Work to hold the law breakers accountable and you will lessen their impact.

You are describing the new Carnival.

I wear a lanyard pretty much all the time on the ship. It is the most convenient method for me to keep up with my card and have it easily accessible.

Good news.

I've got coffee with Cheers during debarking on pretty much every cruise.

I guess I'm strange. I couldn't tell you the name of any CD over the past decade of sailings. To me they are an annoyance I overlook selling bingo cards and such.

I would just buy the drinks at the bar. You really aren't saving much of anything by buying a bottle at the current prices.

I would never use a debit card....ever. The holds tie up real money and not just tapping into a credit line.

It will not be counted against Cheer's but would likely have a corkage charge added.

Funny....I have received this info first hand when dealing with an interior cabin that struggled to go below 80 at night directly from an engineer on board when the problem escalated above the maintenance guy they sent first. He flat out told me that was the problem and went down the hall until he found the offending balcony cabin which he located due to air moving from the hallway under the door.

I truly hate what Carnival has done to the steak and eggs. It was a classic dish I loved and looked forward to every cruise, the filet was always top notch. Now, my local Waffle House will serve me a better breakfast.

Steak looks worse also.

The drug use is just the noticeable end result, not the cause. The problem is the character of the people using those drugs, those willing to violate the law and smuggle drugs and more likely to be involved in other criminal and otherwise disruptive behavior. People have always been annoyed or offended by others on cruise ships, that is nothing new. The generally law abiding citizen is just more likely to handle it without conflict.

No.

Their compensation schedule appears incorrect to me. The guaranteed salary is only like $800-$1000 per month. The majority of their income is from tips. I am also basing this on a personal conversation I had with a steward. We were onboard directly after a passenger less reposition cruise and I made a joke about "must have been a relaxing few days". He laughed and said "no no no....I only made salary last week with no passengers on board".

Not sure how you have come up with that as fact but that is the exact opposite of everything I've heard from employees who speak about it.

I've never said they don't work hard or don't deserve what they make. I said people need to stop with the guilt trip where they pretend going on a cruise is equal to sending money to save some starving kids in Africa they see on a late night infomercial. The customer facing workers on a cruise ship are not people to feel sorry for. They are mostly well educated, possess the skills and experience needed to land lucrative positions and make compensation equivalent to those in top end professional careers in their home country. They don't need someone to give them a bar of soap or snacks because they are hungry, they just need appreciation for the service they provide and the appropriate compensation.

I love the naivety of those who go on a cruise ship thinking it is their one job to 'save' every worker. What they fail to realize is the income earned by many of the front facing workers on the ship puts them in the upper class in their home economies, probably a higher level in general than the middle class Americans who are infatuated with their pay. Stop treating them like they are one step above poverty and maybe you will see the big picture.

Except I didn't quote or even mention you....take a breath....with feeling.

I don't know how these topics always trend towards taxes. Many of these workers pay no taxes. Their home countries do not tax them because the contracts are long enough they are considered non-resident citizens. Take the Philippines for example.... REVENUE REGULATION NO. 9-99 INCOME TAXATION OF NON-RESIDENT CITIZENS Q: Who is a non-resident citizen? A: A Filipino non-resident is someone who: Leaves the Philippines to reside abroad either as an immigrant or for employment on a permanent basis Works and derives income from abroad and such employment requires him to be physically present abroad most of the time during the year. Establishes that fact of his physical presence abroad with a definite intention to reside therein. Some of the factors that the BIR Commissioner considers in establishing the residence of a citizen are: the number of days that an individual stayed abroad during the year i.e if he was out of the country for six months or a longer period during the year; the existence of a permanent home in the Philippines; the existence of economic and other connections in the country. Has been previously considered as a non-resident citizen and he stays in the Philippines to reside in the country permanently. The income that he earned abroad prior to his residence in the Philippines is not taxable under the Philippine tax laws. Q: How are non-resident citizens taxed? A: A non-resident citizen is taxable only on his income that is earned from sources within the Philippines. Income that was derived from abroad is not subject to the Philippine income tax. For example, a Filipino immigrant who works for a computer company in London is exempt from paying the Philippine income tax on his London salary. However, his rental income, interest income, or other income from the Philippines are subject to income tax. Q: How are overseas contract workers taxed? A: A Filipino who is working as an overseas contract workers is exempt from paying the Philippine income tax on his foreign income. He should only pay an income tax on any income that was earned from sources within the Philippines. A Filipino working as a seaman and who receives compensation for services performed abroad as a member of the complement of a vessel engaged exclusively in international trade is treated as an overseas contract worker.

That portion is set aside for the 'housekeeping team', not just the steward. He may be the one you see but there is an entire team working to support him so he can do that job. If he has any integrity about him he will turn in the portion of that tip which would routinely go to support the rest of his team. In the end either nothing is accomplished or at worst the others who worked all week handling their part in your overall experience didn't get paid.

Corkage fee was charged about every time but one.