tha sista

On 5/27/2024 at 7:28 AM, TxTeach79 said:

Love when a countdown hits zero

 

What is that countdown app?  I like it!

Congrats on both occasions!

What site did you use to book your day passes for your excursions?

Thanks for this!

For those of us with older eyes the 20 is great!

sorry I didn't see the within 2 days.  I think you'd lose it all, but if it were me, I'd call Carnival and ask.  Call the Casino department.

Yes you are correct.  As long as you cancel before the penalty period which I think is 90 days prior to cruising then you'd get a portion.  

7 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

Curacao museum was an army hospital

 

1853 military hospital for yellow fever

Built new hospital. The new one has 500 beds, 7 operating rooms and does all surgery except open heart surgery 

That’s a surprisingly large amount of beds and ORs for such a small island. Population just under 200k. You’ve posted some really interesting info from this excursion. Bravo!

2 minutes ago, Jamman54 said:

Here are some more pictures of Room # 535…….

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From our window we have a great view of the pool area…..

 

 

Going down to the ends of the hallways and looking out the windows, Patti is able to see the ships that are in port today. This is the Adventure OTS…..

 

 

Allure OTS…..

 

 

Carnival Liberty…..

 

 

Disney Wish…..

 

 

To be continued…..

Is there a bar at this hotel?

Yours and Saint Greg's review all at once!  This is a great day!

FWIW I sometimes get the Cheers package and sometimes not.  It depends who I am cruising with or if anyone at all.  I almost always add $1.00 per drink whether I have cheers or not.  I worked as a waitress in college and appreciate good tippers.  I never forgot that.  I have been blessed in this life through hard work therefore I tend to tip extra.

3 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

It’s fine. I’ve questioned the authenticity of this Cuban coffee since I stayed in little Havana. Someone on CC swore they do it here just like they do it there. I don’t think so. They used brown sugar and did something with it like muddling or something in little Havana. This guy was just taking white sugar out of a container.

 

 

 

 

What is this location?👆 is it a bar?

2 minutes ago, yucky007 said:

Hi! Seeking help.

 

I've searched high and low and can't find an answer. We usually purchase the cheer's package, but not this time. We're trying to plan how much cash to bring.

 

Our question: if we order a single drink at a bar on a Carnival ship, is a tip added automatically?

 

I can only find answers about the various packages, not individual purchases, and the answer will change how much cash we bring.

 

Thank you in advance, and apologies if this is somewhere obvious, but I searched Carnival Q&A and this forum and couldn't find the answer. Really appreciate the help! 😀

 

Yes it is 18% was the amount in March

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

I have never had a table like this in 25 cruises. This has to be a massive mistake 

 

 

That’s nice!  Are you anytime or scheduled?

12 minutes ago, dlphn501 said:

In Bonaire, check out Lady Bellais.  It's the same company that owns the golf carts (Bonaire Cruisers).  This is a rather new excursion for them, but it's snorkeling on their schooner.  They are running on word of mouth/reviews only I believe.  I read about them in a Facebook group.  They have a rope swing they bring out for the 2nd half of the excursion.  They even help the littles that can't quite reach the swing and touch the boat.  Everyone was so professional and helpful!  The boat was so clean!  They were always cleaning up!!  Includes local lunch cooked by captain and his wife, all snorkel equipment if needed, full instructions and tips/tricks, and open bar.  There was even a large group jumping off the top deck of the boat (before they let out the rope swing...no one was allowed to jump off when the rope swing was in action). There was a dance party on the way back with the macarena I think and some other line dances. Everyone from 8-88 had a blast!  At one point I misplaced/lost one of my Carnival beach towels, and told the tour operator about it, and after everyone got off the boat, he brought me my missing towel!  I snorkeled for about 10 mins and then was over it, but I still had a blast. Some folks never even got in the water.

Not a Carnival excursion, but they are very reputable and will get you back on time.  I had a lot of emails back and forth with them before I booked, and they schedule their different excursions based off the ships schedules. Sometimes they have a morning only excursion, sometimes a lunch time one, sometimes they do several.  Ours was at 2pm, but we were in port from 8a-10p.  I think it was less than $200 for 3 of us.  Very easy to find once outside the port area, and that's coming from someone that gets lost walking across the street with a gps.

I didn't come close to 15 drinks that day 😉

This sounds awesome!.  I have this itinerary on two different cruises for 2025 and this excursion will be on the shortlist!

3 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

Married...for a long time. Maybe he just got a side piece.

 

Bingo!

He got a girlfriend?

Just now, Saint Greg said:

 

She does. I'm going through mine and having them go to hers. The shop has already been paid minus my $500 deductible. The big part is figuring out how I get my deductible and the $200 tow I paid for back from either her or her insurance company.

Hopefully you have her information and she's a decent upstanding citizen eager to pay her bills.

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

For those who don't know already, this happened to me this week.

 

 

So my car is in the shop

 

 

And I'm driving this.

 

 

 

 

Hopefully they have insurance?

Finally....😀

Are there kiosks so one can load their gift cards on their account?

9 hours ago, lazydayz said:

Cabo is one of my favorite all time ports. The water was clear and warm.  We did the deluxe catamaran cruise from Carnival.  The boat was wonderful, the crew was nice, the food was great.  Highly recommend it.  

did you find this excursion very crowded?

4 hours ago, Pyxie said:

I agree. I'd be surprised if it was open by the end of May as speculated. I'm sailing out of Baltimore in August and assuming it will be open by then, but I'm also not worried if it isn't. I can easily change my flights (Southwest) and I have a refundable hotel. I am wondering if I should book a backup refundable hotel in Norfolk though just in case.

I don’t have a dog in this fight but I’ve been reading of sold out hotels. I’d be booking a refundable hotel in both cities. 

1 hour ago, Anyislandwilldo said:

Going on the Venezia in November for 20 days!!  No launderettes on this ship.  I am platinum but afraid to send my laundry out.  At home I wash everything in cold water so I'm afraid they will shrink my clothes.  For those that send out laundry, do you normally wash at home in hot water?  I'm ok with sending out underwear and socks but not shirts or pants.

I wash in cold at home.  I send a bag of laundry nearly every day on the ship and include everything except clothing I hang dry or dry clean.  I've never had a problem and been doing it for years.

7 minutes ago, PaddleAddict said:

Other than a very brief weekend cruise on RCCL to Ensenada two years ago, my husband and I have not cruised in 10 years. I used to be "in the know" about cruise lines, ships, and cruise experiences, and now I feel like I just crawled out from under a rock. We also used to sail alone and now have two kids under 10, and I know nothing about kids and Carnival (kids club, shipboard activities, etc.).

Can I get some thoughts and opinions on these potential cruises? Looking at three different ships and a mix up of private islands and other POC. We've never been on a newer mega ship and have no idea what that experience is like. I've also never been to any of the private islands (nor have we been to Grand Turk) so I don't know which are better or worse. We have been to Belize, Cozumel, and San Juan, so know what to expect there (over a decade ago, though). We have been on the Liberty but that was almost 20 years ago. Our kids are 9 and 5 and this will be their second cruise, first trip to the Caribbean.

 

These are the cruises we are considering for this August (flying from California):

 

6-Day Eastern Caribbean from Port Canaveral (Orlando), FL

Carnival Vista 

Half Moon Cay > Grand Turk > Amber Cove 

 

7-Day Western Caribbean from New Orleans, LA

Carnival Liberty

Mahogany Bay > Belize > Cozumel

 

7-Day from Miami, FL

Carnival Magic 

Eastern San Juan > Amber Cove > Grand Turk

OR

Western: Cozumel > Belize > Mahogany Bay

I just took my grand kids—5 of them ages 5-11 along with my DD and her husband on the vista sailing you mentioned above. They loved it. They really liked the kids club and asked to go every day. They really enjoyed the beach at Grand Turk and had a lot of fun in the pool at Amber cove. We did not get off the ship at half moon cay and just enjoyed the water park on the ship all day. We stayed in a family harbor suite and connecting balcony room and the family harbor lounge was a huge bonus for breakfast and snacks. They have asked to go again so we are going on the same ship mainly because finding connecting cabins for a group of 8 is not easy. I was used to the older carnival ships such as spirit breeze dream victory and triumph so navigating this ship was a little more difficult for me but we all had a good time.