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  1. Go to Canterberry whilst in Dover area. It is a wonderful little place to see.
  2. Trains from Heathrow Airport to London on Elizabeth line then on to Dover are really EZ . we did the the Carnival British isles cruise last year from Dover. Happy to answer questions. Allow yourself a few days in London. We were delayed flying out of US by Storms in US..so we will need to make trip just to see London. lol
  3. We always book interior and get same lame offers. I guess they think folks want a window . Not interested in being on deck 1 or 2. Pass.
  4. We look for cabins by the rectangular shapes between the life boats. These have a better view. Yes. I would definitely avoid being above the piano bar. Also, avoid booking above the sliding lobby doors going outside on deck 3. We have booked 4134 a few times. View ok but Always quiet
  5. Yes.. it is a learning curve.. We went on Carnival Pride in August for our 35th anniversary. We noticed less children on our cruise More experienced cruisers The trip is very port intensive Overall it was a nice change from the Caribbean allow a day or 2 post flight to rest and recuperate If you can fly a non US carrier- we were a day late leaving US because of US storms, not as much an issue for those coming and going over the pond. The trains and public transportation are EZ to use in UK We visited docked in Greenock over night so we were able to go see the Royal Military Tattoo ( I am highly recommend) also this was the same week as The Fringe Festival. These occur the same time each year. The Carnival Legend will be taking the exact trip.. August 9-11th 2024. A great time to be in UK especially Edinburgh. We also visited Belfast, Cork, Holyhead, Dublin, Liverpool, overnighted in Greenock (that allows you time to go to Edinburgh. Plus this ship has the 4K cabins.. they are on deck 4, come with sofa have full length floor to ceiling windows and are priced as interior rooms. Leaving me more money to spend seeing the sights in the UK and Ireland. Plus, it leaves from Dover England so if you want to work in trip to Calais, France on the Ferry you can squeeze in France! Happy anniversary!
  6. We went in August of 2023 - Bucket list trip. We sailed on Carnival Pride because we have status with Carnival and they do our laundry, so we could pack less. We also were familiar with the Spirit Class ship. We arrived early to London.. saw Stonehenge then next day went to Canterbury and next day we sailed from Dover. Spent 9 days seeing England, Wales, Ireland, Northern Ireland,and Scotland. We bought tickets to the Tattto in January as Carnival offered excursion to/from tattoo that did not include the ticket. We saw Dublin, Belfast, Greenock, Edinburgh, Cobh, Liverpool, London and a few more spots! We had a blast! We were in Edinburgh during the Fringe and Tattoo.. could not have been more fun. Best of luck with your planning. I see the Carnival Legend is doing this same cruise August 9-18 2024.
  7. Looking at this cabin how did you like it? Loud noise from Lounge above?
  8. Does the bar located in thevYTD Dining room ever open for pre dinner drinks?
  9. We are looking for a zone 1 or 2 London hotel that is clean, convenient to the tube for under 300 per night.. Does anyone have experience with either of these Gloucester Millennium or Resident Covent Garden or can recommend another? TIA
  10. Just took first MSC.. if you book.. book yacht club or bid it after booking another experience. Night and day between experiences.
  11. We sailed Feb of 2022…CCL.. the Alchemy was out of all Bourbon the entire cruise. We would pop down to the steak house get glasses of Blantons and head back to the Alchemy for the alchemist to make us some drinks and participate in the Alchemy shenanigans.
  12. We will be on this sailing.. Now we are empty nesters no Spring break cruises for us. Any MSC newbie advice?
  13. Great to hear! On her later this month. We figured we will be on the cleanest ship or the dirtiest. Either way.. we are on a ship having fun.
  14. The Hotel Richmond http://richmond.rometravelhotel.com/en/
  15. DH sent his request in and was told no as We booked with TA rate.. Should send it in again or is this SOP? When booked with a discounted rate?
  16. Hubs and I both getting error message while attempting to log in website. Anyone else or is this only a pox upon my house?
  17. Check out Cat D interior on Deck 5. Added during the change from Destiny to Sunshine. Close to Ocean Plaza.
  18. I have cruised both. The sunshine twice in 2022 and Elation in 2009. The two ships do not even compare. The Sunshine has been updated with added rooms and dining choices. 101 tons.. the Elation is my least favorite ship of my 25 cruises. It is small and very limited in its offerings. Look at the deck plans of both to compare the amenities.
  19. We had the same issue. Following
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