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Thanks for sharing...glad you had a good trip...do all Canadians always...write like this... ... ...??? Eh? 😆

Just curious. Would you have noticed this had you not looked at the map? Water is water no matter if you are doing circles there, north of there, south of there or east of there. You cant really tell a difference. A sea day is a sea day, especially when the port of call is so close. Take a look at Radiance over out of Long Beach. It goes between LA and Catalina and Ensenada. That ship basically does circles all day every day just off the coast.

Interesting. Stockholder OBC didn't used to show up on your documentation. Maybe it does now. It used to be just normal OBC showed up there. Well OP, if thats the case, disregard what I said then.

That didnt take long. A lot quicker than I thought.

Thats all you need. It wont show up as OBC on your cruise documents, but it will be showing on your account when you board. You just have to trust the process that it will be there.

You can go thru the Priority line and security and board with the rest of the Platinum passengers. Unfortunately, your toddler will have to show up at his allotted time and go through the normal security line and boarding process. He can meet you on somewhere on lido after he boards with the unwashed masses.

Yeah if you are a semi-pro like you are then go for it! "Novices" like those that just want stock for OBC should do a bit of research. $1500 is a lot of money for some people. For others, it is pocket change. For me, you can call me more of an semi-amateur when it comes to stocks. I know enough about day trading to make a buck or two but also just enough to get myself in trouble. Which is why I have a broker. 😁 You know what they say about a little bit of knowledge being a dangerous thing ..

As I said...speak to a financial advisor or stock broker lol.

Go to their contact page. Maybe they have a process where you can manually upload your most recent Fidelity statement showing your CCL stock.

2 points. And this is advice is worth what you paid for it so take it for what it is...(or as my grandpa would always say, "Let me give you a nickel's worth of free advice")... 1. I wouldn't take stock advice from CC or any public forum for that matter. Speak with your broker or financial advisor. 2. I wouldn't buy CCL stock just for the $50 or $100 OBC you could get (depending on sailing length). Think about how many cruises you would have to take just to break even on your inital stock purchase price. Sounds like you just want to buy the stock for OBC and not as an investment. 100 shares isn't going to make you rich and the ROI just for OBC isn't really worth it, to be honest.

The app store on your phone. Google app store or the Apple equivalent

Here is a YouTube video tour of the cabin right next door with an extended balcony. Cabin 12357. https://youtu.be/zbhLXvlAMiE?si=YLLPbr2PhLtY77zt

My thoughts exactly. Why would Carnival look for a solution to a problem that doesn't exist for them.

I havent seen anyone bashing the OP.

They accept the sail and sign cards now at Amber Cove? I have always had to use credit cards or cash at that big pool bar. If they accept sail and sign now, I can leave cash in my stateroom now. Is that a recent change? Granted, it has been about a year since our last visit to Amber Cove.

You can have 2 different people on the exact same cruise and have 2 completely different experiences and overall views of the cruise. Perfect example -- we were on the Jubilee 2 weeks ago for spring break. My wife and 15 year old daughter loved it and thought it was one of the better cruises we have ever had. I, on the other hand, just thought it was meh...ok. To me it wasn't great but also wasn't terrible. And I am a Carnival "cheerleader" ( or so I have been accused of being here on CC). I have noticed a huge decline in food quality and service over the years. We will be on the 2nd sailing of Firenze on May 2 in a few weeks and I am not expecting spectacular service and am expecting plenty of hic-cups since it will be a "new" ship and crew only on the 2nd sailing. Maybe I will be pleasantly surprised but I am going into with my expectations moderated.

Leave the kids at home with the grandparents and you will save a lot right there. Then you can use what you would have spent on the kids to splurge on yourselves instead.

I usually post this anytime a Cheers question comes up. I should save it to my notes so I can just copy and paste it so I dont have to rewrite it everytime.. The 15 alcohol drink limit per day can go pretty quick, even on a port day. If you have a bloody mary or espresso martini or mimosa or michelada or 3 before and with breakfast, a beer or two with lunch, a few pina coladas or daquiris lounging by the pool late morning/early afternoon or a few cocktails trying your luck in the casino, a cocktail at Alchemy before dinner, a glass of wine with dinner and then a few PM cocktails or night caps at the piano bar, casino, Punchliner's or night club at night and you can blow through 15 fairly easily. Port days just take out the afternoon/lunch time drinks and have a few extra at Alchemy or one of the other specialty bars on the newer Excel class ships later at night and you can still get up to your limit without even trying.

Debarkation wise you will get off as fast as anyone with a passport. Clearing customs and immigration once off the ship is a different story...

No. They never put Cheers on sale and the price will only go up. In fact, based on the recent increase in the cost of a case of water, I fully expect Cheers prices will go up soon as well. If you waited until you board the ahip to get Cheers you definitely would be paying more since you dont get the pre-sailing discount. The only time Cheers ever went on sale was during the 'rona shutdown and that was just a way to keep some revenue coming in during the pandemic.

Upgrade yourself to a Havana area stateroom. Why mingle with the unwashed masses on your honeymoon when you can have an exclusive pool, hottub and bar? It's worth the extra $$$.

The best itinerary is which ever one I happen to be on at the time. Nassau, Grand Turk, or the obligatory call at Cozumel... I am at the point where I cruise just to cruise.

1:30 rooms open up. There is no rhyme or reason to when your bags show up. The Priority for Diamonds/Plats and FTTF are just feel good stamps on the luggage tags and dont mean too much. Bags show up when they show up.

Nights 2 and 6 are generally formal nights. MDR is included every night. Chibang and Cucina are included with YTD for one visit, but we visited Chibang once and Cucina twice on Jubilee last week and were not charged extra for the 2nd visit. YMMV. You just request a table on the HUB app in the restaurant you want to dine in when YTD dinner time begins. You can use the general number for guest services (usually extension 7777), but there is no dedicated # that I know of, or use the dedicated Diamond/Platinum line for guest services on deck 8 aft.

I don't know you from Adam, but based on your post here, I will take your word for it and would venture to say that yes, it is true that your Spanish is limited to those two words.