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Hello Cruisers,

I am interested in information about how to Book the "Behind the Fun Ultimate tour".  Also, any feedback/advice from those who have done the tour is appreciated.

Considering 2 different Princess Cruises. One is 

Voyage of the Glaciers with Glacier Bay (Southbound) which includes 2 scenic cruising days. 

 Ports: Anchorage (Whittier), Alaska, United States |Hubbard Glacier (Scenic Cruising), Alaska, United States |Glacier Bay National Park (Scenic Cruising), Alaska, U.S. |Skagway, Alaska, United States |Juneau, Alaska, United States |Ketchikan, Alaska, United States |Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

 and the second is 

Voyage of the Glaciers with Glacier Bay (Northbound

For all you fans of Bitter and Blanc- it has been added to the American Table Menu. According to John H. I personally have never tried it. What does it taste like? I guess I will just have to try it next cruise.

Looking forward to more of your review..

My dear Grandma cruised with us @90 years old. She loved watching with indoor games- such as trivia and enjoyed playing a few of the other indoor games. She is not handicapped but we felt that the long walk to the boat on the first day would be too much. But the port of Miami had an area where we sat until a wheel chair pusher too us to the VIP area to check in and then pushed the chair all the way to the ship. We all had a wonderful time. Enjoy!!!

Make sure you use your sign and sail card on every slot machine or table games. Your points will add up and you will receive rewards.

I was just trying to window shop shore excursions for an upcoming cruise and I received the same message. I am sure that they will have this fixed soon. If I were you- I would wait a couple of days and If they don't have it fixed I would call carnival or my PVP and book my shore excursions with them.

Hello Everyone,

I wanted to post a review of Premier Cruise Parking. Not to be confused with the rip of joint Premier Ventures. Premier Cruise Parking is located at 1415 NE 2nd Ave. Miami, FL 33135. I made my reservation by phone by calling Chris at 1800 435-3195. The Parking Garage was easy to find. We were instructed to drive up to the top floor. By the time we got out of our car and got our suitcases out- the shuttle to the port was there. The shuttle is not glamorous but functional. I made sure to sit in the front seat so I could enjoy some breeze from the window. As air conditioning is useless with the doors opening every 5 minutes. The shuttle driver took us to the port. Pick up from the port took about 1 hr. Pricing was $9 a day because of "peak travel" including a shuttle to and from the port for 4 people.

My dh wants to know if they have Caribbean Stud?

Hello,

Some excursions are now posted on Carnivals web site. :)

I know this ship has a Casino but what Table Games are offered (what limits) and is there a good selection of slot machines?

Sorry double post w/ a few different questions

I have a few questions about HAL that I hope someone can answer. We are considering sailing on the ms Zuiderman. Our only frame of reference for cruising is Carnival. First of all Carnival is always trying to sell you something aboard~ drinks, jewelry, spa services..are HAL cruises like this too? Do the rooms only offer queen beds or are they kings? How big are the showers compaired to Carnival? I know HAL doesn't have water slides but how many pools and hot tubs does this ship offer? Is it true that there is no lunch room trays to carry your food? And finally, is there ice cream available 24/7? Oops one more is there trivia games aboard?

Thank you for your response and any other advice.

Hello everyone,

My Husband (41), me (38), Mom (68), Dad (72 . Are considering cruising aboard the ms Zuiderdam. We have only cruised aboard Carnival cruises before. So, that is my frame of reference for cruising.

Some of my questions about HAL are...are the beds king size or queen size? Is it true that there are no food trays in the lunch room? Carnival is always trying to sell you something..spa, drinks, jewelry..etc. Do all cruise lines do this? I know there is no water slide but is there trivia games? I read that this ship is scheduled for dry dock this year. When is it's out of dry dock?

Finally, is there free ice cream 24/7? Thank you for your answers and any other advice for those considering Half.

Hello everyone

I was reading my currents magazine and found this on the last page.

If you have entered or have a wonderful picture to share..please post it here on this cruise critic thread too.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1000356&highlight=

Summer 2009 photo contest :D:p:D:p

Send us your favortie photo from a "fun ship getaway" enter our summer 2009 photo contest now. Share that great picture from your carnival cruise. If you win, we'll publish that photo in an upcoming currents issure, and you'll recieve a digital camera. See details below. For complete rules go to carnival.com/promo/photocontest. Or send a stamped, self addressed envelope to : currents Photo contest rules, carnival place, Mail stop MSMK-659s, 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, FL 33178-2428

Online Rules for Carnival Currents Summer 2009 Photo Contest

1. To enter, send (1) a color photo (any size) you took during a Carnival cruise together with (2) the ship’s name, dates of travel and (3) your name, address and daytime phone number to: Currents Magazine Photo Contest, Dept. LN308, 1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309-3023. To be eligible, an entry must be the entrant’s original, nonprofessional photo and may not have been entered in any other contest, won any other prize or have been previously published in any medium. Each entrant must have written permission from any human subject of his/her photograph and grants Meredith Corporation, 1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA (Sponsor) the right to publish or display the photo submission in any way. Sponsor reserves the right to reject and disqualify any photographs that could be offensive and to disqualify any entries that receive legal challenges on the basis of copyright ownership or insufficient model consent. Contest begins June 1 2009. Entries must be received by July 3, 2009. Sponsor assumes no responsibility for lost, late, mutilated or illegible entries. All materials submitted become the sole property of the Sponsor and will not be returned or acknowledged. Sponsor and Carnival Cruise Lines, 3655 N.W. 87th Avenue, Miami, Florida 33178-2428 (collectively the Promotion Entities) are not responsible for any typographical or other error in the printing of the offer, administration of the Contest or in the announcement of any prize.

2. The Contest is open to amateur photographers who are legal U.S. or Canadian residents, 18 years and older (except residents of AZ, CO, MD, TN, VT and the province of Quebec). Employees (and their immediate families and those living in their same household) of the Promotion Entities and their parents, subsidiaries and affiliates are not eligible. Entry constitutes agreement to these Official Rules and to the decisions of the Sponsor, which are final and binding in all matters relating to this Contest and constitutes permission to use photos, name, hometown and likeness for editorial purposes on behalf of any Promotion Entity without compensation unless prohibited by law. Any entry may be featured in future issues of Currents.

3. On or about February 13, 2009, entries will be judged equally on subject matter, composition and lighting by a panel of judges selected by the Sponsor. In the event of a tie, the winning entry will be the one with the highest score in the composition criterion. All decisions of judges are final. Winners will be notified by mail on or about April 23, 2009.

4. Two winners will each receive a digital camera (ARV $250).

5. Camera winners will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Eligibility, Copyright Assignment to photo, Liability Release and, where lawful, Publicity Release within ten (10) days of notification.

6. Winners agree that Promotion Entities, their parents, affiliates and subsidiary companies and their respective officers, directors, employees, representatives and agents have no liability whatsoever and will be held harmless by winner for any liability for injuries, losses or damages of any kind to person including death and property, resulting in whole or in part, directly or indirectly for the acceptance, possession, use or misuse of a prize, participation in and contest activity or participation in this contest. By accepting the prize, winners consent, where lawful, to the use of his/her name, portrait, picture, hometown name for publicity, advertising and promotional articles and purposes without additional compensation.

7. RELEASES: Entrants authorize the Sponsor to use their name, voice, likeness, biographical data, city and state of residence and entry materials in promotional material and for advertising, public relations and editorial purposes worldwide, in perpetuity, or on a winner’s list, if applicable, without further compensation unless prohibited by law. Sponsor is not obligated to use any of the above-mentioned information or materials, but may do so and may edit such information or materials, at Sponsor’s sole discretion, without further obligation or compensation.

8. Subject to all U.S. federal, state and local laws and regulations. Void where prohibited and in AZ, CO, MD, TN, VT and the province of Quebec. Taxes on prizes are the sole responsibility of winners. Prizes are nontransferable. Cash will not be awarded in lieu of a prize.

9. For a list of winners, available after April 23, 2009, send a separate SASE to Currents Winter 2009 Winners List, Dept. LN308, 1716 Locust St., Des Moines, IA 50309-3023. Vermont residents may omit return postage.

Hello

I HAVE had something stolen from a carnival stateroom. At the end of Novemeber 2008 my husband and I were on the Carnival Splendor. After ariving on ship we ate lunch and walked around for a while. After a hour or so I decided that we need to go to the room so I could drop off my big ol' heavy purse and my husband could drop off his hoodie. And then we could walk around somemore. We dropped off the stuff and walked around. About 1 and half hours later we returned to the room to see if the luggage had arrived. It had. When I walked in the room I noticed right away that my PURSE WAS NOT IN THE ROOM . I immeditaly found the room stewart and asked her if he had moved my purse. She accused me of not being in the right room. I pointed out that my room key worked. She then told me that Carnival is not responsible for items in the room and that I should go to the pursers/information desk and file a lost report. I did right away. Time passed...Securty arrives searches all my other luggage for my purse..I guess they thought I had packed my purse and forgot?? Thirty minutes later they find my purse. I searched it and found that everything is in there credit cards, passports, Drivers license, medicine EXCEPT my husbands Nintendo DS. The games and charger were in there but not the DS. I was very happy we had our passports back and I kissed them. Securty then searched all our luggage looking for the Nintendo DS :(. Needless to say it was never found and on the last day of the cruise carnival sent/gave us a letter saying

On behalf of Carnival Crusie lines, we thank you for choosing the Carnival splendor for your vacation. Our guests are important to us we appreciate your patronage. Whith regard to your Nintendo DS that is missing, unfortunately we have been unable to locate it. I have enclosed a copy of the report and your refrence # for your records. You may contact out corporate office on your return home, the address and telephone number are listed below. Should you locate the itme before leaving the ship, please advise us so that we may update our records. Carnival Cruise lines guest relations Department 3655 NW 87th Ave. Miami, flordia 33178-2428

No mention of how they found my purse...

Moral of the story...from now on I will put my purse in the safe and my husbands wallet in the safe and all of our medicine. And if it's not nailed down or in the safe consider it steal able.