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1 hour ago, cruisingguy007 said:

 

It's all relative in the end. How much more is a comparative cruise on another line and are you willing to pay that just to have bacon everyday? Some may on principle but I suspect most would not. The small things may add up enough eventually but I'm not willing to "show them" by paying more for insignificant differences. I'd rather save money and eat bacon when I get off the ship. 😁

It's not only the bacon it's just all of the cuts I've witnessed since 2004 which is way too many to list.  I just think it's time I try another cruise line and see for myself. 

29 minutes ago, joe/jack said:

We were in Royal Caribbean ship a few weeks ago

Bacon was every where and every day 

🐖

 

That's what I've heard from other people too. I guess Carnival just doesn't care about the paying passengers anymore. That's my opinion and after 10+ cruises on only Carnival I'm ready to spend my hard earned money somewhere else. 

4 hours ago, 1kaper said:

 

What's next?  There are only two options.  Either limit it (which they are doing) or increase prices to cover the rising cost of food.  
Well.  I guess 3.  They can absorb the cost.  But I'm guessing that isn't really an option at this point. 

I would rather pay more money for things that I expect. I just wonder when customers are going to say enough is enough. 

29 minutes ago, SRQbeachgirl said:

It's amazing how fast everyone went from "I'd survive on toast and stale beer to be on a ship again!" to "Rationing Bacon?!? I'm out." 🤣

I'm not paying to go on a floating Fyre fest sorry, if that's your idea of a good vacation enjoy. 

5 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

Takes same amount of time as it always has

That's good to hear. I just figured with the staffing problems that they're having that it would take longer. Thanks. 

I want to thank everyone for their input. I appreciate it. 

Just now, Ilovesailaway said:

I usually grab a breakfast burrito at Blue Iguana. I believe I read on here that bacon can be had in the MDR for breakfast every day though.

That's a guess on my part as like I said I'm usually on the lido with a burrito (cool rhyme lol)

I love the breakfast burritos too. Thanks for letting me know about the dining room. I can only imagine how long that would take to eat there now since they are having staffing issues which I understand but maybe they should lower the passenger capacity .

6 minutes ago, pickle11 said:

Just off the Splendor and Spirit in Alaska. Walmart on water.  And I have had better breakfasts at Days Inn.  

Unfortunately it seems like it's going downhill fast. All of the Carnival cheerleaders will defend them to the end instead of stating the obvious. Thanks for your honest opinion. 

10 minutes ago, JT1962 said:

On my early May cruise, bacon was only available every other day and was on the back of the buffet where it had to be served by an employee. Ham was out for self service the first few days, but also moved to only be served by an employee half way through the cruise. All other items were self-serve, so it seemed obvious they were trying to limit the amount served. They also had bacon below the counter at the omelette station so you had to ask for it specifically, but it was available ever day, if you knew to ask. All other ingredient options were on display.

Thanks for the info. I like Carnival and all of my cruises have been on Carnival and I'm sure that I'll continue to take Carnival cruises but I just wonder why this seems to be a Carnival only problem. 

50 minutes ago, ColeThornton said:

 

How have they "handled it" that's got you upset?  I must be missing something here.

I just mean by blaming it on supply issues while every other cruise line has it. I would think that they use the same suppliers. I also said it's not a big deal, I was just wondering. I know other people who have been on different cruise lines and I asked them and they said never a issue. 

I figured that was probably the case. I don't understand why they just don't say that. It's not that it's a dealbreaker for me I just don't like the way Carnival has handled it.  Thanks for letting me know. 

I was just wondering if they are back to serving bacon every morning on the buffet or is it still every other day? 

Thanks for the review, I enjoyed reading it. 

I'll be sailing on the Magic in early March and I hope I don't have the same experience.  Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, I'll be cruising the Magic in March.

Thank you everyone for the help. 

On 12/9/2019 at 5:29 AM, RWolver672 said:

 

Did you check in on the first day possible to check in?  If not, the earliest time slots may have already been taken.  It may also depend on which port you are leaving from and which ship you are sailing on.  At the ports with minimal parking, they want the previous cruises out of the lots before they are allowing arriving passengers in.  With the newer Vista class of ships, it takes longer to debark passengers from the previous cruise.  Therefore, to keep congestion down in the terminal, they prefer that people show up later.  

 

If your check in time is 12-12:30, and you show up in that time slot, once you get in line, you should be able to walk right on the ship.

Yes we got online and checked in at 12am est which is the 1st day we were allowed to check in and we're leaving from Ft.Lauderdale. Thanks for the info. 

Yes we are sailing on the  Magic. 

I just checked in for our upcoming cruise in March and the earliest check in time available was 12-12:30 . I last cruised about 6 months ago and when I was looking at my past notes I noticed that we were able to check in 11:30 -12 .

Did something change? I frequently visit this board for tips and cruise news and I don't remember seeing anything about this.

I was on the same cruise and if I were to write a review it would be almost identical to yours. We had a great time and I would definitely cruise on the Miracle again.

I'm also wondering the same thing. I leave on Sunday. 

I will be going to Belize city tender pier.  Thanks for the info I appreciate it. 

I was wondering if anyone can recommend a place to have a few drinks and appetizers while we're in Belize? 

Thanks for the info. 

I would love to do the brewery and rum distillery tour and I'm unable to find a company to book this tour.  I would like to know if anyone has any suggestions on how I can do this on my own.  I appreciate any help.