staceyglow

I still don't know what it is.

Not a problem at all. We do it all the time. We stay at a hotel near FLL that has an airport shuttle and take an Uber from the hotel to the point port in Miami.

What is wet/dry clean?

Look, if Carnival asks you to follow a certain procedure,, please follow the procedure! They don't do it just to mess up your life. They have what they believe to be a good reason. People who pick and choose the rules they follow are what causes systems to break down.

You are doing God's work @ObstructedView2 Actually, you are doing the OPs' work. 😁😁

They are going to charge as much as they think they can get. Jubilee is a brand new ship, so don't expect any price decreases for quite awhile. I am booked out for the next two years with reasonably priced Carnival cruises. If they can get a lot more for the rest of the cabins, I think that's great. We need Carnival to return to profitability if we want to continue to sail with them.

Except for pizza, nothing. That's why it's an upgrade.

Whenever I have situations (especially pleasure travel) that does not go my way, I try to have the mindset of "some day this will be an interesting story I can tell". It helps a lot. For example, in Spring of 2021, I took a land tour of Bavaria. That was back when you had to have a negative Covid test to return to the US. Guess what? I was the only one in our tour to test positive. I was stuck by myself in Germany until I could produce a negative test. I ended up having to stay alone in Fussen for six days. I could get outdoors for some lovely solo hikes. I kept my friends entertained with my social media posts. I finally made it home and reunited with my DH who had to leave me in Europe. And yes, it is on the top of my list of "interesting things that have happened to me". TL;DR It's all about attitude.

My guess is that if you are okay with paying the adult price to get a child's hair done, they will do it. I just don't think most parents are willing to spend that kind of money.

It depends. A similar meal in a fine restaurant on land would be much more expensive than what Carnival charges, so in that respect, yes, it is definitely worth it. If you are a picky eater or don't enjoy very high-end dining experiences (multiple courses, tasting-size portions, emphasis on presentation), you might not think so.

And I already know I am Platinum. I don't need crew to continually mention it.

The outlet has 3 prongs.

The crew knows how many passengers are sailing. When we were sailing immediately post-pandemic, we would ask our waiters and they were always able to tell us.

Once on a cruise, our cabin phone rang. DH answered, and a person said that they had "a very important message" for me. My heart was pounding as I took the phone. Who was trying to contact me on a cruise? Was one of my kids seriously hurt? Did our house burn down while we were gone? No - the message was that they were offering me, completely randomly, a $50 credit towards any spa service. It took me a long time to get over being upset about that.

Why would you need this information? My guess is that all of the crew members - especially the department managers - are going to be exceptionally busy. Are you planning to contact them for things another staff member can take care of, or to bother them about things they can't do anything about?

Yes, because they don't have a liquor license and can't sell you alcohol. That's not the case with a cruise ship.

Just curious - what was the vaccination status of those who came down with it?

I don't have a problem with this. I always thought it was tacky to bring your own drinks into the MDR. You wouldn't do it in a restaurant on land; why would this be any different?

There is really no advantage to booking Spa services ahead of time unless you have a very specific time and date in mind. It has been my experience that they start offering specials a couple of days into the cruise. And as other people have posted, getting refunds if you change your mind can take awhile to get posted to your account.

I have seen on several occasions where a large party will "camp" for a big portion of the day (or cruise, even) in a prime space. Even if there are only a few members of their party present at any given time, they spread their things over multiple tables, chairs, etc., so no one else can use them. Wherever you guys decide to meet up, please be respectful of the other passengers' needs regarding seating and space. 🙂

Don't worry. No one is forcing you to eat it. 🙂

I interpret it as the hours are variable, not whether they are going to have it or not. And it makes sense that each ship would have discretion about how late they keep it open, just as they have discretion on how late they keep bars open. A two-week Journeys cruise probably doesn't have many people awake at 2 a.m.; why should they waste food and crew resources if almost no one is still up? A 3 or 4 day cruise is going to have far more people up very late, and my guess is the late night food options will reflect that.

I don't play the slots. I play a very little bit of video poker, preferably Jacks or Better. At least there is some skill involved and I know exactly what the odds are. That's probably why there are so few video poker machines available on Carnival cruises.

Or you can just have the kiddos wear their suits under the clothes on embarkation day.

We are actually going to Australia first, doing a 9 day cruse, then on to SIngapore, where we are taking a 25-day Transpacific back to LA and hitting a bunch of stuff on the way back, including Hawaii. So at least we only have to fly one way.