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And that's per platinum person. If you are both Platinum, you get double that amount.

I have been on at least a dozen Carnival cruises since the restart, of different lengths, ports and itineraries, and not once have I smelled weed or witnessed a fight. I don't know what kind of crowd the rest of y'all are attracting... 😁

DH and I were on a cruise last week that had many, many blue cards. Anytime we asked any of them if they were having a good time, without exception we got an enthusiastic "Yes!" So as a business, who would you rather cater to: A) New customers who think your product is great (and also spend more money that the average repeat customer) or B) Long time customers who continually complain about your product in public foruma and who aren't as profitable as new customers? Perhaps the strategy is indeed to get rid of the griping, unprofitable plats and diamonds and replace them with people who actually like cruising with Carnival.

Don't ignore Carnival recommendations as to the earliest flight you should book. I speak as someone whose ship got back into port 3 hours late yesterday.

Ah, thanks!

I just use the free WiFi at a bar/restaurant in port. Many, if not most places in the port area offer it.

We sailed to Grand Turk a few weeks ago and you still needed proof of vaccination to leave the ship. Are you saying that is no longer the case?

On my last two cruises I was offered a menu at almost every MDR meal - even when I was holding my phone in my hand.

I was off the ship and in my car by 11

They handled the debarkation with a lot of grace and patience.

Nope, but most of the people who followed Carnival's recommendation not to book a flight before 1 will be just fine.

I am on the Panorama right now, and we experienced rough seas on the trip back to Cabo. They put airline - style barf bags in the elevator lobbies as a precaution, so I assume you can ask for one if you think you might need it at other times

But seriously, don't stress. Roll with it. Everyone who travels knows that stuff happens that is no one's fault and that you can't do anything about. I am on the Panorama right now, but on my last cruise, my inbound flight was delayed so much that I had to spend the night at the airport. I didn't let it ruin the rest of my trip. Now it's just an interesting story. 😊

They take the funfetti cheesecake off of the buffet and serve it to the crew. 😉

Looks like self disembark starts at 11.

Yep. I saw a housekeeping attendant replenishing those.

I am on the Panorama right now. It is extremely windy, which has caused the ship to be behind schedule. There is an equivalent of a 55 mph headwind. I don't know what else I can tell you.

Did they cancel the entire cruise? If not, what type of reimbursement are you expecting?

You realize that you could have asked for an additional portion...

Neither do the whales, on average, in the long run. It's math.

The goal of every cruise line is to sail full while maximizing total fare revenue. If it is getting close to the sail date and they have a lot of unsold cabins, they are going to lower fares. If they have very few unsold cabins, they are going to raise fares. It's as simple as that.

No. Yes. Yes.

You actually did not pay for both of them. You paid an additional charge to have your dinner in the specialty restaurant instead of the MDR.

It's going to waste one way or another, either on your plate or back in the kitchen as food that doesn't get served. At least "on your plate" doesn't create extra work for your server.

Agree. As I posted in a different thread, I am Platinum and boarded Panorama last Saturday. My boarding pass was carefully checked at every step of the embarkation process, as was everyone else's.