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If the souvenir cup is 4 oz larger than the normal drink as stated, I would be skeptical of them refilling it (full) on cheers. If so, there will be a run on souvenir cups as soon as word gets out.

Stop digging. The hole is getting pretty deep. Reading comprehension is fundamental.

I have heard they cannot transfer to another excursion if paid with gift card but do not have experience with it. May depend on the person at the desk and their willingness to help.

No. She clearly said she would do the wine tasting if no NEW options were posted. Circumstances changed!

Let it go! Don’t tell us you have never had to make a change to any plans you have made. Maybe a reservation? Maybe an appointment? Maybe a trip? Things happen—and Eli and others have explained ad nauseum to everyone else’s satisfaction.

Obviously you are all eating it wrong! You need to order it along with a serving of peanut butter.—-and ice cream.

This is a problem now days. Such a litigious society. Not everything can be fixed to everyone's satisfaction in one phone call. Should it be? Maybe, but get real. Not blaming the OP one bit for being frustrated and considering giving up but that is her priority choice. (She maybe could sit on hold while typing in CC and kill two birds).

Possibly because set dining means there is a table reserved for you. There are waiters reserved for you. When you say you are going to be there, they are expecting you. Then half the people don’t show up.

With that system, who gets first choice? If you get there last and are stuck with undesirable spot or not enough chairs together for your family, you are screwed for the whole cruise.

Change the word status to loyalty which is what we are talking about. They would be more loyal if Carnival was the only line they cruised than the person who cruised Carnival once every three years but other lines 6 times a year.

Oh, it is very effective—at spreading germs all around the room. I refuse to use them anywhere. It’s amazing how many places removed towels during Covid in preference for these air bombs.

So why ask the question in the first place? How many others were sitting in your lounger with you?

You apparently don’t realize it (or do you?) but your passive-aggressive challenge only serves you so you can act offended or uber sensitive if someone has the nerve to say something. And by asking everyone, you made it clear that the first to say something would be considered a lone wolf.

So by that reasoning no one should be calling the police in your city “because they know what is going on”. Knowing something happens on occasion does nothing to establish specific time and place. And it is even harder on a city full of ever changing tourists. They can’t say certain cabins or neighborhoods are problematic because the people change.

I have never experienced a crew member hold out their hand for a tip—since gratuities became auto.

This is why the cruise lines have crunched the numbers and determined the proportion (on average) of effort each group provides to the average cruiser. By your own admission, you would change that based on your assumption that if you don’t eat in the MDR the wait staff are just sitting around playing cards. You replenish the buffet, clean up empty serving dishes, wipe up spills, and clear your own table? I think the cruise line reps making these determinations know a little more about this than we do. I keep my cabin orderly and only need clean towels every couple of days but if I decide the wait staff do more for me, they would get extra without taking away from others. As for having cash readily available, do you really think you make the difference as to whether a crew member has spending money that day? At your job, did you get paid daily so you could stop at the store on the way home?

Could be. Fitness for a high risk activity is a measurable parameter and more accurate than age. Does a person suddenly become unfit for an activity on their birthday. I understand it is just easier to make an age limit, but is it actually "right".

That is actually the default. We have never been seated with others unless we asked to be. Even those couple of times, we were at a table for 6-8 with one other couple or a single. Ask when you arrive what they are giving you and if not satisfactory, just tell them before walking in and they will change it. When you like the table, stop at the hostess desk on the way out and request the same table every night. Has always worked for us. You do have to go at the same time then each night because they shouldn't be expected to hold it for you.

That is specifically why I said not to present as a trick (playing games). Just seeking information. Takes about 30 seconds. Who mentioned getting away with anything. Quite the opposite. A simple “yes this will work” or “I’ll have to check with a supervisor” would answer my question posed. About 30 seconds. True, you don’t know what someone down the line might answer but you know if it is immediately accepted or not. That was my point when I said it was quick. Judging from the number of times a similar question has been posed on here, the quick answer could help some people if it was a yes. Even if the answer was that someone higher up needed to get involved, the answer was not a flat NO. Still not a reason to not make every possible effort to have your ducks in a row but just might save someone a few minutes of stress.

Could answer this question quite simply by just producing the paperwork she originally had with her and see what happens. If told that won’t work, she has the ID in hand. Just don’t present it as a “trick” to see what would happen. It is a legitimate question since it was a real scenario. Only takes a minute to be denied or accepted.

Good point about rolling. With the stabilizers now used on most ships, that becomes less of a problem

Can’t print tags until 2 weeks before cruise so WAAAAYYYY too late to tell her. Don’t make up another lie about the Feb trip by “canceling” it. Just tell the truth. It is still a surprise that you have done the planning.

Book the quiet cabins. Agree bow has the most motion but beyond that, center actually has second most. The ship rarely pivots from the center with the aft dipping the identical amount the bow rises so the aft is most stable. The lower decks rise and fall the same amount as the upper decks. They remain the same distance apart all the time and don't compress for less movement. 🙂 Study physics. Distractions are key. If you focus on the movement of the ship, back and forth, back and forth, back and forth.....you will get sick. Especially true when lying down and you start to rock with the motion.

And no one else saw it first hand either because if either of those things had happened security would have immediately been notified and ejected the individuals.

But bottled water is purely a choice except in a few underdeveloped countries (and a few other exceptions). Tap water on the ship is absolutely safe. Anyone who spends $50 for water does it solely by choice and complaining about it is akin to someone complaining to their poor neighbor about the increase in the cost of their new Lamborghini. Now, the price of eggs is something else!!! Not many substitutes or options. Spend money on water if you want but complaining about the cost falls mostly on deaf ears. First world problems.