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Been wondering the same about Amber Cove. We have Atlantis booked just to do it. Will prob just hit the beach in Grand Turk. Have no idea if anything is really worth doing in Amber Cove. Might stay on the ship but not sure. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Wow, the audacity. Nothing wrong with that at all, but even if I thought there was I know well enough to mind my own damn business. SMH

I also have my 25th anniversary this summer. What I am doing is leaving the kids at home. 😆

I tried to book three treatments for the same person that said bundle eligible and when I went to checkout there was no discount.🤷🏻‍♂️

I didn’t get that offer, but the one that was online didn’t work for me either. Debating if I want to call Carnival about it or not.

I emailed my TA and they changed it so we are all set. Good thing I saw this thread.

Can I change to YTD directly with Carnival or do I need to have my TA do it?

Are the included alternate restaurants only free with YTD? We have late dinner, but if that is more restrictive with other choices I would want to change that I think.

Is there an estimated time for when you can access your room and also what time the lugggage will show up in the room? (non-priority boarding) The ship is the Mardi Gras if that matters.

$9.95 is what I remember seeing. Typical

Am I crazy or did Carnival increase the price of this? I remember looking the other day and it was cheaper.

I have not been on either ship but was set on booking the Celebration because it was newer before changing to the Mardi Gras because Port Canaveral was more convenient for us. Based on the research I did, I was comfortable switching because the ships are so similar and both pretty new.

I decided to call the TA and they told me that it usually shows up about a week from sailing. So have to front the money for some stuff we wanted to order right now. We will spend much more than we got onboard anyway so I guess it is not a big deal.

So I booked a cruise with a TA that gave OBC. Is there a way to use that to purchase the available packages ahead of time directly through Carnival, or does it not show up until you are on board?

So I have not cruised for a while and wanted to see what thoughts people have on the these balcony cabin types. We are currently looking at a cruise this summer on the Celebration. -Forward Extended Balcony-how obstructed are these views? Worth the extra room? -Cloud 9 Spa balcony-Are the amenities worth the money? This would be like $350 more than the basic balcony. Suite-entry level suite is like $1000 more than the basic balcony. Worth the perks? Seems to me the Cloud 9 balcony is more bang for your buck?

Thanks for the responses so far. I guess I would clarify that I don’t “need” to go on a RCCL mega ship. In general we like to go on newer ships but I really wanted to see if anyone had insight on today’s Carvival vs. RCCL and those two ships in general: Celebration vs. Wonder of the Seas. Also is the bang for the buck worth it for an entry level suite? I guess these are what are referred to as mini suites although it does not say that. It would be the cheapest suite though on Carnival. Thanks for any additional insight.

Going to take a cruise this summer after about a dozen years being away. Had kids and have been doing Disney and “family” vacations but this will be our first real vacation without our kids since we had them. Have done RCL, Carnival, Princess & NCL in the past. Right now we are debating between a suite on the Carnival Celebration vs. a balcony on the RCL Wonder of the Seas. We like the newer ships with all the bells and whistles, but really just looking to relax on this cruise. We enjoyed both Carnival & RCL when we took them before, but again it has been a long time. Carnival seems like the best deal in cruising right now, but I really would also like to go on one of these RCL mega ships. Any opinions on this?