ohyes

So embarrasssing......I just checked with "kids" who were with us. We had YTD (I got that part right), but we were in Crimson. Scarlet was where we enjoyed Sea Day Brunch.

Getting old stinks. 

On the Dream, three weeks ago, our TYD was in the Scarlet Dining Room. I think it was on Deck 3. If I am incorrect, it was Deck 4.

13 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

 

No hat. Tall, skinny, white hair...looks like a q-tip. Decked out in nautica with boats all over his shorts.

I spent much of today trying to remember this Q-Tip looking guy....no luck...and I really wanted to see him. Who wouldn't? What a description.   DH and I remember plenty of Nautica kind of clothing from the cruise, but not from the Bar Hop.

......wish one of us had gotten Boats in our photos.

9 hours ago, Saint Greg said:

 

Hey since you were on the barhop excursion I have to ask...do you know who the person I referred to as “boats” in my review is?

No. I was imagining it being the guy wearing a kind of safari hat. I did not learn anyone's name.

6 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

The video was post #860. Thought I heard and saw you. That was when I started waving.

I will look for it right now.

That is exactly what I told myself was happening (and what I swore to Steve really did happen).

Hey Saint Greg, glad to read through this.

I could not find the Dream Send Off for the Vista video, but hope you saw me yelling and waving at you - because I was and hoped you might have seen me making a darn fool out of myself. ; )  

I quoted you often to my family while we were on the Dream last week. "Saint Greg says this and Saint Greg says that."

Was a bit relieved my daughter did not walk up and tell you all about that.

Another awesome review from you. Thanks and loved meeting you (after you finally owned up to your identity).

ohyes

I was reading this review because your Dream review was so awesome and we board that ship this Sunday with two adult kids. We are booked on March 1 Cozumel Bar Hop. I’m looking forward to meeting you. What a coincidence. : )

(We hopped in 2010 and had a great time.)

On 2/8/2019 at 6:39 PM, bakersdozen12 said:

I live in New England. Baked beans at breakfast is common around here. 

I was waiting for someone to mention this. DH is from MA. We used to spend summers in  ME and I remember baked beans offered at breakfast much of the time. That is a good memory. 

KKB,

Please report back after the cruise. A European cruise is on our list and I will be interested in your observations.

We have a Caribbean Carnival cruise booked for later this month; we have not sailed on Carnival since 2010. We do not cruise often, but have been on RCCL and NCL a few times since that last Carnival cruise. Several years ago, on an NCL cruise, I conversed with a travel agent who told me that RCCL, Carnival and NCL are viewed as pretty much the same -- all mass marketing cruise lines. He said that each line has strengths and weaknesses, but nothing enough to set one apart as better or worse. He was responding to my comment that RCCL was a step up from Carnival. (I was simply repeating what my hair stylist told me, haha.)

In our limited experience, we agree....

(fingers crossed we enjoy Carnival Dream)...

5 hours ago, crusinpsychRN said:

 

I really hate hats in the MDR.

shame, shame, shame

We have been in two inside cabins (both NCL, but that was just happenstance) and were happy as could be. We spend very little time in the cabin and the sleeping was the best.

We have our first balcony booked for a February 2019 cruise and find it difficult to  believe it will spoil us.  (Fingers crossed.)

 I pick by the itinerary as a whole : This is what we are moving up to the top of the list after our next two booked cruises. We have yet to cruise to Alaska and Hawaii and it is time to make that happen and something in Europe after that (or TA)

I pick by NEW ports to us (see above)

Cruise Line: Have only cruised Carnival, RCCL and NCL - enjoy them pretty much equally

I pick by the departure port: We have always gone with  New Orleans, Galveston, Houston (when it was available) and Mobile--driving distance. These will not be an option for Hawaii, Alaska, Europe

I pick by ship.     Doubt we would ever sail on Sensation or Elation again. (Never say "never".)

I pick by ports we love.  Not so far

This happened to us months ago. RCCL canceled our Enchantment cruise to Panama Canal. They offered a fair amount of OBC to rebook within 30 days.

Customer Service at our insurance provider carefully explained what I needed to email them as attachments: proof that original cruise was canceled, copy of old itinerary as well as new itinerary and a statement that we would not be making any claims against the policy for the first booking.

if I remember correctly, there was a time limit.....perhaps 45 days after we were notified original cruise was canceled. New policy was emailed within 48 hours of me meeting those requirements.

it was quite painless.

Kroger stores in our part of the world have been offering the 4X fuel points for gift cards more and more frequently (with the digital coupon added to your app) . Each Carnival gift card I have purchased since booking in August was during 4X fuel point promotions. 

Some of our cards have been adjustable. We have received the 4X fuel points with allllllll the cards purchased during the promotions.

I will be interested to hear what you hear from corporate.

1 hour ago, bbtbear said:

Can't you just keep cruising until Feb 24 on the Dream so I can just keep living vicariously through you until our cruise? Or, better yet, stay on board until March 3 so I can buy you a couple of those cocktails? 🙂 Thanks so much for the review. I have loved it!

 Has this not been the best review? It has been such fun. 

.....Thinking I am more likely sadder than Saint Greg that his cruise is ending. ☹️ I am always pretty happy to be heading home after a cruise, but not happy Saint Greg is and ending his great review.

This is gonna be the best review ever.

One of my computer screens is the New Orleans cruise cam with the Dream featured right now. I'd wave to you but I cannot see inside to the atrium bar. 

This is good to hear....that if a person messes up, it is possible to get the date changed once booked. DH and I book through Hotline almost exclusively while traveling. 

Glad you made it safely to Baton Rouge and, along with others, I eagerly await today's posts and photos.

Loved your last review.

DH, our adult kids and I are sailing the same itinerary in February, so absolutely have my eyes glued on your upcoming review.

Have fun and can't wait to hear about it!

Enjoying your review very much. DH and I, along with two adult "kids" will be on the Dream in February. This will be the first time we have been on Carnival in ten years. The Dream experience sounds great.

Looking forward to more of your review.

6 minutes ago, Ourusualbeach said:

I’ve cancelled items purchased with OBC and the OBC was returned to my account immediately. As soon as I cancelled I was able to repurchase.

Thank you; this is very helpful, as well as great news.

Please forgive me if I missed this answer from archives.

DH and I purchased Deluxe Drink Package on Vision (February 2019) for $47/day.  $250 of that was paid with OBC.

Say, we see it for $45 between now and cruise time. If we cancel and re-purchase the deluxe drink package, could we still use the $250 OBC? From what I have read, it seems it would take a few days for OBC to be re-credited. Might make more sense for me to stop looking for a drop in drink package price if there is a chance we could not use the OBC immediately with that lower price. The lower price might well disappear before the OBC is again available for us to use.

Hope my question makes sense.

TIA.

While I know nothing about Trujillo excursions, we saw the most beautiful scenery there in 2016. I will never forget eating breakfast on the deck with those unbelievably gorgeous views - perhaps the most beautiful we have seen on any cruise. My TripAdvisor profile photo is a Trujillo photo---DH and I would love to return.

DH and I walked around the port area....no excursions. Folks were so friendly. It was a cloudy/rainy day. We headed back to the ship once the rain got semi-serious. The ship (NCL) left a bit late because heavy storms developed/tendering issues.

It's always worth it to us...LIFE happens better to be prepared.

 

We have always used the Trip Insurance Store...Steve and his associates are wonderful and so helpful and knowledgeable about what policy we need for each trip.

This is not the first time I have seen Trip Insurance Store recommended---finally called them after seeing your post. I am thinking it will be a much better experience from the times I have purchased trip insurance online.

The rep at Trip Insurance Store was most helpful and the price I paid was a bit less than what I had found on the website. Plus, she gave advice that was helpful. One of our group is job hunting and there is a possibility he might not be able to cruise.

I felt very "listened to/taken care of".

As an aside, I tried to give you credit. All I could come up with was "a poster on Cruise Critic that has over 20,000 posts" highly recommended you guys. (She said that meant more than I could know.)

Don't sweat the small stuff, and its all small stuff.

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Your attitude shines through your posts.

Here's to a wonderful cruise and to a family with too much love to allow small stuff to get in the way of the important stuff.

You are a great example to others....meaning me.:o:o

You are hilarious. Loving your review.....