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Can’t you use Cheers tomorrow morning?

When I was on the Venezia TA the signs were there, and people ignored them. It was quite a challenge to get a seat at lunch.

Taxi lines are long. For efficient Uber/Lyft pickup, walk one block away from the water to 11th Ave. I’ve never waited longer than 5 minutes for a ride there.

You have to have play the entire $25.00. After you have played the $25.00, if there is anything left on the machine, you can cash it out to your player bank. I don’t know how it works with table games.

When my husband ordered it through room service once aboard, it was delivered almost instantly. No more than 1-2 minutes after ordering, it was delivered to our cabin. I think it was about $3.75 + delivery charge.

Are they showing the Daytona 500 on the ship?

That’s so annoying when they take it upon themselves to seat a solo at a shared table when they didn’t request it. It happened to me several times during my recent 14 days on the Panorama.

Your pictures are making me nostalgic about the Spirit, one of my favorite ships. I have sailed her 4-5 times, but last time was about 12 years ago.

When my sister and I scattered our brother’s remains, we used a biodegradable “scattering tube,” which I found on Amazon. After the remains were put into it, it was securely sealed. There was a small punch-out hole on top, so we were able to punch that out and scatter a portion of the remains into the sea, then throw the rest of the remains and the tube itself into the sea. Carnival made sure the tube was biodegradable before we did it.

Did you purchase the Carnival/AON insurance for all occupants of both cabins?

No one asked me for anything. I had brought my brother’s death certificate and certificate of cremation, but no one asked for it. Same with carrying the urn in my carry-on bag on the plane. TSA did scan it separately but didn’t require any documentation.

The Guest Services staff didn’t tell us how many miles out we had to be, but I assumed 12 miles. They said the bridge staff had to assess the expected winds and sea conditions and would let us know what time the scattering could be done. They offered us a 2 hour window. My sister and I were very happy with the way everything was conducted.

My sister and I scattered our brother’s ashes off the Carnival Panorama in January 2023. Everything was handled very respectfully, similar to what “Knights on the Beach” described above. A Guest Services representative and a security officer were present, but gave us our time and space. It was very meaningful. The following day my sister and I each received a beautiful padded folder with a picture of the Carnival Panorama inside, along with a certificate signed by the Captain that stated the exact date and time, and latitude/longitude where the ashes were scattered. It couldn’t have been nicer.

Thank you for another great review, Greg! Safe journey home. I’ll be looking forward to your next review. Enjoy the Super Bowl tomorrow!

No, only soda and juice.

You wouldn’t be able to sub 2 people in place of your in-laws. One person on the original booking must remain on the booking.

Thank you for your thoughtful and fair review!

Bacon on a drink? What’s that called?

Congratulations! I would have taken that upgrade too.

Carnival doesn’t allow this. They call it a “down line debarkation,” and they stopped allowing it quite a few years ago. I don’t know the repercussions if you try to walk off in in Paris with your luggage, but if it were me I wouldn’t try it. Their passenger manifest must agree with the actual passengers onboard. I tried to arrange this in advance several years back and was given a blunt NO. I even pursued it all the way to the president’s office, and that answer was always no. I would recommend getting back to Paris after the ship arrives in London.

If you have a PVP, they can take care of it. My husband had the same problem and our PVP took care of it while I was on the phone with him.

I just got off the Panorama and had a 1A with portholes. It had one single bed and a couch that could be made into a bed. I didn’t need that because I was sailing solo, but the cabin attendant had it made up when I got there. It seemed like it would be quite comfortable but took away from the space available in the cabin.

I just got off a Panorama 7 day a week ago. Clocks were set ahead one hour before getting to Puerto Vallarta, and set back before getting to Cabo San Lucas. So the PV and Mazatlan stops had ship time on US Mountain time. However, in PV, their time was one hour ahead of ship’s time. The tour guide mentioned that several times.

I have had the fish & chips and the Buffalo shrimp on the Panorama and Venezia, and I think these meals were well worth the extra $8.00 (fish & ships) and $10.00 (shrimp). It was easy to order on the app and the food was ready when I got there. I ate there for dinner several times on each cruise.

As far as priority delivery of checked bags, I’m diamond and haven’t gotten bags early. Usually there are bags all up and down the hallways before mine arrives.