LisaT12

Your blog was great and it will also serve as a great memory for your family! Can you tell me what type of nightly shows there were aboard the ship?

Hello,

Would someone be able to explain the nightly entertainment on RC, Grandeur of the Seas? Although we are not new to cruising, we are new to RC. Our dinner is at 8:00, will that interfere with the show times? Are there comedy shows each night in addition to the cruise shows?

Thanks for your help....:):):)I appreciate it!!

The fees are surprising me a bit. What if you order a pot of coffee mid-day? Are you charged for that? Thanks!

Hello Everyone,

This is the first time that we are going to Bermuda. What are some must-do things? I would like a tour and some beach time. Does anyone have any recommendations? I am up to both cruise and independent excursions and ideas!

Thanks in advance!!:)

Hello,

If I decide to buy the wifi package before I cruise, how and where do I get the wifi password? Is it in the cabin? Thanks!

Cucumber martini! YUM!

You did the correct thing. We've done the same prior to our daughter becoming platinum. For 4-5 cruises prior when she took a friend we'd walk up to the cue with me walking with one of them and my wife the other. Zero problems, zero delays. If their cabin wasn't ready we'd put their carry-on luggage in ours.

 

Their boarding cards were with ours in the priority lounge in Galveston for every cruise.

 

Don't you just love the "no you can't and "why not wait" comments? Embarkation staff want to get every single passenger aboard ASAP and go home, the delay is 4-5 seconds for someone behind you or with FTTF. For those that are upset over this prepare to spend the next 3-7 days waiting for much of the activities on the ship and ashore.

 

In the legendary words of Sgt Hulka, "lighten up Francis."

 

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Good news......Thank you so much!!!:):)

They closed the credit card loophole quite a while ago. You'll find that Carnival employees that answer the phone oftentimes don't know their elbow from their nose and give straight up wrong info. This is one of those cases unfortunately.

Ugh! We will have to see. I actually spoke with my PVP at Carnival....we have been using her for 12 years and she has never disappointed us...I hope she knows what she is talking about when she tells me it won't be an issue. Fingers crossed!

Completely agree with your points! Especially the dirty plates in the halls and even in the elevators on Carnival. It is such a minor thing and can be correctly easily.....but every year I still see it!

Thank you for all the replies. I just got off the phone with Carnival. It seems that it is fine because it was booked under one reservation and the same credit card was used. I guess we will have to wait and see....but it looks like it will be fine!! :)

Their boarding passes will not have priority on them, therefore you may have a problem with them boarding at the same time.

 

What you could have done was put you in one cabin and your husband in the other and then all would have been priority. At this point it may be too late to switch.

 

As priority, your "check-in" time (not boarding) is moot since you can check-in anytime.

 

You don't specify what port or ship you are going on so I can't comment as to the late check-in.....What time does your ship sail?

We are leaving August 6th out of Baltimore. I think the ship leaves around 4-5. We have been on this ship a number of times - but this time I just let this slip through the cracks.

Hello Everyone,

My husband and I are platinum but our girls( 22 and 20) are gold. They have the cabin that is adjoined to ours and our reservations are together. Will they be able to board with us at the same time with the platinum guest - I didn't think of booking FTTF for them? Also, our boarding passes say to board at 3:30.....I have never seen a time so late.....and my husband and I have been cruising for many years. Is this a new boarding time?

Thank you for the info!!

Hello Everyone,

We have been cruising for many years and many times but we never came across this. I guess now that our girls are older it was bound to happen. We booked connecting cabin with 2 in each room.....those great cabins, where a balcony cabin is connected to an interior cabin. Anyway, my one daughter can't make the cruise. What are my options? I want to keep both cabins (one cabin for my husband and me) and even though my older daughter will technically be by herself in the cabin....but we do keep the door open, so it is like one big cabin. Can I cancel my one daughter and pay the 150% for the other? Or is there something else I can do? We sale in August. Thanks!!

Hello Everyone,

Can anyone tell me the new Cruise Director for Pride this summer? John Heald's Blog does not include anything past June for the Pride.

Thanks in advance!!:)

Hello....

Is either Aruba or Curacao a tender port??

Thanks!!

Thank you for all of the information. Has anyone done the excursion ~ Sightseeing and Sea Aquarium At Leisure?

I am trying to find information about the Curacao excursion ~ Sightseeing and Sea Aquarium At Leisure. I can't seem to find any review or information other than the sight and I was hoping someone can give me a little info with their own experiences. Thanks in advance!!:D

Hello there....

This will be our first time in Curacao and we are undecided as to whether we should book an excursion or see the island and a beach ourselves. Any suggestions??? We would like to see island highlights and also spend time on a beach. Any ideas would be appreciated. Thanks!!:)

We are also traveling there this summer and this will be our first time. I am just starting to investigate so I am glad I stumbled across this thread. I will be sure to look up the suggested places. Are there any "must sees" while we are on the island?? Thanks!!:)

should have written that.....Splendor.

Hello....

Does anyone know the connecting cabins (ocean view) have a sofa in them OR is the sofa taken away in place of the door that connects the two cabins?

If anyone has a picture that would be greatly appreciated too!!

Thank you!!

Does anyone have any experience with having a cabin directly under the galley? Is it noisy in the moring when they are preparing for breakfast? Would we be able to hear it in our cabin?

Thanks.....

My daughter was 20 on our last cruise. We would each have a glass of champagne at the art auctions....no big deal.

Thank you so much for all of your thoughts. :D