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I would take the same precautions in the islands of any port of call similarly to how I would in a big city in the USA. Are you in danger? Not necessarily. But you do need to be mindful. Expensive purses and other things of value really should stay home or on the ship. At home I carry an expensive purse, but it doesn’t come to the islands with me. I just don’t want a target on my back that says “rob me”. Otherwise, my husband and I always have a nice time walking around and feel safe on excursions.

I’m just reading this and laughing. I think Carnival is making smart business decisions. I cannot even fathom how much money it would cost to change the “paint’ color on the lifeboats and to add a whale shaped funnel. I get it, that’s carnival’s brand. But after over a year of shut down, I am sure they are still working on turning a profit. If they’re going to spend money it needs to be something that would enhance the customer’s experience, not changing the color of a lifeboat that God willing we will never use. As far as Carnival’s image slipping, I just don’t think I can jump to that conclusion from what they did or didn’t do to the Luminosa. Yes, they seem to want to keep it as part of the Carnival brand, but we really don’t know in the long run what they are planning. What if 4-5 years they plan on giving it back if the cruise industry changes and no one cares about Covid around the world anymore? There’s just so many unknowns. As far as rust goes, ships are made from metal, then they’re put into salt water. So there’s always going to be rust, always. I’m sure it takes constant work and maintenance to keep it under control and painted freshly. And remember that staffing issue? Oh and the global supply chain issues? I’m sure both of those are contributing to the rust and the broken glass on the Pride. You cannot repair the glass if you don’t have it to replace. I’m not defending it, but I am trying to be realistic.

Yes, my kids will be fully vaccinated by our cruise so now they’ll be able to do a rapid, which is fantastic. But also with Walgreens and cvs now charging, I’m looking into doing eMed since I can do the whole family all at once.

Also adding, do you need an account with eMed or can they just email you the results?

Have you used OnPoint testing? I’ve heard of it, but never heard of anyone who has actually used it.

Carnival and Princess both do

Has anyone who has cruised with kids under 5 years old used the eMed tests? I am just curious if the company will do kids’ tests. I would think they wouldn’t but don’t want to assume. And as far as the results, do they just go to the parent’s email? I’m just curious with the logistics. Do I have to have an online login in with this company in order to receive our results?

Oh my gosh!!! Bring out the fabulous (in Lizzo voice) And a b2b? I can’t wait!

Totally agree. As a working age person, 2 days is not something I can swing right now, and if I could I’d do one of the longer more special itineraries like a Panama Canal…If I were retired, I’d do both. But you couldn’t convince me to fly in same day. Just wouldn’t even consider it as an option these days.

You absolutely can bring your favorite snack. My only advice about the bags to bring stuff back to the room, yeah I feel like that’s probably more than allowed. My other thoughts about that would be to see if your cruise line offers room service and if they do look up that menu. There may be just what you want on the menu. Also make sure your cabin has a fridge, not all do.

I “think” if you booked a guarantee for a special rate, you’re likely stuck with it unless you want to pay the going rate as of now. I’m sure they would be happy to upgrade you, but I’m sure you’d also lose out on that special price.

I wondered the same exact thing. My cruise in Jan 2023 is a rebook and I have nowhere to do a vaccine attestation. I’m assuming it’s because its 2023? I hope that’s the case anyways. We did read somewhere you have to do it within 48 hours of booking, but we haven’t gotten any emails about it for our cruise.

Honestly I can’t even get that far into it to do either one

We’re not big excursion people. We really prefer to do our own thing. Is there any shopping or anything to walk around and do safely right off the ship?

Does anyone have any current or recent pictures of what carnival has available in the Build a Bear on Mardi Gras? My kiddos are asking and I haven’t seen much discussion about this on CC at all.

Does anyone have any trouble shooting ideas? My checklist is good to go. On my husband’s checklist, I put in yes I am vaccinated and hit submit. Every single time I get an error that says “an unexpected error occurred. Please see the log files” I have no idea what that means or how to fix it. Anyone have any ideas??

Parents with older kids please answer! At what age did you feel like ok my kids can be in their own room. I’d probably book a adjoining room, not one across the hall. And honestly, I’m just price matching and thinking of options, but we’re looking at a summer cruise in the future and dang those prices for the 3rd and 4th person…ouch! So basically 2 balcony rooms wouldn’t really be much more than 1 suite for 4 people. (Sailing Carnival). We’re open to other cruise lines but we really like carnival and feel comfortable there. But at what age did you guys feel like you could have your kids in their own connected room? My twins are 4 currently, so obviously not right now. But it just had me thinking.