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44 minutes ago, Softservekid1 said:

yes and the parking areas are not covered against flooding.

That depends on where you choose to park. There are some parking garages in converted warehouses that are secure and protected from flooding.  Just look up Galveston cruise parking options. 

My PVP does an outstanding job.  I started working with him shortly after the shutdown began to rebook our canceled April 2020 cruise. But I can't stress enough how invaluable he was when my husband passed away a few months before the restart and we already had 9 scheduled cruises booked and paid for (with multiple cancellations/rebooks as the shutdown dragged on). He did an amazing job straightening everything out through Carnival, and I paid zero in penalties. Yes, I always know what cabin I want and which offer (casino) I am interested in booking.  He's actually gotten me the offer I wanted at an even lower price at times. I'm sure not all PVPs are this helpful, but he always responds the same day when I contact him either by phone or email. And if he will be out of town/vacation he provides another PVP to contact in his absence. It works well for me.

I receive one a few days to a week after sailing.  If I am slow sending it in they always send me a follow up reminder to complete the survey.

The Natchitoches meat pies are fantastic as well.  Also very reasonably priced.

I just went in to pay off my upcoming cruise.  Initial log in was mine. Then it showed other people's bookings and names 4 times. England, Japan and Australia sailings. Not good. I guess I'll ride this out for awhile before trying to pay. My first Princess cruise in 13 years. 😕 3 am CST

On 7/2/2024 at 10:04 AM, SaveADay said:

If you do a mock booking for 1 person vs 2 people you can see that the solo person is now charged 100% of the "Required Cruise Fees and Expenses" when in the past we only had to pay our 50% share.  I spoke with someone from Carnival and they agreed the price had increased but weren't sure why.

I've tried multiple mock bookings as well for a solo and am getting the same results.  The solo booking pays for 100% of the never before separately categorized "Required Cruise Fees and Expenses"  Looks like we will be paying double occupancy cruise fees and expenses along with the normal double occupancy cruise fares. The only thing not doubled is the government fees.

Really looking forward to your live review! Have a great time on the Vista. I really enjoyed the Havana area on that ship, too.  

Jeff, thank you and Patti so much for sharing another adventure with us.  Patti's photos were fantastic, and brought back many memories for me of the Vista.  She is very much missed in Galveston. The Jubilee is also a beautiful ship and I hope you two enjoy sailing on her next year. I really look forward to following you both again on your next adventure! Thank you again. 😊

Vista.  Hands down. Send her back to Galveston, please!

10 hours ago, Oakman58 said:

Harmony of the Seas was docked directly across from us. I went out on our balcony to look at her and was shocked to see the huge crowd of passengers heading into Costa Maya.  Holy Guacamole, we made the decision right then to stay on the ship and skip going into port.

I couldn't agree more.  I stayed on the Jubilee as well. It was a really nice afternoon!  Loved seeing the Spirit on our Starboard side.  I was trying to locate my future stateroom on the Port side 😊 Thank you for sharing your pics.  

Thank you so much for bringing us along! I'm really enjoying your review and sense of humor (breakfast of champions--hope to join y'all next time!) I'll be sailing the Spirit to Alaska in 2025.  I really appreciate all of the great ship photos.  And wow, I've never seen Cozumel like that.  We almost didn't make it into Mahogany Bay due to winds and rain the same week as your sailing.  Cozumel was our last stop, so the wind and waves had calmed a bit by then.  Looking forward to the rest of your adventure!

I just got caught up on this Jubilee live review. I have been away from CC for a while. Thank you for all the work you put into this and all of your prior live reviews.  Enjoy your Spirit cruise!  I look forward to following your adventures and learning about that ship.  I will be sailing Spirit for the first time to Alaska in 2025.  Thanks again!  

23 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

no problem 

 

Nikola was the best bartender.  We had to visit him each night of the cruise.

On 2/4/2024 at 7:25 PM, Saint Greg said:

Dr. Inks was slammed so I headed to golden mermaid and found some spots at golden memaid.

 

 

Hey, that's me seated on the right side of the bar!  Sorry I missed you on the ship, Greg 🙂

I just got caught up on your review.  Thanks so much for sharing your Breeze experience with us. Loving all the great photos, too.  I'm looking forward to the next installment!

Looking forward to reading your review! I'm wondering how many changes they've made since early April, too. Thank you for sharing.

7 minutes ago, cruisingguy007 said:

 

This was an anomaly, The Carnival Long Beach terminal is run very well. Lots of employees and never much wait.    

That's good to hear.  My next cruise from there is to Alaska in September next year.  Hopefully things will be much smoother.  Plus the Miracle is a lot smaller.  Really looking forward to that cruise!

On 5/8/2022 at 4:42 PM, mz-s said:

i have never seen the deli open that late, it’s always closed at 11pm.

I was on that same Panorama cruise.  The deli was closed at 9:30 PM.  The only non-fee dining available (post casino) at 10:30 pm was pizza.  With over 30 people in line. The late night snacks (11:30 pm-1 am) available on the Vista (4/9/22 - 4/16/22) are not available on Panorama.  Not sure if it's cutbacks due to staffing issues, or cutbacks to save money. Perhaps Vista is now doing the same thing.

My first time out of Long Beach and the embarkation was the worst I've ever experienced.  Thousands of people, with zero Carnival representatives.  I saw one port employee telling everyone there was only one line, and no way to see that there were 3 lines once you came around to the front/side of the building. Cruising solo made it impossible to hold my place in line to investigate further. I was sunburned by the time I boarded 😎    

18 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

Cucina anytime you want. There’s a reason for that.

Seating capacity 

1 minute ago, Saint Greg said:

I appreciate the thought but I’m not looking for people to buy me things. That all went back as gratuity.

That's a great idea. Outstanding waitstaff.  They definitely deserve it

2 hours ago, WhiteOptima said:

Did a cruise in August several years ago to Belize and Mahogany Bay and it was 100-110

That's just miserable.  No more August cruises for me. 

1 hour ago, Saint Greg said:

Did you pay my check?

Least I could do for the live review. Thanks!

16 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

They have the best spring rolls. 

38 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

A 5:30 opened up at JiJi’s so I grabbed it.

 

 

See ya there

5 minutes ago, Saint Greg said:

 

it was warm but probably nothing like other times of the year. I didn’t have internet out there so I don’t know exactly 

Thanks. I'm trying to picture August!