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Didn’t get a good picture. But we got treated to a military formation. They flew over twice. Pretty sure it’s for the Grand Prix today.

Thank you!! I hope we have a blast and so do you!!!

It took over an hour to get into the parking garage. They were still disembarking until noon. 3-4 hours behind. I feel so bad for the staff. Embarkation times delayed by 2 hours not one. Very few employees right now. They probably got timed out for maximum shift. One of the lanes to the parking garage are closed. in the actual garage most entrances are closed. Good portions were also people leaving. good news we’re in the ship! We had faster to the fun. The lines outside are very disorganized and no clear check in times. we were able to go where the special access area is because of our faster to the fun and cut straight through due to priority. we had a nice salad for lunch. here’s a photo of the port today.

Update! It’s now 11:15am California time (PST). The earliest onboarding time I believe was 10:30am. We were delayed by 1 hour to 11:30am. They haven’t checked anyone in. they’re still disembarking. Sounds like the panorama is still having some propulsion issues on the way home. Hopefully her dry dock later this year can fix it! I feel bad for the hotel staff. Today must be so stressful for them. I’ll tip extra for sure.

We arrived at the Port of Long Beach. According to our Facebook group it seems like a lot of people came an hour early etc and just congested the port. people are being aggressive and zig zagging and trying to cut into the parking garage lines. Making it worse. GPS said it’s take 25 minutes to get to the garage a half mile away.

I love this! I moved to Bakersfield in 2009 from Visalia. I lived in New Mexico for a while as well. I recently got promoted to director at a company in Bakersfield so it’s definitely home now. I hope riverside is treating you well!

We passed Six Flags! That means we’re an hour away! Did you know that Six Flags meaning behind the name, is actually about Texas? It’s the six flags of the six countries that once controlled Texas. It’s “Six Flags” over Texas! 1 - The Kingdom of Spain 🇪🇸 2 - The Kingdom of France 🇫🇷 3 - The Republic of Mexico 🇲🇽 4 - The Republic of Texas 5 - The Confederate States of America 6 - The United States of America 🇺🇸

More wildflower photos. Not great because we’re on the road driving but you can see them!!

I’m back and it’s time to go back to the Carnival Panorama. Last time I didn’t have a good experience with the Panorama and I’m determined to give this ship a new chance. Also, it’s a secret I’m on this ship. So don’t tell anyone? It’s between me and the entire world right now… except for my sister. Would you like to join me on my week vacation to the Mexican Riveria? Well, hop on board for our virtual trip together! Well then… Welcome to Ashkir’s super secret live thread for the Carnival Panorama April 15 to 22nd cruise. So anyways my sister is getting married in Cabo San Lucas. My dad made some arrangements for her to be married there. She wanted to do it there and take this cruise. But, as her favorite brother, my dad told her I couldn’t make it. So shhh!!! Don’t blow the secret 😂. We’re gonna see how long it takes her to find me on the ship. If she does! Now where to start? Our car was making funny noises and we took it to Firestone. So we decided to buy a new car last night and we’re driving it down to Long Beach right now. here’s our new car, a Mazda CX-5 We put our little beagle in it last night so she can get used to it. We took her to the park to give her a good day before she gets sad and we leave. Look at all this room she gets to herself!! So, Dear Reader, since my last review you should know I was a doctorate student. I spent my entire days in Alaska and Mexico last time in the library studying. This time no studying. I graduated. I AM A DOCTOR NOW! Just not the kind that helps people. I finished my last IRB and study. I successfully graduated and have my Doctorate. I did a business doctorate in Healthcare Administration. So this is a bit of a celebration of that too. This is my first real trip since then. In addition I had my 3 year heart transplant check up recently. All good! No rejection! I will as able to get back on an effective diet and I’m down 28 lbs in 3 months with the help of my doctors. I don’t have to take heavy steroids anymore so yay! Also, it is absolutely gorgeous in California right now. You’ve all heard of our crazy snowfall and rain. This means the dry mountains and deserts are having super blooms of wildflowers. It’s hard to see but check out these photos. These mountains are normally brown. Brown is the natural state. It’s rarely ever green. There’s so many flowers. If you look closely you can see our state flower the orange poppy. For visitors to California please remember, don’t pick the poppies! They’re illegal to pick! It’s hard to see the flowers here because we’re driving. When we get back we’re gonna stop to see them. Stay tuned for that after our trip! I’ll try to snap more pictures on our way up. We did get some extra sleep today. We got a text last night and and email. Embarkation pushed back one hour. So we took our time this morning and took the dog on a walk on our way out. Also, on our way we got to see Pyramid Lake. This is a California reservoir in the grapevine. This lake gets super low, and is vitally important to the California Aqueduct system. This lake also helps us in wildfire season as well. Next to it is a wonderful water museum I recommend if you ever have the chance. stay tuned for more updates!!

Not sure what Elation is. The Spirit class held theirs in t he comedy lounge

Been aw hile! But have you used Sandra's? Some of the Carnival tours really suck and hers look better.

We do YourTime dining and connect all of our groups on board, so we can check in together

Be honest to guest services about a dud. If it is a dud, and nobody enjoyed it, encourage others that also booked it to tell guest services. Guest services will do an almost complete refund, if all the guests complain about an excursion. Usually they sit and wait 24 hours to give you a response. If a lot of people have the same complaint, they'll refund it.

Thanks! Going on this for 12 days in 2024!

I love the spa especially the thermal suites. One day I hope they add them to the spirit class when they get drydocked again. Usually I weigh my on board credit. If it's enough for me to get thermal pass, I will. If not, I'd try to upgrade if it costs me less then paying for the thermal pass

I booked the 12 days from England to Ireland, Scotland, and Iceland. 7 stops looking foward! July 2024 Sunday July 7 - London Leave London @ 5 PM Monday July 8 - Sea Day Fun day at sea! Woooo reading and pool time! Tuesday July 9 - Dublin 730am to 5pm. Dublin, Ireland Wednesday July 10 - Belfast 7am to 4pm. Belfast, Northern Ireland My friends live here! Thursday July 11 - Sea Day Fun day at sea! Friday July 12 - Reykjavik 9am to 11pm Reykjavik, Iceland, let's see the capital of Iceland! Saturday July 13 - Grundarfjordur 7am to 4pm. Grundarfjordur, Iceland, a tiny cozy village that still is stuck a bit in the past, and one of the oldest settlements created and surrounded by volcanos that are still active. With roots going back to the Vikings! Sunday July 14 - Akureyri 9am to 6pm. Akureyri, Iceland , a landscape so surreal, are you really in the arctic circle? The negative pressure makes a beautiful new area with some of the world's most famous waterfalls. Monday July 15 - Seydisfjordur 8am to 5pm. Seydisfjordur, Iceland, the first town to become a city in Iceland! The cultural capital and a tiny little town, with one of the oldest powerplants in the world. Tuesday July 16 - Sea Day Another day at sea! Woo! We'd need a break from all that walking! Wednesday July 17 - Invergordon 8am to 5pm. Invergordon, Scotland, a chance to explore Iverness, and the ancient highlands cities. Maybe we could find Hogwarts? Thursday July 18 - Sea Day Our last sea day! Friday July 19 - London Time to go home! Arrival at 5 am!

Thank you! I'll be Platinum for Europe 2024, I am planning on it to be my first platinum cruise! ❤️ I saw there were a few times where they stayed at Belfast overnight, hoping to find one of those in 2024.

One of mine got canceled, went up by $40 and the same exact thing is available. Didn't even honor the lower price.

- Casino offers seem to be the norm, are there any plans for similar offers for people who spend an equivalent amount such as in the spa? - Is it normal for Carnival's Customer Service to not respond, or know how to deal with issues? - Will Carnival's "Great Vacation Guarantee" return? - Whats the hold up on Europe, 2024?

Carnival Dream won't be in drydock for another year or two. The ships that are entering Drydock seem t o be getting Starlink.

I'm waiting for Europe 2024 to drop. I really want to do Belfast and Dublin. Leaning towards Princess, but Carnival's not available yet. Doing Rome to Greece, Turkey, Portugal, Spain, and Azores in october for 25 days on Carnival. I prefer Carnival to the other cruise lines. 1) Better pricing 2) I know what to expect 3) A little bit of everything for everyone. I'm still rather young, so some other cruiselines are really boring for me.

Miracle is a smaller Spirit Class ship. Miracle has a lot of hidden things where you can relax, hide, and view the artwork. It was designed with a theme, and is absolutely gorgeous. Panorama and Radiance are basically the same. They're Vista ships with a little bit of everything. They're definately pretty crowded. Panorama usually does the 7 day trips and Radiance usually does 4 and 3 day trips.

This kind of sucks. My PVP is pretty good. but sometimes I find a good sale and want to place it on hold on the weekends

I'm just here to know where the noisy cabins are. I'm hard of hearing so noise doesn't bother me. Can I get a discount for these nice noisy cabins?

This happened to me on Carnival Panorama. I got charged for 2 drinks, 2 souvenir cups, and someone left a good tip to the bar. Guest Services said they'd speak with the bar manager, and they took the charges off. On the last day of my cruise they readded the charges and the costs. Still pissed about it...