Kelownabccan

It says on the site arrival at 9am....but I am thinking it is earlier than that with the latest repair???

Anyone know roughly.....want to try to get off early and order a shuttle service to pick us up....at about 9:30....am I being too optimistic???

Thanks....yep a big stress point for us.....probably in hind sight should have booked air out of LAX and taken the carnival bus to airport....but for 7 people....another $200 plus bill....yikes....and the planes to Canada left really late like at 5pm or close to Noon....not much choice to pick from....this one from SNA leaves at 1:30....so more breathing room....oh well....if booked shuttle no where to be found will get and uber I guess....

On 3/1/2024 at 7:19 PM, nwcruiselover said:

Yes, that should work.  Also, try to be among the first off the ship.

Asked the question again on the blog.....not sure if I can count on the shuttle service....iffy reports???....but who knows ....they are probably fine but need to know what I can use as a backup....lol

Have a cruise booked and looking at options to go to the SNA airport after the cruise

a group of 7....five adults and two small kids.....arrive on a Saturday on Panorama and flights depart about 1:30 pm......any ideas for me.....looking at prime time shuttle but do not know if I can count on them to pick us up on time...????Thanks

we all have carry on luggage....so might be easier??? and do self get off???

Ordered a shuttle service for 7 of us to be picked up at 9:30 ish and taken to the SNA airport....how is that for the timing???.....not sure what kind of a  zoo is outside the ship that morning and how long roughly to get off the ship....says arrives at 9 but apparently way earlier than that....

Can change the pickup time.....thoughts.... planes do not leave until after 1pm...so I assume will have lots of wiggle room

Thanks

Looks to be over now.....back on track....

Just looking at the tracker....looks like left port got as far as around Catalina and has turned back towards Long Beach.....tracker says Medical Operation.....strange but I guess things like this happen.....we are going on the ship in a month or so so check it off and on.....lol.....opps....perhaps spoke too soon the ship has turned but the tracker not updating fast....emergency might be over????

Neat looking at the pics....My sister  is on this ship with her husband in a mini suite....she in not very good with sending pics so can look at yours....lol.....apparently she is having trouble with her I phone and the esim for data....not very tech savy....told her to find some crew member that know the ins and outs of one of those apple phones.....lol......here in snowy Canada

3 minutes ago, mkcurran said:

Deli, Blue Iguana and guys are all good places

thanks will forward on to my daughter to see where they are on the ship.....and I will look also

Is room service a charge thing for morning breakfast items???....On Hal it is still free and loved to get morning coffee and pastry delivered before going up to buffet???

We are going on the Panorama for a family vacation.....bought all the cabins....lol.....anyways so not planning to do any of the pay restaurants....the bank is broken....haha.....any tips on places to eat that are no charge.....I realize that the main dining room and the buffet are the obvious choices but there must be more places to grab good food on the ship???....thanks for tips....

3 hours ago, CGinMTL said:

I am also in Canada

Signed up for AARP

The ask for a USA phone no to access the rewards page

What have others done ? 

Have not done it yet.....just thinking about the plus or negative things.....ie....buying in USA $ and then the extra conversion charge...usually 2%.....to save 10%.....I guess it works.....as far as the phone # thing...do not know but I have a USA phone so If I do may not run into the problem....

5 minutes ago, Haljo1935 said:

Respectfully @Kelownabccan didn't say "remove" grats, they said "adjust" grats. Adjusting can be up or down.

 

 

Thanks.....Somehow I turned into the bad guy asking a reasonable question.......wow....one question and the world falls apart.....actually my wifes like to give more but that is not what most people think.....and does not want to stand in those big line ups.....to each there own I guess....

Found it.....10% off......pay 450 get a 500 card.....or 90 for a 100 card.....interesting way to say....I should have done some more research before paying for three cabins....lol

Interesting...this blog.....we are in Canada....I went to the site and it seems Canadians can sign up.....for $12 membership fee.....not sure what the Carnival Card discount is in %.....does not say.....so if I bought a $100 card....what do you actually pay??? or the $500 one...taking the family on a cruise and looked at the drink prices.....any discount would help.....thanks for info

36 minutes ago, sparks1093 said:

The other thing to consider- if you remove the gratuities their manager is going to ask them why because the presumption is because of poor service on their part. If too many people remove gratuities in their section it can cause them a lot of grief. 

Like that thought.....a different way of thinking......this one question I asked as not an "old time" Carnival cruiser  has blossomed into another of those "grats" free for all blog entries....haha....not my intention

2 minutes ago, DallasGuy75219 said:

If you're so sure, why are you asking for inside tips?

Sorry...bad phrasing on my part......more like what are the normal procedures for Carnival

2 hours ago, Elaine5715 said:

As stated, if you remove any part of the auto tip, that extra she thinks she is giving to the people she like, they do not get it.  They turn it in to the tip pool in full and it is split ship wide. The charge is stated per day but it is not charged each day.  It comes out in a lump sum.  

Not sure I agree with your statement....I am pretty sure when she slips $20 into the room stewards hand with no one seeing...he or she is not running off handing it in and telling the boss.....but who really knows....not me......

2 hours ago, notscb said:

Yes. You can go to guest service sat anytime and change/modify/add/remove to your hearts desire, as with on any other line.

Thanks....all I need to know

2 hours ago, bg2310 said:

If you do not prepay gratuities, the total amount for each day's gratuities is added to your Sign & Sail account on the final day of the cruise. It is also this day which you are able to go to Guest Services and lower or add to your gratuities as you see fit (although you might be able to do this at any point I'm not sure).

Thanks also......it seems you may be able to give direction on what you want to do ahead....time will tell.....

2 hours ago, Haljo1935 said:

You don't wait until the end; it's around day 3 but varies based on length of cruise. So, you or your wife goes to Guest Services on day 1 or day 2 and ask what day you need to come back to have grats adjusted. They will tell you when to return.

Adjusting grats does not necessarily mean removing them - adjusting can be up or down.

Safe travels  - enjoy your cruise!

Thank you.....you win the prize for answering the question....lol.....that is all I needed to know.....do not wait until the last day.....all the ships we have been on the last day is always a zoo at the front desk.....so do you planning ahead.....

no one answered the question.....can you do anything during the cruise or have to wait to last day???

Typical comments....do not do anything.....but My wife loves to give grats to the room steward every second day or so....a very nice amount....and also to the table service guys and gals......and others she likes...plus when we do drinks there is more grats.......is there a way to lower the $16 she will get also charged each day..she really liked the "old ways"...lol...for me I just give the grats at the end on the bill......On Hal she goes to the desk and they fill out a form on how much she wants to give....

Carnival will automatically add $16.00 per day, per guest to your onboard account for standard accommodations

Do you have to wait to the last day to do anything or can you do adjustments during the cruise??....On HAL my wife can go to the front desk any time during the cruise and fill out a form to how much she wants to pay.....and then the bill at the end is automatically adjusted to the new amount as an example.....Thanks