Animalgirl27

On 12/5/2023 at 10:52 AM, Animalgirl27 said:

Yeah I'm not willing to spend another $1K a person on a 5 day cruise. Even though I don't like my assigned balcony room, I really won't be spending a ton of time in it and there's only one sea day. I'd rather use the money on shore excursions and the rest of the vacation.

I wanted to circle back and update you that I was able to win a RoyalUp bid for $65 a person to a balcony stateroom with an extra large balcony. It was on deck 8. I won the bid around 5 days before the cruise. It was a great room.

10 hours ago, Morecruisesplz said:

Cancel your bid. Then go back and bid the max on a JS.

Yeah I'm not willing to spend another $1K a person on a 5 day cruise. Even though I don't like my assigned balcony room, I really won't be spending a ton of time in it and there's only one sea day. I'd rather use the money on shore excursions and the rest of the vacation.

23 minutes ago, amby6063 said:

Did you have your guarantee room assigned today? I’ve heard of the room being assigned cancelling the bids. 

Yes that was it! I did the bar code trick so I knew what room I was getting for a while now, but yes it was officially assigned today. 

It's so odd, I just received an email from Royal Caribbean regarding my RoyalUp bid. I received the below message and there were no changes (same stateroom) so I resubmitted my bid:

7 minutes ago, schooner_Drinker said:

What ship and sail date

I see Spectrum 12/19

 

We will be able to tell you what cabins are left and your chances 

 

Since most ships sail above 100% capacity these days - chances are slim to none

 

however 

There are 6 JS  (J4) suites available 

are you just 2 PAX

 

It is very strange that the only available cabins on your sailing are x6 JS 

Everything else is WLT or CLS

 

 

Nancy 

Yes, that is my sailing and yes, just two passengers. Do you think I have a chance for the junior suite upgrade? We really don't like our assigned balcony stateroom, but there's no other balcony rooms available. 

My cruise is 2 weeks out and I am still waiting to hear back if my bid from the obstructed ocean view balcony to a junior suite will be accepted. I bid $110 per person.

I would see if either you can just transfer your booking to a sailing in the future (I think it's around $100 or so) or if not, see if you can do a name change and have a friend, family member, or even sell your reservation to someone else via the name change. There's a website called TrasnferTravel where you can list your vacation for sale assuming you can do the name change.

2 hours ago, marci4tony said:

May you please give us a review of the MDR/New Menu experience when you can as well!  Thank you!

I actually was only on the ship for a day. I am a travel advisor and was touring the ship. I am attaching a few photos that I did snap before I disembarked. 

Hello Everyone,

I am uploading a recent Fun Times and Cloud 9 price list for embarkation on August 13th, 2023. I hope this helps!

Carnival Horizon Day 1 Materials.pdf

I'm sailing on the Divina in 2 weeks. Can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip.

I saw her today on my way to Miami Beach! She's huge! Her naming ceremony information is here: https://www.msccruises.com/en-gl/About-MSC/News/MSC-Seashore-Naming-Ceremony-Ocean-Cay.aspx

I enjoyed this review as well! Did we get an answer as to how many times the cabin is serviced a day?

I posted Funtimes on my recent sailing yesterday: 

2 hours ago, isladonna said:

someone said the decor was the same, but on the website, pics of the rooms were different than a normal balcony room, so I was wondering about that.  thank you!

The decor is definitely different! I just got off the Sunshine and I stayed in a normal balcony. At the end of the cruise I took a peak in the spa balcony stateroom and the finishes were different. 

1 hour ago, cruizer rick said:

@Animalgirl27

 

Hey there - Welcome Back!  When I used the link you shared (thank you BTW), I only see (1) side.  This is my itinerary shortly, so if you can share EVERYTHING it would be great!

 

I have a question or 2 if you have time....

1. Internet Package - did you use ?  If so, which level?  Was it still really slow ??

2. What time were people able to disembark ?  I'm looking to understand 1st people off, so I'm hoping that is like 6:30 ish AM ??

 

Thanks,

Rickp703

There should be 2 documents in the link. Each document is for each side of the funtimes. I didn't use the Wi-Fi packages since the cruise was so short. I was one of the last to disembark and Charleston is a silent port, so I can't comment on when the first call was. You pick up your own luggage tags, so I would suggest getting to the pick up location early and getting the tag you need. 

I like the decor better in the spa cabins and they are on a higher deck. 

Hello Fellow Cruisers!

Every time I go on a cruise, I look for recent daily newsletters to get excited and see what types of activities are offered on the ship. I decided to save all of our Fun Times newsletters on our recent 5 day Carnival Sunshine sailing to Nassau so I could share with other people. The link is below. Feel free to comment with any questions or if you are unable to access.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1alb2rGgjf7KJDyUpm0XEG7rITIMUZqSR

Baltimore will become the new home to Carnival Legend beginning in November 2021, offering seven-day cruises throughout the Bahamas and Grand Turk.

Carnival Pride currently based in Baltimore, will shift to Tampa, providing exciting new experiences to your clients in these two important markets. While in Tampa, she will assume Carnival Legend's schedule of six, seven, and eight-day cruises beginning November 14, 2021. 

My next cruise is in 8 days and I haven't received an assignment yet. I booked the cruise last week though which was last minute. Everyone is right though, you will not receive a notification. I downloaded the app and check it every day.

I agree that the quality of the shampoo and conditioner in the shower of Celebrity Edge was very poor and did not lather at all. It was worse than any hotel products I have used in the past. 

Hello Fellow Cruisers!

Every time I go on a cruise, I look for recent daily newsletters to get excited and see what types of activities are offered on the ship. I decided to save all of our Today newsletters on our recent 9 day Celebrity Edge sailing to Europe so I could share with other people. The link is below. Feel free to comment with any questions or if you are unable to access.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1IGDkDTGhTQqmJ9I4MzPXgWYDDjkjsOGe?usp=sharing

We went twice on our recent European sailing. The loungers are usually the first area to be used by people and usually are full, but I entered the various saunas they have and there wasn't anyone else using them. The first time was the first day and the second time was on a sea day. 

Date of Cruise:  August 10, 2019                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Ship:  Celebrity Edge                                                                                                                                 

Cabin #:  6169                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          

Deck #:  6                                                                                                                                      

Cabin Category:   E4                                                                                                                                                           

Cabin Location:    Port Mid Ship                                                                                                                           

Bed Position:   Couch by balcony                                                                                                                                        

Balcony Type:  Infinite Veranda                                                                                                                                           

Balcony/Window Size:   Standard                                                                                                                                           

Balcony/Window View/Obstruction:  Life boats are under the balcony, but they don't obstruct the view in my opinion.                                                                                                                     

Balcony Overhang?:  No                                                                                                                                                    

Magic Carpet Issues?:   No                                                                                                                                            

Noise Issues?:  Yes, cabin is directly above the club and the vibrations from the club are felt in the room all night                                            

Wind Issues?:  No                                                                                                                                                

Connecting Cabin? Where Does it Connect?:   No    

Would You Book It Again?: No, not this stateroom. 

If you reserved the late seating, you will eat in the same restaurant every evening with the same people. No reservation is needed. If you want to try several restaurants and don't want to be locked in at a certain time, then choose my time dinning. 

On 5/8/2019 at 9:25 AM, lyneee said:

This is totally off topic...  being that you were just there maybe you can help me. 🙂  do they have "real" hair dryers on the ship?   Or should I bring my own?  

Thanks!

They do have hair dryers. I used it once and thought it was sufficient. I would recommend just looking up a Youtube video to see the type, but it's the kind that is attached to the wall and when you pull out the hose, the hot air comes out. They are located above the toilets which was a little weird, but again sufficient.