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We are willing to get Club Orange to avoid the MDR & these brunches ;which can become a permanent thing .so be careful for what you wish for .

The MDR is open for breakfast every day & that is where is go , Lunch in the MDR is only on Sea Days . There are other options for lunch beside the Lido ,Dive In & NY Pizza come to mind . If it were left to vote i would not vote for brunches in place of regular meals . Getting up early gives us a full day to enjoy the activities on the ship or touring in ports . We also go to bed before 11 pm .

What is the real purpose for a brunch but to cut out one meal ? Thought that with the stiff price increases the cruise line woud not have any additional cut backs ?

Sorry for your loss . 48 + years is a lofe time .We are married 62 years

Truly good prices for any one who can take advantage of them . Yes much better than vying fr that $49 deal & not knowing or getting told last minute . With the above prices people can book ,then plan their days on board with tours ,ie & pack

In the first quarter 2024 Carnival corporation reoported that all prices have increased . Thus ,if Holland America is running a sale that is the best time imo to book a nww cruise . If you area Mariner you can get early booking bonus booking very early which in effect is a saving . On HAL's web site the cruise will say early booking bonus usually within 60 to 80 days from HAL's realease date . you can also save with AARP getting a on board credit , Owning 100 shares of CCL stock will hey on board credits .There are many ways to reuce the cost of a new booking

Tthanks for sharing . Here in the Long Beach area of Calif Carnival sails the 2019 built Pamorama cruise ship to Mexico . Problem for us is one it is too far to drive to ,2nd the traffic in that area id bumper to bumper ,about one hour to get through that bottle trap . So a no Carnival cruise for us from long Beach Ca . when we sailed on Miracle ,a mid size ship of 86000 tone to as far into Mexico as Alcapulco it was wonderful .Carnival decided to move that ship from SD to australia & stopped sailing from SD ,Ca

We are getting close to 4 star & this one medallion we do want .Unlikely ,at our ages we get to 5 star .

We will look for those sweet potato fries on our 10 day Koningsdam cruise in November ,alwwya preferred sweet potato fries over the regular potato fries 😄

Us too on Carnival Holiday . She was a great ship back then ,then we sailed on the old Jubilee to Alaska .We did at least 15 to 20 Carnival ship cruises before we found RCL & Celebrity & Princess . Now we are only HAL cruisers for the last 5 to 6 years or perhaps a bit longer

We had lunch in the Pinnacle restaurant on Koningsdam . We were not over whelmed & it was not busy .The food was very average .We much prefer Tamarind & Canneletto for their various types of offerings

We did 5 cruises before 1995 on Carnival & RCCL

We never got our bronze medallion . Not that we miss having it .

when we did the 7 day river cruise ,we also spent time in Switzerland which was also very wonderful & post swotserland we flew to Rome for a 6 day stay6 & then took a trans Atlantic cruise in a stern balcony on perfectly calm waters .Each segment was so very wonderful & very different . Now all we can do is dream of what a wonderfil trip we did take as our ages & physical can no longer go that distance & planes

We agree with Mc Deb above , we took a Avalon river cruise once down the Rhine river from Amsterdam to Basil Switzerland . It was as different from Ocean cruises as white is different from black . The s,alle numbers of people ,The very relaxed atmosphere , the daily guided tours & the best food we have ever had including land based restaurants

Service & pleasing ship crews , better food overall , great long viages with interesting port stops is what HAL is most noted for

Tipping is a personal thing & since you already pay your daily tips any thing you give is over & above the daily tips . you need to single out those people who gave you extra ordinary service not just their job . Then decide what tip is appropriate . No one can offer guidelines since it is a personal thing to do

We love Maui .Spent may weeks there & snorkeled at Malokini Reef a number of times back then .now our favorite cruise is R/T Hawaii from SD each year in January

Same here we sailed on Ryndam as out firsrt cruise . I won a DAM ship cap on that cruise 😄

Their first quarter of 2024 results is impressive . Taking that forward it is a matter of time before profits .First pay down the debt .Once the debt is paid down we are off to the races . In 2 years this stock should be itrading in the $50s . I'll take that any day .

It is a very competitive industry . Carnival corp makes decisions to increase the profitability & thus ,the share price going forward

This is why the stock is a buy . /you can buy it when it goes over $50 per share .Your choice of course

A 4 % dip in price ,March 28,2024 is another buying opportunity .In a year from now you will be glad you added shares yo your portfolio😄

Short sales slightly down today .

The stock price when opened & then slid a bit more . Added more shares as imo the stock is dirt cheap now .Unless the entire economy collapses CCL is going to be a lot more ecpenxive to buy .