samrothstein

Ol fashioned BBQ was in fact open on embarkation day, as well as both sea days. 11-3 I believe. 

23 minutes ago, StephPS79 said:

the other ships

Sorry, should have specified that the other ships listed as having Ol Fashioned BBQ don’t have it listed under their dining options. 

1 hour ago, ObstructedView2 said:

 

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Hi @samrothstein🙂

 

As far as I know Ol' Fashioned BBQ is currently still available for lunch on Valor. Deck 10, aft...

 

Embarkation Day Hours Are:

11am to 3:30pm

 

Regular Hours Are:

12pm to 2:30pm

 

 

Ol’ Fashioned BBQ is available for lunch on Conquest, Freedom, Glory, Liberty, Luminosa, Splendor, and Valor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Thanks! 
 

I found similar info, but the lack of specific information for the ship is what made me question. It’s not listed for any of the other ships either, so for whatever reason carnival is keeping this option quiet. 

We’ll be on the Valor in 10 days, and trying to pin down all my bits and pieces. I see the maps on carnivals page has it listed, but it’s not listed under the dining options. Does anyone know if it’s still operational, and will likely be open on embarkation day?

thanks!

The manager, Sebastian, confirmed that the access provided by the Dolphin swim would allow access to the Cabana area. 

2 minutes ago, c-leg5 said:

Unless someone has actually done it it is difficult to say. 
 

Both locations include a discounted admission which i agree you shouldn’t have to pay twice as I stated above. However both are subcontractors, I think, so I don’t know what the arrangement is. I do know with the helmet dive excursion you get a discounted rate but pay Chankanaab directly, not sure why it is different.

 

I have always had good response emailing Cabana Beach directly so suggest you try that and perhaps report back to help others. You would need something (wristband) to allow you into Cabana Beach area.

Already awaiting a written response from them 🙂 I’ll report back when I hear. 

If a family of four were to head to Chankanaab, with three doing the dolphins swim and one not, could the one rent the cabana and pay the park admission with Cabana Bay and then the other three head over using their park admission from Dolphin Discovery? 

I’ve just booked the Valor for five nights in October, and I’ve only cruised twice - both five night sailings on Carnival. Both cruises were very enjoyable, which is why we’re looking at another. I’m curious if anyone can expand upon the “night and day” and “kids these days” comments. I know the travel situation has changed since covid, but this seems very specific. Is it just folks out drinking all day? At the dance club all night? Being rude and aggressive at the buffet? Starting fights at the pool? I’ve done a news search on the Valor and don’t come up with much. 

6 hours ago, Ritabob said:

Sam,

When you say your wife enjoys relaxing and doing nothing then I think a river cruise would be ideal for the both of you.  But only if your / her definition of relaxing and doing nothing is the same as mine.  Sleeping in, sitting in the lounge or on deck, reading, perhaps watching the world go by,  being pampered by the staff, maybe go for a massage...that sort of thing.

However, if she is looking for full spa treatments, casinos, fancy entertainment, then, no.

If you can narrow down to a specific cruise  you may be able to get detailed information...just ask.

RB

This is much more in line with what I meant. She can sleep in late and just *do nothing* a morning or two while I go out early and explore. 

Thanks for insight guys, it helps. 
 

just to clarify, I never intended to compare a carnival cruise with a river cruise - I know they are worlds apart. 

We are in the very early stages of planning our next big trip in 2022, and are considering between a land tour of Italy (Venice/Florence/Rome/?) and a river cruise. For the river cruise, the Amsterdam to Basel itinerary looks good for us, but we're open to suggestion! We've done Caribbean cruises with Carnival, and have been to London and Paris and enjoy both styles of vacationing. One gripe with land vacations is that my wife likes to have plenty of time to relax and do nothing, which will be hard to do when running from city to city and site to site in Italy, whereas I prefer the excitement of getting out into new places and seeing as many sites as possible. I'm thinking the river option can offer both of us a chance for a great vacation, where I can run around to my hearts content and she can relax on deck whenever she pleases. To that end, I know that pools are rare on river boats, but what about spas and relaxing deck areas - will she be able take advantage of such amenities? 

Thanks for any advice!

Revenue move or not, plastic straws will be gone fleet wide in the next few days according to Mr. Heald. I does seem like they’ve capitalized on the idea by selling their own branded straws though. From what I can tell, they don’t seem to be too out of line with retail prices of similar sets, and I couldn’t expect any

business to provide such items at no cost. 
 

Some will complain and suffer a minor inconvenience, but they’ll manage to adapt to these harsh new conditions (or bring their own straws) and life will go on. 

I think it’s great!

11 hours ago, JaniceB said:

Thank you for adding the scan of activities.  I enjoyed reading your review 

You’re very welcome. 
 

hope I can provide as much help to others as I’ve received. 

Finally got around to scanning these guys. Embarkation day is sadly missing 

funtimes.pdf

This is from the November 2-7 sailing. 

Sadly Embarkation day got lost in the shuffle. 

funtimes.pdf

I got passports for my kids, but I won’t get one for yours lol. You may want to get them for your kids in the future, but a birth certificate will suffice. (Sorry, couldn’t help it)
 

Are planing on taking excursions with dicey operators or getting tanked at senior frogs/margaritaville? If not, then you should have little to worry about as far as missing the ship I’d think. 
 

what’s the cost of expediting the passports vs booking excursions through carnival?

21 hours ago, jdemps said:

I understand it is free but what if we don't want anything from there but just need a table?  Is it open seating when it's free with no host to seat people?  thanks.

Being that there was ample available seating whenever we were in there, I don’t think anyone would complain if you grabbed a table and didn’t order any pasta, but if there’s limited seating I’d go elsewhere. 

21 hours ago, jdemps said:

I noticed you went to cucina del capitano quite a few times with other food.  Can you just go up there to find a seat and not order any pasta or do you need to eat at the restaurant to get a table?  Thanks.  

21 hours ago, rukkian said:

I believe lunch there is free.

Yes, lunch is free and there was always an abundance of seating available. We had no issue getting seats in Cucina at lunch and bringing food from the burger, bbq or buffet lines.

Also note they have omelette station and even some sides such as pancakes and waffles in the mornings - no lines. 

58 minutes ago, samrothstein said:

I just rented a car from Alamo on the 7th. They have a shuttle that picks up at the terminal. The rental office is a large size with plenty of cars. I did self debark (carnival) and carried my own luggage off and was at the rental desk by 8am - beat the rush! We only have 2 ships in port that day, so light port load overall. Overall good experience.

 

We arrived at Terminal 4, and I would not try to walk that, especially with luggage.

We also rented at the port and returned to FLL airport 

I just rented a car from Alamo on the 7th. They have a shuttle that picks up at the terminal. The rental office is a large size with plenty of cars. I did self debark (carnival) and carried my own luggage off and was at the rental desk by 8am - beat the rush! We only have 2 ships in port that day, so light port load overall. Overall good experience.

We arrived at Terminal 4, and I would not try to walk that, especially with luggage.

Just wrote my review for the Homewood and other things in FLL. 
 

I can confirm they run a shuttle to a strip mall, but didn’t go so can’t speak to which one they went to. 
 

On 11/23/2019 at 7:52 PM, Kel040 said:

Great review !!  Thanks for taking the time to share your family trip with us !!  We will be cruising on the Sunrise in January and can't wait !!  🙂

On 11/23/2019 at 8:48 PM, jimbo5544 said:

Nice review, thanks for doing it.  

glad you both enjoyed it, and hope Kel enjoys their upcoming voyage as much as we did

I wrote a review about my great experience a few weeks ago. I’d opt for something near the elevators as the rooms are closed off from the elevator lobbies. There’s several websites, including carnivals own that allow you to see the deck plans and determine what’s above, below and next to your cabin. 
 

I just posted a review a few days ago:

I also second the jamman54 review:

there’s lots of other great reviews out there as well