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    Carnival Glory New Dining Photos

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    No, not that I'm aware. I think maybe we'll get a different post-cruise survey than the normal one.

     

    I offered feedback on the first night and it was greatly appreciated. I was even given a free bottle of wine for offering feedback. Unfortunately, my opinion of the dining went downhill after the first night. After three nights, I gave up on it and ate on Lido for the rest of the trip. I am not a picky eater, but I'm obviously too picky for the new dining.

     

     

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    Carnival Glory New Dining Photos

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    Hey everyone - this is the OP. We are almost back in port and I just wanted to let all of you know my final opinions on the new dining. I tried very, very hard to keep an open mind about these changes, but I'm just not happy with them. I really like the looks of the dining room, on both casual and formal nights. I believe the food presentation is more upscale than before. The quality and taste of the food is top notch.

     

    BUT...the menu options are severely limited, especially for dessert. The elegant night menu and presentation are both a complete disaster. If you are a "foodie," you might like the new elegant night. However, most people that I spoke to on the ship had VERY strong negative feelings about it.

     

    I promise to write a thorough review on the new dining, but it probably won't be for another day or two.

     

     

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    Carnival Referral Program

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    My husband has redeemed quite a few referrals, but that promotion ended. I don't believe you can still make new referrals. The website still works if you need to check the status of a referral that you made a couple of months ago.

     

     

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    Just off the Splendor....YUCK!

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    It sounds to me like you were on a typical Carnival cruise, which is why I LIKE Carnival. It's casual and it's fun...and it's an amazing value.

     

    I don't see why you would stop cruising entirely...it just sounds like you belong on Cunard, rather than Carnival. Different strokes for different folks.

    Report just off Freedom

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    I was on the Freedom last month. I'm not hard to please, so I had a great time. However, the ship desperately needs this dry dock. I didn't notice it being dirty or run down, but it's just plan drab and ugly compared to the other Carnival ships I've been on. The service was also the worst I've experienced. Throughout the ship, the service ranged from good to poor. Nobody stood out to me as providing exceptional service.

     

     

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    Piano bar --- songs... Etc ...

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    Most of the popular sing-along piano bar songs are fine with me. However, the two things that make me leave the Piano Bar are when the piano guy sings the songs too fast (trying to get through songs more quickly) or when he sings the songs with his own tune. It makes it very hard to get a good sing along going when the piano man is trying to change things up and be the star of the show.

    Itinerary Decisions....What To Do??

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    My hubby wants to stick with the Miami home port so that would keep us on the Conquest with Cozumel, Belize, Isla Roatan and Costa Maya Mexico. Does anyone have an opinion on Costa Maya?

     

    Costa Maya is a beach stop. There's a swimming pool free lounge chairs at the port. It's just a relaxing day. The other three days could be high adventure for you though. I love the Western Caribbean ports.

    Talking on cell phone on the ship or on the dock?

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

    Posted · Edited by rockbock

    $500, at $2.99/minute is 167 minutes of tlaking on the phone. That's quite a lot for a port day...and mind you that means that they spent nearly three hours while they were in port on the phone right next to / in the ship.

     

    My guess is that this person never turned off cellular data for the entire cruise, so the phone was constantly fetching emails, push notifications, etc. via 4g Cellular At Sea rates.

    Imagination - Guaranteed Cabin Question

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    You never know what you're going to get or when you will get it, but I believe that sometimes they do actually look at where they are putting you.

     

    I booked 5 cabins for a group of 12 friends who are cruising together on the Sensation (leaving today). The five cabins were all linked together for dining purposes.

     

    Four of the cabins were booked on the Empress deck...two balconies next door to each other, and two insides directly across the hall from them.

     

    The 5th cabin was booked as an OV guarantee. The passenger in that cabin knew she would probably end up in a different part of the ship from the rest of her group, but she was paying double to travel as a single and she wanted to keep the cost down as much as possible.

     

    The passenger in the GTY cabin ended up being placed on the Empress deck in the closest possible cabin to where the rest of her group is staying.

    I truly don't believe this was just coincidence.

    Need the "inside" Scoop

    in Carnival Cruise Lines

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    4J is a handicap cabin, unless you need it, please save it for those who do. Not trying to start a debate, but booking this category when you don't need it is the equivelant as parking in a handicap space when you don't need it.

     

     

    Most 4J cabins are not HC. Some of them are. And I see nothing wrong with booking them, as long as you know going into it that you might get bumped.

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