If I obtain cash in the casino by charging it to my room does Carnival charge a fee?

Thank you.

What are the benefits of  booking a future cruise while onboard a Carnival ship?

Thank you.

6 minutes ago, dides said:

 

There is an existing thread which lists all the Casual Dining venues and menus for each ship. 

 

Discovery has Gigi's pizzeria, Ocean Terrace sushi and the Salty Dog Gastropub.

 

Thank you 

9 minutes ago, 0bnxshs said:

CCLshareholderHAL@hollandamerica.com

Thank you!

What is the correct email address to request HAL shareholder obc?

I thought I had read that the e-mail address had changed but I cannot find that information.

Thank you.

I'm on the 8/19 Panorama cruise.

Just received text message and e-mail that although our itinerary MAY be impacted, that we will be boarding the ship as scheduled tomorrow on Saturday, 8/19.

33 minutes ago, mame42 said:

Does anyone have the itinerary for the 4 Nov 2024 Legendary Med on the Volendam?

Following!

I put down $100 pre deposit yesterday.  My PCC claimed that she didn't know the itinerary or the ship but later admitted she can't release that info. now.

The cruise should go "live" next Wednesday or Thursday.

1 hour ago, WriterOnDeck said:

I'm off tomorrow on the 2023 Grand World Voyage and will be blogging along the way at www.WriterOnDeck.com. The first blog is here. It won't be a recitation of what I did each day of the daily activities and menus (lots of others are doing that well so it would be redundant). I try to dig deeper into some themes and tips and talk about why I've sold everything to cruise.

 

As I'm less than confident of the onboard Internet, I won't be updating this thread with every blog post or pictures. The best way to follow along is to subscribe by email at the blog link above.

 

But here's my first post for the cruise, which mainly catches followers up from the end of my 51-day Westerdam cruise a few weeks ago:

 

A New Adventure is About to Begin

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Jo Johnston

Day -2, Grand World Voyage

Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023; Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.

 

The reunions have begun! I planted myself in the Fort Lauderdale hotel lobby early this morning and — as I suspected — started seeing familiar faces. Some had just flown to Florida on red-eye flights. Others were trickling down to breakfast.

 

When I’m asked what I’m looking forward to most on this world cruise, most people mean which country or port. I have been looking forward most to reuniting with friends from previous long cruises on Holland America.

 

I read recently that first-timers on a world cruise initially feel like someone at his or her spouse’s class reunion. It seems like everyone else knows everyone. It makes sense, but it’s a welcoming crowd that makes new friends quickly. We were all first-timers once.

 

When last I left you about six weeks ago, I promised a wrap-up post from my 51-day South Pacific, Australia and New Zealand cruise on the MS Westerdam. That didn’t happen. To summarize: I stayed a night in Sydney and tried to watch the ship sail away from the Overseas Passenger Terminal but its departure was delayed.

 

My 15-hour flight from Sydney to Los Angeles left late, and American Airlines texted me that as a result I would miss my final leg, from Dallas to Northwest Arkansas. The airline promised to do its best to get me within 300 miles of my final destination. That wasn’t good enough for me.

 

Fortunately, my Twitter direct message to the airline worked great. I suggested that I would just spend the night in Dallas and take the early flight the next day to Fort Smith, my original destination. I had a fairly good Thanksgiving dinner at the DFW airport hotel.

 

Over the next six weeks I caught up on various chores and prepared for this cruise. The biggest time suck was medical related – nine appointments with various doctors over three days in Dallas (and the all-important appointment with my hair stylist) – and ordering enough medications to last through July. I became good friends with the pharmacy technician who navigated the vacation overrides.

 

I could write a book on packing for long cruises. I work off a packing list I have edited for years. I shipped one bag off in mid-December and next will see it in my ship stateroom. At the last minute I bought a new suitcase because my remaining items didn’t fit in two mid-size bags. Consequently, I added just a few things that I could have gotten along without. My tendency to pack lightly battles with the knowledge that this will be my home for seven months.

 

These days my goal is to minimize travel stress, so my two sisters and I had decided to go fly to Florida three days early to accommodate possible bad weather and flight delays. Elaine had booked a Southwest Airlines flight from Houston, but given its “meltdown” last week, she decided not to risk it and rebooked using miles on American. Our early-morning toast wasn’t too alcoholic, but was heartfelt.

 

My travel agency is putting its 230 world cruise clients up the night before embarkation and will host a pre-cruise dinner. That’s why I knew I would see people I know in the lobby this morning. In addition to reuniting with fellow travelers, we’re just relaxing.

 

 

We are meeting area friends for lunch, and last night we cheered on TCU in the Fiesta Bowl from a nearby sports bar (“all glory too the Hypnotoad!”). We managed to stay up to ring in the New Year — by that I mean to see Sydney, Australia, ring in the New Year. Set the bar low, I say.

 

Happy New Year!

I will be on the Volendam, S American cruise that leaves the same day.  
we are invited to tonight’s Bon Voyage party so perhaps I’ll see you tonight. 
you probably don’t remember me but we shared Kobe steak dinner in Kobe Japan on the last grand Asia cruise. 

41 minutes ago, leerathje said:

OK, first time....Think I got this right!!

 

The MS Zuiderdam will be at pier 26 from 5:30 am to 5:00 pm.  It will be a long time until we see her and her passengers again in port, because she is leaving on the 128 day Grand World Voyage….the trip of a lifetime!

 

 

 

The lovely MS Volendam will be at pier 19 from 5:45am to 5:00pm.  She is leaving on a 74-Day Grand South America & Antarctica Voyage.  Don’t forget to say hello to the penguins!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have a full house in Port Everglades! Also in port are Regal Princess at pier 2 (4:45 am-4:00 pm), Celebrity Millennium at pier 18 (5:30 am-4:00 pm), and Celebrity Beyond at pier 25 from 6:00 am until 3:30 pm.

 

The PTZtv webcam can be found at https://www.portevergladeswebcam.com/.

 

Next up:  Eurodam and Rotterdam on Tuesday, January 4.

Thanks. I’ll be on the Volendam. Was wondering who would sail away first, Volendam or Zuiderdam. 
hope that there are whistle salutes!

I'm cruising on the Volendam in January.  The ship does not have Tamarind restaurant.

I know that sometimes, Pinnacle Grill does a Rudi's Sel De Mer "pop up".  I'm wondering if Pinnacle Grill ever does a Tamarind "pop up"?

Thank you.

Thank you in advance for your "live" reports.  I hope that your internet is decent.

I look forward to your reports because we will be boarding the Valiant Lady on Oct. 16 (as you are disembarking) for the transatlantic cruise.

Thanks again and have a great cruise!

Glenn

On 3/31/2022 at 1:25 PM, Tarwood3 said:

Contrary to what everyone has commented so far, we are actually pretty excited about Virgin. We primarily sail on Silversea, Regent and Seabourn but have done everything from Royal Caribbean, holland America, Celebrity etc..  I don’t think V is trying to be ultra luxe as some described. I don’t think they are trying to compete with Silversea for example..more on the line with Celebrity I would say. There are so many cruise lines and sooo many ships out there, I think they are just trying to create something different and unique in a very competitive market. We rarely do Caribbean as all the islands are kinda similar.  So we were waiting for a transatlantic to really enjoy all the restaurants , ship etc. We booked a Brilliant Suite , nice to have more room on a 14 day voyage. As I have always told friends who ask our opinion on this line or that line…I just say “ try it and see for yourself”. Everyone has different likes and dislikes. You never really know  unless you experience for yourself…..

Which transatlantic cruise are you on?

I will be on the Valiant Lady, transatlantic beginning in Barcelona on Oct. 16.  Barcelona to Miami.

Two Holland America ships in Puerto Vallarta today. 
Zuiderdam joins Koningsdam. 
One of my bartenders is excited because her husband works on the Zuiderdam and they will spend the day together in town. 
😍🥰
 

5 hours ago, vinonme2 said:

 

I remember the shrimp in Mazatlan being so fresh, so huge, so delicious; it's good to hear they are still as wonderful.

I've wanted to do the brewery tour on my previous visits to Mazatlan but somehow never got to it. 

 

Are there mask requirements or restrictions in the Mexican ports?

 

 

Mask required when inside but can be removed while eating and drinking. 

6 hours ago, vinonme2 said:

Wish all foreign towns I visited had this.    Hope you treat yourself to a delicious shrimp lunch and cold Pacifico!

That’s exactly what I did!  
Pacifico is brewed here in Mazatlan. 

Koningsdam is in Mazatlan today. 
Walk one mile from the ship,following the blue line in the street to get to the Historic Center.
 

“Lands End” in Cabo San Lucas. 
where the Pacific Ocean meets the Sea of Cortez. 

Hundreds of towel animals invaded the Lido deck last night!

37 minutes ago, victory2020 said:

Thanks. I am trying to figure out which night for specialty. I'm only on a 7 day in March.Have you seen Beef wellington? Don't want to miss that.

We had beef Wellington a few nights ago. It was delicious. 

1 hour ago, zelker said:

Great breach - and with Molokini in the background!  😍  Who'd you go out with?

 

Ship excursion. Trilogy was the tour operator 

Fantastic whale watching excursion yesterday in Maui. 

4 hours ago, Trapper44 said:

Is that the meatball at NY Deli? We split the Reuben but saw the meatball on the menu.

Yes. New York deli meatball sandwich 

Meatballs sandwich for lunch today onboard the Koningsdam. 

Pizza for lunch.