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41 minutes ago, mondello said:

Just don't be one of those they have to make announcements to comply and delay sailaway. Some guests just need to git-r-done before they should be allowed to get that first bucket of beer.

No, no.  That's not me.  Those people drive me nuts.  Just do what you have to do when they ask us to do it.  Not a hard concept.  Why make it difficult for other people?

51 minutes ago, Sailin_Pirate said:

You goto your muster station after you get on and watch someone put a life vest on.

Then you get checked off a list.

 

The people that don't get their sail cards locked and called over the PA system and the ship doesn't leave until they do.

 

I've never heard about elevators being turned off sorry.

That's exactly what I needed to know.  Thank you, one less thing to worry about. 

Would you suggest going straight there or waiting until after we eat?  Hoping to get one of the first time slots on.

We are set to depart at 5pm.  With the new muster drill, do they still make the announcement and turn off the elevators?  Or do we just go to our station at anytime and scan our cards?  If they turn the elevators off, does anyone know what time it is.  My mom cant do stairs very well so I'm trying to prepare to be on the right deck at the right time.

So if suites have priority boarding do they have to have the first check in time or show up whenever?  Would to original poster have to get the first time slot to board with FTTF?

Our itinerary changed a few days ago and the excursions are still not showing up.  Does it normally take some times for them to switch it over?  Changed from Grank Turk and Princess Cay to Bimini and Half Moon Cay for a September sailing.  TIA.

23 minutes ago, sailingships said:

The ships aren t going to GT in August

I am aware of that.  Thank you.  

So I came across this on the Grand Turk Port site.  This is a perfect reason for why Carnival is requiring travel insurance for unvaccinated.  I am sure other ports are requiring the same.

https://www.grandturkcc.com/port-information/health-and-safety-covid-19-standards.aspx

(1) Cruise Line Operator will either (a) assume the full financial responsibility for the medical care and safe evacuation or medical transportation of all passengers or crew who may be found to have or suspected of having COVID-19 or (b) will ensure that any passenger not fully vaccinated against COVID-19 aboard any vessel berthing at the Port facilities has obtained travel insurance prior to departure on the subject cruise to cover the cost of medical care and safe evacuation in case of an infection with COVID-19. This travel insurance policy must have a minimum of $10,000 per person in medical expense coverage and $30,000 coverage for emergency medical evacuation with no COVID-19 exclusions.

I received an email immediately after booking that in part stated this:

If you want the whole email, I'd be happy to post it.  I just didn't want to post a lengthy post unnecessarily.  

I just reserved a bungalow in the adult area.  When looking at videos it seems there is bushes and a slop in the way of the water.  Is this the case with all of the adults bungalows?  I'm thinking of moving to a regular one outside of the adult area.  Thoughts?  Any recommendations for bungalow number?

Looking at Best Western Plus BWI to stay the night and park for the cruise.  I am driving from NC so this is on the way back home.  Is this a good area to leave a car for the week?  It seems far away to have the shuttle to the port, but if it's offered I'd rather stay south than north of the port.  TIA. 

Are they doing massages and facials on the ships?  

1 hour ago, IntrepidFromDC said:

 

 

Is it just me or is anyone else starting to feel nuts waiting on the confirmation for September?  🤪

Yes!  I am checking all day for this update.  

1 hour ago, toad455 said:

I missed Heald's announcement this morning, anyone have a summary of what he said?

He jokingly said we'll hear something in November.  But to quote him, he said very very very very very very very soon.  

The anticipation is killing me.  I'd like to know one way or the other.  Obviously one way would be better.  😉 

What kind of food do they have at the chef's table.  I'd love to try it, but I'm afraid I will insult the chef if I don't eat something.  I don't eat anything not fully cooked.

We are booked on Sunshine 9/18 and HMC excursions are all showing still.

Any gossip heard about when Charleston plans on opening?  Crossing my fingers for September.  🤞

From Carnival's FAQs: 

Guests who are vaccinated may purchase a Carnival tour or engage in independent sightseeing.

Unvaccinated guests will be offered options for Carnival-approved “bubble” tours as self-guided or independent exploration is not allowed in many destinations. In the event our approved “bubble” tours are sold out, or cancelled due to weather, unvaccinated guests will have to remain on board. Guests will be escorted from and to the ship, upon return from the shore excursion. No un-scheduled stops are permitted (i.e. gift shops, bars, restaurants, etc.). Guests participating in a “bubble” tour, regardless of vaccination status, may need to follow all tour protocols and local guidance regarding testing/screening, mask wearing, physical distancing, etc.

In private ports of call, such as Half Moon Cay, Princess Cays, etc., unvaccinated guests may participate in Carnival-approved tours or independent exploration.

11 minutes ago, wemjam said:

• You didn't happen to have a different cruise you had to cancel or change did you?  I have found that these "ghost" bookings (when something is changed or canceled) can make this count wrong as it is timing from the ghost booking.

I did cancel one, but it was only one week prior.

I'm curious if anyone else has this when they sign in.  The flag with the countdown to my cruise states 24 days, but the cruise is 75 days away.  When I open my cruise up it's correct, but just not on the initial log in.  I though it was a glitch at first, but it's been like this for a good time now.

6 hours ago, NightOne said:

 

Yes, private tour. It was like $60 per hour for 4 of us and we did a 4 hour tour (10am-2pm) so it was basically $60 per person ($240 total). We toured around the island, had lunch at the fish fry strip, and got dropped at the airport at 2pm. We had toured before and we seen a lot of new stuff this time around.

 

We could go anywhere we wanted when we wanted etc. It was totally up to us.

Sounds perfect!  Thanks so much!  : ) 

2 minutes ago, Wanna_Cruize said:

Yes you can qualify as a couple. I'm not so sure about two people traveling in separate cabins, but two people in one cabin qualify for the couple's price. 

Thank you!  Saves us a few bucks.  🙂 

I would find out about your airport's arrival time.  Here in Charlotte, they are advising people to arrive 3 hours early because of staffing issues.  You may not want to be the last ones off the ship.

So I am curious about the price difference here.  Why is couples so much cheaper?  What is considered a couple?  Obviously significant others are couples, but my mom and I are sailing together as a "couple of people".  Do we qualify for the couples price?  

I will be traveling with my mom who is recovering from total knee surgery.  She doesn't walk long distances.  Any suggestions on a tour we can do?  No beaches/resorts please.  Is there taxi tours by the port that we can rent for the day?  TIA!

On 5/25/2021 at 12:21 PM, NightOne said:

You can talk to:

 

https://www.cherylbahamastaxiandtours.com/

Did you do a private tour?  If so were you able to customize where you went?  I visited the website and it kind of says that, but then the descriptions make it seem like they are specific to the tour type.  If you don't mind me asking, what was the prices?  TIA!!