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http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=2045047&highlight=current+onboard

That's the page I was on and wondered what those things were

This is our second cruise with RC. Can someone explain a few things about the benefits? What are examples of offers loaded on SeaPass card? What is the benefit of SeaPass recognition? What is meet the stars? And what is exclusive trivia? Sorry so many questions but inquiring minds want to know

Can I make a reservation for a different time everyday? And how do I reserve? Pre cruise or on board?

When I booked our cruise last week I asked. I was told they are usually on sea days.

If we have my time dining I need to make a reservation for dining room? We're new to RC so have no idea how things work

Thank you for the sites. I'm looking into them

This will be our first time to cruise out of Ft Lauderdale. Can someone recommend hotels where we will be able to leave our car during our cruise?

if you don't book with then theres a fee. Im not sure what it is. But dont worry you can transfer your booking to them with no charge

 

Re Autism on the seas can you contact them after you've already booked with a cruise line or not? I've goubd their website quite confusing. Do they work in Australia at all or just the U.S.?

I'm not sure about Australia but I know they will work with you even after you have booked your cruise. They did with me the first time. I found out about them after I had already booked. Send them an email if you cant call and see what they can do.

Well i had no idea this would cause such a debate. Just so you understand why I asked. the boys are homeschooled and we live in the country. foot hills of the Appalachia. both boys are always dressed nicely and rarely go out of the house without a button up shirt tucked in, nice dark wash jeans, with a belt, and cowboy boots. They do not nor will they ever wear pants that do not fit properly or their shorts hanging out.

I will buy them the pants that's needed but wanted to avoid the expense if I could. They are growing inches everyday and one already wears 34 length.

We are sailing on Carnival Fascination Feb 28 and bringing 2 fifteen year old boys. Husband and I will be dressed up for dinner that night but will the boys be able to wear jeans and button up shirts for dinner that night? I don't want to buy dress clothes they will never wear again if I don't have to.

I second Autism On the Seas. I book our cruise with them and they work with the cruise line letting them know what your special needs are. I don't think I will ever cruise with my son without them. They are wonderful.

I book with Autism On the Seas. They are wonderful about setting things up with the cruise line. They make sure the kids program knows what the needs are. They set up priority boarding as most kids don't like waiting in lines etc. They are great at helping you with your special needs.

We are on the Feb 28 sailing. We are taking the 9am stingray excursion. I want to also rent float mats/tubes for the day. if we go straight to the stingrays will there be floats left to rent afterward? If not, what do I do with them if I get them first? Will there be beach chairs for us when were done at the stingrays? Any other tips for a great day there?

Both of our September cruise we skirted hurricanes. Talk about rough seas. Oh my. We are on the fascination on Monday. if it rough at least I'm out of the snow and cold.

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Having a shuttle is a good thing.

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Um? He looked too. I hope we get the closer dock. But I'm sure there's no way to tell before hand

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Great question. Is she in key west today? My husband always pulls up the web can for there. We had planned on just walking down duvaul st if its a further walk we may need to make other plans

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Aside from the Passport and Credit Card, which someone else mentioned above (heck - with those, I can probably buy anything else I forgot in a port… :D ), I'd say the most important item I pack is my small fan and extension cord.

 

I have a lot of trouble sleeping in silence - any random noise in the area will wake me up, and a cruise ship has a LOT of random noises, ranging from ship movement sounds, to people running up and down the hall. A small fan puts out pink noise which masks out other ambient sounds and makes it very easy for me to sleep.

I just read a post a few days ago about a fan and cord being taken out of checked baggage and returned when cruise was over. We too sleep with a fan. Do you pack yours in carry-on?

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Thanks to all of you who have posted - you have helped a lot. Also thanks for the well wishes for my husband. He just turned 50 in mid December so his heart attack on Dec. 3 was a shock to all of us - no signs whatsoever! He is doing better but still has a ways to go. This heart attack has really taken it out of him.

 

Anyone with any other thoughts or advice please continue posting. I'm soaking all this up and starting to enjoy the fact that I'm going to be cruising in 11 days without any kids! We are foster parents so we have had as many as 6 children in our home in the last 8 or 9 years. Ours range from 19 down to 9 -(the younger 2 came from fostering so basically we started over again, but I wouldn't change a thing).

 

Keep all that advice coming and thanks again!

We are on the Feb 17 cruise and so excited. We were foster parents for several years and adopted 2. We have 5 all together. We are also leaving the kids at home this time for some much needed adult time.

There's some great information listed here. We did purchase FTTF for our cruise. My husband has 2 ruptured discs and doesn't do well walking or standing for long. So for us its worth the cost. Also we will be driving 11 hrs from Ohio all night ( hoping this weather straightens up)and want our room ready so we can nap before sail away.

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I packed mine in bubble wrap then I slipped them in a large vacuum bag and sealed it. That way if it should break it wouldn't ruin my clothes. I then packed them between the clothes for cushion.

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Thank you.

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We will be on the February 17 sailing. This will be our first carnival cruise. We are celebrating our 33 rd anniversary. Would a picture of our sail away to add to memory book

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This is our first cruise with Carnival. We bought FTTF for our Feb 17 cruise out of Jacksonville. For us its more to have our cabin ready than waiting in lines. We will be driving most of the night and will need a nap before sail away

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