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One of our favorite cabin choices. Hope you enjoy it.

I was looking at the September and October cruises, why are the balconies N/A?

It is the Paradise and the only balconies are with the suites.

This is the FAQ for Cuba from Carnival's website.

https://help.carnival.com/ci/fattach/get/984495/1487085278/redirect/1/filename/A%20%20cubaguestQA%20(13%20Feb%2017).pdf

You can do a Carnival sponsored people to people tour or a self guided people to people tour. We booked October 19th and will have to start researching.

I would post it on the roll call for the cruise. There is another spot that is a place where people list them but I am not allowed to say it on here.

We booked the inaugural cruise yesterday. Really looking forward to it and love Barcelona.

Love the Glory. Liked Guy's, Blue Iguana, the staff, our room steward and watching movies at the Dive Inn.

Does anybody have access to the BVE for 2017. I tried to find it on the Princess website but no luck.

We love the Glory. I have attached the fun ship features spreadsheet from the CCL website. Hope this helps you!

Fun Ship Features.xls

On 1/22/15 we booked a 10 day med cruise for 2 people on 9/13/16.

8F Lido deck balcony for $3268 and $224.60 tax/fees/port for a total of $3,492.60.

These 3 cabins are all on the same cruise 12/10/17 which is a 6 day.

On 3/22/15 we booked a 6day cruise for 2 people on 12/10/17.

Havana Cabana $1588 cruise plus $239.06 tax/fees/port for a total of $1,827.06.

On 9/27/16 booked Havana interior for 2 people $1217 and $239.06 for tax/fees/port for a total of $1,456.06.

On 10/15/16 booked Havana premium balcony(2ppl) 6464 for $2,108 and $239.06 tax for a total of $2,347.06.

We sailed the Vista in Europe and really enjoyed the ship. In fact so much that we booked again for this December and are taking several family members with us. I would take the reviews with a grain of salt and go enjoy your cruise.

It sounds like a great deal, have fun and enjoy your balcony.

Once per card. But you can split payment across multiple cards if you have the offer on them.

 

And yes, I have a lot of AMEX cards. I accumulated them over the years getting signup bonuses, and don't bother closing them, just put them in the drawer. When deals like this come along, I load the offer and then make the appropriate purchase. The only times I've actually used them all is during Small Business Saturday, when you could get up to $30 in credits per card at local merchants. One year I bought over $500 of gift cards at non-chain restaurants in my area and ate well over the course of the year thanks to AMEX! Sadly this year AMEX did not offer that promotion.

 

We have a friend who makes disparaging remarks about all the AMEX cards I have, but if she only knew how much money I was saving/making by having them, I think she'd stop. In any event, I laugh when she makes the comment.

 

BTW I also have Carnival stock, just bought it when I decided to book the HAL cruise. So that will be another $100.

I say whatever works for you, go for it. We have a variety of cards that we have opened over the years for different promotions. I have tried to explain to family and friends about some of the deals you can get with the cards but they just don't get it.

With as many Carnival cruises as you have booked, you should apply for another AMEX card to do the offer again! Or add authorized users like your kids to the existing accounts and add to their cards when the cards arrive!

 

$200 may sound like a lot, but I saved $750 on my Royal Caribbean cruise earlier this year, and just saved $500 on HAL this week (and will save at least $200 more on OBC). I have a lot of AMEX cards :).

You must have a lot of cards! I thought you could only use this offer once....is that accurate?

We do save extra money with Carnival stock and we always book on board for the extra OBC and buy the discounted gift cards. Every little bit adds up.

Each cardholder can have their own login at the AMEX site, even if they are not the primary cardholder. The authorized user (you) should register their card and set up an id and the offer should be available. Then the offer can be redeemed on that card. The offers are card number specific.

Thanks, I was having a moment there, lol!

I remembered I had registered my card with my own account, I just never use it.

I was able to add the offer to this card as well. Wow, $200 saved!

My husband has the AMX credit card and I am an authorized user. Our card numbers are different. Does anyone know if I can use both of the cards to get the $100 OBC.

Not sure if I know how to get the offer for each card separately.

Thanks I have a Delta platinum card and was able to add the offer with you link.

Just to be clear, bad reviews haven't swayed my thinking. Rather descriptions of the ship itself have convinced me the Vista isn't for me.

 

Neither did I think the original post was a "bad review."

 

I am in no way bashing the Vista. I am saying I have found my perfect fit on the Dream class ships.

 

Happy sailing on whatever ship is right for you.

Just curious what you mean by descriptions of the ship? We sailed her in the Med and she is our favorite ship so far. So many things to do or you can go find a quite place to relax with all the outdoor seating venues the ship has.

To the OP I think that is a tough one. The extra day on the Magic and the shorter drive would be tempting but the Vista is a really nice ship. You cant go wrong either way.

Thanks for the info everyone. I went ahead and ordered $800 in gift cards from my credit card rewards company (save 10% that way!) to pay the regular deposit. Once I get them I'll pay the deposit in full so I can take advantage of any price drops and guarantee the room I want. I hope this cruise is as awesome as I'm thinking it will be!

 

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We are booked on the same cruise and I paid the deposit with gift cards to. We paid the full $800 and shortly after there was a deposit sale. Nice part is if by chance there is a reduced fare I can apply for the drop and not have to worry about it and when final payment rolls around it is all the better.

If Vista opened in late January for May cruise...then late November for the Horizon in March seems plausible.

 

Either way, I can't wait to see her itinerary....I have a March 2018 booking on another cruise...but I could cancel if the price is right and itinerary is interesting enough. Otherwise, will wait till she is stateside.....either way, I'm sailing her!:D

Vista bookings opened January 2015 and the inaugural sailing was May 1st 2016.

The Horizon is coming out spring of 2018. Hoping we can book her soon but not really holding my breath for a December release. Seems like we are always kept in suspense for a while. :D :D

A few questions for you experts:

1. When do you think the first voyage will be?

2. How long after that will the ship head to the US?

 

I know this info is not available but I'm sure some of the experts on here have an idea!

 

Thanks!!

We booked the Vista the first day the bookings opened up and that was January 22nd.

Her first sailing was May 1st and the TA was in October.

I actually got a better rate on the ship than what I did at an ATM that was near the Acropolis Museum.

That is wrong info.

What is the earliest time then?

Have you booked a cruise out of Long beach and been able to chose a time earlier than 12:30pm?

I feel your pain. I am on the September 13th cruise and Turkey was our first port stop. Wouldn't feel so bad about it if it had been later in the cruise because then it may have seemed nice to get a break.

Looking at this hotel for one night pre-cruise

anyone have information on hotel, location, safety.

Also how far from Mia airport, and POM

Thanks

The departures forum is a good place to gather information. Here is the link.. hope it is helpful. There is a search forum link in the upper right corner helps narrow it down.

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/forumdisplay.php?f=495