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I believe it’s true. Few weeks before the cruise, we were given option of joining the Elite excursion or $150pp credit at a Carnival excursion of our choice. No mention of Spa credit was provided.

Quick little recap of my recent Carnival Elite casino cruise on Celebration. This was my second Elite cruise. My father and I stayed in 12353, balcony stateroom. We chose the limo pick up and drop off as part of our Elite benefits. We had the private car service pick us up at Hard Rock Seminole and drop us off at the cruise terminal. We had bottles of Malibu Coconut Rum and Grey Goose as our chosen alcohol. Our mixers were pepsi and root beer. We also had DOU Everywhere on ship. Throughout the week, we got several gifts in our rooms. They included plate of cookies, fruit/cheese basket, Carnival branded mugs and etc. On the last day, we were able to get a Amazon Echo Dot at the casino desk. During the cruise, the casino team comped me a dinner for 2 at steakhouse, dinner for four at Rudi’s, and a $149 facial massage at the spa. I racked up almost 34,000 casino points on the cruise. I played primarily blackjack sprinkled with some roulette. I had brought $3000 with me onboard and cashed out for $34,000 at the end of the trip. It was a blessed run, to say the least. I played primarily at the $100 table. We chose to do the VIP group excursion with the Elite team at Senator Resort in Amber Cove. It was a very low-key event. The attendees just chilled at the beach and there was a good lunch Buffett spread. There was a drawing every night for the Elite cruisers at the casino. There were several different games. Sadly none of our cabin names were drawn for the daily drawings. Overall, I enjoyed my second Elite cruise. The big win certainly helped! I got a bounce-back offer on the 6th night, for a Suite stateroom and DOU everywhere for a future sailing. I enjoyed utilizing the Platinum benefits, especially the special guest services line and free laundry.. Let me know if you have any questions! I’ll try my best to answer them down below.

I am doing that same Elite excursion on the 8/20 cruise on the Celebration. I can’t wait to check it out!

Hello everyone! I am boarding the MG next weekend and I wanted to know if the ship actually had ping pong tables. If they do, are the tables accessible 24/7? My friend and I were planning on bringing our own paddles and balls to play in the evening, if the tables are accessible after-hours. any insight would be appreciated!

Did you try getting a Lyft or uber yesterday? I felt it was so awful. I got cancelled numerous times. I was at the Craps table handful of times during the week, hope you two won some $$!!! Overall, great cruise! I wish the weather was better during our last sea day...

Our excursion's BBQ lunch was exactly that. Some skirt meat, chicken, sausage, cheese tortilla, and beans & rice. Tasty, but simple lunch. Our complimentary beverages were water and this other flavored water. Serenity deck was really nice and it wasn't too windy. Our pool weather for first five days was terrific. But leaving from Cabo and the last sea day, the weather was not on our side. It was windy throughout the whole ship on the last sea day, nobody went into the pool at all.

Hello everyone! There's been a lot of Panorama reviews, so I just wanted to share my two cents on the cruise I just got off yesterday. I am a Gold VIPF member, but this is my first cruise since 2016. I travelled with my mom for her retirement/birthday. Embarking: We had a 2:00 boarding time. From standing outside in the line to actually setting foot on the Panorama, whole process took an hour. We used Verifly and it was very easy to use. We didn't have to provide physical proof papers of our vaccination status and covid test. They just checked the green marks on the Verifly app, and that was it. As of 6/4, Long Beach cruise terminal was still making cruise-goers wear a mask inside. I thought they had done away with that, but I couldn't find any new updates to the mask rule online. So bring a mask just in case! Cabin: We stayed in cabin #8328, an Aft Balcony midship. I really enjoyed the cabin and it was walking distance to Lido deck and a small hike to floors 3-5. Our steward, I Made, was awesome and took great care of us. There aren't those plastic cups anymore in the cabin anymore. Food: We ate four dinner meals at the MDR and enjoyed our experience. The first dinner service is always chaotic and slow. But afterwards, everything was prompt and efficient. Average meal from start-to finish took 1.5 hours. We sat at table 201 and loved our tablemates! Some of the MDR dinner dishes were hit and miss, but that was to be expected. The New england clam chowder and grilled chicken pastas were poorly executed. A lot of the steak/meat entrees were actually cooked perfectly and tasted excellent. Overall, I enjoyed my experiences at the MDR regardless of food quality. We had the steakhouse booked for third night and it was phenomenal. Service and food were all on point. I had the ribeye while my mother had the lambchops. You definitely get a lot of food for what you pay. I was able to order more than one appetizer, but your YMMV. I also loved Guy's Burgers as I had a burger w/fries there four separate times. I wasn't too fond of BlueIguana Cantina. I didn't enjoy my burrito there, so I was one-and-done there. Pizza place was great as usual. I visited there numerous times during cruise, and the waits were never that bad. Bars/Javablue Cafe: Service was prompt and friendly at all the beverage outlets throughout the ship. I loved the ladies who worked at the Javablue Cafe, super nice! I had a DOU everywhere, and found out you can order all the coffee drinks, root beer floats, Gatorades, coconut waters from Javablue for free too. I found it easy to order a drink at any of the bars onboard quickly too. Compared to previous cruises pre-covid, I didn't notice a steep employee shortage on this cruise. Onboard activities: There were plenty of activities onboard to keep the masses occupied. From the many trivia contests to the sport competitions to the evening comedy shows, you can't be bored at all. I managed to win the Big Wheely? trivia with my dinner tablemates. I did the Friends & Big Bang Theory trivia too, but was simply outmatched. The casino was popular and busy throughout the week too. The Punchline Comedy shows were decent. Joey was our CD and he did great with the numerous dance parties on the Lido Deck. The only show I couldn't stand was the New York-theme Broadway show. Ports: For our itinerary, we had three consecutive days on the sea, followed by three straight days of Puerto Vallarta, Mazatlán and Cabo San Lucas. For PV, we did the Greatest Outdoor Adventure with BBQ lunch excursion through Carnival, and I highly recommend it. The lunch was surprisingly yummy too. We ate at El Patron for dinner at PV, since the Panorama was there until 9pm. I don't recommend dining there at all. Service was slow and food wasn't even that great. For Mazatlán, we just walked the blue line to the church in Old Town and booked a pulmonia for two hours to tour around the city. At Cabo, Panorama was there from 6:30-2pm. We got off the ship and took a water taxi to the Sandbar for massages. Overall, I enjoyed my Panorama cruise. I am used to the bigger ships like Oasis or Allure of the Seas, but I found this ship suitable to my needs. I am booked on the Mardi Gras for October and am looking forward to that. Comment below if you have any questions about the Panorama!