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18 hours ago, jaulick said:

16 hours ago, jaulick said:

Help!

I’ve tried this method over and over.  I make it all the way to “Confirm this reservation “, but I then keep getting this error message:  “An Error occurred…Information provided for reservation was not complete!”. I’ve given them every piece of information that I can think of.

 

What now?

I had a similar problem, ended up calling Princess to make my specialty dining reservations. Easy enough, she took care of it in minutes. Reservation now shows in my app.

Wife really loves the comedians.

How many comedian nights are there on a typical 7-day? App is showing one comedian with five shows on two days, nothing on the other five nights.

1 hour ago, jbethel11 said:

I do not think this poster knows that I said "select" not "specialty".

You are correct, but I've never had anything that could be described a "select" coffee served for free either.

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20 hours ago, Shmoo here said:

Some people don't really want to do "dishes" while on vacation.  And using the same straw over and over without washing could get pretty yucky.

Yet many people do similar, whether to save the environment or.just to satisfy their appetites. Witness the proliferation of 30-oz+ Yetis, Big Bubbas, etc.

Why not preemptively purchase your own reusable straws as a small personal environmental measure. Then it won’t matter when your drink providers make the switch from plastic straws.

4 hours ago, sandi1967 said:

Sorry I have not read each reply.  But, for those who bought this did you like it and was it worth the money.  For our upcoming Elation cruise, it will be $79 per cabin.  We have a check-in time right now for 12:00.  Is getting the pass worth it since we seem to be getting on early.  We have never cruised where we were able to pick a time to check_in on the ship.

 

Thank you for your opinions......oh we are cruising with five other people.

 

Sandi

 Purchased it once when it was $49.95 and didn’t think it was worth it at that price. We sailed the Dream most recently on 11/25, without FTTF, and our experience was pretty typical of our seven Carnival cruises without FTTF. We boarded immediately after those with FTTF, on board before noon. Easily handled my small carry-on while picking up and eating my Guy’s burger. Rooms were ready for 1pm, right after we finished lunch. Luggage delivered around 2:30pm, easily in time to unpack before safety briefing. Walked right onto the tenders going to and leaving Grand Caymans. Waited in guest services line once for less than 15 minutes because we had time to kill but could have gone early the next day when there was no line. On debarkation day we were in our car and on the road by 8:30am with checked-in luggage. We would have been off sooner if we self-assisted. So, what value would FTTF have provided? 

I refer to FTTF as Carnival’s tax on impatience.

10 hours ago, jbethel11 said:

 

To build off, they are available throughout the day!

"To build off'"? WHERE are these free specialty coffees (of which you speak available? Or are you referring to the free swill on LIDO?

7 hours ago, Essiesmom said:

You cruise does not say it does a partial transit.  It does not.  It goes from Cartagena to Colon, where you will have the opportunity to take an excursion to see the canal.  EM

Thanks for pointing that out. Not yet my cruise as I am still in the early stages of research.

My question remains about the same: Is there an excursion that involves a smaller boat doing a full transit from Colon to the Pacific and back?

Just sailed on the Celebrity Millennium and enjoyed their totally smoke-free casino. Seemed to stay pretty busy too.

So here's a question: if all the major cruise lines went to a non-smoking casino, what would you smoker-gamblers do? Stop cruising? Cruise without gambling? Cruise on a non-major (expensive!) that allowed you to smoke in their casino?

23 hours ago, jbethel11 said:

Non-bottled water (tap water), lemonade, apple juice, orange juice, iced tea, milk, and select coffees are available for free during select times of the day. You can always buy bar credit for the amount of alcohol you think you will drink, and then you will not receive a "bill." Almost like cheers, but not...!"

I must have missed this. When and where are select coffees available for free?

13 hours ago, BillB48 said:

 

 

 

I am not aware of any cruise line offering a partial transit and an 8 hour port call at Colon.

 This is Carnival's Journey cruise on the Glory leaving NOLA 11/29/20.that specifies the stay in Colon to be 9am to 6pm.

Plenty to do in Cozumel without an excursion. Not sure about Costa Maya but I'm sure you could find a beach there.

From Carnival's FAQs: Please note: The following beverages are included in the price of your cruise and are served in the main dining room and 24/7 in the Lido Restaurant: non-bottled water, lemonade, iced tea, hot chocolate and non-specialty coffee and tea. The following beverages are available through Room Service at no additional charge: juices (orange, tomato, apple or grapefruit), regular or decaffeinated coffee, hot tea, iced tea, hot chocolate, chocolate milk, regular and skim milk.

Not sure about cost of photos.

Probably a dumb question but . . .

If you do a partial and have a port day in Colon (9am to 6pm) is there an excursion you can do on a smaller boat that will take you the full way  and back?

Another question: does Celebrity allow you to bring aboard a 12-pack of canned soda?  I will get the drink package but my wife likes her Dr. Pepper.

13 hours ago, Bo1953 said:

Makes no difference and Yes you can...

 

Does Carnival restrict, as to the number of portions one can order in their dining venues?

 

bon appetite and bon voyage

Thanks for the quick reply. No, in my experience Carnival does not limit ordering in the MDR. As a rule I order two entrees because the portions are so small, and I am not a big or overweight person. We have even had waitstaff bring us extra selections that we didn’t order that they thought we would like to try.

Sail on the Millennium in two weeks, most of our experience has been with Carnival. My quick and probably dumb question is can you order multiple entrees, appetizers, and/or desserts as desired in the MDR? Booked in a regular balcony (veranda?) if that makes a difference.

Any other constructive comments on the differences between Carnival and Celebrity will also be appreciated. 

Merly thanks for the info and pictures. Hope you have time to post more when your trip is done.

Typical Cruise Critic tangential discussion though: Celebrity spends $500 million renovating ships which generates pages of posts focused on bathroom shelving and the size of the safes. 

Shot in the dark here, but if 1sttimecruisee is still around, how was 6048? Any regrets on the switch? How was your cruise?

12 hours ago, teknoge3k said:

 

Hotels that offer parking while you cruise?

Are you asking? If not, do you have specifics? You have a hotel that will let you park for the week for $70? Does that include the stay and shuttle to the port?

10 hours ago, Sebleo said:

Fulton Garage

Fulton has always been higher than $10/day. After recent increases passengers report rates are more like $17.

39 minutes ago, teknoge3k said:

We always park off-site for half of the cost. 

Where do you park in NOLA for $10/day?

3 hours ago, bellebaby said:

There are two bathrooms.  No toilet in the bathroom with a tub.

 

It is not a handicap cabin, nor did I book it as one.

 

Seems very quiet and peaceful...

 

 

 We just stayed in 12209 and the whole starboard side of the deck is peaceful. My in-laws were on the port side, under the Waterworks, and had to deal with that foot traffic during the day.

You should enjoy this room, especially if you use the spa amenities.

I would take the approach that anything that can happen will happen, and schedule the later flight.

That said, we have been in our cars and gassing up on Loyola Avenue in Kenner, past the airport, for 9am.