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We booked an interior room midship riveria deck under the Early Saver rate. We haven't made final payment. I now see that we can get an ocean view aft same deck under a new rate for just 14 bucks more.

Will carnival. Let us change our room if we pay the extra?

wow, so did they cut the cruise short and miss a port or did they turn on the afterburners and fly up the Mississippi?

what time did yal hit the Mississippi then?

The Dream has been arrived to the New Orleans port a little before 11:45 pm Sat 9/20/14. This is almost 7 hours before it's scheduled arrival. It does 7 day cruises, Sun to Sun, so it usually arrives to port after 6:30am Sunday morning.

Does anyone know why it was so early? Is it ok or was its itinerary cut short?

Where is there free wick at Montevideo Bay and Grand Cayman?

How is it bait and switch? They didn't lure you to the website by showing you and advertised price. You went to the website on your own will and found the price. Boohoo. That's what's wrong with this company. People want something for nothing.

Thks

none on main deck where we were staying and ever saw them on any other deck

If you were using the tender to get to land to walk around yourself or do your own excursion you will go to guest services to go past the line like everyone is saying.

Since you are going on an excursion through carnival you will wait in the theater with everyone else unroll your excursion is called. You will tender with everyone else.

Also, There is no priority line for tendering back to the ship.

This is from past experience.

If a cruise includes new years eve and day, is the formal night the regular formal night or does the normal formal night change to new years eve? Or is there an additional formal night for new years?

We are sailing on the Elation leaving the 28th. The normal formal night is the next night (29th). And new years eve we will be getting back on the ship from Cozumel.

My wife and I are both platinum. We are cruising with a group (total 22 including us). Some past guest some first timers. If we all meet up at the terminal (New Orleans) at the same time. Will everyone in the group get to priority board (skip the line) with us?

Does anyone know about what time the Elation and Sunshine will cross paths in the Mississippi when the Elation departs on a Sat? This also happened when the Conquest was still here?

Yes.

 

We have sailed with family/friends where some were past guests and others were not. In order to get the best prices, our PVP booked each past guest with each new guest.

 

Once on board, all who wanted to switch cabins met at Guest Services. The guy behind the counter reassigned the mag strips on our Sail and Sign cards so that spouses could be together. It took all of two minutes. Everyone's credit card info stayed with their own S&S cards. We had an on-board credit for owning stock and that moved with my DH's reassignment.

 

We've done this twice so far. with no issues.

 

When you print luggage tags, put the tags of the cabins that people WANT to be on the luggage so they will be delivered to the appropriate cabins.

Hey everyone thanks for the good news. I'll let yall know how it goes.

Never even thought of putting past guests with non past guests for better rates. We should have done that especially since both DW and I are platinum and we will still only get one plate of chocolate treats.

Great idea in switching the luggage tags too!

I believe that you can do this at check-in, or afterwards at the Guest Services desk. I'm assuming that all of the same people that you originally booked are involved (as opposed to replacing passengers with entirely different passengers, which does involve a fee). Some rooms have limitations on the number of guests. There are requirements regarding children, and people under 25, and so on. Mixing and matching guests should not be an issue, based on what I've read from others who have done this.

 

Others with experience doing this can answer with more clarity, but I don't think it will be a problem.

 

And as far as I know, this is not something that you do by calling Carnival and switching people around. In fact, I would warn that they are just as likely to screw things up royally even if it is possible to do over the phone, so beware.

Thanks for the warning. What happened is that we had 2 three person rooms next door to each other (M152 & M154 on the Elation) for 3 kids, a baby, and their parents. (1 parent and 2 kids in each room) The baby isn't going now so 1 parent and 1 kid got moved to a 2 person room far away (M127 same cat though). We would rather have the parents and children close to each other.

We have 2 other rooms (M168 & M172) not too far from the original 3 person rooms (M152 & M154). I was wondering if we can switch the parent and kid in M127 with the people in M168 or M172. God this is confusing to explain. Wonder what would happen when I describe this to Carnival.

Our family of 22 people ( 8 cabins) all booked using the Holiday Saver rate for our cruise in 3 weeks. Final payment has already happened. Is it possible for some people to switch rooms with others without having to pay a fee?

Everyone that we want to swap are in the same category room.

We'll be sailing on the Elation over New Year's. Does anyone know if Carnival does anything special that evening?

We'll be on this cruise also. Can't wait. Go join the roll call:

http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=1774612

If it helps I know that the crew like to get off in cozumel and go to a coffee shop across the street just outside of the cruise shops where the Elation docks to get free internet.

Noticed that the Elation is docked facing upriver. For the past year its been docking facing downriver. Can you find out what makes them decide? I always liked the ship facing upriver because the ship has to swing around to leave. Have fun!

I agree with this..

Well I didn't know this until doing a little reading but FTF people are able to get in the same line with platinum / diamond at tender ports and debarkation. I can easily see a few 3 and 4 person cabins with FTTF causing platinum/diamond have to wait to get on a tender boat or wait for debarkation. I also realize some new points people have brought up: 1. a newer but now FTTF people may not have all their cruise docs in order like a seasoned cruiser and cause a line in the vip lounge and 2. Newer cruisers may have more questions at the front desk causing a line and making the people that earned the right to be in the line to wait.

Like I said before, as long as it doesn’t cause platinum/diamond to wait longer there is no reason why to complain. Now this would be a problem for me.

Right now they limit how many people can get the ftf. As long as they keep it limited and allow diamond and platnium on first it wont matter. If they remove the limit and allow them to board first I can see many diamond and platinum guest complaining.

My wife and I finally made Platinum status and are totaly excited:D

Are there any requirements to maintain Platinum status, such as having to take a cruise every so often? Carnival's site mentions how to become.a Platinum VIFP but cant find anything saying that once you are platinum you stay platinum. I know some hotels and airlines will cancel your status if you are dormnt for a while. Although i doubt we will go a year without taking a Carnival cruise it would be nice to know. I would hate to lose platinum. Apologise if this is a repeat post.

Thanks all!

1. No, but there is room.

 

2. Roatan (Mahogany) s not a tender port. But yes, Platinums can get priority tendering from the ship. Only in Alaska have I seen it both ways.

 

You're welcome!

Thanks forbyour quick response. I ment to say Belize not Mahogany Bay. Saw in your pictures a long line to get on the tenders back to he ship but never saw a vip line. You ar pretty good at capturing stuff like hat if it exists so I was wondering if there was a vip line back to the ship. We are taking the same 7 day soon. Have fun on he Elation...we always did.

2 questions:

1. Does the Conquest have a Serenity Deck now that its got it's 2.0 upgrades?

2. Platinum VIFP guests get to skip the line and tender ports such as Mahagany. Do you get to skp the line both ways or is it only getting off the ship?